Shadowbox Card

By: Lisa Minckler; Artistic Guide

Finished Card Size:  4" x 5.25"

Supplies
Stamps:
Alphabet Stamp Set, Series 3 (Studio G)
Beautiful Day, Cobblestone Wall background (There She Goes Clear Stamps)
Digital Images: Sewing Machine, Thread Spools, Dress mannequin, Scissors & Thimble (Free Vintage Digital Stamps)
Digital Letters; ARE (Scrapbook.com)
Butterfly Digital Images (Magic Moonlight)
Digital word; Amazing (Computer Generated Font)
Paper:
White Cardstock (Stampin' Up!)
Assorted Scraps (Artist's Stash)
Ink:
C7, C5, C3, W3 for Cobblestone Wall (Copics .Too)
Other:
Little Leaves Sizzlit Die (Stampin' Up!)
Festive Greenery Die (Tim Holtz Alterations)
Gesso (Ranger)
Cool Blue Acrylic Paint (Deco Art)
Sponge
Picket Fence Crackle Paint (Ranger)
Crystal Stickles (Ranger)
Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger)
Hot Glue Gun
Assorted Pastel Buttons (Artist's Stash)
Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine (Stampin' Up!)
Thimble Charm, Flower Bead, Crystal Bead (Artist's Stash)
Pastel Pink Ribbon (Artist's Stash)
Flowers (Prima)
Feather (Horizon Group USA, Inc.)
Straight Pins (Prym)
Acetate strips (Stampin' Up!)
Wooden Letter U (Artist's Stash)
Scissors
Big Shot Die Cut Machine (Sizzix)

Directions:

1. Create the base of the card and decorate with stamped cobblestone stamp.  Color in cobblestones with Copics.
2. Following the instructions here, make three origami folded box bases out of papers that measure 5"square (two of these) and 3.5" square.  Sponge around the edges of boxes with gesso and let dry.  Then apply blue acrylic paint and allow to dry.  Last step, apply the Picket Fence Crackle Paint.  When dry, glue the boxes on to the card with hot glue.  Paint the wooden letter at this time as well.
3. Line the bottom of the boxes with decorative papers
4. Print out the digital images of sewing paraphernalia, butterflies and alphabet letters.  These are links to the sources only.  Cut out the images and then apply them to a thin strip of accetate so that they stand out from the box.
5. Cut out the die cuts and hot glue them in desired positions.
6. Hotglue the wooden letter U to the inside of the upper box.  Apply the alphabet letters (ARE) to the right of the top box.  Create the banner that says (SEW) and hang this from the middle of the boxes.  Generate the word (Amazing) on the computer and adhere this to the bottom of the bottom right box.
7. Hot Glue buttons, flowers, butterflies, hatpin decoration, straight pins, feather, leaves, flourishes, and charms into desired position.
8. Accent the leaves and buttons and flowers with the Stickles and Liquid pearls.

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