Haunted Halloween Shadow Box

Halloween Shadow Box Made with Vinyl

Designed for Oh My Crafts

 So I have to admit, this is one of my favorite vinyl projects but no matter how hard I try, my photography skills just don't do it justice, so please excuse the glare of the glass and instead marvel at how amazing vinyl can be when it is cut out of FREE fonts from the internet!  I had such a fun time designing this project and layering the vinyl on the glass as well as the backdrop to make the phrases look like they are floating towards you.  I think after Halloween is over, I might have to make one for every holiday (:   If you happen to make one too, let me know.  I would love to see your creative spin on the idea!

Supplies Used:
Silhouette SD  | Shadow Box: 20”x20” from Ikea | Oh My Vinyl: Persimmon (3 sheets), Transfer Tape (3 sheets)  | 2 Sheets of 12”x24” Black OMC Bazzill Cardstock  | Optional Embellishments: American Crafts : Embossing Powder, Mini Halloween Stamp Set, Martha Stewart : Elegant Witch Stamp, EKSuccess : Spider Stickers
 
Instructions:
 
Step 1: Prepare Your Entire Design on Silhouette Studio (Sure Cuts A Lot or Make The Cut)
1. One of the great things about these software products is the ability to cut any font you have on your computer. For this project, I Google searched “Free Halloween Fonts” and installed the following fonts to my computer: Friday 13, FOO, Earwig Factory, Drips, Creeper, Bloodgutter, Badacid, Bones, Abaddon, and Trinigan. (Talk about gory names!)
2. Once you have installed a collection of spooky fonts, gather Halloween words and phrases. Here is a list of phrases I used:   A haunting we will go | Trick or Treat | Creepy | Toil and trouble, Boil and bubble | Enter if you dare | Very Scary | Eeek! | Fright Night | Ghosts & Goblins | Keep Out! | Beware | Happy Halloween | All hallow’s eve | Spooky | Boo | Haunt | Wicked | Bones | Thrills & Chills | Hocus Pocus | Wicked | Caution | October 31st
3. Type the phrases in spooky fonts.
4. Enlarge the phrases you want to stand out and shrink other phrases.
5. Temporarily set the mat to 19” x19” so you know how big to make the phrases. Stretch, shorten, enlarge, and shrink the words to create a 19” square.
 
Step 2: Cut Vinyl.
1. When cutting a 19” square with the Silhouette, you will need to cut it in a few sections. I divided the 19” square into three 7”x19” strips.
2. Weed and apply transfer tape over the phrases (do not peel off the vinyl from its liner yet).
 
Step 3: Shadow Box
1. Prepare the shadow box.
     a. Adhere black 12”x24” paper to the back board.
     b. Clean the glass with window cleaner.
2. With scissors, cut out the phrases you want on the glass and set aside (keeping in mind their position).
3. Peel off liner from vinyl and apply phrases to black paper with transfer tape.
     a. TIP: Leave the transfer tape on until the end. By doing this it will help you line up the pieces on the glass like a puzzle.
4. Place the glass over the black paper and apply the rest of the phrases onto the glass using the background as a guide to help line up the words.
 
Step 4: Embellish
1. Embellish with Halloween spider web stamps and spiders onto the black paper to fill any empty spaces.
  
Step 5: Hang up on the wall and enjoy!