1 00:00:00,868 --> 00:00:02,360 - You can use a lot of different kinds of materials 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:03,881 for making a shadowbox, but let's talk 3 00:00:03,881 --> 00:00:05,768 about the things that I'm gonna use. 4 00:00:05,768 --> 00:00:08,518 I'm using a RIBBA frame from IKEA 5 00:00:09,047 --> 00:00:11,323 and it has a nice depth to it which is 6 00:00:11,323 --> 00:00:13,660 what you need to create a shadowbox. 7 00:00:13,660 --> 00:00:14,764 If you don't have this particular frame, 8 00:00:14,764 --> 00:00:15,937 you can go to your local craft store 9 00:00:15,937 --> 00:00:17,052 and see if you can find a frame 10 00:00:17,052 --> 00:00:18,794 that has a couple of inches in depth. 11 00:00:18,794 --> 00:00:20,402 That's what we need to create those layers 12 00:00:20,402 --> 00:00:22,085 and a lot of places do have things 13 00:00:22,085 --> 00:00:24,227 that they call a shadowbox so you can look around. 14 00:00:24,227 --> 00:00:26,091 If you don't have a particular frame in mind, 15 00:00:26,091 --> 00:00:28,157 you can also use something like a cigar box. 16 00:00:28,157 --> 00:00:30,305 Also I have a couple of images here 17 00:00:30,305 --> 00:00:32,771 or magazine pages for something 18 00:00:32,771 --> 00:00:34,762 that I have in mind for my background. 19 00:00:34,762 --> 00:00:36,368 I like to work with paper 20 00:00:36,368 --> 00:00:39,467 but you could also collage a background. 21 00:00:39,467 --> 00:00:41,560 And then I have some three dimensional ephemera. 22 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,437 These tend to be more natural objects, 23 00:00:43,437 --> 00:00:46,020 things like feathers, branches. 24 00:00:46,331 --> 00:00:49,582 I have some tiny little dried flower pieces 25 00:00:49,582 --> 00:00:52,749 that might come in handy for this box, 26 00:00:53,502 --> 00:00:54,814 these little miniature boxes which I could also 27 00:00:54,814 --> 00:00:56,892 potentially use, and I've got some 28 00:00:56,892 --> 00:00:58,576 just other natural objects. 29 00:00:58,576 --> 00:01:00,723 You can just gather several things 30 00:01:00,723 --> 00:01:02,442 that you think you might use, 31 00:01:02,442 --> 00:01:04,623 and you can edit down as we compose. 32 00:01:04,623 --> 00:01:06,180 I also have some paper ephemera, 33 00:01:06,180 --> 00:01:08,013 a little drawing here, 34 00:01:08,290 --> 00:01:10,623 some pages with words on it, 35 00:01:10,821 --> 00:01:13,490 this random little metal element that I like. 36 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:14,977 You can tell already that this is sort of 37 00:01:14,977 --> 00:01:16,371 a monochromatic pallet and that's one way 38 00:01:16,371 --> 00:01:17,823 to pare down when you're selecting elements 39 00:01:17,823 --> 00:01:19,262 for your shadowbox. 40 00:01:19,262 --> 00:01:20,674 Glues and adhesives are really important 41 00:01:20,674 --> 00:01:22,710 when creating a shadowbox. 42 00:01:22,710 --> 00:01:25,747 Just for paper to paper, I like to use a glue stick 43 00:01:25,747 --> 00:01:27,497 or double sided tape. 44 00:01:28,468 --> 00:01:30,624 Those are my two favorite things for paper to paper. 45 00:01:30,624 --> 00:01:33,601 If I'm wanting to give some things some height or dimension, 46 00:01:33,601 --> 00:01:35,342 then I'll use these double sided sticky dots, 47 00:01:35,342 --> 00:01:38,371 and they come in a really dense foam or a squishy foam, 48 00:01:38,371 --> 00:01:40,643 and if you don't actually have these or can't find them, 49 00:01:40,643 --> 00:01:41,983 you can just use little bits of cardboard 50 00:01:41,983 --> 00:01:43,408 to start adding layers. 