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Inside Shadow Box Wedding Card

My significant other needed a card for a co-worker's wedding.  The front of the card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #340.  The interior is an Inside Shadow Box that I learned how to do from a YouTube video by Jennifer McGuire Ink.

Stamps:  Stampin Up Beautiful Ride, Sunshine & Rainbows, Adventure Awaits
Inks: Stampin Up Soft Sky, Pool Party, Garden Green, Basic Black, VersaMark with Stampin Up White emboss powder
Dies: Stampin Up Rainbow Builder Thinlits, Oval Framelits, Squares Framelits
Cardstock: Stampin Up Whisper White, Garden Green
Pattern Paper:  Stampin Up Coffee Break Designer Paper, Carried Away Designer Paper
Embellishments: Stampin Up Metallic Thread, non-Stampin Up enamel dots


Here are the steps to make the card with some pictures.  I find it a bit confusing in print and really liked the way Jennifer McGuire demonstrated the technique in her video.  I suggest you practice with cheap paper or cardstock before you decorate the card so you don't waste time and supplies re-doing things.

1.  Cut an 8 1/2" X 11" piece of Whisper White cardstock in half and score each half in the middle.  2.  Cut 1/2" off one piece, this is the "front piece" of the card with the one side longer then the other.
3.  Score the other piece, the "inside piece" at 1/2" from the cut side and 1/2" from the center score line.
4.  Cut a small strip (~1/8") off the 1/2" fold to on the inside piece and cut a window out of the inside piece that is surrounded by the 1/2" folds.
5.  Add tear tape to the 1/2" fold at the end.
6.  Open the front piece and place the 1/2" end of the inside piece right up to the front piece middle score line with the longer side to the left and the shorter side to the right.
7.  Remove the tear tape protective strip and fold the longer front piece side over the inside piece to stick them together.  This is adhering the 1/2" fold to the longer side of the front piece.

This is where you decorate the short half of the front piece as this will become the background of the box.  You can decorate this after the box is created but it is much more difficult after everything is together.

 
8.  Turn the whole thing over and fold the short end of the front piece over the cut out area of the inside piece.


9.  Put adhesive on the back of the short side of the front piece and fold the full (non-window) side of the inside piece over the adhesive with the 1/2 inch fold flattened over it.

HINT:  I'm not an exact cutter so things often don't fit together nicely at first.  I find it easier on this step to only put a smidge of glue on the back of the front piece short side to temporarily adhere the full half of the inside piece down.  Then I unfold and unfold the card to make sure the box opens correctly, trimming what needs to be trimmed.  Once I'm happy I put lots of adhesive on the short side and stick it down permanently.
That's it! I hope this was not too confusing.  :-)  I really like this card since it fits into a regular card envelope but looks fancy!

 

Until next time ....


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