Tri-fold shutter card tutorial

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Darcel Kirvan – An Independent Close to my Heart Consultant

Tri Fold Shutter Cards

 

Supplies Needed:

-          12 x12 cardstock (one sheet will make two card bases)

-          3 - 4 designed papers or coordinating cardstock colours (per card)

-          Scoring board

-          Paper cutter

-          Inks

-          Stamps

-          Adhesive of your choice for final card assembly

-          Other decorative elements as desired (eg: ribbon, string, sequins, die cuts etc.)

Tri Fold Shutter Instructions

Card Base

1.         One piece of 12” x 12” cardstock will make two card bases.  Card bases should measure 5½” x 12”.

2.         Score the card base at 2”, 4”, 8” and 10”.

3.         Measuring down 1 ½” from the top of the card, cut the card from the 2” score line to the 10” score line.  (Repeat on the bottom of the card.)

4.            Fold the card as follows, from left to right:

Top row: Mountain fold, valley fold, mountain fold, valley fold

Middle row: First fold already done, mountain fold, valley fold, last fold already done

Bottom row: First fold already done, valley fold, mountain fold, last fold already done

When folded the card should look like this:

Paper Pieces

Use a combination of patterned paper and coloured cardstock.  You will need four or five different patterns/colours.

A Pieces  – Cut 2 out of patterned paper #1 at 1 ¾” x 5 ¼”.

B Pieces – Cut 2 out of patterned paper #2 at 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”.

C Pieces – Cut 2 out of patterned paper #3 at 3 ¾” x 1 ¼”.

D Pieces – Cut 4 out of patterned paper #4 at 1 ¾” x 1 ¼”.

E Piece – Cut 1 out of plain cardstock at 3 ¾” x 2 ¼”.

 

Adhere the cut pieces to the appropriate spots on the card.

Decorate as desired using stamping, die cuts etc.  (Best to stamp on the cut pieces before adhering to the card base.)

TIPS:

-          Most designs using this card type, do pairings of cardstock patterns.  You don’t have to follow the exact pattern above.  Instead of doing four squares the same (D), I like to have diagonal pairs.  Top left and bottom right the same.  Top right and bottom left the same.  Find the pattern that works for you.

-          If you want to frame the squares/rectangles, use the cutting sizes above.  Then cut the paper piece for the  middle area, ¼” smaller.

Smaller Card Option (Uses 8 ½” x 11” paper for base):

To use 8 .5” x 11” paper for your cardbase, use the following dimensions: 5 ½” x 10 ½”.

Score as follows:

1 ¾”, 3 ½ ”, 7”, 8 ¾”

 

 

Here are some samples of some Tri-fold shutter cards that I have made:

 

Supplies Used:

Masculine Happy Birthday card

Paper: Jackson B&T Duo, White Daisy cardstock, Glacier cardstock    

Stamps: Seaside Greetings (D1609)

Inks: Cocoa, Glacier

Monkey Happy Birthday card

Paper: Jackson B&T Duo, White Daisy cardstock, Glacier cardstock

Stamps: Happy Everything (D1653), Wild Wonders (C1558), Your Own Kind of Wonderful (D1627)

Inks: Barn Red, Cocoa, Glacier 

Happy Everything card

Paper: Blossom, Pear cardstock, White Daisy cardstock

Stamps: Shower Flowers (C1612)

Inks: Sorbet, Pear, Smoothie, Lagoon, Glacier

Accessories: Coral Reef Sequins (Z3042)

Sublime card

 

Paper: Taste of Summer, White Daisy cardstock

Stamps: Taste of Summer (CC1039)

Inks: Black, Topiary, Hollyhock, Cranberry

Orange You Sweet card

Paper: Taste of Summer, White Daisy cardstock

Stamps: Taste of Summer (CC1039)

Inks: Black, Sunset, Goldrush



CTMH In My Home

Welcome to the Brae-er Team Blog Hop! 

This month we want to show you how CTMH products can be used in the home.  

If you have come from Tamara's blog, then you're on the right track.  If not, this is a circular blog and you can pick up anywhere and see all of the posts.

The beauty of Close to my Heart's distinct papers and colours aren't just for scrapbooking or cardmaking - they can be used in many different ways, in many different places.