51 00:01:43,408 --> 00:01:46,592 If you're using something a little bit heavier duty, 52 00:01:46,592 --> 00:01:48,240 I like to use these glue dots, 53 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,354 which are kind of like the thing 54 00:01:50,354 --> 00:01:52,095 that when you get a new credit card, 55 00:01:52,095 --> 00:01:53,500 how you've got to peel it apart from the paper, 56 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:56,356 it's like that but really really tacky, 57 00:01:56,356 --> 00:02:00,273 so this is just super sticky double sided dots, 58 00:02:00,322 --> 00:02:02,066 and you can get these in dimensional ones 59 00:02:02,066 --> 00:02:03,364 or flat ones like this one. 60 00:02:03,364 --> 00:02:05,941 Of course I've got my washi tape. 61 00:02:05,941 --> 00:02:08,100 This adds a little bit of stickiness 62 00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:10,947 and we can use it to adhere paper to paper, 63 00:02:10,947 --> 00:02:12,111 but it's mostly decorative. 64 00:02:12,111 --> 00:02:13,444 I've got stamps. 65 00:02:13,690 --> 00:02:15,441 I like to have a set of alphabet stamps 66 00:02:15,441 --> 00:02:17,110 in case I want to add some text to my work 67 00:02:17,110 --> 00:02:18,670 and not use my own handwriting, 68 00:02:18,670 --> 00:02:20,737 and I've got just another decorative stamp. 69 00:02:20,737 --> 00:02:22,444 You could pull whatever you like. 70 00:02:22,444 --> 00:02:24,081 If you are going to stamp into your shadowbox, 71 00:02:24,081 --> 00:02:25,439 you can use whatever inks that you like, 72 00:02:25,439 --> 00:02:27,536 but I'm going to show you how to stamp on washi tape 73 00:02:27,536 --> 00:02:28,992 and also how to stamp on glass, 74 00:02:28,992 --> 00:02:30,989 and for that you'll need a special kind of ink pad. 75 00:02:30,989 --> 00:02:33,681 I'm using StazOn, it's a solvent based pad, 76 00:02:33,681 --> 00:02:35,826 which will adhere to anything that's non porous, 77 00:02:35,826 --> 00:02:38,868 like glass, like the slick surface of washi tape, 78 00:02:38,868 --> 00:02:40,099 so I have that in a couple of colors, 79 00:02:40,099 --> 00:02:41,585 black and dove gray. 80 00:02:41,585 --> 00:02:43,516 I'm also going to show you how to draw on glass 81 00:02:43,516 --> 00:02:45,859 and I like to use a china marker, 82 00:02:45,859 --> 00:02:47,729 which is essentially like an adult crayon. 83 00:02:47,729 --> 00:02:49,460 It has sort of a waxy surface and it will stick 84 00:02:49,460 --> 00:02:50,525 to the glass. 85 00:02:50,525 --> 00:02:52,397 A handy thing to have on hand in any project 86 00:02:52,397 --> 00:02:54,824 are some unscented baby wipes and of course 87 00:02:54,824 --> 00:02:56,414 you'll need some scissors because a lot of the stuff 88 00:02:56,414 --> 00:02:57,564 we'll be cutting down. 89 00:02:57,564 --> 00:02:59,302 Again these are the items that I've gathered 90 00:02:59,302 --> 00:03:00,519 for my shadowbox. 91 00:03:00,519 --> 00:03:02,067 You'll have a different collection in front of you, 92 00:03:02,067 --> 00:03:03,120 but don't worry. 93 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,769 We'll be talking about how we're going 94 00:03:04,769 --> 00:03:06,699 to edit down these items to create our own narrative 95 00:03:06,699 --> 00:03:09,866 as we compose to create our shadowbox.