Tiny Dancer by Betsy Skagen

I had so much fun making this altered art project. After my massive undertaking of Kringle's Toy Store, I wanted to tackle something a little less time consuming.

I think one thing that made the Tiny Dancer Shadowbox so much fun is that when I started I had no idea what the end result would be. I began by gathering the tiny pink dancer and the Mini House Shadowbox and let serendipity take its course.

Tutorial on How to Make the Tiny Dancer Altered Art Shadowbox

Begin by adhering decorative paper to what will be the interior sides of the Mini House Shadowbox 1.

Stamp clock and moon images onto the interior back of the box with embossing ink, apply Charred Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.

Cut a Filmstrip Mini Sheet so that it appears torn. Apply Charred Gold Embossing Powder to the filmstrip using embossing ink. Heat set. Then apply Verdigras Sparkle Embossing Powder using embossing ink and again heat set.

Assemble the Mini House Shadowbox using strong adhesive. Adhere decorative paper to the outside. Stamp a ticket onto paper. Distress with brown ink. Cut out, while leaving an edge to form a stand.

Ink the edges of the house with brown ink. Apply embossing ink and Charred Gold Embossing Powder to the corners, roof peak and roof edges. Heat set.

Glue the filmstrip, ticket and dancer inside the box. Add fringe ribbon to the roof line.

After you hang a star from the ceiling and add fringe ribbon to the roof line your Tiny Dancer Shadowbox is complete.

Great Stuff

Mini House Shadowbox 1
Filmstrip Mini Sheet
Emerald Creek Charred Gold Embossing Powder
Emerald Creek Verdigras Sparkle Embossing Powder
Embossing Ink
Tiny Dancer
Gold star
Rubber stamp of ticket
Black and brown ink
Fringe ribbon
Beacon Fabri-Tac

Spring Flower Fairy Shrine

Hi Everyone,

Jess here with a really simple make. 

Spring is here and the flower fairies have been busy.  Here is one hard at work placing flowers. 

I started with my ATC shrine covering it with a mixed media canvas paper on the outside.  The canvas paper is awesome because you can really abuse it with a lot of media.  

 The inside is covered with regular scrapbook paper.  The inside and the outside were both inked the same way.  I was able to add more ink and water to the canvas paper without it warping in any way. I didn't cover the bottom since I will be gluing moss in there.

The front edges were hit with a tiny bit of green paint. I added a thin layer of gold paint to the entire shrine.When the paint was dry I hot glued a chunk of moss to the bottom.  

I have a thing for tiny ballerina cake toppers.  I buy them whenever I can find them.  

 I painted the candle holder part green and added a tiny paper flower.

I glued the ballerina in the box and then added flowers all over.  My trusty glue gun held them on nicely.  

I love that you can take one simple piece from Gypsy Soul and make it into something lovely.  You don't need a million pieces to pull it all together.  You could easily adapt this box and make one for each season.  

Happy Crafting! 

Jess

GSLCuts item used:

ATC Shrine with feet