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Cash Cascade Gift Box with Pop-Up Cubes

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Learn how to make an exploding cash gift box with pop-up cubes using your Cricut


My workshop shows you how to make a Cash Cascade Gift Box!


I’ll show you how to make this gorgeous gift box, which is exactly the right size to hold US Dollar bills.


Pull out the drawer and you get an explosion of cash!

Super fun, right!?!

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Supplies needed to create the gift box with pop-up cubes

Cricut Cutting Machine

Scoring Tool, either the scoring wheel or scoring stylus

Blue LightGrip Mat – if you have a 12×24 inch mat, you can cut three cubes at a time which is a huge time-saver

Brayer

Scraper to help remove the cardstock from the mat gently

Bone Folder

Black Chipboard 55pt, Grafix (two 8.5×11 sheets) – for the drawer and wrapper

Gold Treasure Sequin Glitter Cardstock

Shamrock Sequin Glitter Cardstock

Ruby Red Glitter Luxe Cardstock

All American Red Textured 12×12 Cardstock

Dill Pickle Textured 12×12 Cardstock

Forest Green Textured 12×12 Cardstock

Forest Moss Textured 12×12 Cardstock

Red Mirror Foil Board Reflective Cardstock, MirriCard

Red Holographic Cardstock, Mirri Matte Lava

Mystery Cardstock Scrap Bag, One Pound of Cardstock

Bearly Art Precision Crafting Glue

Paper weight

Rubber Bands (grab an assorted-size bag from a local store)



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Making the Cash Cascade Gift Box for a birthday?

I have one in progress and am using this package of double-sided birthday paper. It makes it so easy to coordinate the colors and theme!


Making it for an anniversary or another celebration?

Try using this 24-sheet gold paper pack, along with the Gold Treasure Sequin Glitter Cardstock and the Fine Gold Pearlescent Cardstock for accent papers.

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Looking for the SVG?

You can purchase it here.

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How to make an exploding cash gift box with pop-up cubes

Watch the full tutorial below, as I take you through the steps on using the SVG in Cricut Design Space and how to assemble the cubes and gift box.

If the video isn’t playing, try going directly to the video on YouTube.

YouTube video

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Tips:

Use 65 lb cardstock.

​Watch the video comparing how high the cubes jump​ using 100 lb paper vs. 65 lb paper. (While you’re there, and add me on Instagram if it’s your thing.)


Organize your SVGs and PDFs on your desktop computer with these pretty folder icons!

Download them from the Free Files Folder.

They are design #130 – Cardstock and Cash Cascade File Folder Icons.

Be sure to download the correct file, depending on whether you have a Mac or a PC.

Learn how to change your file folder icons with this tutorial.

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Questions on this project?

Leave them in the comments below and I’ll answer them for you!

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Comments

  1. Marina says

    Emily- I made this for my step-daughter’s 50th birthday, and she loved it! She is going to take it to work to show everyone and have them be surprised too! Thanks for creating such awesome files for us!

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    • Emily says

      My web host is looking at the problem right now. Don’t worry, this page and video will remain online after the event ends.

      Reply

  5. Myra says

    I signed up for this event, but I’ve gotten no emails from it and can’t access the video. Help! (I was able to get the files.)

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  6. Gena Kovach says

    Emily, I clicked on the get tutorial here link in my email but I can’t figure out how to get the tutorial. The YouTube video won’t play & nothing I click on allows me to save the tutorial, it’s also not a full tutorial on this page it brought me to. I even tried clicking on free files folder & Explosion boxes. The SVG link also didn’t come up in Google docs either. Please help, I’m in EST time zone so I have limited time today to get this workshop.

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  9. Anonymous says

    So cute! My grandson’s birthday is in a couple of weeks and he is a real trickster. I think he will enjoy this.

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    • Emily says

      I bet he will!

      I bought a pack of double-sided birthday paper and it made it VERY easy to get perfectly-matched papers and colors for this project. I’ll add the link to the post if you want to check it out.

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  10. Bonnie Gwilliam says

    If I make 3 of these boxes, do I need to triple my paper supplies or will some of the colored paper have enough left over for another project?

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    • Emily says

      You will need to triple the number of pieces of paper for the cubes (6 per box), and get 6 pieces of the 55 pt. cardstock if you’re using that. (If you have 110 lb cardstock, that would work too.)

      The rest of the pieces can be cut out of any type of cardstock; it’s more so if you want certain papers to match.

      I hope that helps!

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  13. Anonymous says

    I signed up just to see this project! It looks wonderful!!! Do you think it would work with a gift card or would that be too heavy.

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