I absolutely love making this card style. It looks complicated, but it really is very easy to make (after you mess up the first one hehe). And it can be used for any occasion trust me. This tutorial is by far the easiest one I found. As always here is link to the original tutorial http://craftiblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/2009-04-23-quad-fold-card-sample-tutorial/. This is a mother, daughter team effort and I must say they have some great projects. From nice, clean and simple to this amazing card! Take a peak at their place...again you won't be sorry as they seem to have a little bit of everything.
2009/04/23
Jan Webb in LateNightStampers showed a card sample of something called a TRI Shutter Card. It looks more like a Quad Fold Card; but that’s just me. Just by a few folds and cuts it makes this great fold. I found some written instructions but to make it really easy to understand I took some photos. Wait till you see how easy this really is and the wonderful results.
Start with a 12″ long piece of card stock that is 5 1/2″ tall. This size will fit into a standard invitation size envelope when all folded.
Score at 2″, 4″, 8″ and 10″
Turn the card stock and now measure 1 1/2″ in from the long side. Use your craft knife and make a slit starting at the 2″ score and bring it down to the 10″ score mark. Make sure to do this on BOTH long sides.
This picture shows the mountain & valley folds much easier than can be written out. Just take a look and make your folds as pictured.
Now I’ve added decorative scrapbook papers (DSP) to each of the surfaces of the card. I made sure to leave a little boarder around each piece of the DSP; 1 for looks and 2 so that when the card is folded the DSP won’t buckle.
Stamped and embellished. This view shows me looking down on the card so you can see all of the 3-d folds.
I’ve laid the card flat for photographing so you can see all the decorations.
I’ve got the card tipped a little bit for photographing, but this is the open view while standing.
Here’s how the card looks all folded up and ready to be inserted into an envelope.
Stamps:
Flourish’s by Autumn Leaves;
“Just Because” by The Angel Company (TAC);
“Just a little note…” by D.O.T.S. n/k/a Close to my Heart.
Embellishments:
DSP =’s The Slab III by ProvoCraft
Cuttlebug butterfly die cut & embossing folder
paper flowers
brads
glass leaf beads & jump rings
brass colored heart shaped paper clip
gold micro glitter
EDIT TO ADD: I ALSO MADE A SAMPLE THAT GIVES THE TRI SHUTTER A FULL CARD FRONT. HERE’S THE LINK TO THAT SAMPLE: tri shutter with full card front
TEMPLATE USING 11″ CARD STOCK: Full card front with 11″ card stock sample
AND THE FINISHED SAMPLE OF THE 5.5 x 11″ size
IN ADDITION: since my original post I have been featured as a guest on SplitCoastStampers. Here is the link to the technique challenge: Monday Technique (5-19-09) TRI Shutter Card
and the link to the gallery showing dozens of samples of this style of card: SplitCoastStampers TLC221 Gallery
Start with a 12″ long piece of card stock that is 5 1/2″ tall. This size will fit into a standard invitation size envelope when all folded.
Score at 2″, 4″, 8″ and 10″
Turn the card stock and now measure 1 1/2″ in from the long side. Use your craft knife and make a slit starting at the 2″ score and bring it down to the 10″ score mark. Make sure to do this on BOTH long sides.
This picture shows the mountain & valley folds much easier than can be written out. Just take a look and make your folds as pictured.
Now I’ve added decorative scrapbook papers (DSP) to each of the surfaces of the card. I made sure to leave a little boarder around each piece of the DSP; 1 for looks and 2 so that when the card is folded the DSP won’t buckle.
Stamped and embellished. This view shows me looking down on the card so you can see all of the 3-d folds.
I’ve laid the card flat for photographing so you can see all the decorations.
I’ve got the card tipped a little bit for photographing, but this is the open view while standing.
Here’s how the card looks all folded up and ready to be inserted into an envelope.
Stamps:
Flourish’s by Autumn Leaves;
“Just Because” by The Angel Company (TAC);
“Just a little note…” by D.O.T.S. n/k/a Close to my Heart.
Embellishments:
DSP =’s The Slab III by ProvoCraft
Cuttlebug butterfly die cut & embossing folder
paper flowers
brads
glass leaf beads & jump rings
brass colored heart shaped paper clip
gold micro glitter
EDIT TO ADD: I ALSO MADE A SAMPLE THAT GIVES THE TRI SHUTTER A FULL CARD FRONT. HERE’S THE LINK TO THAT SAMPLE: tri shutter with full card front
TEMPLATE USING 11″ CARD STOCK: Full card front with 11″ card stock sample
AND THE FINISHED SAMPLE OF THE 5.5 x 11″ size
IN ADDITION: since my original post I have been featured as a guest on SplitCoastStampers. Here is the link to the technique challenge: Monday Technique (5-19-09) TRI Shutter Card
and the link to the gallery showing dozens of samples of this style of card: SplitCoastStampers TLC221 Gallery
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