Good day, good people, Tamiko here with a shadow box project just in time for any occasion. I like reminders of good affirmations and decided this was a perfect way to display some just using somethings I had around the house.
Supplies used:
Double-sided Card stock
Ribbon
Faux Sunflower (or anyflower)
Scoreboard (not shown)
Bone folder
Gratitude Quote (any saying)
Scissors
Seen below is a chart I used to create my shadow boxes. I am working on the courage to start recording in the near future. If you have any questions please feel free to leave me a message in the comments or just search shadow box tutorials on youtube. What I basically did is I chose to use a double sided sheet of decorative paper. Scored each side on the 1/2 inch four times from each edge of the page. The written directions get a little complicated from here! In the corners you have created 16 small boxes and on sides 1 and 3, which are opposite each other, you want to cut from the edge to the fourth score line. There are for lines like this, for sides 1 and 3. before you cut sides 2 and 4 you need to add a second set of score lines. The four score lines in each corner need to have yet one more 1 inch scored line. The reason for this is because as we fold on the lines and go around the sheet of card stock, some sides need to overlap with out the bulkiness factor. So on sides 2 and 4 at the 2.5 inch mark. you need to score up to one inch (that's the second score line on the page). This needs to be on all 4 corners on sides 2 and 4. go back and cut these lines with your scissors. Also on sides 2 and 4 you want to extend that last cut and go diagonally to the next score line. Repeat this on all four corners of the 2 and 4 sides. and the last cut just goes forward to the center box ending at the 2 inch mark/4th score line. The corner should fall out here. Repeat this step on each corner of sides 2 and 4. Once all 4 corners have fallen.
In this project I made two different size boxes., the directions given were based on creating the larger box, from a 12×12 piece of paper.
Starting with the wider sides, side 1 and 3-
Decide which side of the paper you would like to use as the inside of the shadow box. Keep that side up, then barnish each scored line with a valley fold. Place Helmar's Super- Tac Eva glue on the outer most flap of the fold section and flip it inward creating a squared flat raised edge. Repeat to opposite side.
Sides 2 and 4-
Place Helmar's Super- Tac Eva glue on the outer most flap of the fold section and flip it inward creating a squared flat raised edge. Repeat to opposite side. These sides are shorter and you will see why you did the fancy extra cutting to those corners.
I also connected the boxes after creating a bow with long tails. I used the tails to connect the boxes like a wall hanging again using that wonderful Super Tac Glue!
Finally, I very simply embellished the shadow boxes. I had sunflowers I bought from Michaels. I cut of the blooms from the stem and collected the leaves for future projects. I saturated the bottom with Super Tac Glue and placed it in the smaller box. I fit my quote to size added some Super Tac Eva and plopped it in the center of the larger box!
Voila! Instant shadowbox with a message of gratitude! I hope this process wasn't too confusing for anyone and I really hope if you have questions you will reach out and let me know!
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life! Thoroughly enjoy the longevity of ALL your artsy creations by including HELMAR in those projects!!
