WOW! Fantastic tutorial! I was once a trainer for Adobe Products and I find most people's videos tedious. You are so organized and professional. I watched from start to finish even though I'm a cameo owner and an Illustrator user. Thanks for sharing your amazing skills. I'm looking forward to binge-watching all of your spectacular work.
I love Jennifer Maker!! I absolutely loathe watching any video tutorials and would rather read how to do something in an article because watching videos takes so much more time from having to sift through all the unnecessary content and irrelevant stuff. But, I love that she gets to the point quickly and is thorough with explanations. After many years of trial and error of self taught fundamentals of Design Space, Adobe Illustrator, and Canva, I’ve come to understanding exactly the little tricks and ways to make a design especially in Design Space. So, using the contour tool and slice and weld tools too, was something I had discovered by just playing around with different things and trying out all the buttons and functions and through the trial and error process, I was able to self teach everything you could do and even some difficult things on my own. But, I’m also a fast learner and have been a stubborn critic to myself all my life so learning Design Space my way was the only option since I hated watching videos and it seems as if everything is done with videos anymore. I love that Jennifer Maker also has alternative ways to learn something or a project with instructions that don’t require a video tutorial rather step by step instructions on her website. With so much competition today in craft masters, Jennifer is still at the top of this game in my book!!!
I looked and looked for a video on how to design my own shadow boxes. Every single one shows how to make mandalas. While those are amazing in their own way, I wanted to learn exactly this and I finally found this! Thank you so much for the way you explain everything so simple and easy and concise. I appreciate you so much! I’m so excited to design my own.
You make it SO EASY!! after watching a billion and ten videos, you have blown my mind how simple and understandable you make everything. You're a joy to watch and listen to. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
You are the first person I've seen on Cricut UA-cam and WOW, I'm learning so much! There are so many layers to this project and I've never used Cricut before so it's a bit confusing to me, but I'll catch up! You explain with so much clear detail. I'd love to see how to illuminate tshirts! I am so excited to learn more about Cricut Maker!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Wow wow and wow, I’m brand new to Cricut, I’ve just brought a Cricut joy and I’ve been watching soooo many videos, but then came across yours, first thing I’d like to say is that you are a joy to listen to, because some of the others I’ve been watching, sorry to say this, but I find their voices a bit annoying to listen to, but you are lovely. The other thing now though is a want to buy a maker, to be able to do bigger things, especially one of these. They are amazing, you are so talented, I’m hoping to be able to master the joy first and make some things and get used to design space, but I’m sure within a few weeks I’ll be desperately wanted to upgrade to a maker. Thank you so much for making this video and teaching me how to use design space better. You’ve made 2020 lockdown so much better for me, as I’ve not left the house since March. Sending you lots of love from England. ❤️❤️❤️
@@JenniferMaker thank you so much for replying to me. I’ve subscribed and I’m joining your Facebook groups. Don’t worry, I’m not a stalker or anything crazy 🤪😂😂😂 ❤️❤️❤️
Jennifer these are absolutely gorgeous! I am brand new to the Cricut and admittedly, I struggle with creativity. I absolutely love to craft but have always avoided it because I am just not a creative type. Haha. Your videos have truly inspired me and helped me to get those creative ideas flowing...I love how thorough you are and you are a wonderful, concise teacher. I am having much more fun with crafting thanks to you....it actually really helps me in my battle with anxiety. I can't wait to try these shadow boxes! Thank you again!
You're so sweet, it truly fills my heart with joy that my videos are helping you out. We all have those days when we're lacking creativity and sometimes we just have to start making something and the ideas start flowing. Whenever you're in need of some creativity, you can always come to my channel and make one of my crafts ❣️
This is an amazing tutorial, and so easy to follow. The tips are fantastic! I wanted to make my friend a special shadowbox for her birthday from my self and our friend, but I couldnt find one I liked. Your tutorial has enabled me to make my own exactly as I wanted, so thank you!
Thank you so much for making a How-To! I created one after seeing your first Shadow Box video, but having some issues with executing it - this helps sooo much! I LOVE the box idea - I figured it’s a great way to keep everything together and make it very easy to interchange if you want to not have multiple boxes, but be able to create different inserts for the season or holiday. Thank you again!!!
Glad you've found this tutorial very helpful, Elena! And you're right, using the box makes it easy to interchange with changing seasons and holidays. Thank you for watching! 😊
I"ve had my cricut forever and am just starting to use it thanks you and your tutorials. I made this today and the countdown village yesterday. You make what should be scary easy to understand.
Thanks to you, I finally understand the process!!! I can't wait to get started. Your video tutorials are always perfect - and you have an amazing gentle voice that is so relaxing to listen to.
you explain everything so clearly! my mom had an older cricut with the cartridges and i used to be so amazed by it. now i have the cricut maker and it can be so overwhelming, but you’ve made everything so much easier to understand!
