Saturday, 29 October 2022

Shutter card

The Allsorts Challenge are celebrating their 700th Challenge this week, so help them celebrate by sharing a card in the challenge made for any special occasion.

Yesterday my great nephew became a teenager and this is the card I made for him.  I usually try to make a fancy fold card as he likes to try and work out how I made it.  I won a shutter card kit recently and as I'd never made one before,  I used the kit as a template so I could get the measurements for this card.

The papers are from a paper pad from The Range.

It turned out to be the perfect choice of papers, as my great nephew spent his birthday with a few friends at Exmoor Zoological and Conservation Centre.

This is a little video showing how the card opens and closes.

To make sure I don't forget how to make this style of card, I made a second one which I'll probably keep as a sample.






22 comments:

  1. Wow! I loved the way it opened - and yes, I'm trying to figure it out too! I know he loved it.
    Lynn

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  2. Two great cards Liz,ish I could work out how it opens

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  3. What a fabulous fold and a wonderful card for your great nephew with his love of nature and animals, and the colours are great Liz. The second in shades of blue is equally perfect as a masculine card, but also will be good to keep as a reminder how to do it. Mind you I don't know whether just looking at it would be give me any clue to how the mechanics work personally..lol. x

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  4. This is so beautiful,two great cards, lovely delightful colours and design x

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  5. Another great design Liz and both perfect for the lads, perfect for our Allsorts 700th challenge celebrations, thanks so much for joining in.

    B x

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  6. Love so much shutter cards but I have never made one, thanks for remember me this type of card, I wish try!
    Both your versions are so beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. What a clever card and a good idea to make templates from the kit so you have a reminder of how it works. I'm sure your great nephew loved it and enjoyed working out how it was made.

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  8. Two wonderful shutter cards, I love a kinetic card and this design is very interactive. Thank you for sharing it with us at Allsorts.
    Lorraine

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  9. Wow, it's spectacular! Both of them look amazing! Your nephew will have fun trying to figure out this one! Nice video too!

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  10. Like the shape! And great colours; fun to see the warm and cool colours both! Enjoy the weekend!

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  11. OH! You really are the Mistress of folds, 2 more wonderful examples, I'm sure your nephew loved it and maybe couldn't work out how it was made? What fun for him.

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  12. Wow, this IS an impressive fold Liz, two fantastic cards, I love the papers you used on Gilby's.
    xx

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  13. He'll be thrilled with this card. I love them both and it is a clever card. I like that even the inside circle opens and closes. Very cool, Liz.

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  14. Great card for your nephew, and so smart to keep a template on hand. I have looked at directions and measurements I wrote down and without a sample don't even know what they are supposed to make! Thanks for sharing with us at Krafty Chicks!

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  15. Fun jungle themed card, love the fancy fold design. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

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  16. Two fantastic cards Liz, I love the design of them.

    Sue xx

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  17. That is certainly a fantastic piece of paper engineering. What a great prize to win. That card is sure to be kept and looked at.
    Thanks for joining in at Allsorts on their special week. xxx

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  18. Great cards Liz I bet your nephew was chuffed to bits! hugs Sue x

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  19. Fabulous cards, love the fancy fold! Thank you for sharing and playing along at AAA Birthday, hope to see you in future challenges too. Take care and keep crafting!

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  20. Wonderful fancy fold cards! Love the patterned papers you used. Thank you for joining us at AAA Birthday!

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  21. Fabulous card!
    Thank you for celebrating #700 Allsorts Challenge;-))m

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  22. OH WOW! How did you do that Liz - what a fabulous card - super papers and the design and how it works is amazing! AND, you made a second one - clever girl.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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