🎄 Heart of Christmas - Week 10 | Shallow Box Card 🎄

 Heart of Christmas Blog Hop | Shadow Box Card 🎄

Welcome to Week 10 of our annual Heart of Christmas Blog Hop!

A group of creative friends from the Art With Heart team are back sharing Christmas inspiration every Monday night through until the end of November. We hope you'll enjoy following along and finding plenty of festive inspiration for your Christmas crafting.

This week I'm sharing another Shadow Box Card, created using the adorable Christmas Mice Bundle. I think this will be the last of my Shadow Box Card designs for this series. I've thoroughly enjoyed creating them, and this bundle has been such a delight to work with. There are so many possibilities, whether using the dies on their own for quick Christmas cards or combining them with the stamps for more detailed scenes.

For this design, I created a cosy festive scene with lots of layered dimension. The tree in the background, topped with a Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper star, is attached to the middle panel, along with the mouse holding the bauble. The door was cut using one of the dies from the bundle and decorated with the sweet little wreath. To create the look of warm light shining through the doorway, I added a piece of Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper behind the top section of the door.

I also included a small bow beneath the sentiment, which coordinates beautifully with the A Little Christmas Designer Series Paper. The mouse carrying the present and the candy cane were attached to the front layer, adding even more depth to the scene. The sentiment was cut using the Noel Tidings Dies, which provide the perfect finishing touch.

Front View

The layered arch window frames this charming Christmas scene, with festive mice, a welcoming doorway and plenty of holiday cheer.

I'm really pleased with how this card turned out and love how all the little details come together. In fact, I enjoyed making it so much that I'm planning to create another four of them!

The window was created using the Everyday Arches Dies. I used the second-largest die and the fourth-largest die to create the front opening and middle panel. To ensure an even border around the arch, I positioned the middle panel behind the front panel before die-cutting.

Closer Look Inside the Card

The layered construction creates wonderful depth, showcasing the Christmas tree, Golden Glow star and the little mouse holding a bauble.

The side panels were scored and folded into an accordion shape, creating the depth and dimension of the finished Shadow Box Card while still allowing it to fold flat for mailing.

Side View

The accordion-fold sides give the card its impressive dimension while still enabling it to fold flat for posting.

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📏 Card Measurements

All measurements are in millimetres (mm).

Card Panels

Front Panel
105mm × 148mm

Back Panel
105mm × 148mm

Middle Panel
102mm × 148mm

Side Panels (Cut 2)

50mm × 148mm

Score at:

• 5mm
• 15mm
• 25mm
• 35mm

These accordion folds create the depth of the card while still allowing it to fold flat for mailing.

Additional Cardstock

Scraps of:

• Very Vanilla
• Lost Lagoon
• Early Espresso
• Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper

Basic White
148mm × 105mm

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🎨 Colours, Inks & Supplies

Cardstock

• Very Vanilla
• Real Red
• Lost Lagoon
• Basic White

Ink

• Real Red

Stampin' Blends

• Natural Tones 400, 500 & 600
• Real Red
• Lost Lagoon
• Peaceful Pine Light

Specialty Products

• Golden Glow Pearlized Specialty Paper
• A Little Christmas Designer Series Paper

Extras

• Wink of Stella Shimmer Brush
• Peaceful Pine Shimmer Brush
• Golden Glow Shimmer Brush

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I hope these Shadow Box Cards inspire you to give this fun fold a try. They're a wonderful way to add depth and interest to your Christmas cards while still keeping them practical for posting. The dimensional scene really brings the images to life, making them extra special for the recipient.

Thanks for stopping by and being part of our Heart of Christmas Blog Hop journey this year. Don't forget to visit the other participants and enjoy all the wonderful Christmas inspiration being shared this week.

Happy stamping,

Hx 🧡

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➡️ Next in Our Hop

Next up, we're visiting Sharon Davern's to see what she has created this week.

If you get lost at any point during the hop, head over to Sharon Davern's blog where you'll find the complete list of this week's participants.

Be sure to continue around the hop and enjoy all the wonderful Christmas inspiration from our talented Art With Heart team members! 🎄✨