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Exploding Box Year in Review Instructions

By Jennifer lee, founder of Artizen Coaching

and author of The Right-Brain Business plan

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IMPORTANT: Make sure to print this out with page scaling set to NONE on your printer so that

template dimensions are correct.

What you need: • 4 pieces of 12-inch by 12-inch Scrapbook card stock (it needs to be the heavier kind so that the box

is sturdy). Standard scrapbook pages are 12 inches by 12 inches. The ones with patterns on both sides are ideal. Also you might want to pick up a few extra sheets just in case you make a boo-boo.

• Glue stick

• Scissors

• A ruler

• A ball-point pen

• A pencil

• An eraser

• Photos (photo paper and color printer)

• Markers (to decorate or write months/accomplishments on the flaps of your box)

• Decorative paper (to decorate box with)

Optional: • 4 paper clips (to help hold the corners of the box top together until the glue dries)

• A bone folder if you want to score the lines more professionally

• An exacto knife if you’d prefer to cut straight lines with that and a self-healing mat (if you don’t

know what these things are, don’t worry, you can just use your scissors!). I don’t explain below how to use the bone folder, exacto knife, or mat because I assume if you have them you’ll know how to use them.

Feel free to watch the video demonstration I did a couple years ago so you can have a visual reference as

you follow along with these instructions.


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Getting started making your exploding box 1. Lay out your 4 pieces of card stock on the table and decide which one you want to be the outside

pattern of the box.

2. On the inside-pattern side use your pencil to write “large panel - 12 x 12” in the middle of the paper.

3. Decide which one you want to be the middle panel of the box. On the inside-pattern side write “medium

panel 11 x 11” with your pencil in the middle of the paper.

4. Decide which one you want to be the smallest panel and on the inside-pattern side write “small panel 1O.5 x 1O.5” with your pencil in the middle of the paper.

5. The 4th piece will be your box top.



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Cutting the 3 panels that form the walls of the box: To help minimize the need to do tedious measuring with a ruler, I’ve provided templates that you can use to trace the sections that need to be cut out to form the cross shape for the three panels

Follow the instructions on the pages that have the headers:

• A - Large Panel corner square template

• B - Medium panel corner square template

• C- Small panel corner square template.



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Attach the panels together: 1. Take each cross shaped panel and fold the flaps toward the center to form the walls of the box as

shown in the diagram below.

2. You can also use the left over square corner cut outs to paste onto the flaps to add more visual interest (my boxes use the squares like that so see photos for examples. You might have to trim the

squares to fit slightly smaller than the flap.)

3. To attach the panels basically you’ll be stacking them on top of each other centered in the middle.

4. Take the small panel and put glue on the backside of the middle square of the panel and then attach

that to the front middle square of the medium panel.

5. Take the middle panel and on the backside of the middle square of the panel and then attach that to the front of the middle square of the large panel



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Box Top Template 1. Cut out the green square on the previous and use it to trace the box top on your 4th piece of card

stock.

2. Cut out the square you just traced on the card stock.

3. Place the box top paper template on top of the cutout card stock square. Make sure the edges are

lined up exactly.

4. Line a ruler up along the edge of the yellow square and pressing firmly, use a ball point pen to make an indentation on the card stock through the paper template following the edge of the yellow square and attached black line all the way to the edge of the paper. This will create a scored line on the card

stock to make it easier to fold.

5. Use scissors to snip the corners of the card stock where the four black lines are on the paper template. The snipped corner should fold easily to tuck into

6. Starting with the edges that have the horizontal snip, fold the card stock to form the edges of the

box top. You’ll see that the snipped edge will tuck behind the adjacent edge of the box. Place glue behind the snipped edge to attach to adjacent edge to form the corner. Repeat on all corners. If the glue is not holding the corner together, place a paper clip on the corner until the glue dries.



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Plan out and organize the flaps: You can use sticky notes to write the month and the accomplishments for the month and stick it on the flap. This will help you plan out what you will put on each flap before you actually glue things down.

I use the 3 flaps at the top (12 noon) to start with January (small panel), February (medium panel), and March (large panel) and then I work around the box flaps clockwise to write out the other months.

To print out a page of pictures: I use Photoshop to layout and print out the pictures I use to decorate my exploding box. If you use

Photoshop, create a new file that is 8.5 x 11 inches and 3OO dpi.

Copy and paste photos from your blog, Facebook photo albums, or anywhere else you’ve stored pictures from the year. You”ll need to organize the photos on the page to maximize the space on the page.

If you don’t have Photoshop you can copy and paste your photos into a Microsoft word document. You will

probably have to resize the images as you lay them out on the page as they’ll probably paste into the page larger than needed.

