LOVER'S PROMENADE TRAVELING THEATER & NEW MINI REGENCY FASHION COLLAGE SHEET

I can’t believe it is already February!  With February being the month of love, I have another romantic project to share with you; the traveling Theatre Francais presents “Lovers Promenade”.  It’s the final scene in which after many pitfalls, all the lovers are finally united (aka a happy ending).

NEW MINI REGENCY FASHION COLLAGE SHEET

This collage sheet is filled with 26 miniature men and women wearing Regency period fashions (my favorite) and are approximately 2 ½” tall.  The images are sized to fit the theater shadowboxes carried by Alpha Stamps and are great for other small art projects.

I assembled this theatre using a chipboard kit, collage sheet images and chipboard wheels.  

On either side of the stage are the doors (faux) so that the theater can be secured and moved to the next town for another performance.

TUTORIAL

I started with a chipboard shadowbox kit which includes 5 pieces that lock together with tabs and notches.

After gluing the pieces together, I used decorative paper to cover the outside of the shadowbox.

Next, on the inside, I added the background scenery from the French Fairies Shadowbox Façade collage sheet.  You don't need to add anything else to cover the inside of the shadowbox as you won’t see it when the curtains are attached.

I backed the characters from the Mini Regency Fashion collage sheet with heavy cardstock.

I attached the characters to the back of the shadowbox using popup dots.  I used between 1 and 3 dots so that they would pop up at different distances from the background.

To create the theater façade, I started with a chipboard shadowbox facade.

I used decorative paper for the top of the curtain and part of the curtain image from the Square Shadowbox Curtains – Teal Collage Sheet for the lower sides.

I added more of the teal curtain image to the chipboard facade and attached the chipboard to the front of the shadowbox.

Next, I used images from the Gatefold Shrine Curtains collage sheet to create a skirt for the stage.  I thought that the skirt gave the piece more height and provided a place to attach the wheels.  I backed the stage pieces with chipboard to make them sturdy.

Next, I attached layers of teal curtains, popping up sections of the curtains to create dimension and added the chipboard skirt.  To the top, I added a pediment from the French Fairies Shadowbox Façade collage sheet backed with decorative paper.

To dress-up the theatre I glued together 3 sets of white feathers colored with Inca Gold Gilders Paste.  I used my fingers to apply the paste to the feathers.

I attached one of the sets of feathers to the back of the pediment and used an image from the Gatefold Shrine Curtains collage sheet to cover the base of the feathers.  The “Lovers Promenade” sign is accented with cherub buttons.

Next, I made the doors for the theater.   The door frame is from the Antique Frames digital image set.  You’ll notice I used the same image in the background as I used for the background in the shadowbox.  The couples on the doors are from Days Gone By collage sheet and/or the digital image set.

The door layers starting from the back to the front are:

• Decorative Paper
• Thin Chipboard
• Collage Sheet Backdrop Image
• Digital Image Set Frame Image
• Collage Sheet Couples 

I also attached feathers to the doors and a brass connectors to serve a faux pull (to close the doors).

The picture below is a side view of the theater before the doors are attached.  You can see how the pop dots on the curtains are visible.  The doors not only serve as a structural and decorative element to the theater but they also hide the pop dots.

Next, I glued the doors to the shadowbox at a slight angle (forward).

The last step was to add the chipboard wheels which I painted and then dressed them up with a piece of filigree and an image (the same image that is in the skirt).  Lastly, I glued the wheels to the skirt.

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DETAIL LIST OF ALPHA STAMPS SUPPLIES USED FOR THIS PROJECT

Mini Regency Fashion Collage Sheet – Used for the people on the stage

Square Shadowbox Curtains – Teal Collage Sheet – Stage curtains

French Fairies Shadowbox Façade Collage Sheet – Backdrop on the stage and doors and stage pediment

Gatefold Shrine Curtains Collage Sheet – Stage skirt

Antique Frames Digital Image Set - Doors

Days Gone By Collage Sheet or Digital Image Set – Man and woman used on the right side door can be found on the collage sheet or digital set.  The man used on the left side door can be found in the digital set.

Letters from the Past Digital Image Set – Woman on the left side door

Amour Violets are Blue Scrapbook Paper

Amour Border Strips Scrapbook Paper – Black & cream side for back of doors

Open Front 4.5 x 5.5 Shadowbox

Cirque Theatre Shadowbox Facade

Spoked Wheel Set – 2 Inch

Small Ivory Cherub Buttons Used 2

Small Fleur Connectors Used 2

Round Filigree w/Hole – Used 4

Inca Gold Gilders Paste – Used to color feathers