Crafting a Wonder of Oz 3D Shadow Box Card
In this video project, I made a shadow box card using the new Spellbinders and Graphic 45 Wonder of Oz Collection. I used the Wonder of Oz 12 x 12″ Collection Pack, Ephemera Pack, Dorothy and the Witches BetterPress plates, and the Tin Man, Scarecrow & Lion BetterPress plates for this card. All products used in making this project are listed below.
Measurements:
Front of Card
Card Front: 9 3/4 x 4 5/8"
Plaid Layer: 9 5/8 x 4 1/2"
Inside of Card
Back Panel: 9 3/4 x 4 5/8"
Poppy Layer: 9 5/8 x 4 1/2"
Patterned Paper: 9 x 4"
Back of Card
Blue Layer: 9 5/8 x 4 1/2"
Poppy Layer: 8 3/4 x 3 5/8"
Panel: 8 1/4 x 3 1/8"
Springs: (2) 3 x 4 5/8", Score at every 1/2"
Bridge: 9 1/2 x 1 1/4"
Wonder of Oz Collection from Spellbinders and Graphic 45
The Wonder of Oz Collection is absolutely gorgeous, and it uses the vintage Wizard of Oz illustrations from the books. I have a walkthrough video of the collection over on my corresponding blog post. There are quite a few products in the collection, including: different patterned paper packs and paper sizes, ephemera, stickers, rub-ons, BetterPress Plate sets, an embossing folder, and a die set.
I have another project using this collection where I made a gatefold book-binding card. Check out the video and blog post for more information.
Making the Card Base
For this card, I cut two pieces of Simon Says Stamp Ivory cardstock for the front and back of the shadow box. I added a plaid paper layer from the 12 x 12″ Collection Pack to the front panel and cut a window out of the middle with the Pinkfresh Studio Slim Ornate Banner die set.
I created the two “springs” for the card base sides using the patterned paper. I folded the two pieces in opposite ways so they would be mirror-opposites when attached to the left and right sides of the back card panel. After attaching the springs to the back card panel, I covered the back panel with a piece of poppy patterned paper, then added a piece of the postcard patterned paper on top of that.
For the internal bridge piece, I glued a strip of yellow brick road paper to a strip of the Ivory cardstock to add sturdiness to it, then cut it with the Lawn Fawn Slimline Stitched Hillside Border Die. I attached the bridge to the left and right spring pieces, using 1/4″ Scor-tape to adhere it.
Creating the Scene
In a previous video, I had foiled on acetate using the Spellbinders Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion BetterPress Plates. When I cut out the images using the coordinating dies, I used the partial die-cutting technique to leave small tabs near their feet. This gave me a spot to attach them to the bridge piece.
I colored the images on the reverse side using Spectrum Noir TriBlend alcohol markers. Once that was complete, I added scor-tape to the tabs and attached the characters to the Yellow Brick Road card bridge.
Finishing Up the Front
I attached the card front panel to the springs using Scor-tape, then added a border piece from the patterned paper to the bottom left, and a poppy ephemera piece on the top right.
Finishing the Back of the Card
On the back of the card, I added some layered panels from the patterned paper with a center layer of Ivory cardstock, then added some of the ephemera pieces to decorate the panel.
For more ideas on decorating the inside of cards, I have a video with lots of fun ideas for that!
Step-by-step video tutorial:
I hope you enjoyed this project! For more card-making ideas, check out my YouTube playlist and card-making blog posts.
Product Information
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Additional Products Used:
- Pinkfresh Studio: Slim Ornate Banner Die Set
