Shadow Box Tutorial

One of the cards I created this week for the Heartfelt Creations Blog was a shadow box.  That card is also shown on Joan's Garden's blog.   I have had lots of questions about that card, so decided to make a tutorial showing you how it was created.  The above card is slightly different but basically the same; this one has some additional tulips  added.

View looking inside the shadow box.

Heartfelt Creations Stamp Set used

HCPC 3361 Semper Augustus Tulips PreCut Set;

 HCD 709 Springtime Medley Die

Stamp tulip images and color. I used Copic markers.

      

This shadow box is 5x6 inches.  The box was formed using two pieces of white  card stock, each 6x6 inches.  Each side was scored at ½ inch to form the box.  I am using the new ScorPal that has more score lines on it.  This is one of my favorite stamping tools.

Using the largest Spellbinders “Lacy Circles” die,  cut an opening toward the top of the front section of the shadow box.

Emboss this front panel with the Cuttlebug Kassie's Brocade embossing folder.

The die cut lacy circle will be used on the inside of the shadow box. Stamp and color the pretty tulips on this circle.

This piece was embossed with the Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss embossing folder.

A piece of pink card stock was cut 5x6 inches and was also embossed with the Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss embossing folder. 

Attach the pink piece to the bottom of the shadow box. 

  The Martha Stewart “Monarch Butterfly Trim” punch was used for the butterfly border along the bottom of the shadow box. 

After measuring the length (width) need along the bottom of the card, attach the border to a piece of pink card stock and trim around the edges with scissors.

 The front panel  should be placed on top of the bottom panel (flatten it out) so you can place (match) the Lacy Circle perfectly to the bottom panel.

Attach the butterfly border to the bottom of the front panel.

Use ScorTape to attach the top and bottom pieces to form the shadow box.

Cut a piece of card stock the height of the shadow box but leave it wider.  Use a decorative punch on one of the short sides.  Using the same punch and a small scrap of card stock, punch the border again so you can use it to measure where the other side of the card stock should be cut off.  Once that side is cut off punch the border down the other side.  Place ScoreTape on the back of the shadow box and center it over this piece so your shadow box has a lacy border down each side.

I wanted to add some additional tulips in front of the trio.  They were attached with dimensional tape.  Since the white panel was embossed after stamping the tulips, the flowers have dots on them so three of the tulip flowers were cut out with matching dies and attached over the flowers on that back panel.  (You can see the added flowers in the completed card at the top of this post.) A gingham bow was added to complete the shadow box.

I hope this tutorial helps so you can create a shadow box.  Let me know if you have any questions.