Monday, April 25, 2011

Shadow Box Card

From Shirley Northey, please enjoy these Shadow Box card Make and Takes!


Shadow Box Card

I love to make these and everyone seems to enjoy getting them, guess because they are different ....  and it folds flat for mailing!

Supplies:
Cut 1: background (white, vanilla) - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Cut 1: front piece - 5 1/4" x 5 1/2 "
scraps
Stamps, sticky tape, embellishments

Score larger piece on the 5 1/4" side at 1/2" and 1" on both sides.  Cut oval out of center - can be as big or small as you want, but mine has 3/4" on top and bottom and centered (1 3/8" on each side from the 1" score line.  I used the coluzzle but you can use whatever you want (my oval cut-out is about 3 7/8" x 2 3/8". 

Stamp the background as desired and stamp some extra pieces to cut out and attach to front.

For the flower one, I used Melon Mambo, Marina Mist and Vanilla C/S, Inspired by Nature, Oval All  and Itty Bitty Bits stamp sets, and Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, and Peach Parfait inks.
For the train card, I used Wild Wasabi and Vanilla C/S, Choo Choo, Teddy and Train and God's Blessings stamp sets, Right on Track wheel and Red, Wild Wasabi and Pacific Point ink.
The other sample uses the old Unfrogettable set - still love that set!!  I made it a while ago but it is still my fave shadow box card - maybe because it was my first one.

Add embellishments as desired - I used the movable eyes and diamond dust after coloring the images. 

Fold on scored lines and attach outside 1/2" piece to back piece with sticky tape - looks like a shadow box!!  I've seen this card called other names but SCS has a tutorial by Dawn Griffith under Shadow Box Cards.

Can't wait to see what you make!

2 comments:

  1. These are gorgeous, thanks for sharing.

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  2. Wow Shirley, these are great. Thanks for the directions.

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