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If you already excited about seeing Christmas home décor in
the store, then you will love today's post!
Today's project is a Pultz Inspired Shadow Box House! Specifically,
today's project is part of my collaboration with Xyron since I'm a member of
their design team! This means that you will be seeing a Xyron machine in
action! For this particular project, I will be showcasing the Xyron® CreativeStation Lite. I've talked about the Xyron® Creative Station Lite before, so if
you want to learn more about it, then click here.
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Also, in this project, I will be using items from Graphic 45 and Petaloo! Graphic 45 is a company that makes gorgeous scrapbooking paper and scrapbooking supplies. You have probably seen some of their vintage paper packs and embellishment, at your local craft store. Now Petaloo is a company that makes pretty fake flowers. These fake flowers have the look of real flowers but can be used to embellish almost anything. In today's project, I will showcase a few different products from both companies.
So if you want to learn how to make your own Putz Inspired
Shadow Box House, then keep reading below!
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Supplies:
Petaloo: Pine Pick with Cones & Berries
Wooden House Shadow Box
Wooden House Shadow Box
Cardboard
White Paint
Foam Brush
White Glitter
Scissors
Pencil
Hot Glue Gun (not pictured)
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Step 1: Cut out pieces of paper which fit the outside and
inside of your house. You will also need to cut out 2 pieces of cardboard which
are the same width as your roof but that are a bit longer than your roof. These
pieces you will want to paint white.
In this step, I used Graphic 45's Kris Kringle paper for the outside of
the house and Sweet Tooth / Candy Cane Wishes for the inside of the house.
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Step 2: Grab your paper pieces and slide each piece through
your Xyron Creative Station Lite. Keep repeating this process until you have
run each piece of paper through your Xyron Creative Station.
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Step 3: Take the pieces of white cardboard (that is going to
be your roof) and rub them while there on the Xyron sticker paper. Then peel
each cardboard piece off the Xyron sticker paper and lay it on a folder with
the sticky side up. Now grab your glitter and shake some onto the cardboard
piece. Keep repeating this process until both your cardboard pieces are covered
with glitter.
Finally run both pieces back through your Xyron Creative
Station Lite with the glitter side up, so the back portion of the cardboard gets
covered with Xyron adhesive.
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Step 4: Grab all of your paper and cardboard pieces and
begin adding them to your wooden house. Now, before I started this step, I did
paint the main edge white. However, this is totally optional.
When adding your pieces I suggest starting with the inside
of your house, then adding the paper pieces for the outside of the house, and
then adding the roof pieces last.
Make sure that before you add your paper pieces to your
wooden house, that you rub the paper while it on the Xyron sticker paper. This
is so your paper will have a strong adhesive backing.
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You also might notice that I added some red trimming around
the inside and outside edges. This again is completely optionally and was
simply done by cutting some red string and gluing it on using some industrial
strength glue.
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In this step, I used Petaloos' Burlap Poinsettias, Vintage Velvet Holly
Leaves, and Pine Pick with Cones & Berries.
When everything is completely dry, you're ready to hang your
little putz inspired shadow box house!
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I love, love, love how this shadow box turned out!
Since Graphic 45's paper is double sided, the style
combinations you could create are absolutely endless! Personally, I'm a retro, vintage, Christmas
girl at heart, which is why I went with the Kris Kringle paper. But to be
honest, it was hard to decide what paper to use. I also forget to mention this
in the steps, but I did add a Graphic 45 Christmas Ephemera Card to the middle of the
house.
In regards to Petaloo, their flowers added that perfect finishing touch to the project. The Pine Pick with Cones & Berries on the sides could have been broken into individual pieces, but I decided to use the whole thing as one.
In regards to Petaloo, their flowers added that perfect finishing touch to the project. The Pine Pick with Cones & Berries on the sides could have been broken into individual pieces, but I decided to use the whole thing as one.
As always, to follow along with all the Xyron fun, don't forget to like them on Facebook and to follow their Pinterest page for more project inspiration.
Also, Graphic 45 is having a huge giveaway that is worth over $150 dollars! In the prize pack you can win products from Graphic 45, Petaloo, and Xyron. Check out this link here, to get all the details!
Also, Graphic 45 is having a huge giveaway that is worth over $150 dollars! In the prize pack you can win products from Graphic 45, Petaloo, and Xyron. Check out this link here, to get all the details!
So what are your thoughts? Do you like this putz inspired
shadowbox house?
xo Katie
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