Shadow Box Tutorial for Digital Delights Monday Hostess

Good Morning everyone, Happy Monday!

Today it’s my turn for the Hostess Monday spot over at Digital Delights

I have a fun project I am sharing along with a tutorial on how you can 

create your own Shadow Box 

I will forewarn you this is a long post with lots of pictures, so you might want to grab

Your favorite cup of choice, as I share how I created a  fun Shadow Box 

Once I created my Shadow Box I began decorating each of the windows

using Wendy's adorable images and sentiments.

My first area showcases Hip Hop Myrtle Turtle. second window I used 

one of the sentiments from the Dream Sentiment set, I also added Follow Your Dreams from the 

same collection, my last window I added Dilly Duck with Ladybug.

For the out sides of my box I covered with 12" x 1" strips of decorative paper, created a fun 

bow using the same papers and then added a felt flower and button

I have seen a few of these shadow boxes around blog land, and loved the concept of the idea. I couldn’t find a tutorial per say so I decided to try my hand at creating my own, which I found to be very easy and fun to do.

Supplies: To create a 8x8 Shadow Box 

12 x 12 cardstock (I used white but you can use a color)

One 8” x 4 “  card stock

Two  4” X 4” card stock

•                    Scor-Pal™ or other scoring tool
•                     Adhesive
•                     Bone Folder
•                     Scissors
•                     Hot Glue Gun

Additional cardstock, patterned paper and embellishments for decoration

Step 1 score 12x12 card stock at 1" and 2 " on all four sides

Here is what you should have 

Step 2 - Using scissors cut away the three corner block on all four sides

to create your corners

Step 3 - once you have cut away the three corner squares

then score the middle square down the middle to create a clean

pleat for your corners

Step 4 Prefold all scores with bone folder

Step 5 - Add Sticky tape to one side of your corner pleat 

and along the edge ( I do this so it will hold the side flaps down)

Step 6 - remove your tape film from corner pleate and adhere

on all four corners 

Step 7 - remove your tape film from each side flap and fold down inside 

your 8x8 shadow box base is completed 

Step 8 - score your One 8" x 4" and your Two 4"x 4"  piece of card stock at 

1", 2" and 3" 

Step 9 - Prefold scores  in a mountain/valley style fold (up and down)

on all three pieces to create your Shadow Box dividers

Step 10 - I adhere the middle with tape to secure the 

fold 

Step 11 - find the middle of your shadow box and tape

your 8x4 folded divider in place

Step 12 - repeat with the Two 4x4 dividers, place where 

you wish to create your individual windows within your Shadow box base 

Step 13 once you have decided where you want your 

dividers and they are taped in place - I then use my hot glue gun

and add a dot or two of glue to the Shadow Box side and 

divider to hold them together, I also add a dab of hot glue to

the middle divider and the smaller dividers.

Now you are ready to create and  decorate your own Shadow Box! 

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did making it!

Crafty Hugs’ Jacki

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