Monday, December 18, 2023

One Horse Open Sleigh Shadow Box

 I saw this interesting sample with the Grassy Grove Tree Dies, cut in a circle on the inside of a Shadow Box card! It wasn't as easy as I thought, but I still love the final effect! It, once again, uses the One Horse Open Sleigh DSP with the Red A-Frame House. Add a couple deer from the Grassy Grove Bundle,  and you have a fun card!

Measurements:  

  • Basic White: 2 - 1/4 pcs (shadow box), 1/4 pc (for Grassy Grove)
  • One Horse Open Sleigh DSP : 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" (choose focal point), 2 strips 1/2" x 4 1/4" (one continues from scenery on left, and one from the scenery on the right), red piece 1 1/8" x 2" (sentiment)
  • Basic Black: scraps
To Make This Card:

  • Score both "shadow box" pieces at 1/2" - 1" from each end. Fold, creating a "valley" fold on the ends of each piece.
  • Take one piece and die cut a 3" stitched circle from the center portion of the card.  This will be the front.
  • On the other piece of the "shadow box", attach the DSP to the center, inside section.
  • Die cut the 2 "deer" from black and set aside.
  • Die cut the "Grassy Grove" from the last quarter piece of White.
  • Cutting this die cut into a circle is a little tricky, but well worth it! I did cut it twice, only because I didn't like the parts of the tree I saw through the circle opening. I used the circle cut from the front, as a template to see where I wanted to cut.  It works pretty well!
  • Once that is done to your satisfaction, we need to add a little color.
  • I used a Blending Brush and Pool Party ink, just around the outside edges of the "Grassy Grove" circle.  I also burnings Pool Party ink around the upper opening of the circle.
  • Now to put it all together.
  • Place Tear n Tape on outside 1/2" of one of the scored boxes, both ends. Attach both parts of the box together. Flat, it will go into an envelope, pushed up, and it's a Shadow Box!
  • Now, lay the "box" flat. Fit the "Grassy Grove" piece into the circle opening. Decide where the smaller "deer" goes in the "trees" and adhere to the background.  Then attach the circle. to the DSP.
  • Attach the larger "deer" to the front.
  • Finish with a sentiment stamped on the red DSP.
  • I also decided to add continuing strips of DSP to the adhered sides.
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