Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Wow! What a fun weekend!! Kind of busy; kind of fun!! LOL I held my Annual Valentine Class this weekend; and I have to tell you, I was just so excited about it. I think this is my favorite class I give each year!! I've been so busy in the Studio, and I have so many "valentiney" things I still want to throw together. Too many ideas; not enough time!!! LOL Just ask the ladies!! We had a blast!!
And now it's time for me to share some of the goodies with all of you!!! I also have new items that the class didn't get to see this past weekend; so I'll be sharing those as well going forward. Stay tuned for all the fun!!
Today I'm kicking off with this sweet little 6" x 6" framed shadow box!! I love to make something that can be displayed on a counter, mantel, desk, shelf . . . any placed you'd like to have it! And these shadow boxes are so fabulous for displaying! I get them at Michael's, usually on sale, and with an additional coupon on top of it. So it ends up being pretty affordable!
This sweet and simple little project displays our new From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper beautifully! [watch out for the "glare" in the picture; just always have trouble taking pics when we've got something shiny like glass involved! LOL]
Pick the one you love the most. I'll walk you through what I chose and the in's and out's of this little project!
The "matted" background is a full 6" x 6". I chose the "candy stripe" for this. In addition, I cut a 6" x 6" piece of the white cardboard that comes in our paper packages and adhered it to the back of the DSP to give it thickness and stability.
Then the centered DSP print (cute hearts!!) is cut 5-1/2" x 5-1/2". And for this one, I cut a piece of the thicker "chipboard" that came in the back of this Specialty DSP package the same size and adhered the paper to that - again for stability; but also to create some dimension! Remember, this is a shadow box, and we're "popping" things up a little bit.
When you've done all that you can center the "hearts" DSP pattern to the center for the "candy stripe".
Next is creating the focal point. I used our Stitched Shape Dies (the largest square); and coordinated it against the Layering Squares Dies (using the scallop square to frame out the stitched square); both in Whisper White. Layer the two together and pop them up in the center of the layered DSP using dimensionals.
Next, I stamped the little heart image surrounded by "petals" (for lack of a better explanation - LOL) from the Heartfelt stamp set, using Flirty Flamingo classic ink on one of the new Flirty Flamingo Heart Doilies all over to create a "monotone" background.
Then I popped that with dimensionals in the center of the Whisper White squares.
I finished this all off by 1) using a Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Write marker to ink up just the "Love" in the "Love You Lots" sentiment, stamping it on Whisper White cardstock scrap, and fussy cutting it out; use glue dots to attach to the lower right-hand side of the heart doily; 2) snagging a charm of your choice (this pretty one is also from Michael's), tying some 1/4" Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon through it, finish with a bow, and attach to the center of your heart doily (LOTS of glue dots -- LOL).
Cute! Cute! Cute! And it already sits in a place of honor in my Studio area!
I hope you enjoyed this fun project today; and will use it to inspire some fun in your own crafty areas!
Happy creating everyone!!
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