Iris Bouquet Exploding Box Surprise KitCompleted by Margaret McCartney

I printed the box sides and the lid onto good quality 300gsm white card and cut these out. I printed the inside panels and the bird house onto 200gsm white card and cut these out.

I printed the pockets also onto 200gsm white card and then fed all these sheets back through the printer to print the backing paper on the reverse.

The other elements I printed onto good quality 280gsm photographic paper and cut these out. I followed the instructions to assemble the box and lid. I added the pockets to the inside of each panel using wet glue.

I added the panels printed onto photographic paper to each side using thin foam tape. I assembled the bird house as instructed and added the birds and birdhouse to the base using wet glue. Gorgeous when completed. Not difficult to do but it does take some time and patience but well worth it.