Corner Garden Metric Shadowbox Frame Card with Fancy Fold Friday Tutorial

Another clean & simple gold embossed Corner Garden card... simpler version here

Another triple embossed Wood Expression... link to details here... 

Another ShadowBox Frame card 

But seeing as it is Friday - Fancy Fold Friday -  and as this one is a different version... the full tutorial for the card! 

Shadow Box Frame Card Tutorial – 13 cm Square with 1cm Box Sides and Top

Start off with a 21cm square of Thick Whisper White cardstock cut from a piece of A4 card...  

Please note that my photos are from the original full A4 sheet tutorial posted here – just imagine all the next photos as squares of cardstock rather than the rectangles shown!!!

1. Score at 1, 2, 3 and 4 cm on all 4 sides.

2. Make an “extra short score” at 5cm & 16cm from top to 2^ndscore-line down .

3. Turn 180 degrees and repeat (2)

4. Cut up these extra score lines and diagonally across to the 3^rd score line

5. Cut out the “16-part” squares at each corner

6. Bone fold all score-lines

8. Apply glue to folded side of outer-most sections on all 4 sides ( See NOTE below!)

9. Apply Tear & Tape OR Sticky Strip across back of 4 diagonal sections (or add a glue dot!)

9. Assemble straight sides first. 
Recommend sticking any paper/photo in first before assembling if you want as an edge to edge back!
Remove part of red protective cover

10. Line up outer edge to inner score-line at that end & press down flat to stick. 

11. Line up outer edge to inner score line at other end & pull out rest of red protective cover to stick. Now your box section should pop up … nice and square and straight!!

12. Repeat for other straight edge

13. Now onto the 2 notched ends …. Repeat process for the 2 straight sides BUT…. and this is the MOST important TIP…. Remove red protective cover on the 2 small diagonals and cover with some longer lengths of scrap red protective cover

14. Fold the straight edge down as before & glue into place

15. Then push the sides up & over the square/box side sections, get the mitres/diagonals in place & then pull the red protective cover out (concentrating on one side at a time!)

16. Repeat for the other notched side. 

NOTE - I have to admit that I am still using my Tear & Tape (or Sticky Strip for those of you that have not seen the light…and converted…) on those diagonals  - but I now use my trusty Tombow on the straight sides – applying a bead onto the base of the frame next to the inner scoreline works a treat – no wet glue on my fingers as I roll the section around and over… next version will include photos!

And there you have it…one 1cm section Shadow Box Frame from an A4 Wide (ie 21cm) Square of card with perfect mitred corners!

Ends up as a 13cm Square (c. 5 1/4") Square – card.

So to finish it off as a card that opens and closes – add a 26 x 13cm scored in half LANDSCAPE at 13cm - to the back.

And decorate the front section as you desire

CAS Embossed Corner Garden Cards & Tuesday Tips

Let's start off with simply does it! 

A straightforward Very Vanilla card base plus a gold embossed panel. 

Add  gold foil and Very Vanilla die-cut butterflies with a few pearls for the body and a gold embossed Wooden Expressions Natural Element greeting.

All topped off with a shiny gold foil mat.

So Simple...but so effective in the flesh! Not sure the photos do the card justice...

And a Trio of Tips for you (seeing as it is Tuesday!)

First tip - This is how I cut my 4" square gold foil mat and butterfly...

So I ended up with all of these... watch out for some follow up makes! Well that foil is quite expensive... I like it to go a long way...

And this is how I embossed my Wooden Essentials.... going back to a technique I learnt as a beginner crafter about 11 years ago when it was all the rage... Triple Embossing...

First...lay your wooden greeting down on your work surface. Grab your Versamark pad and tap it down onto your wooden piece.

Add your gold embossing powder, tap off and heat to melt.

Repeat twice more with a little time to rest in between...(you can actually add the gold embossing powder direct onto your previous layer whilst it is still hot without the need for Versamark... but I recommend this cool down/re-Versamark method as the wood becomes more brittle as the layers go on.... yes I learnt the hard way!! My first one split as I was a bit rough with it!!!

And  - a Third Tip tip - don't forget to add Versamark/gold embossing powder to the thin/front edge if you will see this on your finished project!! Not a particularly good photo but the left is just wood whereas the right is gold embossed on that edge!

So what is the difference - here you go - single embossed Thanks; double embossed Celebrate and Triple embossed Congrats - like pure alchemy!

And a final point on Triple Embossing items like this - you don't need fancy or Ultra Thick embossing powders or extra tools (which is what I was sold all those years ago!) Any decent embossing powder will do the job nicely....

And before I go - how about another card

Yup - another Shadowbox Frame card for you..... 

Super CAS style...proving that the front of these doesn't even need to be covered with paper... the final result is neat enough... tutorial here...

Supplies used
Stamps - Corner Garden
Card - Gold Foil, Very Vanilla
Inks - Versamark & Gold Embossing powder
Wooden Expressions Natural Elements
Dies - Butterflies