Shadow Box Card – perfect for a little Princess!

By | April 30, 2018

My daughter turned 6 a couple of weeks ago and had a Princess themed birthday party.  As I’d just used the venue’s invitations, I decided to make some pretty special thank you cards for her guests.  I created a Princess shadow box card that opens up to reveal a red rose and her Thank you wishes.

Princess Shadow Box Card using Seasonal layers Thinlits Eimear Carvill www.stampincolour.co

It was quite a simple card to create and I have to thank Danielle Bennenk, also known as Mrs Brightside, as I  saw a shadow box card on her page a year or so ago.  I’ve adapted her card slightly to fit my theme, but the basic measurements remain the same.

Princess Shadow Box Card supplies

  • Shadow Box  – Basic Black 21cm x 21cm
  • Outer base card – Basic Black 11 x 24.5cm
  • DSP – 9.5cm x 9.5cm
  • Whisper White – 9.5cm x 9.5cm
  • Scraps of Real Red for Rose, Wild Wasabi for stem and Daffodil Delight for Princess Dress

Princess Shadow Box Card Method

  1. Score the 21 x 21cm piece at 1.5cm, 2.5cm, 4cm and 5cm
  2. On one side, score from the edge to the second score line at 6.5cm and 14.5cm
  3. Rotate 180 degrees and repeat step 2.
  4. Cut out each of the 4 corners (measuring 5 x 5cm)
  5. Then cut along the score line at 6.5cm and 14.5cm to the and cut diagonally outwards to the 3rd score line
  6. Rotate 180 degrees and repeat step 5
  7. Burnish all the score lines
  8. Adhere the square of DSP measuring 9.5 x 9.5cm
  9. Roll in the 2 rectangular edges and fix using Tombow or Tear and Tape
  10. Once fixed, roll in the 2 cut away sides and fix as above.
  11. Score Base Card at 11.5cm and 13cm and affix box to base card.

This is the recipe for the basic card, I have then used my Princess theme to create a dress and a rose.  However, you could use anything you want to decorate your card.

You can see all the steps I’ve used and how I created the Dress and the Rose in the following video.

 

 

 

To follow is a list of products I used to make this project. Don’t forget to use this month’s Rainbow Rewards host code at check-out to receive a extra little gift in the post from me.

Until next time,

Eimear

Princess Shadow Box Card Product List

One thought on “Shadow Box Card – perfect for a little Princess!

  1. Danielle Bennenk

    Love it, Eimear. And Thank you so much for the shout out!

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