Minecraft TNT Valentine - Modified "Exploding Box"

I created these Minecraft TNT modified "exploding boxes" for my son to share with his class for Valentine's Day last year. I don't necessarily recommend making 30 of them. But if you're a little crazy like me, go for it. Also, I've heard that some schools don't allow kids to use the word "bomb," so this may not be allowed.  

SILHOUETTE STUDIO FILES - FREE DOWNLOADS
Each of the following download files are setup for printing and/or cutting on 8.5" x 11" white cardstock. The finished box is about 2.5" x 2.5."

TNT Box Top (two lids per sheet)
Click here to download printable PDF. 
This PDF is ready to take to the printer (or you can print yourself). The Silhouette registration marks are set to .395" on all four corners.  Just make sure the "Scale to Fit" box is NOT selected when printing or it will shrink the page and the registration marks will be off and it won't line up with the cut file. Just FYI, the lid is just slightly bigger than the bottom of the box so that it will fit over the top of it.

Click here to download Silhouette Studio cut file.
The cut file should look like this when you open it in Silhouette Studio.  The file size is set to 8.5" x 11" and the cutlines should be on. The registration marks should be set to .395".

You can merge these two files together to see how everything lines up, but I DO NOT recommend printing the PDF from Silhouette Studio. The image will print at a lower resolution and will not look as sharp and crisp.  You will notice that the image is set up with a printer's "bleed."

TNT Box Bottom Outside
Click here to download printable PDF.
This PDF is ready to take to the printer (or you can print yourself). The Silhouette registration marks are set to .395" on all four corners.  Just make sure the "Scale to Fit" box is NOT selected when printing or it will shrink the page and the registration marks will be off and it won't line up with the cut file.

Click to download Silhouette Studio cut file.
The cut file should look like this when you open it in Silhouette Studio.  The files size is set to 8.5" x 11" and the cutlines should be on. The registrations marks should be set to .395".

Again, you can merge these two files together to see how everything lines up, but I DO NOT recommend printing the PDF from Silhouette Studio. The image will print at a lower resolution and will not look as sharp and crisp.  You will notice that the image is set up with a printer's "bleed."

TNT Box Bottom Inside

The bottom of the box is printed double-sided. You can always leave the inside of the box blank and just do the outside.  But the nice thing about this file is that it doesn't really matter which direction you're supposed to put the paper in the printer, because the art work is centered and it will work fine either way. Also, with the added "bleed," even if the two sides don't line up perfectly, it will still cut just fine. There are no registration marks on the inside file, as you'll want to cut from the outside file.

Click here to download printable PDF - with Valentine's message.
Click here to download printable PDF - without any wording.
You will print this on one side of the paper with the TNT Box Bottom Outside printed on the other side. (P.S. This image came from a screenshot of my son playing Minecraft. He set off a bunch of TNT and this is what it looked like after. You could do the same thing with your Minecraft player.)

Here's where the cutlines will be. You can see that the backside is very forgiving if it doesn't line up perfectly.

Minecraft Heads (10 characters, 10 heads of each)

Adding these heads of Minecraft characters inside the finished box is optional (and perhaps a little morbid). They are sized to fit Starburst candies. I printed mine on a full page label/sticker sheet and then put the heads on both sides of the Starbursts. You could also print on regular paper and use a glue dot or something. Whatever works. There are 10 characters and 10 heads of each character. In the print file the charactes are listed on the side just for reference. And so your kid will think you're cool for knowing this stuff.

Click here to download printable PDF.
Click here to download Silhouette Studio cut file.

Send me an email if you'd like an SVG of the cut files. I have them. But I only have a Silhouette, so I don't know how you get them to line up with the print files in other software. ;)