Special Shadowbox

Shadowbox

Hi friends sharing a special project I made as a birthday present for my husband. He is a nature lover, an avid gardener and loves birds and butterflies . He also loves looking at houses and his catch phrase is "Enjoy". I tend to reach for Graphic 45 papers whenever I want to make something really special. So I made a special shadowbox using Graphic 45 papers and tried to incorporate all  my husband's favourite elements!

Shadowbox

I have used mainly the gorgeous Graphic 45 Artisan Style papers to make this project. 

The lovely light bulb is from Prima.

Made the peacock by layering 3 diecuts and adding pearls and glitter. Added flowers , leaves , fruits ad butterflies at different depths.

Shadowbox

A tiny bird nests on the rooftop hidden from direct view by the hanging flowers!

Shadowbox

Another little bird nests atop lovely flowers near the pillars of the house. Many of the  flowers in this shadowbox were made using the technique  of Sospeso Transparente .

Shadowbox

A pair of peacocks were  cut and layered atop the same peacock design to give a 3 D look.  I have used a lot of   flowers and butterflies fussy cut from snippets of paper and jazzed them up with glitter.

Shadowbox

Added tiny pearl  hearts on the feathers of the   peacocks.

Shadowbox

More butterflies, flowers and cute mushrooms on this corner! I used so many different dies to make the foliage as I wanted a medley of different leaves just like in nature!

Shadowbox

This picture shows the multiple layers of the shadowbox. I think from this view you can fathom the  many hours I spent making this project. It was indeed a labour of love!

Shadowbox

The shadowbox has a protective glass frame and I decoupaged it with matching paper from the same paper stack collection.

Shadowbox

Supplies used: Dies :  DMC Foliage and Leaves 9,Little Birdie Meadow Foliage,Little Birdie Fresh Foliage,Little Birdie Fern Forest,Little Birdie Fern Foliage

Papers : Graphic 45 Artisan Style, Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook,Graphic 45 A Ladies Diary, Graphic 45 Baby to Bride for the sides of the  shadowbox

Mermaid Dresser

Mermaid Dresser

Hi friends sharing a magical mermaid dresser I made using chipboard and Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath the Sea papers. Sharing lots of pictures!

Mermaid Dresser

The dresser has a  crystal knob and silver metal corners .On opening you can see seaweed themed paper  .

Mermaid Dresser

Added gorgeous  tassels all around. The feet of the dresser were made by covering large beads with shells.

Mermaid Dresser

Made the  large shell shaker in such a way that glitter and holographic paper layers are staggered .I couldn't capture the shimmer effect on camera!

Mermaid Dresser

And behind the shell is the beautiful mermaid protected in a shiny underwater sanctuary. To create the underwater look I created a dome using acetate and added an acetate hood atop it to completely seal it. I am super thrilled how it turned out as it was the  result of much experimentation!

Mermaid Dresser

Hung golden tassels from the  ends of the dome.

Mermaid Dresser

Here is the  side view showing more images from the gorgeous  G45 papers

Mermaid Dresser

Mermaid Dresser

All throughout  I added bubbles made of circles cut from holographic paper

Mermaid Dresser

The paper was so pretty I resisted going overboard with embellishments!

Mermaid Dresser

There is a beautiful mermaid at  the back also

Mermaid Dresser

With a lovely shell border made from holographic paper.

Mermaid Dresser

Mermaid Dresser

I also made matching jars for the dresser so that it is a set.

Shell Jars

This one has a deep blue star I made using resin and a mould

Shell Jars

Created them in a mixed media style with glitter and tiny pearls in the gaps

Shell Jars

I hope you liked my projects

Supplies used: Papers :Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath the Sea,Graphic 45 Come Away with Me

Dies :  Memory Box Splash Border,Little Birdie Victorian Rectangular Frame