Wow,unbelievable.I watched it even though I am a newbie. It’s complicated as I have the very first Cricut that was out in the market. I have soooo much to learn still. Thank you for your wonderful time in showing us how to do this.I need a new maker....saving for it...someday ❤️❤️❤️
I don’t own a cricut yet but I’m getting one for Christmas so I’ve been binge watching lots of tutorials. I can’t wait to try this once I get the hang of it!
My Cricut Maker should arrive tomorrow! This is on my list to make! I'm hoping to learn how to do this by Christmas as gifts. These are fabulous! I'm a newbie to the Cricut world, and I have you bookmarked and saved on all devices to help me on this journey! Thank you so much for all the content!!! ❤❤❤
I'm a newbie using the cricut. I have to say I am obsessed with it! Just watched your video and decided to give this a try. Your video was perfect and made it very easy to understand. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out Wish I could add a pic!
I'm overwelmed but love the challenged lol. You have such a calming voice were you a teacher in your past life. You mentioned copy paper didnt see where that came in play.🤔❤
Thank you for this tutorial. There is so much information included about what you can do with Design space functions (like slice and contour), in addition to how to make a shadow box. I’m seeing this, as you see, almost three years after you posted it. I think this video is timeless. I saved it, and am sharing it with a friend who has a Cricut.
I’m very new to Cricut and really loved this tutorial!!! I love getting the FREE files, but also wanted to learn how to actually create the files and you did just that and I want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have a picture of my husband, myself, and our son that I have loved forever!! My son and husband have passed away and I thought this would be a beautiful shadow box, but the more I think about it I don’t think a picture would work as a shadow box. Do you have any ideas for a way to use a much loved picture into something memorable like a shadow box is?? I hope I’m being clear on what I’m wanting. Thank you so very much!!!! Carolyn
Thank you so much for watching! I would love for you to join my Cricut Crafters and Makers FB Group, facebook.com/groups/cricutcraftersandmakers/ and search and/or ask. There is so much inspiration and help to be found in the group! ❤️
I was hoping to just go online and find designs for layered photo frame shadow boxes. I buy one for my mama every year for Christmas and put my kids picture in it. I didn’t find any premade designs for the photo frame but many, many shadow boxes. I am really not overly computer savvy, I can design things though. I am hoping to use this to design my own layered photo frame mats. I’m still in shock that they aren’t out there somewhere! I just want to try my hand at making them instead of buying them at Michael’s and Kohls every year. Thank you for this tutorial, it explained a lot to me. Wish me luck though…I’m not sure if I can pull this off! I will give it my best shot though. Baby’s 1st Christmas, marriage 1st Christmas photos, dated with the year Christmas style, personalized with pets names and the ever changing nicknames for grandparents are my goal!
Completely blown my mind iv'e learnt so much today with this one tutorial thank you so much as soon as iv'e completed my light box i'll add to the facebook page :) again thanks so much
I got the cricut joy and huge bundle for Christmas even the easypress 2 9x9 and 12x12 mat well they’re not all here yet I have to pick them all up on Wednesday I’m verry excited because these are my very first to cricut machines I’ve never ever had one before it’s the truth
Congratulations! They are great fun! If you would like any help becoming friends with your new Joy, we have a new series to help you do just that! You can find information about it right here! 😉 makeracademy.com/cricutkickoff/
i totally understand the first one you did but the second way over my head lol. Its just me because i am not a crafter that makes up my own. i have to follow step by step exactly just like when i am sewing.
Did you know you can slow down a video by going up to the three dots in the upper right hand side, and clicking on them? They will bring down the settings that will let you slow down any UA-cam video to the speed you need! But, if looking at the written version of the tutorial would help any, here is the link: 😄 jennifermaker.com/custom-shadow-box-cricut-design-space/
Thank you for this! I'm fairly new to cricut crafts but very ambitious and want to do a wedding anniversary shadowbox for my parents anniversary this year! Luckily it's in May so I have a ways to figure it all out! Thank you for making it a simple process instead of a terrifying mess!
Once again this is awesome, Jennifer you rock! So pretty, the reindeer scene is absolutely gorgeous...Could you please add that to your resource library!!!
Thanks so much for this video!!! I just bought a cricut maker to craft a shadow light box and this video is sooooo informative and detailed! Thank you so so much!!!
Thank you! I can't wait for you to make one either! Would you mind sharing it with our crafters over in our Facebook group (link to it is in the description above) once you're all done? I would love to see it! 😊
Ok, I;m stuck! I got focal layer; put it behind frame #1, added heart, did contour, but when I click on heart & then frame, I don't get the slice option - just goes back to contour. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? This is my 3rd attempt, & I'm getting discouraged.
