Saturday, September 10, 2011

Tri Fold Shutter B-day Card

Here's my first attempt at a Tri Fold Shutter Card. 




I made the fan fold rosettes using my Martha Stewart Scoring Board.  I used a 1.5 inch by  12 inch strip of paper for the bigger one, fan folded it, glued the ends together to make a circle, stood the circle up and then pushed the  top edge down toward  the centre.  This was glued onto a .5 inch circle to keep the rosette together.  The smaller rosettes were made the same way except  I used a 1 inch by 12 inch strip of paper. 

The butterfly and flowers were from my "stash" (clearance finds from Michael's).

I stamped the sentiments (inexpensive Studio G stamps) and I used gold embossing powder to give them dimension.

The only Cricut cut on this card is the frame in the centre which was cut from Ashlyn's Alphabet.  I intentionally left it blank to be used for a personal handwritten message



The coordinating envelope was made from a 8 3/4 by 8 3/4 sheet of card stock using the envelope scoring instructions that came with the Martha Stewart Scoring Board.

I'd love to hear your comments on this card.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful card! One of the best I have seen. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed your blog. purple58

Noelle P said...

Wow - I am glad that I popped over to look - the card and envelope are so pretty!!!

Carolyn/MamaC said...

This is more than just a card! It is a beautiful piece of art work! The colors are so gorgeous and everything is just perfect! Great job!
Carolyn
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Brenda said...

Beautiful card! I'm a new follower.

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L.B. said...

so pretty and just ahve to say love the colored towel or cloth you used to photgraher it on...makes it look so great!

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Melody said...

Awesome - r u sure this is ur first time? ;) U did a wonderful job! I'm a new follower too!

;)Melody

Nana Donna said...

I saw this card on the Cricut message board and came over to take a look at your blog. Love it I am now a follower

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Anonymous said...

So very pretty:)

Diane said...

The colors are so pretty and the rosettes really make the card elegant.