My husband and I are excited about our upcoming Mediterranean cruise.  To keep that energy going until the day we fly away, I decided to make a countdown tool.  The flexibility and versatility of both magnets and chalk make the Designed Decor Red Magnetic Chalkboard the perfect base for this countdown.

Z2006 - $31.75

The map and headline pieces can later be used on my scrapbook pages to commemorate what will be a trip of a lifetime. I have used colours to coordinate with the Wanderful paper pack.

X7191B - $10.95

The map pieces were fussy cut from various cardstock colours (White Daisy, Crystal Blue, Smoothie and Gypsy).  The text was stamped using Handwritten Print (E1030) and Curlicue Alphabet (Cricut collection, D1630) with Black, Crystal Blue and Gypsy mini pigment inks.

 

For more information on any of these Close to my Heart products, 

contact your CTMH consultant,

or check out my website at kwregion.ctmh.com.

Now check out the next blog in our hop: Sheri Says Just Scrap It.

Triple Layer Card (a.k.a. Triple Time Stamping)

Supplies Needed:

-          Masking tape, painters tape or washi tape (a light adhesive to hold your paper together while stamping – it should be easily removed so as not to tear your cardstock)

-          White, cream or light coloured cardstock for stamping on

-          Coloured cardstock for the card base and framing layers

-          Inks

-          Stamps

-          Adhesive of your choice for final card assembly

-          Other decorative elements as desired (eg: ribbon, string, sequins, die cuts etc.)

Triple Layer Cards or Triple Time Stamping Technique

Finished card size will be 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

You need to cut six pieces for each card - three in white or light coloured cardstock for stamping on, and three in coloured cardstock for card base and mats/frames/borders.

1.            Cut the cardstock that you will be stamping on to the following sizes:

(white or light coloured cardstock recommended)

                - 2” x 3 ¼”

                - 3” x 4 ¼”

                - 4” x 5 ¼”

2.            Cut the coloured cardstock for mats and the card base to the following sizes:

                - 2 ¼” x 3 ½”

                -  3 ¼” x 4 ½”

                - 5 ½” x 8 ½” 



3.            Put some non permanent, light adhesive on the back of the smallest white/light piece (2” x 3 ¼”).  Tape/adhere this to the centre of the middle sized piece (3” x 4 ¼”). Put same adhesive on the back of this layered middle sized piece and adhere it to the centre of the large sized piece (4” x 5 ¼”). This adhesive will help hold the layers together while you are stamping to ensure that the images don’t smudge or move.

                                     

4.            Stamp your desired images and/or phrases onto this stack of papers.  Be sure to stamp the images across the layers.

TIP: There will be gaps in the stamping due to the layers.  This will get covered up when the final card is assembled.

5.            Finish stamping.  Let dry.  Once the stamping is dry, separate the three layers. Be careful so as to ensure that you don’t rip any of the layers.

6.            Using your permanent adhesive, glue the smallest stamped piece (2” x 3 ¼”) to the smallest coloured cardstock piece (2 ¼” x 3 ½”).  Be sure that the stamped piece is centred on the coloured cardstock.

7.            Next adhere the mid-sized stamped piece (3” x 4 ¼”) to the mid-sized coloured cardstock (3 ¼” x 4 ½”). Follow this with adhering the largest stamped piece (4” x 5 ¼”) to the largest coloured cardstock piece (5 ½” x 8 ½”) .

                                        

TIP: I found it easier to fold the 5 ½” x 8 ½” cardstock base in half before adhering the layers to it.

8.            Now adhere the three layered pieces together in the proper order (small to the mid-sized, mid-sized to the large).  Be sure to line up the images as you are finalizing the layering.

Here are some samples of cards I made using this technique:

Stamps – C1607 Someone Special

Inks – Slate (Z2173), Cranberry (Z2116)

Cardstock – Cranberry (1272), White Daisy (1385)

Stamps – bird & sentiment, C1613 Paper Bird (Hostess Rewards)

-          Spiral circles, C1610 Dizzy Circles

Inks – Honey (Z2162), Indian Corn Blue (Z2130), Black (Z2105)

Cardstock – Honey (X5568), White Daisy (1385)



Stamps – C1613 Paper Bird (Hostess Rewards)

Inks – Slate (Z2173), Thistle (Z2640), Pixie (Z2644)

Cardstock – Thistle (X5769), White Daisy (1385)



Stamps – C1577 Mother’s Day

Inks – Black (Z2105), Cranberry (Z2116)