@@cherylmorrison1751 Make sure you're only clicking on the heart and the layer, if you have 3 or more layers selected, you can't slice. I would encourage you to watch from 17:05 to 18:25 very carefully. Please let me know if you're still having issues. Please don't get discouraged, sometimes it's just one step that we're missing to keep on going! 💓
Oh girl, thank you soooooo much for making this tutorial! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE these shadow box art! .....ever since I first saw them online, years ago! I love anything i can incorporate lights in. Speaking of lighted art work, I think you should do a video on those foam core boards with an image and lights poking through the board. Example....one I've seen alot is the tower in Paris made with vinyl and lil string lights poking through as the lights on the tower. You are such a wonderful teacher and sooooo creative I just know you can come up with a much cooler lighted artwork. These are just so awesome and I never thought I would ever be able to design my own but you have taught me so I understand how these are made and the layers aren't complicated at all! It's so hard to believe you have only been cricuting for just over 2 years! I got my cricut several years ago but found myself getting way too frustrated to make much. However, between your videos and a few others have helped me tremendously helped me get through the chaos and focus through it all. Tip, tricks, and hacks are some of the best. I was so happy when I discovered how to use my character map, and a program called Fontlab pad! Cricut really needs to work on how the fonts come together in DS! It's so ridiculous to have to use a separate program just to write! I would love it if you could do a tutorial on fontlab pad, and how to use the character map in the computer. Sooooo many crafters do not know about those and you have a rather large following and could reach alot of people. I am trying to get my ADD under control so I can start doing some tutorials and reg. videos on UA-cam because I'm a jack of many trades and could really do some interesting, fun, silly, and informative content. Not to mention my son (almost 13) has been dying to start a youtube channel, oh dear, lol! Thx again! Happy new year
Haha! Both sound like great project tutorials! Would you mind requesting those so we can keep track of them? jennifermaker.com/projectrequests/ Thanks so much for your kind words! So glad to have you here! Best of luck mama on that UA-cam channel! ;-)
@jennifermaker, the tutorial honestly is the most clear in instruction(s), that I have found. I am so happy to have found your channel. I've had a cricut for almost a year and have not been able to fully utilize the functions because I just didn't know and couldn't always find clear instruction. Again, thank you! ❤
At 7:04 up in the top right corner... did I miss where to get that cool looking container for tools? Thanks so much for always coming up with clever ways to keep our minds and hands busy with neat craft ideas!
Thank you. My mothers dog passed a year ago and will be the perfect gift. I will try and add a rainbow to the background as the rainbow bridge. Your amazing
Thank you so much for doing this tutorial! I know many crafters (myself included!) appreciate learning how to get all those layers to work together. Woo Hoo! We CAN create our own custom shadow boxes.
Hi Jennifer. This is the best how to video I’ve found. Explains it perfectly. Thank you. I do have a question about the actual process of putting it all together. I would love to see a video that shows step by step of adding the light strip. I read they are cut-able but what happens to the rest of the strip. They seem expensive to just toss the rest or am I missing something. Thank you again for all your awesome videos. 😊
Thank you for a fantastic video - so well explained, I can't wait to try this. A really cool feature would be to be able to rename layers - maybe this is something Cricut could consider.
Thank you Jennifer. This was an awesome tutorial. I am a new Cricut Maker owner and so this was very helpful. I made a Halloween design and when my daughter (30 years old) asked when I purchased the shadow box as it was so awesome, I was over the moon excited. Thank you. Here's the new owner's question, how can I make the cut lines in the box become score lines without changing all the lines to score? I looked at your video about changing the cut lines to score, but I cannot find the layers in the box design (included in the 9 inch shadow box design) to store the finished shadow box layers together.
@@JenniferMaker Thank you, I ungrouped the layers to get the box layers and frame layers all separated. But when I try to change the cut lines to score on the box layer, I cannot figure out how. There is no option to ungroup. On my computer, the box layer is just one layer. So I copied all your dimensions and started from scratch and designed the boxes. They came out fine, a score line here that wasn't perfect or a cut line that was off a smidge, but worked for me. Thank you again for putting up this tutorial. I am having such fun making holiday shadow boxes to switch out as the seasons come and go. I find you are the easiest teacher to follow!!!
Great video. I'd like to make my own 3d cards (pop ups or tunnel cards) and this is a very similar principal. I'd love to see a video about all the different methods to assemble those, like notches/slits, accordion style, etc. and which you think works better.
Hi Jenniferthank you for all your wonderful tutorials,I really could use some help your help. my labrador passed and I want to make a shadow box.could you help me find some ideas to do this.Thank you
You are amazing! You have explained this so well and made every minute count in your video! Thank you so much for this gift, from you to me, and now from me to my loved ones! New subscriber!
This was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for all tips to creating your own layers. I've been wanting to make something that I could not find a premade file, so this is perfect! I would love your ideas on how to use color, i.e. give your lake a more bluish look. Maybe using colored acetate or something behind the paper?
I recently purchased a Cricut Joy. I’ve never used a Cricut before but I thought I would start small. I decided to make a shadow box memorial to my mother-in-law who just recently passed away. It turned out beautiful. Wanted to share it with you but there no…insert video/photo. Thanx for your step by step instructions. Trish Basinger
GREAT tutorial Jennifer! Thanks so much for the easy instructions and helpful tips. I think I am ready to accept the challenge and make my own design! I hope it is as easy as you make it look!
