Summer bonnet easel card

Celebrate those special occasions in style with this elegant summer bonnet card, complete with presentation gift box.

Size

Approximate dimensions of the project:

• Card – 130mm (5 inches) square
• Hat – 130 mm (5 inches) wide/long x 40 mm (1 ½ inches) tall 
• Box – 130 mm (5 inches) wide/long x 45 mm (1 ½ inches) tall 
  
  

Materials needed

Paper/card

• 3 sheets of 12” x 12” cardstock. One for the card and hat, two for the box and lid.
  I recommend a colour-core cardstock between 180gsm/65lb and 210gsm/80lb. Using thicker card may make the project difficult or impossible to assemble effectively.  
• 2 sheets of 12” x 12” patterned paper. One for the hat and one for the box and card.  
  I recommend a midweight paper/card such as 160gsm/65lb card stock.  
• Bookbinding glue or low tack-quick grab glue.  
• For scoring over the fold lines, I recommend a fine tipped stylus and a metal ruler.  
• Assorted embellishments (optional).  

Please note: the instructions below are for the basic easel card and box. You can freely embellish to your liking by adding elements such as text, 3D decals, cut outs, foiling etc. The ScanNCut has a wide range of built-in designs, fonts and applications for this purpose. Additionally, you can find thousands of extra cutting files on the Brother Artspira design app. Have fun!  

Equipment needed

ScanNCut - hardware

• Brother ScanNCut – any CM Model 
• Standard mat [CAMATSTD12] 
• Standard blade [CABLDP1] and blade holder [CAHLP1]

OR

• Brother ScanNCut – any SDX model 
• Standard mat [CADXMATSTD12]
• Standard auto-blade [CADXBLD1] and holder [CADXHLD1]

ScanNCut - software

• CanvasWorkspace for PC or Mac 

How to

Step 1

Download the CanvasWorkspace project file. Open it in CanvasWorkspace (the desktop version). Open the layers tab on the right.

Step 2

Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 1. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock. This will make the card and the hat. 

Cut size: 286mm wide and 288.7mm high.

Step 3

Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 2. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock. This will make the box base. 

Cut size: 290.8mm wide and 290.8mm high.

Step 4

Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 3. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock. This will make the box lid. 

Cut size: 290.1mm wide and 290.1mm high.

Step 5

Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 4. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock. These will be the decorative panels for the hat. 

Cut size: 268.3mm wide and 126.1mm high. 

Step 6

Hide and lock all layers except the one titled 5. Transfer this to your machine using the File>Export/Transfer FCM File menu option. Cut once from 12 x 12” cardstock. These will be the decorative panels for the box and card. 

Cut size: 287.5mm wide and 289.6mm high.

Step 7

Assemble as shown in the video.  

Tip: manually score over the dashed cut lines for a cleaner/sharper fold line.   

Now you have made your summer bonnet easel card, you can use your ScanNCut to embellish away and create the perfect card for your loved one. 

If you make this, remember to tag in Brother on Instagram and Facebook, and myself on Facebook (and give us all a follow too)!