Every fall I get this burning desire to go visit places that are bursting with colors of birch, aspen and maple trees! Living in Southern Cali we only get a tiny glimpse of fall color. To make up for that, I designed a shadow box art inspired by birch and aspen forests!

If you saw those Dimensional Lanterns, you know that I love this paper- [easyazon_link asin=”B006P1EQXA” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”apieceofrainb-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Neenah Exact Index Cardstock, 110 lb.[/easyazon_link] It’s about 215 gsm weight.

For this shadow box I used the same paper, you can also use something even heavier.



To Start, download the template and print out the 2 pages. Here’s the pdf you can print, and Silhouette file of page 2 – I hand cut page 1 since it’s easy.

If you don’t use a Silhouette machine, no worries! It’s easy enough to cut with an Xacto knife. After cutting out the areas, gently score the lines where folds are needed. This will give a nice and clean fold later.



I used a [easyazon_link asin=”B009GZUPFA” locale=”US” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”apieceofrainb-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Silhouette Portrait[/easyazon_link] to print and cut the first page, then did all the rest of the cutting and scoring by hand.



Next fold and glue the 2 pieces so each become a box-like object. See photos above.

Place the background piece inside the frame piece, and use double sided tape or glue to secure them together.



To hang it, I used double sided tape, you can also make a little tab with paper or string, or place it on a table. Voila! Our little window to a fall birch forest!

If you love easy paper projects, check out these 2 sets of dimensional lanterns! Set 1, and set 2. Happy creating!