Beach Days & Thoughtful Journey 60th Birthday Trifold Shutter Card
I’m finally back with our Wednesday evening AWHT Colour Creations Hop and so glad you are here. In my absence we have made a change to how we are showcasing the full range of 50+ gorgeous Stampin’ Up! colours by moving from a blog hop to an Instagram hop.
I’ll continue to post my cards here as well, however if you want to follow along the blog hop you’ll need to visit my Instagram account 8pm on a Wednesday evening at @whatcathymade (https://www.instagram.com/whatcathymade/).
Our colour this week is Pool Party, a favourite colour of mine and just perfect for making a birthday card for my husband who turns 60 this week!
I’ve taken my colour combination from the sheet of gorgeous Thoughtful Journey 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper I’ve used for the front of the card, combining Pool Party with Misty Moonlight, Basic White and a touch of Petunia Pop.
My husband loves to surf so the Beach Days bundle was just perfect for his birthday card. And as it is a special birthday that ends with a zero I decided to make a fancy fold.
This short video shows you the magic that happens when you open up the card!
If you’ve never made a Trifold Shutter Card before, here’s a template I’ve created using metric measurements and A4 cardstock.
Trifold Shutter Card Template
- Cut a piece of Pool Party cardstock (this is the outside card base) 24.5 cm wide x 18.5 cm high.
- Score the outer card base at 12.25 cm along the 24.5 cm side and then fold in half along this score line.
- Cut a Basic White inner card base (for the fancy fold) 24 cm wide x 18 cm high.
- Score the inner card base at 12 cm and then fold in half along the score line.
- Measure and draw with a pencil the cutting lines as per the template diagram below then carefully cut along these cutting lines.
- Now measure and score all of the fold lines and then rub out any pencil marks.
- Decorate each panel as desired.
This photo shows the direction to fold the score lines. I cut the larger Pool Party and Misty Moonlight cardstock layers for the panels at 5.5cm square. The smaller cardstock panels behind the surfboards measure 5.5 x 2.5 cm.
I’ve decorated the inside of the card using stamps and dies from the Beach Days bundle.
Using Post It notes to mask off sections of my stamps as I inked them up (you then remove the Post It note before stamping), allowed me to stamp the “happy birthday” sentiment inside the card to fit onto one of the panels.
The 60 inside the card has been die cut using the brand new Birthday Celebration Dies.
After decorating the inside of your trifold shutter card, adhere it to the Pool Party card base. Make sure you only adhere the left and right sections of your fancy fold to the inside of your card base so the middle section of your trifold shutter card can open and close.
I’ve also used some of the Thoughtful Journey Memories & More Cards to decorate the front and the inside of the card and the handmade envelope.
If you live in Australia, you can find and purchase these products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.
I’ll be back next Wednesday night with our weekly AWH Colour Creations Insta hop when we will be showcasing Poppy Parade.
I hope you can join us then.