Here are some of my blue_fusion-inspired attempts at making boxes for my tarot cards.
For the Lo Scarabeo Tarot box, I scanned the World card, printed it on photo paper and then inset it into the top. The box itself is made out of a file folder. I made the lid too big for the base, but lined the inner sides of the lid with felt and it fits more snugly now. I used a spray varnish on the box, but will probably paint on the polyacrylic finish now that I have that. Haven't decided if I'll try to cover it with decorative paper before applying the polyacrylic finish.
The Tall Lidded box is my take on blue_fusion's Pillar Box that had his Mythic Tarot in it. It's made out of card stock and covered with leftover Provo Craft decorative paper that I got from one of the local craft stores. (Since it was leftover, there wasn't quite enough to properly cover the top of the box, so I'm not showing it.
) It has a high gloss polyacrylic finish on it.
The Brown Covered box is my first successful attempt at using illustrator board. It's lined inside and covered outside with complimentary sheets of Provo Craft decorative paper and has many coats of high gloss polyacrylic finish on it.
I tried to make a tall lidded box out of illustrator board, but although the outer box and lid were the same width and depth, the lid won't fit on the box. Not sure if I'll attempt to make another lid or just leave the base as it is cause there are other problems with that box, so it might just be chalked up to a learning experience.
I have two other boxes "drying" right now. One is a tuckbox I made for my Artists Inner Visions Tarot. It was one of the first tuckboxes I made. After finally conquering covering the boxes with decorative paper, I covered it today and have put a few coats of polyacrylic on it.
The other is also a tuckbox that holds my Art of Tarot deck. After making the tuckbox, I decided to print out the titles on card stock and affix that to the tuckbox, but wasn't happy with the result, so removed most of the labels. I covered what I removed with the decorative paper from which I used the leftovers for the Tall Lidded box. Once they're dry, I'll take pics and post them.
Rodney