Shadow box cards tutorial
Take your crafting out of the box with these interactive shadow box cards by Christine Smith
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Shadow box cards are a great way to add an interactive element to your designs. They help to add dimension without bulk so they can be posted easily. It’s better to stick to basic shaped cards for this technique as figuring out the measurements can become tricky. I’ve also included four templates to go along with this Masterclass so you can see all the measurements used to create the cards.
I tried to showcase a few ways of just using basic shaped cards, varying the way in which the cards open, as well as the depth of the shadow box and even showing how to make it open the opposite way too. You can also use whatever dies you like to create the shadow box on the inside. Keep it simple with squares, ovals, circles and rectangles, or go one step further and use butterfly and heart apertures – even create hanging elements inside the apertures!
Another advantage of shadow box cards is that you can decorate the inside and outside – adding patterned paper behind the aperture is a great way of using up some of your stash too. You can use dies as well as stamps and coloured images too, as well as pre-made embellishments. Have a go at this cool shadow box card technique and wow all your friends – it’s quite mesmerising to keep opening and closing the card and trying to figure out how it works!
Die-cut the aperture/s into the section marked in the template you’re following. Do any stamping on the main construction pieces of cardstock and add anything that’s going to be behind the windows
Add double-sided tape to the small flap that is next to the section you just die-cut your aperture into. Place this at the fold of the first piece of cardstock
Add double-sided tape to the small flap that is next to the section you just die-cut your aperture into. Place this at the fold of the first piece of cardstock
Apply adhesive to the other side of the second piece of cardstock (the one you cut the aperture from). Ensure to place adhesive so it will adhere to the back of the first piece of cardstock
Once confident how this will fold, remove the backing tape and fold the card flat so everything is adhered well
Open the card blank to reveal the shadow box look
You will need
- white cardstock
- patterned paper
- Lawn Fawn On the Mend, Let’s Bokeh & Hello Sunshine stamp sets
- Lawn Fawn Scripty Hello, Spring Showers, Rainbow & Outside In Stitched Rectangle die sets
- coloured ink
- alcohol markers
- scoreboard
- manual die-cutting machine
You will need
- white cardstock
- patterned paper
- Lawn Fawn Let’s Bokeh & Happy Happy Happy Add On stamp sets
- Lawn Fawn Scripty Merry, Stitched Ornament & Mini Snowflake die sets
- Crafti Potential Fleur de Lis A2 die set
- coloured ink
- alcohol markers
- baker’s twine
- scoreboard
- manual die-cutting machine
You will need
- white cardstock
- patterned paper
- Lawn Fawn Let’s Bokeh & Happy Happy Happy stamp sets
- Lawn Fawn Scripty Wishes, Hearts, Large Wreath, Stitched Tree Border & Spring Showers die sets
- alcohol markers
- coloured ink
- scoreboard
- manual die-cutting machine
You will need
- white cardstock
- patterned paper
- Lawn Fawn Let’s Bokeh & Happy Village stamp sets
- Lawn Fawn Scripty Congrats, Outside In Stitched Square, Stitched Tree Border, Puffy Cloud Border & Village Border die sets
- alcohol markers
- coloured ink
- vellum
- scoreboard
- manual die-cutting machine
You will need
- white cardstock
- patterned paper
- Lawn Fawn Let’s Bokeh & Sewn with Love stamp sets
- Lawn Fawn Scripty Smile, Mini Pop Up Butterflies & Hearts die sets
- coloured ink
- alcohol markers
- scoreboard
- invisible thread
- manual die-cutting machine
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