What to do with your Explosion Box Scoreboard!

 The video is up and running and you will LOVE THIS SCORE BOARD!!!  You can do so many things with it and I have come up with more ideas...so more tutorials to come!!!

This scoreboard is amazing and is available at Country Craft Creations.  Check it out!

Below is a quick Cheat Sheet for you to use to start creating with your board.  I have the measurements that came with the board, and my own measurements that I figured out for the board.

These measurements are on the instruction page that comes with the board.  They are for making the EXPLOSION BOX PAGES and for making actual BOXES.

Box Size	Paper Size in Inches	Finished Box Size in Inches
XXS	6x6	2
XS	7x7	2.33
S	8x8	2.66
M	9x9	3
L	10x10	3.33
XL	11x11	3.66
XXL	12x12	4

These are the measurements for the LIDS that correspond to the boxes.

Lid Size	Paper Size in Inches	Finished Lid Size in Inches
XXS	4 1/2 x 4 1/2	2.25
XS	4 7/8 x 4 7/8	2.58
S	5 1/4 x 5 1/4	2.91
M	5 1/2 x 5 1/2	3.25
L	5 7/8 X 5 7/8	3.58
XL	6 1/4 X 6 1/4	3.91
XXL	6 1/2 x 6 1/2	4.25

If you want to make an explosion box and use all 7 sizes of boxes and lids, you will need 9 sheets of 12x12 cardstock to cut out all of the pieces needed.

If you want to create a DIAGONAL PAGE inside the XXL outer box, you will be able to create a box with only one other page, and you will use the Small Box size (without the lid) or the XS Box size (with the lid).

Here are the measurements for the papers needed to make the SQUASH CARDS using the scoreboard.

Squash Card Size	Paper Size in Inches	Finished Card Size
XXS	4x4	2
XS	4 5/8 x 4 5/8	2.33
S	5 1/4 x 5 1/4	2.66
M	6x6	3
L	6 5/8 x 6 5/8	3.33
XL	7 1/4 x 7 1/4	3.66
XXL	8x8	4

The measurements to make a GATEFOLD CARD are below.  You will need to decide the length of your card.  These measurements are for the total width of the card and the scoring of the sides.

Score Line	Length of Cardstock Needed in Inches	Total Width of Card, Gatefolds Folded, in Inches
Lid	4 1/2	2 1/4
XXS	8	4
XS	9 1/4	4 5/8
S	10 1/2	5 1/4
M	12	6

BOX ALBUM:

For my example of the album I made, inspired by Tamra, you will need the following:

Cardstock, 2 at 6 x 12, score on the board at the XXL mark on each end

Cardstock, 2 at 6 1/2 x 6 1/2, to create two XXL lids

Any other patterned paper, embellishments, inserts you want to make.  In the video I show you how I put them together.

GIFT CARD INSERT:

In the video I made a medium box with an XS lid. This will have a little bit more of a gap for your gift card.  If you want a tighter fit for your gift card, make a medium box with a small lid for the insert. 

You will I go over how to cut it in the video.     

FOR MY GIFT BOXES OF DIFFERENT SIZES:

Finished Box Dimensions	Cardstock Size Needed in Inches	Score on:	Lid Paper size,  score on the LID score line
8 x 8 x 2	12 x 12	XXS	10 3/8 x 10 3/8
6 x 6 x 3	12 x 12	M	8 3/8 x 8 3/8

I have tried to make sure that this is as accurate as possible.  If you have any questions please let me know.  As I come up with other things to do with this scoreboard, I will let you know and create more additions to these cheat sheets.  

Have fun creating,

Michelle