Love this video. What do you do if you have layers that exceed the depth of your shadow box. I wish you would have shown how you put the lights in. But great video.
This is by far the best shadow box tutorial for the Cricut on YT!
I’m in awe of that deer picture. So impressive.
Thank you! 😃
WOW! Fantastic tutorial! I was once a trainer for Adobe Products and I find most people's videos tedious. You are so organized and professional. I watched from start to finish even though I'm a cameo owner and an Illustrator user. Thanks for sharing your amazing skills. I'm looking forward to binge-watching all of your spectacular work.
Wow, thanks, John! 😍
Yes she is
To the hall of fame for graphic designers and trainers 🏆
I love Jennifer Maker!! I absolutely loathe watching any video tutorials and would rather read how to do something in an article because watching videos takes so much more time from having to sift through all the unnecessary content and irrelevant stuff. But, I love that she gets to the point quickly and is thorough with explanations. After many years of trial and error of self taught fundamentals of Design Space, Adobe Illustrator, and Canva, I’ve come to understanding exactly the little tricks and ways to make a design especially in Design Space. So, using the contour tool and slice and weld tools too, was something I had discovered by just playing around with different things and trying out all the buttons and functions and through the trial and error process, I was able to self teach everything you could do and even some difficult things on my own. But, I’m also a fast learner and have been a stubborn critic to myself all my life so learning Design Space my way was the only option since I hated watching videos and it seems as if everything is done with videos anymore. I love that Jennifer Maker also has alternative ways to learn something or a project with instructions that don’t require a video tutorial rather step by step instructions on her website. With so much competition today in craft masters, Jennifer is still at the top of this game in my book!!!
Thanks so much!
I looked and looked for a video on how to design my own shadow boxes. Every single one shows how to make mandalas. While those are amazing in their own way, I wanted to learn exactly this and I finally found this! Thank you so much for the way you explain everything so simple and easy and concise. I appreciate you so much! I’m so excited to design my own.
You are so welcome! I'm glad you found it!
You make it SO EASY!! after watching a billion and ten videos, you have blown my mind how simple and understandable you make everything. You're a joy to watch and listen to. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
Wow, thank you!
You are the first person I've seen on Cricut UA-cam and WOW, I'm learning so much! There are so many layers to this project and I've never used Cricut before so it's a bit confusing to me, but I'll catch up! You explain with so much clear detail.
I'd love to see how to illuminate tshirts! I am so excited to learn more about Cricut Maker!
Thank you!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Wow wow and wow, I’m brand new to Cricut, I’ve just brought a Cricut joy and I’ve been watching soooo many videos, but then came across yours, first thing I’d like to say is that you are a joy to listen to, because some of the others I’ve been watching, sorry to say this, but I find their voices a bit annoying to listen to, but you are lovely. The other thing now though is a want to buy a maker, to be able to do bigger things, especially one of these. They are amazing, you are so talented, I’m hoping to be able to master the joy first and make some things and get used to design space, but I’m sure within a few weeks I’ll be desperately wanted to upgrade to a maker. Thank you so much for making this video and teaching me how to use design space better. You’ve made 2020 lockdown so much better for me, as I’ve not left the house since March. Sending you lots of love from England. ❤️❤️❤️
Awwww...thank you so much! Sending love your way during this crazy time! ❤️
@@JenniferMaker thank you so much for replying to me. I’ve subscribed and I’m joining your Facebook groups. Don’t worry, I’m not a stalker or anything crazy 🤪😂😂😂 ❤️❤️❤️
Love this video, love how you explain everything and love your voice! God bless you!!!
Thanks so much Gabriela!
Jennifer these are absolutely gorgeous! I am brand new to the Cricut and admittedly, I struggle with creativity. I absolutely love to craft but have always avoided it because I am just not a creative type. Haha. Your videos have truly inspired me and helped me to get those creative ideas flowing...I love how thorough you are and you are a wonderful, concise teacher. I am having much more fun with crafting thanks to you....it actually really helps me in my battle with anxiety. I can't wait to try these shadow boxes! Thank you again!
You're so sweet, it truly fills my heart with joy that my videos are helping you out. We all have those days when we're lacking creativity and sometimes we just have to start making something and the ideas start flowing. Whenever you're in need of some creativity, you can always come to my channel and make one of my crafts ❣️
This is an amazing tutorial, and so easy to follow. The tips are fantastic! I wanted to make my friend a special shadowbox for her birthday from my
self and our friend, but I couldnt find one I liked. Your tutorial has enabled me to make my own exactly as I wanted, so thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I so love this love how you explain everything step by step Jennifer Maker your the best ❤
Thank you so much for making a How-To! I created one after seeing your first Shadow Box video, but having some issues with executing it - this helps sooo much! I LOVE the box idea - I figured it’s a great way to keep everything together and make it very easy to interchange if you want to not have multiple boxes, but be able to create different inserts for the season or holiday. Thank you again!!!
