SHADOW BOX STEPPER CARD

Today I've been making this Shadow Box Stepper card for my step-daughters birthday. It's her Big "30th" so I wanted to make her something special that she could keep for a souvenir.

I constructed the shadow box from the Prima Romance Novel paper, which is one of my favourite paper collections available at the moment. It's so very pretty and yet grungy at the same time. Exactly my style.

I cut the front frame of the box using a Sizzix die called - Frame, Decorative Rectangle.

I cut the actual stepper card from black cardstock and used more of the same Romance Novel paper to line the steps and die cut the doily for the back step.

The numbers were cut from silver miri card using a Fiskars shapecutter. I then stuck all the individual rhinestones onto each number. I used a tiny Typewriter key stamp to add the word
 Birthday to the bottom step.

I added a small white resin bird

I made a paper banner, adheared it onto some bakers twine and added blinged up letters to
spell out HAPPY.  I attached it to the shadow Box frame with tiny pink clothes pegs and I
 outlined the edge of the  box with black flatback trim and added a
 Prima Resin Angel to the inside of the box.

I embellished the card with roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and brushed them all slightly
with Gesso to soften the look. 

I added  a couple of tiny butterfies cut with the Martha Stewart Punch and glued some
 bling to the centres to form their bodies.

I really enjoyed making this card and I'm so happy with how it turned out.

Hand-Crafted Junk Journal/Smash Book

I promised to create a Junk Journal/Smash Book for a friend and here's what I came up with.

The cover is made from a recycled packaging box which I cut down and painted with Gesso.

I made up 4 signatures  for the inside of my book from old  papers from  my stash and junk mail envelopes which I covered with paper and made into pockets and envelopes. I also incorporated a paper bag into the last signature, which I covered in paper and made into two large pockets. I added stamping, charms and some washi tape to a few of the pages and the rest I left for my friend to embellish and personalise  as she wanted.

For the Front  and Back Cover I used a decoupaged napkin for the main design. I added plenty of mesh bling and some flower trim which matched the roses on the napkin. 

As I sewed in the signatures I added beading to the threads on the spine which I think finished off the book perfectly. Three of the beads were word beads which spelled out the recipients name.

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