Home Is Where The Heart Is Shadow Box - Tutorial

There are many of the other buildings available for Ledge Village. These cutting files are available here.

Supplies needed:

• Cutting File available here from 3dcuts.com. https://3dcuts.com/heart-valentine-projects/home-heart-shadow-box

• Card stock- 2 pieces 8.5 x 11” white - I used the Neenah Index Card stock from Amazon - affiliate link below- for the white. (Note Index Card Stock weight is different than regular card stock. The 110 lb is just a little heavier than 65 lb regular.)

• 8.5 x 11 Red card Stock - 1 piece -The colors are all from Michael’s Recollections collection.

• Black and green card stock scraps

• 8” x 8” background - I used a piece of printed paper from my stash. Be creative here.

• 8” x 8’ cardboard

• Art Glitter Glue

• Frame - I used the 8” x8” frames from Michaels that come in a 3 pack.

• Wax paper

• Foam spacers

• Lights (optional) I used the LED 20 light strings.

• Scotch Tape

Major Parts Sizes - as download

Cottage and white parts grouped - 7.4847” w x 10.225” h

Two trees grouped together - 7.1071”w x 5.6308” h

Assorted color parts grouped together - 6” w x 4.5056” h

The image below shows all the parts needed to be cut. There is one file that has ALL the parts in it. It is labeled with ALL in the name. Download that only if you want to re-size all parts for use. It can be easier to download and cut the individual groupings unless you need to re-size.

Steps for completing the Home Is Where The Heart Is Shadow Box:

Special Note: I update the instructions online. Check here for adjustments and additional information.

1. Download the cutting files for your cutting machine here from the 3dcuts.com store. https://3dcuts.com/heart-valentine-projects/home-heart-shadow-box . For those of you that are reading this as a pdf I recommend viewing it online at my tutorials page at this url. https://3dcuts.com/home-heart-shadow-box-tutorial - There all the links will be live.

2. Load the files into your cutting software following the steps for your cutting machine. Re-size if necessary and then ungroup and separate all layers. If re-sizing isn’t necessary, open the separated layers and use those.

• For the Silhouette:

• SIL Files from uploaded SVG purchased from 3dcuts.com:

  • The SVG files may need to be turned into cutting files. Click here for detailed steps on how to use SVG files on your Silhouette. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-upload-svg-silhouette

  • DXF files can be opened in the basic edition of Silhouette Design Studio but often require modifications. I recommend using the Designer or Business Edition and using svg files. DXF files do not always maintain file sizes and you may need to adjust according to sizes noted above.

• For Cricut Explore: Here is a guide for importing into Cricut Design Space. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-adding-3dcuts-files-to-cricut . Remember to ATTACH files before cutting in Cricut.

• For Brother ScanNCut: The svg files will need to be transferred to files for your particular machine. You can change SVG files to FCM files at http://www.canvasworkspace.com/ or Google "How to import SVG files into a ScanNCut" for links to tutorials. Some models of Brother Scan N Cut can directly import the SVG files. Some files are on 12” mat so you may need to select 12 x 24” mat for correct sizing. Check sizing before you cut. Sizes are noted above.

3.  Cut the files.

• It is best to have good quality card stock and a good blade and clean, sticky mat. I use the Premium blade and the Nicapa mat.

4. Print and Cut Heart

• I used Print and Cut capabilities of the Silhouette to create the large heart with the words. Here are the steps for that process.

• Separate the heart and words into a file by themselves. Turn on the Print and cut features to Type 1 Cameo and center the file so it is not touching any of the registration marks.

• Make the fill of the heart empty and the line of the heart empty as well.

• Print the file on red card stock using best quality.

• In the Send/Cut dialog box make sure the heart is selected to cut and the text is select to NOT cut.

• Cut the heart around the printed text.

  If you do not have Print and Cut capabilities:

• I would print the letters and heart on red paper and then cut just inside the print line of the heart using scissors.

5. Assembly

• The assembly steps are detailed in the video below. Here is the YouTube url https://youtu.be/gBlJRHEm9DU

6. Share!

I love to see your finished projects. Please send photos to me at marji@3dcuts.com or share your photos on facebook, facebook crafting groups, pinterest and instagram.

https://www.facebook.com/3dcutsPaper

https://www.instagram.com/3dcutspaper/

#3dcutspaper

7. Give this to someone special.

Who are you making this for? Enjoy giving.

Variations: Here are photos of this project completed by other crafters. I am always looking for variations to share. If you do something creative with my file send a good photo to me at marji@3dcuts.com. I will include some here.

Be sure to check out some of the other Valentine projects available on my site.