Did you see Michelle Jackson-Mogford's scrapbooked theatre in the December issue of ScrapBook inspirations? Michelle built a scale model theatre (very much in the style of Victorian toy theatres) and then designed sets and characters so she can put on her own scrapped version of Cinderella. With cries of "She's behind you!" and "Oh no she isn't!" ringing throughout the studio we had great fun photographing the theatre for the magazine.

Michelle was kind enough to share photographs from her studio that she took while building the theatre.

Cutting out the mount board. Bovilles has a good range of acid-free mount board, or try your local art shop. It usually comes in very large sheets that need to be cut down to size.

Assembling the base of the stage - nice and sturdy! The mount board is covered with sheets of patterned papers.

Sanding the edges of the base

Covering the stage top

Constructing the top of the stage. Michelle inked the edges to add definition.

Cutting out the scenery for the Palace Garden. The scenery is built up in several pieces which can be slotted in to provide

Here comes the cast! Michelle used photos of her family to make each of the characters.

Putting the props together - including a pumpkin (and the magical coach it was turned into), white mice (and the glam horses they became!) and a teeny glass slipper. Each prop is attached to the end of a stick so it can be brought on and off stage easily.

Here's the finished theatre! The stage is decorated with swirled rub-ons and embossed details. Michelle made the comedy and tragedy masks using Fimo painted with gold pen.

The beauty of this project is you can keep the theatre and make new sets and characters each year depending on which show you want to put on. Michelle's just launched her brand new website, MJM-The Art Tart which includes a gallery of her layouts, her inspirations and best of all, you can buy instructions to make your own theatre.