Prika: "Secret Garden" Shadow Box Layout by Semonti Roy

Hello Friends,

I am here on Prika’s Blog with a little inspiration for you all. It’s a shadow frame which I altered and turned it into a garden. I name it as "Secret Garden"

Here I have take an already primed shadow frame so will apply texture on it directly. For texture I have used modelling paste, mixed with texture sand and apply it with brick stencil on inside outside and two sides of the frame. I have also used texture paste with stone stencil on inside base and outsides for stone or gravel look. Used some chipboard pieces inside the box as a brick for 3D appearance.

Now I’m making some pieces with cardboard, air-dry clay, twig, thermocol and wire to cover them with white and black gesso and further coloured them with acrylic and chalk paints.

Now I have covered the entire frame with black gesso and coloured it with chalk paints and acrylic paints. I have also made the tree branches with clay on the sides of the box and a shade with corrugated cards for clay tile look.

Now its time for assembling the small pieces which I made earlier. Firstly I put the inside pieces and add some moss here and there for natural look. Then I add two cardboard pieces besides of the big stairs for extended the garden area. I add thermocol pieces as a stones

I have added rest off the pieces to create my garden. I have used moss, die cut leaves, foliage, saw dust to create different type of things and texture. Used texture embossing paste and pollens for flowers.

Here is my secret garden.