Yacht Club Shadowbox

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 with a nautical shadowbox that I’ve decorated with pieces from

 the “Yacht Club Collection”.

I started with a 10X10 shadowbox frame with an 8X8 inset. 

 I removed the back of the frame and used it to begin building my design on! 

 I chose the“Nantucket” paper for the main background and then began adding

 clusters of embellishments.  I also added a border to the top and bottom

 of the paper with the Woodgrain Washi Tape.

To the lower, left corner I used the largest label die from the 

Designer Label Set #5 and die-cut the design from side B of the 

“Alphabet Letters” paper.  Next, I layered on one

 of theEphemera label pieceswith foam adhesives.  To the center of it, the

 chipboard sailboat and various stickers and enamel dots were attached.

Now that the inside of the shadowbox has been decorated, it was placed back

 inside of the frame.  I outlined the front of the glass with a trim of red/white/blue 

twine and some fabric glue.  

To finish off the shadowbox, I covered the front of the frame by cutting a piece

 of the “Swimsuits” paper(side B) to just slightly less than 10”X10”. 

 Next, I cut an 8”x8” square from  the very center of the paper and then attached

 to the front of the frame. The edges of the  paper were inked with a walnut ink

 to carry out the rustic, nautical feel!

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