I print the photos in color on matte photo paper.

Then I cut out each picture and use a glue stick to paste the picture onto the appropriate panel.

If you don’t want to collect or print out pictures you could do doodles or write the accomplishments by month on each flap.



3. Once the squares are traced,

cut the corners out with scissors

to form a cross shape

4 inch Corner square template for

large panel

cut this square out.

Use this square to trace

the corners of

the large 12 x 12 inch panel.

2. cut out the

large square template

below and use the template to

trace the square corners

on all four corners of the

12 x 12 inch large panel

large panel 12 x 12

corner

square

template

A - Large panel Corner Square Template

1. If needed, trim your large panel cardstock to 12 x 12 inches

(Sometimes the scrapbook paper has an extra quarter inch

of paper for marketing)

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3 5/8 inch corner square template for

medium panel



the corners of

the medium 11 x 11 inch panel.

2. cut out the

medium square template

below and use the template to



11x 11 inch medium panel

medium panel 11 x 11

corner

square

template

B - Medium panel Corner Square Template

1. Cut the medium panel cardstock to 11 inches by 11 inches


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3 1/2 inch corner square template

for small panel



the corners of

the small 1O.5 x 1O.5 inch panel.

2. cut out the small

square template below

and use the template to



small 1O.5 x 1O.5 inch panel

small panel 1O.5 x 1O.5

corner

square

template

C - Small panel Corner Square Template

1. Cut the small panel cardstock to 1O.5 inches by 1O.5 inches


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Box Top Template

Cut the box top template below (6 1/8 inch by 6 1/8 inch square)

Box Top Template 6 1/8 inches by 6 1/8 inches

Score the lines at the edges of the yellow box

(step 4 on following page)


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Facets of your life Since the exploding box is chronological by month, you also might want to list your accomplishments in different categories so that you can see which areas of your life you’re really tending to and which ones you might want to put more focus on next year. Feel free to use these groupings or make your own:

• Career or calling

• Personal growth

• Health and well being

• Wealth and abundance

• Fun and recreation

• Physical environment

• Relationships

• Others?



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Reflection Questions Once you’re done with your Exploding Box, journal your responses to these reflection questions:

• What are you most proud of?

• How did you stretch yourself?

• What was your biggest learning?



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• What did you enjoy doing that you want to do more of?

• What do you need to stop doing or let go of?

• How will you celebrate who you’ve become?

• What new opportunities are available to you in the new year and beyond?



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Pen a Poem: cinquain While I don’t consider myself a poet, I find the simple structure of a cinquain very accessible. It’s a quick creative writing exercise that can capture a thought, learning, or feeling and can be a great way to sum up the theme of your year. A cinquain is almost like a sophisticated mad lib where you fill in the blanks using nouns, adjectives, etc. It goes like this:

one word (noun/topic)

two descriptive words (2 adjectives to describe first word)

three action words (3 -ly adverbs or -ing verbs)

four words that express a feeling or make a statement (a 4 word phrase)

one word (synonym or adjective that refers to the first word)

Example:

Author

Authentic, soulful

Writing, sharing, creating

Having something to say

Voice



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This Exploding Box Year in Review instruction booklet

is brought to you by Jennifer Lee

Jennifer Lee, CPCC, PCC, MA, is the founder of Artizen

Coaching and author of The Right-Brain Business Plan: A

Creative, Visual Map for Success and Building Your Business the

Right-Brain Way. Her bestselling book has helped thousands of

entrepreneurs around the world grow their businesses

authentically and creatively.

Jennifer has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, U.S.

News and World Report, and Entrepreneur, Whole Living, Family Circle, Cloth Paper Scissors Studios, and Choice magazines. After spending 1o years climbing the corporate ladder and getting tired of living her dream “on-the-side,” in 2OO6 she took the

leap to pursue her passions full-time and now helps others do the same. She has hundreds of facilitators who lead workshops worldwide based on her unique and visual approach to life and business coaching.

Jennifer received her coaching certification and leadership training through the prestigious Coaches Training

Institute. She is also a certified yoga instructor, a certified Intuitive Painting and Expressive Arts

Facilitator, a certified Meditation Instructor, and holds a B.A. in Communication Studies from UCLA and an

M.A. in Communication Management from USC.

The materials in this booklet are for your personal use only.

Please do not use these instructions or content for commercial purposes. If you are interested in using Jennifer’s creative approaches to goal setting and business planning,

please check out her licensing programs for the Unfolding Your Life Vision workshop - includes Exploding Box and Dream Box workshops (life coaching)

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