JAI# 624 Merry Christmas Diorama

 

Hello and welcome!! It's the first week of October and that means we are a third the way through Spring and getting close to Christmas! How quickly the time goes when it gets to this time of the year. The days are getting longer although I must say they haven't seemed to get very warm here in Victoria yet. Hopefully that will change soon.😊

This week at Just Add Ink we have a Challenge for all of you lovers of 3D cards suggested by Kerry - Diorama cards!! Yes, it's time to get the layers of paper together and make a scene! The design team have created a beautiful array of cards to inspire you so I hope that you can take a moment to pop on over to the blog and we'd love you to join us!

Yes, Diorama cards....I have never made one until now. So this was a learning curve for me. A diorama card is one made to tell a scene with layers of card stock inside. A bit like a box card. I think next time, I'll include the concertina sides onto the measurements for the base piece for increased strength.

Here is a side view of this card to show the layers.

To begin with, I started with the sponged background. Looking for a Northern Lights inspired look. 

Next I stamped and fussy cut the little Scotty (or Westie) and then looked to how to shape and complete the layers of the diorama. 

Once the layers were created - snow covered hills in this case - it was time to fill them with the trees - one layer each of colour and one of sparkle  from the Tree Lot Dies available as part of the recent Saleabration - and add some decorations to the front of the card too.

When I completed the layers and added all the trees from the Tree Lot dies, it left the top of the card quite ...well empty ....in comparison. So as the main character is from the Christmas Scottie...I decided to stay with the puppy theme and added the sparkly "dog star." Of course there really is a dog shape made of stars,  it's called Sirius. Then it was time to let it snow. 😊

Card Stock: Fresh Freesia, Grateful Grape, Meadow Moss, Parakeet Party, Diamond Glimmer, Whisper White Thick.

Inks: Starry Sky, Fresh Freesia, Parakeet Party, 

Stamps: Christmas Scottie

Accessories: Die cutting Machine, Stitched Rectangle Framelits, Tree Lot Dies, Home Together Dies, Signpost Dies. Metallic Sequins Assortment

Non SU: Distress Resist Spray

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my first diorama card! You can find more inspiration from the rest of the lovely design team at Just Add Ink and I look forward to seeing what you will choose as the theme for your card for this challenge.

'Til next time,

Jan