Welcome back for our final Mother’s Week post! We’re excited that you are here because today’s guest is sure to inspire you! We featured Mirisha Dean in February during our Creatives of Colour post, and her card creations have continued to blow us away! We know that the inspired card that Mirisha is sharing will make you want to drop what you are doing and create! Don’t miss her process video below so you can see how easy this card is to recreate, too!

Hello friends! My name is Mirisha, and I am the creative behind The Diary of Belle Rose. I am so excited to be a guest designer for the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog during Mother’s Week! Today, I am sharing a card project featuring products from Scrapbook.com. Inspired by a shadow box, I am creating a butterfly-shaped window Mother’s Day card.

Supplies | Scrapbook.com: Butterfly Die, Classic Letter Dies, Sprinkles Paper Pad, Market Blooms Floral Die, All Heart Stamp Set,  Blending Brush, Foam Tape, Artis Liquid Adhesive, Salty Ocean Distress Oxide, Acetate

The Market Blooms Floral die set is one of my absolute favorites. With the different sizes and unique flower designs and leaves, I knew the floral die cuts would be perfect for this project. I used the set to die-cut flowers from the Sprinkles paper pad. I then arranged the flowers on the Salty Ocean Distress background panel and adhered them with liquid adhesive and foam tape to add dimension.

I’m so happy I decided to use the butterfly die to create the window for this card. It adds a very unique element to this project. However, I encourage you to use your creative thumbprint when creating your project. Feel free to use any shape die of your choosing. To create the illusion of a glass window, I added a piece of acetate to the back of the butterfly window.

I encourage you to think outside the box when using letter die cuts. These dies are perfect for adding personalization to your projects. For example, you can replace the mom sentiment with aunt, sister, or name. Another tip I’d love to share is to experiment with offsetting your die cuts. For this project, I used gold mirror cardstock to offset behind the black letters creating a slight shadow effect.

For visual step-by-step instructions feel free to check out my video tutorial below! Click ‘watch on YouTube’ to open a separate window and don’t forget to give the video a thumbs-up and leave a comment!

Thank you so much for joining me today. It is my hope that this project inspires you to create your very own shadow box window card. Sending you love and hugs!

As a cardmaker and crafter, Mirisha resides in North Carolina and is the proud mom of 3 fur babies, Molly, Heaven, and Zoey. In addition to crafting, Mirisha enjoys using her creativity to inspire others by teaching crafty classes and mentoring. When Mirisha isn’t crafting, she enjoys singing in the gospel choir, volunteering, shopping, and catching up on the latest movies and crime shows.

Mirisha is currently designing for Scrapbook.com, Spellbinders, and Cardstock Warehouse.

Find more of Mirisha’s creations here: Blog | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook