Halloween Shadow Box Card

This shadow box Halloween card looks a lot more complicated than it was to make!  The pieces were all made with dies except for the shadow box part.  I was really happy with how spooky it looked when it was finished!

The back layer was made with pieces from MFT's Spooky House die set.  I used the house, the moon and the bat.  The next two layers were made using a die set from Impression Obsession called Halloween Landscapes.  I die cut them in white and used Copics to color the pumpkins, tree and grave stones.  I left the little fence white.  I didn't want to dry out my dark green marker so I used acrylic paint to do the ground.  Painting was a much quicker way to color the grass and it dried to a nice chalky finish!  I used the fence die from MFT's Spooky Scene.  I just looked for a link and it's been retired :(

To make the card as dimensional as possible, I glued the 2nd layer in between the 2 shadow box pieces on the left side and glued the front layer with the gravestones between the shadow box pieces on the right.  Here's another close-up picture...

I saw this quote somewhere and thought it was funny and perfect for a haunted house card!!    I used my computer to make the message!

Have fun tonight and be safe!  
Janet 

Angel Gabriel - LOTV

I just love shadow box cards.  I don't know for sure what it is that I like about them but they make me happy.  The Angel Gabriel stamp from Lilli of the Valley reminded me of Nativity plays and since shadow box cards look kind of like a stage, they were a perfect match!

I used Copics to color the image and then cut the pieces for the shadow box.  You can view a Splitcoaststampers video tutorial by Dawn Griffith here.  I wanted to give my "stage" a primary school feeling and I thought the star border from My Favorite Things was perfect!  I finished the card off with a little clear glitter and a computer generated sentiment.  Here's a close up of the inside of the card...

I also put a sentiment on the back of the card since this kind of card doesn't have an inside!

I hope this gave you some ideas or inspired you to make a shadow box card!  Thanks for stopping by.  

Janet

Up, Up and Away

A different version of a shadow box card.  This one is fun because it has moving parts!  I used Aim for the Clouds from There She Goes Rubber Stamps.  It's great because it can be used for masculine cards.  I've found that guys really like cards that have paper engineering or movement in them!!

I've never done a video before, but I wanted you to see how this card moves.  Seeing is so much better than reading about it so I gave it a try.  

Pretty cute, isn't it?  There's a little pocket on the back to put a gift card and a note to the Birthday Boy!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  There She Goes - Aim for the Sky

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper Stack, Strathmore Watercolor Paper

Markers: Stampin' Up Markers

Dies:  My Favorite Things Cloud Trio

Miscellaneous: Twine

Lili of the Valley Little Nurse

I don't know what is going on lately, but it seems like I've been needing a lot of Get Well cards.  I purchased this Little Nurse stamp a while ago and hadn't used it yet but I thought it would be perfect to cheer someone up!

Supplies:
Stamp:  Lili of the Valley Little Nurse
Paper: Bo Bunny Double Dot
Punches: EK Success flower, Martha Stewart leaf, Punch Bunch fern leaf
Copics:  Sorry, but I didn't make note of the colors I used for this one :(