Glad you've found this tutorial very helpful, Elena! And you're right, using the box makes it easy to interchange with changing seasons and holidays. Thank you for watching! 😊
😅😮😮😮😅😅😮😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢pi
Finally got up the courage to make this. After several mistakes and rewatching the video, I did it! Thank you so much for your clear directions.
Wonderful! 😃💜
I"ve had my cricut forever and am just starting to use it thanks you and your tutorials. I made this today and the countdown village yesterday. You make what should be scary easy to understand.
So glad you have decided to fire up your Cricut! It's so much fun! Thanks so much for your kind words! It really means a lot! :)
Thanks to you, I finally understand the process!!! I can't wait to get started. Your video tutorials are always perfect - and you have an amazing gentle voice that is so relaxing to listen to.
Thank you so much, Bridget! Comments like yours are what keep me going! 😊
I personally DESIRE your Garden Shadow Box, it is lovely!!! PLUS to create my own.
Awww...thanks!
you explain everything so clearly! my mom had an older cricut with the cartridges and i used to be so amazed by it. now i have the cricut maker and it can be so overwhelming, but you’ve made everything so much easier to understand!
Thank you SO much! 😊
I am in Love with the shadow boxes. Thank you Jennifer
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! 😊🌻
my cricut is on the way and i am preparing some things for a christmas fair. i‘m so glad i found your channel 🖤
Wonderful and good luck with your fair!
What a great tutorial. I really want to try this with the Nativity, I think it would be amazing. You are such a wonderful teacher, Thank you.
Please do! That would be amazing!
Wow,unbelievable.I watched it even though I am a newbie. It’s complicated as I have the very first Cricut that was out in the market. I have soooo much to learn still. Thank you for your wonderful time in showing us how to do this.I need a new maker....saving for it...someday ❤️❤️❤️
You can do it!
I don’t own a cricut yet but I’m getting one for Christmas so I’ve been binge watching lots of tutorials. I can’t wait to try this once I get the hang of it!
Glad Santa figured out the best thing for you for Christmas this year! :-) Thanks for watching! Hope to see you back again soon!
Jennifer Maker I’m already subscribed and I’ll definitely be back! Thank you!
@@KGurley07 Even better! 💓
You are so smart!! That puppy design is genius!! I learn so much for you!! 💜💜💜 🐶
Thank you! 😊
My Cricut Maker should arrive tomorrow! This is on my list to make! I'm hoping to learn how to do this by Christmas as gifts. These are fabulous! I'm a newbie to the Cricut world, and I have you bookmarked and saved on all devices to help me on this journey! Thank you so much for all the content!!! ❤❤❤
Have fun! 😊
You are thorough and clear! Thank you, Jennifer, for sharing your talents and skill!
You are so welcome! 💜
This is so awesome! I’m going to
make a shadow box with a surfer theme for my father-in-law! Thanks for showing me how!!
You are so welcome!
@@JenniferMaker Shoot! I bought a 12x12 frame! Is it not going to work as well?
Wow, there’s nothing u can’t make. You are my inspiration. Love ALL your videos.
Thanks so much! You're too sweet! I appreciate you being here!
I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else 😊
This is very well thought through. the unique thing about this is you can change color modes with the light.
Isn't that cool? 😍
Love the little cricut cuties especially the purple one, my favorite color 😀
Mine too!
I'm a newbie using the cricut. I have to say I am obsessed with it! Just watched your video and decided to give this a try. Your video was perfect and made it very easy to understand. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out Wish I could add a pic!
You can post them here! facebook.com/groups/cricutcraftersandmakers/
I'm overwelmed but love the challenged lol. You have such a calming voice were you a teacher in your past life. You mentioned copy paper didnt see where that came in play.🤔❤
IDK, maybe! 😁
Thank you for this tutorial. There is so much information included about what you can do with Design space functions (like slice and contour), in addition to how to make a shadow box. I’m seeing this, as you see, almost three years after you posted it. I think this video is timeless. I saved it, and am sharing it with a friend who has a Cricut.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for sharing it! 💕
I love using contour on projects. I have 2 more frames i need to use up. Thanks Jennifer for the beautiful tutorials.
You are so welcome!
I’m very new to Cricut and really loved this tutorial!!! I love getting the FREE files, but also wanted to learn how to actually create the files and you did just that and I want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have a picture of my husband, myself, and our son that I have loved forever!! My son and husband have passed away and I thought this would be a beautiful shadow box, but the more I think about it I don’t think a picture would work as a shadow box. Do you have any ideas for a way to use a much loved picture into something memorable like a shadow box is?? I hope I’m being clear on what I’m wanting. Thank you so very much!!!! Carolyn
Thank you so much for watching! I would love for you to join my Cricut Crafters and Makers FB Group, facebook.com/groups/cricutcraftersandmakers/ and search and/or ask. There is so much inspiration and help to be found in the group! ❤️
I was hoping to just go online and find designs for layered photo frame shadow boxes. I buy one for my mama every year for Christmas and put my kids picture in it. I didn’t find any premade designs for the photo frame but many, many shadow boxes. I am really not overly computer savvy, I can design things though. I am hoping to use this to design my own layered photo frame mats. I’m still in shock that they aren’t out there somewhere! I just want to try my hand at making them instead of buying them at Michael’s and Kohls every year. Thank you for this tutorial, it explained a lot to me. Wish me luck though…I’m not sure if I can pull this off! I will give it my best shot though. Baby’s 1st Christmas,
marriage 1st Christmas photos, dated with the year Christmas style, personalized with pets names and the ever changing nicknames for grandparents are my goal!
