Ballard Designs Shadowbox My Way

When I got the latest Ballard Design’s catalog and looked through it, there were two things I marked as projects I’d like to try making.  The first one that really grabbed me was this pair of shadowboxes for $269.00 called Document Shadowboxes.

A couple of days after that Debbie at Debbiedoos announced her next Copycat Challenge party, so I felt it was meant to be!  I already knew that I would be cutting into my current 2012 Cavallini calendar to utilize for this project {note to self: do not buy calendars with really pretty pictures, to use as calendars, unless you pick up two!}

Off to Hobby Lobby I went to get a couple of shadowbox frames.  I got two 10x13 shadowbox frames and these were the only purchase I had to  make for this project.  I printed out postcard graphics that I had saved to my computer from The Graphics Fairy {this is one of them below}.

I used some Osnaberg fabric on the backing because the frame is a little bigger than the calendar images. I took the calendar pages {I tried to just stick with the months that passed already} and cut them for the shadowbox frame.  I applied the calendar pages with regular craft glue.  Then I used those foam adhesive pieces {found in the scrapbooking aisles} and placed my postcards.  This gives them a more dimensional look, like the inspiration pieces.

The dragonfly and bee shown in the Ballard’s picture are decorative tacks/pushpins.  While I could have found some kind of charms and glued them to pushpins, I found these butterflies a few weeks ago in the Michael’s dollar bin and decided to use these.

I hung them in our master bedroom above each side table.

I’d show you the whole area, but the bed has a pile of whites on it waiting to be folded and put away.

That’s my version of the Ballard Design’s Document Shadowboxes; mine cost me around $30.00 and I only had to purchase the shadowboxes.

Linking up with

Copycat Challenge at Debbiedoos

Share Your Creations at Kristen’s Creations

Brag Monday at The Graphics Fairy

Don’t forget my Pick Your Plum giveaway going on through April 26, 2012. This is for $75.00 worth of swag! You can see some pictures of previous giveaway items on that blog post.

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