The "Essences" Shadow Box

It's amazing and wonderful how many separate products from the new annual catalogue work together.  For example - the "Essences".  The Perennial Essence stamp set coordinates with the Perennial Essence DSP, which coordinates with the Perennial Essence Vellum card stock - and the Perennial Essence flower centers are for flowers made with the Perennial Flower Punch.

All of the "Essences" were used to make a birthday Shadow Box.

The hardest thing about making this card was cutting the Perennial Essence DSP.  It was like cutting into a work of art.

To made the shadow box card I used a tutorial here

The shadow box is two pieces of card stock both 4 1/4 by 5 1/2".  Each is scored at  1/2" and 1" on the short ends.

The front piece is Pretty Peacock; the back Thick whisper White. In the Pretty Peacock piece the Stitched Circle die is used to create a circular opening

In the middle of the Whisper White piece I adhered a piece of Perennial Essence DSP

What makes the shadow box card "pop" is the direction of the side folds.  The Pretty Peacock (front) piece is folded forward at the 1/2" score line, and backwards at the 1" score line.

On the Whisper White piece, the 1/2" score line is folded backwards; the 1" score line forwards.  In other words they are folded in opposite directions.

The front and back are adhered together at the 1/2" piece using tear and tape adhesive.

Flowers:

For each flower two images were stamped on the Petal Pink Perennial Essence Vellum using Petal Pink ink. and one leaf image using Mossy Meadow on the Old Olive Vellum.

The flowers were punched using the Perennial Flower Punch; the leaves with the Petal Punch.

After shaping each flower with a stylus they were adhered together alternating petals, and a flower center was added to the center.  The leaves were also shaped and added to the back of the flower.

The completed flowers are adhered around the left side of the aperture.

The sentiment, from Itty Bitty Birthdays, is stamped on Petal Pink card stock using Pretty Peacock ink.  After notching the strip at one end it is added to the card front.

Self adhesive sequins are added around the right side of the aperture.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Itty Bitty Birthday, Floral Essence

Inks:  Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock

Papers:  Pretty Peacock, Whisper White, Perennial Essence DSP, Perennial Essence Vellum card 

stock (Petal Pink, Old Olive)

Accessories:  Stitched Circle Dies, Petal Punch, Perennial Flower Punch, Perennial Essence Flower Centers, Self adhesive sequins