Best of luck! But I know you can do this and it will look awesome! 😊🌻
Thank you so much for the tutorial. I was feeling a little intimidated but I did it
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I am working on my first shadow box and this video is my reference. 🙂
Wonderful to hear! 💗
Jennifer such a great tutorial. You answered so many questions in my brain. Thank You
So glad I could answer questions! Happy crafting today! :)
This is my favorite crafting/cricut channel! You do such a great job explaining things and you have a beautiful personality!
You're so sweet! Thank you for your kind words! 😊
My favorite auntie 🥰🙏🏾🍀
Aww thank you so much! Thanks for watching! 😊🌻
Completely blown my mind iv'e learnt so much today with this one tutorial thank you so much as soon as iv'e completed my light box i'll add to the facebook page :) again thanks so much
So very welcome!
@@JenniferMaker just one question if I want to do 12x12 my maker is saying its to big can I override this or do I need to shrink slightly? Thanks
I can’t wait to try designing my shadow box. I learned so much from this video. Thank you!!!!!
You are so welcome! 😃
I got the cricut joy and huge bundle for Christmas even the easypress 2 9x9 and 12x12 mat well they’re not all here yet I have to pick them all up on Wednesday I’m verry excited because these are my very first to cricut machines I’ve never ever had one before it’s the truth
Wonderful! I have some live Facebook videos coming up that show you all the things as a new Cricut owner! Here's the link: cricutkickoff.com/
Congratulations! They are great fun! If you would like any help becoming friends with your new Joy, we have a new series to help you do just that! You can find information about it right here! 😉
makeracademy.com/cricutkickoff/
Hi Jennifer maker you are such a nice UA-cam yes I’m so excited to use both my cricut machines
I am in tears trying to figure this out. I really wanted to make a shadow box for my grandchildren but this is way beyond my beginner skills.
You can always take a break and come back later! We have plenty of great beginner projects on our blog as well. jennifermaker.com
Thank you for showing this ...I have wonder for a longtime how you add layers thank you xxxx
Happy to help! 💗
I've been looking for a good shadow box tutorial and this is the best one! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
Wow 🙌 excellent master class! Graphic designer here too! Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Yay! That's awesome! Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I was afraid to try a shadow box... but you have given me hope.
Thank you! You can do it! 😃💜
I just ordered some stuff to try and make one for my mom. Thank you for this video I think I can make some now :)
You are so welcome! Have fun and thanks for watching!!
I just love your 50’s vibe! Great tutorial!
Thanks so much, Lisa! I do love 50's design, and dress! 😊
@@JenniferMaker me too!
That was an awesome video. It looks complicated but you made it so easy to follow. I can’t wait to try it. The reflection is beautiful.
So glad you loved it! 💖
i totally understand the first one you did but the second way over my head lol. Its just me because i am not a crafter that makes up my own. i have to follow step by step exactly just like when i am sewing.
Did you know you can slow down a video by going up to the three dots in the upper right hand side, and clicking on them? They will bring down the settings that will let you slow down any UA-cam video to the speed you need! But, if looking at the written version of the tutorial would help any, here is the link: 😄
jennifermaker.com/custom-shadow-box-cricut-design-space/
Thank you for this! I'm fairly new to cricut crafts but very ambitious and want to do a wedding anniversary shadowbox for my parents anniversary this year! Luckily it's in May so I have a ways to figure it all out! Thank you for making it a simple process instead of a terrifying mess!
YAY! Good Luck! :)
Thank you for all your videos. They are really helpful for a beginner. I love them
You are so welcome!✨
Fantastic Tutorial. I feel so much more confident to give this a try now. Thank you
You are so welcome! 💜
Once again this is awesome, Jennifer you rock! So pretty, the reindeer scene is absolutely gorgeous...Could you please add that to your resource library!!!
Hi Linda, thank you so much! I got the reindeer design off of Cricut Access, I go through all the steps here to show you how you can make it as well 😊
@@JenniferMaker I know lol, just being lazy. You're tutorial was complete and very easy to understand and follow! Thank you once again.
@@lindajohannesen6035 Aww, no worries! I'm just not able to add it to my resource library because it's not my design :)
Thanks so much for this video!!! I just bought a cricut maker to craft a shadow light box and this video is sooooo informative and detailed! Thank you so so much!!!
Glad it was helpful! 😍
These are gorgeous, i cannot wait to maKE ONE.
Thank you! I can't wait for you to make one either! Would you mind sharing it with our crafters over in our Facebook group (link to it is in the description above) once you're all done? I would love to see it! 😊
You are a Queen! This is my favorite project. I'm in love!! Thank you very much!