Cardstock – Cranberry (1272), White Daisy (1385)



Stamps – C1607 Someone Special

Inks – Slate (Z2173), Cranberry (Z2116)

Cardstock – Cranberry (1272), White Daisy (1385)



Stamps – C1578 Camper Crazy

Inks – Cranberry (Z2116), Slate (Z2173), Topiary (Z2155)

Cardstock – White Daisy (1385) and Cranberry (1272)

Stamps – C1556 Paisley Perfect

Inks – Gypsy (Z2190), Thistle (Z2640)

Cardstock – White Daisy (1385) and non CTMH purple cardstock

 

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Taste of Summer - Team Brae-er Blog Hop

Welcome to the Brae'er's Blog Hop!

April showers bring May fruit?? Well not in this country! So instead we will be highlighting the May constant campaign Taste of Summer (I know some of you still will have snow but we will go with it!) 

If you have come from Sheri Ballantyne's Just Scrap It blog, you are in the right place!

The bright and cheery colours in the Taste of Summer paper package are great for all kinds of projects. Like all CTMH papers, they have prints on both sides!



CC1038 - Only $8.95 during the month of May. Each package contains two sheets of each design.



For this blog, I decided to focus on making scrapbook pages that do not require any stamping.  They can be enhanced with diecuts, other embellishments or if so desired, stamping. (CTMH even has a coordinating stamp that is available only during the month of May.)

CC1039 - D sized stamp set $19.75

The citrus slices are very versatile - depending on how you ink them they can be limes, lemons, oranges or grapefruits!

For inspiration I used the Reflections Scrapbook Program book (9037).  

Some quick, easy and effective layouts:





#4n: Main Frame – Wrap Around, page 65

 




#5c: Front & Center – Trio, page 70

 
 


#7i: Triple Play - Foundation, page 102

       

#7b: Triple Play - Tagline, Page 95

* not from Reflections book - sunburst pattern found on many intenet sites*



Sunburst pattern with photo





For more information on the Taste of Summer paper pack or stamp, or the Reflections book,

contact your CTMH consultant,

or check out my website at kwregion.ctmh.com.

Now check out the next blog in our hop: Lucy Imrie at Lucy's Creative Expressions.

Get it before it's gone - Seasonal Expressions 1

Welcome to the Brae-er's Circular Blog Hop!  This month we are focusing on the products we love from the Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book.  Many of the fantastic items in this book are only available to order until the end of March. Hopefully, you will be inspired by the blogs in this hop and get your Seasonal Expressions 1 items before they are gone forever!

There are so many great products to choose from: Heartstrings paper pack and accessories (it's one of my favourite CTMH papers ever), Hopscotch paper pack and accessories, You're The Bomb stamp set (which features many great sayings), the puffy stickers and so much more. 

The product I choose to focus on is the Hopscotch Picture My Life (Z3045). There are enough cards in one small pack to make so many things.  I made two My Creations Mini Books (Z3044 and Z3043).  (These Mini Books were introduced in the Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book but they will continue to be availalbe after March.)

One book is  an overview of the four seasons of 2014, while the other is more of a journal about me (my favourite things, friends, etc.)  Completing these two books took less than half the Picture My Life cards leaving enough to complete some standard scrapbooking layouts, Picture My Life pocket scrapbooking layouts and even greeting cards.  The possibilities for these cards are endless! Better still, the cards make projects so quick to complete. 

The Hopscotch paper and Picture My Life series are so bright and colourful - applicable to so many situations.  I also like that many of the PML cards focus on happiness -  a concept that should be celebrated.

Now all I need to do is add photos, stamps and other items to personalize my mini albums even further!

Here are a few of the pages:

Year in Review - The Four Seasons mini album

Layer two 4"x6"cards for the cover design

Add personal details to this card.  I am
going to add the numbers so that the card says Happy 2014.

Beside the winter themed card, add a 3"x 4" picture.

On the cloud and rainbow card you can add photos or journaling
to celebrate your Spring highlights.

Add a list of summer highlights to the flower card.

Add a fall themed photo to the ornate orange frame card.

All About Me mini album

For more information on Hopscotch Picture My Life or other Seasonal Expressions 1 products speak to your CTMH consultant or check out my website at kwregion.ctmh.com.

Now check out the next blog in our hop:Jessica Fenn Hill's Create by the Lake