A Mom's Shadow Box

 

A while back I found this awesome tutorial on the Scor-Pal blog.  It was for a shadow box made from a piece of 12 x 12 cardstock.  I fell in love with it and had to try it for myself. 

 

 

Here is a view for the front, when it is closed.  I made the shadow box and then covered the front and with an extra piece of cardstock and patterned paper.  Then I embellished the cover.  The flowers are from Prima and all were originally white (with the exception of the little yellow rose).  I used glimmer mist to add color.  The sprayer on my red mist was clogged so I used a paint brush instead. 

 

 

Here's the inside.  I made two shadowboxes using the tutorial found here.  For the banner pieces I used some chipboard shapes from Maya Road's as the template and cut the shapes from patterned paper.  I wanted this to be able to close flat so didn't want to use chipboard. 

 

 

Details from the left page.

 

 

Details from the right side.

 

Supplies used

Cardstock - Sierra Pacific

Patterned Paper - Echo Park

flowers - Prima

Rhinestone / Pearl Flourishes

Beaded Floral stems - Prima

Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels

Paper Trimmer

Score Board

Adhesive / Pop up adhesive

Micro Tip Scissors

 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Octagon Gift Box

Did you know that Prima Marketing Inc. recently had a design team call?  What a great opportunity right?  There wasn't a lot of time left to apply when I saw the call so I had to get to work on my application.  Coincidentally, I attended a 3 day crop this past weekend at Running With Scissors, which had an abundance of Prima goodies to work with.  I was surprised to find that they carried some of Prima's paper lines as well as their gorgeous flowers and embellishments.  I honestly don't think I've come across any of their papers at any other local stores.

So, this paper caught my eye and was the inspiration for the color palette and the box.  I found the basic directions for the box here.  The handle and the stem of the bead bunch are attached to the top of the box with brads. The flowers are a mix of layers of old and new.  I love how the beads and flowers cascade down the front of the box. 

 

Supplies used -

Cardstock - Bazzil

Patterned Paper - Prima Marketing Inc.

Brads - Close to My Heart

Flowers & beads - Prima Marketing Inc.

Ink - Close to My Heart

Scor Pal or other scoring tool

Scor tape or other strong adhesive

Pop up adhesive

 

Thanks for looking ~ Michelle