Wedding Announcements

Should be fun and original. They announce to the world the joining of two people in love! With this unique shadowbox, you can spread the good news to your loved ones in style. The materials are easy to find, and the technique is simple and quick.

Mix up your design by choosing bright silver stars or colorful confetti. Choose colors and papers that reflect your wedding theme, coordinated with your other paper details. These announcements are as much fun to make as they are to receive.

Here are the materials you will need to make one shadowbox announcement:

• one 5” x 7’ (12.5 x 18 cm) paper photo card with 2 1/2’ X 4” (6.5 x 10 cm) window opening one plastic sheet protector.
• paper in color of your choice, for announcement ‘one large, decorative rubber stamp
• one rubber-stamp ink pad
• clear double-sided tape
• foam double-sided tape
• small plastic confetti
• scissors

STEP 1. Cut apart the photo card. Discard the middle piece of paper (you’ll use only the front and back of the card).

STEP 2. Cut the sheet protector in half. Cut ¡tin half again to make a total of eight small plastic sheets, measuring 4” x 5 ‘/a” (10 x 13.5 cm).

STEP 3. Working with the decorative rubber stamp and ink pad, stamp two opposite corners on the front of the top photo card. Try to place each design motif in the same position on each corner but you don’t have to be exact.

STEP 4. Adhere the plastic sheet onto the inside of the top photo card with the clear double-sided tape.

STEP 5. Print your announcement on the colored paper by hand or with a computer and color printer (we used a 14-point font in our word processing program). Position the announcement so you can cut
the paper to a size of 4’ X 6” (10 X 15 cm).

STEP 6. Attach the announcement to the center front of the bottom photo card with clear double-sided tape. Make sure the announcement ¡s centered in the window of the card before securing it.

STEP 7. Frame the front outside edge of the bottom photo card with foam double-sided tape. Sprinkle a small amount of plastic confetti inside the foam-tape frame. Place the top window frame onto the bottom card, making sure it sits evenly on all sides.