You are so welcome!
Love it! Looks difficult, but I'm going to try! Thanks, again, Jennifer!!
Thank you Cheryl, I know you can do this! Practice makes perfect 💖
Ok, I;m stuck! I got focal layer; put it behind frame #1, added heart, did contour, but when I click on heart & then frame, I don't get the slice option - just goes back to contour. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? This is my 3rd attempt, & I'm getting discouraged.
@@cherylmorrison1751 Make sure you're only clicking on the heart and the layer, if you have 3 or more layers selected, you can't slice. I would encourage you to watch from 17:05 to 18:25 very carefully. Please let me know if you're still having issues. Please don't get discouraged, sometimes it's just one step that we're missing to keep on going! 💓
So making this tomorrow! I ordered frame and will pick up tomorrow night. Exciting
YAY! So glad you're getting crafty this week!
These are really nice! Especially the light up feature!
Isn't that pretty, especially at dark?!? I'm happy you like it! 😍
JENNIFER!!! This was amazing!!!! I'm so impressed! I might have to try this !
You must try! They are a lot of fun to make! :)
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Lol, I had no idea, that I could do so much with my Cricut. So many features I have not utilized!!! (fairly new). Thank you!!!!!
Amazing what these little machines can do! :)
What a fantastic project and tutorial! You are an awesome instructor!
Thank you Kathy!
I am so excited to make my own. I just got my shadow boxes. Hopefully I can make one.
I'm sure you'll do a spectacular job, Angelica! 😊
Love love these shadow boxes!! Jennifer you are very talented. You really convinced me to buy Cricut maker ..thank you
So glad! I'm loving the shadow boxes too! :)
Omg!!! First time watching the whole video and I absolutely love it! Amazing! Will definitely try! Thanks so much!!
Yay! Thank you!
I never see it like that before is so beautiful 😊
Oh girl, thank you soooooo much for making this tutorial! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE these shadow box art! .....ever since I first saw them online, years ago! I love anything i can incorporate lights in. Speaking of lighted art work, I think you should do a video on those foam core boards with an image and lights poking through the board. Example....one I've seen alot is the tower in Paris made with vinyl and lil string lights poking through as the lights on the tower. You are such a wonderful teacher and sooooo creative I just know you can come up with a much cooler lighted artwork. These are just so awesome and I never thought I would ever be able to design my own but you have taught me so I understand how these are made and the layers aren't complicated at all! It's so hard to believe you have only been cricuting for just over 2 years! I got my cricut several years ago but found myself getting way too frustrated to make much. However, between your videos and a few others have helped me tremendously helped me get through the chaos and focus through it all. Tip, tricks, and hacks are some of the best. I was so happy when I discovered how to use my character map, and a program called Fontlab pad! Cricut really needs to work on how the fonts come together in DS! It's so ridiculous to have to use a separate program just to write! I would love it if you could do a tutorial on fontlab pad, and how to use the character map in the computer. Sooooo many crafters do not know about those and you have a rather large following and could reach alot of people. I am trying to get my ADD under control so I can start doing some tutorials and reg. videos on UA-cam because I'm a jack of many trades and could really do some interesting, fun, silly, and informative content. Not to mention my son (almost 13) has been dying to start a youtube channel, oh dear, lol! Thx again! Happy new year
Haha! Both sound like great project tutorials! Would you mind requesting those so we can keep track of them? jennifermaker.com/projectrequests/
Thanks so much for your kind words! So glad to have you here! Best of luck mama on that UA-cam channel! ;-)
This is the best tutorial I have ever watched. Thank you so much for sharing!
What a kind thing to say, Jen! Thank you! 🥰
@jennifermaker, the tutorial honestly is the most clear in instruction(s), that I have found. I am so happy to have found your channel. I've had a cricut for almost a year and have not been able to fully utilize the functions because I just didn't know and couldn't always find clear instruction. Again, thank you! ❤
Wow that's the most awsum thing I've seen made love it
Thank you so much for watching!
At 7:04 up in the top right corner... did I miss where to get that cool looking container for tools? Thanks so much for always coming up with clever ways to keep our minds and hands busy with neat craft ideas!
Hi Sherry, I actually made my toolbox with my 3D printer 😊Thank you for watching! ❣️
Thank you. My mothers dog passed a year ago and will be the perfect gift. I will try and add a rainbow to the background as the rainbow bridge. Your amazing
Great idea! Your mom will love that!
I love shadow boxes. This is such a great project!
Thanks! Shadow boxes have become an obsession of mine as well!
Love shadow boxes! They look amazing!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for doing this tutorial! I know many crafters (myself included!) appreciate learning how to get all those layers to work together. Woo Hoo! We CAN create our own custom shadow boxes.
Yes you definitely can do this Linda! Glad you found this tutorial helpful! 😊
Hi Jennifer. This is the best how to video I’ve found. Explains it perfectly. Thank you. I do have a question about the actual process of putting it all together.
