Hello Crafty Friends! It's Hanh here with you today and I have a fun birthday tunnel shadow boxcard to share showcasing the Best Fishes set. I love dimensional cards and how they add an element of surprise for the recipient. So let’s get started.
I stamped the images
from the Best Fishes Stamps set onto a piece of Neenah
Solar White 110 lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the
coordinating Best Fishes Dies to diecut them out. I colored with
Copic markers and highlighted with a white gel pen.
COPIC COLORS:
Puffer fish:
Y11/13/15/19, R20
Clown fish: Y17/38
YR04/07, R20
Sharks: C00/0/1/3,
R20
Crab/Lobster:
R22/14/24/29
Hermit crab: R14/24,
E51/53
Starfish:
Y11/13/15/19, R20
Seaweed:
YG01/03/25/17
For the shadow
boxcard design, I took one piece of white cardstock (4.25” x 11”), one piece of
light teal cardstock (5.25” x 4.25”) and one piece of dark teal cardstock
(4.25” x 4.25”).
I started with the long white cardstock (4.25” x 11”) and used a score board to score at the 1”, 5.25”, 6.25” and 10.5” marks to create 5 panels of 1”, 4.25”, 1”, 4.25” and 0.5” widths. I used the second largest die from the Stitched Circle Small Dies to diecut a circle window in the center of the first 4.25” square panel (the one in between the two 1” panels). I folded at each of the score lines.
Next, I took the light teal cardstock (5.25” x 4.25”) and scored at the 0.5” mark from each of the long ends to create 3 panels of 0.5”, 4.25” and 0.5” widths. I used the third largest die from the Stitched Circle Small Dies to diecut a circle window in the center of the 4.25” square panel. I folded at the two score lines.
I took the opportunity to add some decoration around the circle window by stamping the water droplet stamp from the Best Fishes Stamps set with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink onto the white cardstock.
To assemble the
shadow boxcard, I folded the white cardstock into a box. I adhered the light
teal layer along one of its side panels to one of the side panels of the white
boxcard. Then I adhered the dark teal panel to the inside of the back panel of
the boxcard. I found it easiest to decorate the inside elements of the boxcard
at this stage before I closed off the boxcard. Once I finished with the
decoration, I adhered the final panels.
For the sentiment, I stamped the “best fishes” sentiment from the Best Fishes Stamps set with Versamark Watermark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder. I used a paper trimmer to trim out the sentiment.
I finished adhering the colored images and sentiment to the outer part of the boxcard with foam tape for a bit of dimension and interest. The final dimensions of the 3D shadow boxcard is 4.25” x 4.25” x 1”. I love that it can be flattened to fit into a standard A2 envelope for easy mailing.
I appreciate you
taking the time to stop by and visit today. I hope you liked my card. Be
sure to visit the Sunny
Studio Stamps Shop for more info and ideas. Please also visit my INSTAGRAM feed
for more inspirations.
Have a wonderful and crafty day!
Sunny Studio Supplies Used:
 Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
 Stitched Circle Small Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio |
