The last of my triple birthday cards was created for Cassie, who turned 9. Again, I wanted to keep the butterfly theme, but since she was older, I thought Cassie would appreciate a Too Cool card that was pretty and had some fancy folds. Time for a Tri-Shutter card!
Once again, I've decorated throughout the card with the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die and Beautiful Wings Embosslit. This time, I cut the large butterfly out of some card stock that I decorated with the emboss resist technique. I've used the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper throughout the card and coordinating colors of Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pale Plum and Perfect Plum.
Embossed Butterfly & Card Front Details
I wheeled the Baroque Border in Old Olive ink onto Whisper White card stock. Then, I randomly stamped with the flourish from the Wings of Friendship set in VersaMark and embossed the designs with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool. Next, I brayered Perfect Plum ink over the entire piece. After die-cutting the shape, I sponged on some Rich Razzleberry ink and wiped off the excess ink from the embossed images.
The smaller butterfly on the top was also cut out of the same embossed paper (with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit), but I didn't sponge any Rich Razzleberry on this piece. I added three rhinestone brads for the butterfly body.
I layered the butterfly onto a Scallop Circle #2 Die, which I had run through the Big Shot with the Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Folder. The greeting is from the Upsy Daisy set and is punched from the Scallop Oval punch.
Pull open the card to reveal a cool array of fancy foldouts! I love this card style and it's much easier to make than it appears.
Tri-Shutter Card How-Tos
You can find fantastic print instructions and a video tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers: Tri-Shutter Tutorial. See lots of other examples in their gallery.
Essentially, you start with a 5-1/2" x 12 piece of card stock, scored at 2, 4, 8, and 10". Then make two horizontal cuts from the 2" score line to the 10" score line. In this card, my cuts were 1-1/2" from the top and bottom of the card. Accordian fold the three sections in opposite directions and decorate.
There are so many possibilities when it comes to decorating a card like this. I love using Designer Series Paper, so you can have coordinating panels with the same color palette. You could also add pictures to make it like a mini scrapbook card.
I'm pleased to report that Cassie liked her card, but again, not as much as Marcus! He was fascinated with the "engineering" of the card! Haha! Anyway, I'll take a 2 out of 3 success rate for this birthday run. It's admirable, while leaving some room for improvement (and maybe even sound effects!).
Here's Cassie with her birthday chocolate cheesecake—awesome choice!
Not only does she love dance and gymnastics (see the little gymnast on her cake), she also loves to draw (all of my nieces and nephew do). She made me her model at the end of the party, so she could try out her new drawing pad, pencils and markers.
I think it's a pretty good likeness of me!
Angie