I would love to see a video that shows step by step of adding the light strip. I read they are cut-able but what happens to the rest of the strip. They seem expensive to just toss the rest or am I missing something. Thank you again for all your awesome videos. 😊
Once you cut the strip the part that is cut off can not be used. You can request that here. jennifermaker.com/projectrequests/
You’re the best. I’m so thankful for your videos - keep them coming 😊
Thank you! Will do!
had to watch a couple of times but such a great video. explained perfectly. can’t wait to start my first shadow box
Yay! Thank you! You got this, Debbie! 😍
You rock Jennifer, thanks for this awesome design tutorial!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!😊🌻
your videos are perfect to follow. Do you have a video on making a rainbow shadowbox?
We have these. jennifermaker.com/paper-craft-home-decor/
I am so excited to make my own shadow box. Thank you for the instructions!!!
SO excited for you to try it out! I would love to see your designs in our Facebook group! You can find the link to it in the description above :)
Thank you for a fantastic video - so well explained, I can't wait to try this. A really cool feature would be to be able to rename layers - maybe this is something Cricut could consider.
Thanks for watching!
This is awesome Jennifer! Thank you for doing this.
Thanks for watching Melanie! Can't wait to see what you create! :)
Thank you Jennifer. This was an awesome tutorial. I am a new Cricut Maker owner and so this was very helpful. I made a Halloween design and when my daughter (30 years old) asked when I purchased the shadow box as it was so awesome, I was over the moon excited. Thank you. Here's the new owner's question, how can I make the cut lines in the box become score lines without changing all the lines to score? I looked at your video about changing the cut lines to score, but I cannot find the layers in the box design (included in the 9 inch shadow box design) to store the finished shadow box layers together.
You should be able to ungroup the layers and then select each individual layer to cut or score.
@@JenniferMaker Thank you, I ungrouped the layers to get the box layers and frame layers all separated. But when I try to change the cut lines to score on the box layer, I cannot figure out how. There is no option to ungroup. On my computer, the box layer is just one layer. So I copied all your dimensions and started from scratch and designed the boxes. They came out fine, a score line here that wasn't perfect or a cut line that was off a smidge, but worked for me. Thank you again for putting up this tutorial. I am having such fun making holiday shadow boxes to switch out as the seasons come and go. I find you are the easiest teacher to follow!!!
Beautiful beautiful good job 👏🏻 😮….. yes I’m little understand hard… thank you 😊
Thank you! 😊
Great video. I'd like to make my own 3d cards (pop ups or tunnel cards) and this is a very similar principal. I'd love to see a video about all the different methods to assemble those, like notches/slits, accordion style, etc. and which you think works better.
You can request that here. 💜 jennifermaker.com/projectrequests/
Hi Jenniferthank you for all your wonderful tutorials,I really could use some help your help. my labrador passed and I want to make a shadow box.could you help me find some ideas to do this.Thank you
You are amazing! You have explained this so well and made every minute count in your video! Thank you so much for this gift, from you to me, and now from me to my loved ones! New subscriber!
Awe, thank you so much for your kind words! And welcome to Jennifer Maker!
You are magical! Thank you for making such great videos for all skill levels!
Awe...thank you!
Where would be the best place to buy led lights to make these. Im looking on Amazon and I see some but there several feet long ......
You can even use fairy lights if you please! You can find them at many hardware stores as well!
Thank you
@@JenniferMaker Do you use the battery powered lights or plug in?
Really like this. Any idea how well it would work with printed sheets? Like would the inked paper cause the light to not show through very well?
I imagine it would be similar to patterned cardstock, but you could give it a try! 😊🌻
Thank you for the awesome tutorial and taking the time to teach us newbies xx I’m investing in a cricut and can’t wait until it arrives
You're so welcome! I'm so happy you're here crafting with us! 😊🌻
This was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for all tips to creating your own layers. I've been wanting to make something that I could not find a premade file, so this is perfect! I would love your ideas on how to use color, i.e. give your lake a more bluish look. Maybe using colored acetate or something behind the paper?
Oh, that would be an AWESOME idea!!! 😍
I recently purchased a Cricut Joy. I’ve never used a Cricut before but I thought I would start small. I decided to make a shadow box memorial to my mother-in-law who just recently passed away. It turned out beautiful. Wanted to share it with you but there no…insert video/photo. Thanx for your step by step instructions. Trish Basinger
You can share int in the group! facebook.com/groups/cricutcraftersandmakers/
GREAT tutorial Jennifer! Thanks so much for the easy instructions and helpful tips. I think I am ready to accept the challenge and make my own design! I hope it is as easy as you make it look!
YAY! Can't wait to see how yours turns out!
Love this video. What do you do if you have layers that exceed the depth of your shadow box. I wish you would have shown how you put the lights in. But great video.
Here is a tutorial that shows the lights. jennifermaker.com/custom-shadow-box-cricut-design-space/
Thank you that was very helpful. Can't wait to make one.
Wonderful, I would love to see it when you're finished!💗