Mixed Medium Canvas Shadow Box with Shari Carroll
Merry Christmas!!! Thank you so much for taking your time away from family and friends to join me on the blog.
I have a project that uses some leftover wrapping paper to create a shadow box for winter decoration. I started out with an 8×8 Winsor and Newton canvas which has a deep edge. When you turn it over you have plenty of room to add some colored trees, a greeting, and snowflakes in the background.
The wrapping paper I used is a nice silver with white snowflakes so it’s not too busy and can easily be overlapped without losing the pattern. I applied Matte Gel Medium to the wood of the frame and added torn pieces of papers until I had it covered. I also painted the inside canvas area with white gesso before adding some die cut snowflakes.
The trees were colored with Tim Holtz Distress sprays in Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers, and Peeled Paint. I used the Tim Holtz technique of spraying them then dipping each into a cup with water to create an ombre effect. It’s such a brilliant technique!!
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Such a wonderful winter creation!! Awesome!!
Merry Christmas :)
What a lovely shadow box!! Happy Holidays!
Love that shadow box. So elegant. Might have to give that a try.
WOW, that looks great. Silver was a perfect choice…
Very cute and clever winter project! Love those trees and Tim’s technique makes them so realistic. Happy Holidays!
Happy Christmas to everyone!!!
What a wonderful project!!!
Love so much this beautiful shadow box!!!
I love shadowboxes! This is lovely and that wrapping paper is perfect! I have a paper that’s a foil like this that maybe I’ll use for next year’s! I didn’t get a chance to make one this year. Merry Christmas!
A beautiful shadow box! You do such amazing creations! Thanks for the inspiration and a very merry Christmas to you!
I like your shadow box. I like to make little dioramas for holidays, and it has given me ideas. It is so simple and cute.
Very pretty!
Shari, this is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I HAVE most everything you used here! LOL Just “need” a few more items…. SO PRETTY!!! I LOVE your use of the foiled wrapping paper! :D It makes my heart sing! I LOVE FOILED WRAPPING PAPER! LOL A SUPER VIDEO to show us how! THANK YOU, SHARI!!!! AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
Terrific, I never would have thought to use a blank canvas as my shadow box. It came out great, thanks for sharing with us
Lovely project! Merry Christmas!
Beautiful project! Merry Christmas!
Really beautiful creation!
Fantastic idea.
Very festive.
thanks for sharing
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Merry Christmas
And also to you and everyone from SSS… thanks for an amazing 2018!
So beautiful!
super project – love this festive box
Wow! This is incredible! So much detail! Gorgeous
Well, I never thought to use the BACK of the canvas, how very clever. This is a beautiful project and can be adapted for many occasions. Thanks for sharing your creative idea!
Absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
So very beautiful and so easy!!!! I know what my Secret Sister is getting next year!
Such a beautiful project!!
Simply stunning!!! Love the mini trees!
This is so creatively designed–just great for holiday decor. The silver is such a festive touch. tfs
Very nice.
What a beautiful shadow box! Love it!
Great winter creation! We could have used a touch of snow here to make itmlook like Christmas Day!
Awesome winter scene box!
Lovely project! Merry Christmas, everyone!
Simply delightful. Such wonderful details.
On the road to Santa Cruz to take our son who lives in a group home there out for Christmas Chinese lunch, a newer tradition. Watched the video, but couldn’t get sound. Fun anyway. Especially love the ombre trees. Merry Christmas!
This is lovely and a great way to get more use out of wrapping paper!
So beautiful and different. Very festive!! Kind of sad to see all of these Christmas projects go away!
What a great way to reuse beautiful holiday paper. It’s always a shame to have to put it in recycle. Thanks for sharing this great idea.
This is absolutely stunning Shari. I always enjoy seeing a beautiful Christmas art deco piece and this one is fantastic. I am definitely saving this to try and replicate for next year, maybe even for gifts. TFS!
Love the cute little trees!
Wonderful Christmas & Winter 3D decor creation.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
WOW beautiful project!!!
This is so beautiful Shari! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas
Lovely shadow box!
Cool idea, I’ve used wrapping paper bits on my cards before. I already follow by email.
How pretty!! And a great little decor piece. Love the snowflakes in the background!
Wow so gorgeous! Happy Holidays!
This is so pretty!
So pretty with the silver.
Merry Christmas! Lovely mixed media box.
Thanks for sharing…
Cute scene. Happy holidays.
Such a beautiful project! Love the gorgeous silver paper.