WF16SV Surprise Your ValentineChallenge Dates : January 23 - January 31, 2016
Your challenge is to make a gatefold shutter card to surprise your Valentine.
When you open the card it pulls open a shutter, that looks similar to a camera lens opening to reveal your image or
sentiment.
Requirements :
1. Your card must be a gate fold shutter card with a Valentine theme.
2. You must have either a stamped image or stamped sentiment as the focal point inside the shutter.
3. The front of your card must have stamping, either in place of printed paper, or as an embellishment on a belly band, or
just somewhere on the front. The belly band is not required, but stamping on front is required.
4. Stamp, paint, or ink your envelope. It can be a simple, uncolored stamped image. Just put something on your envelope.
I'm often in a rush and don't mess with the envelope, but since this is a challenge, take a minute to embellish your envelope
and get your recipient excited to see what's inside.
5. Post a picture of the inside of your card in the gallery. Attach a picture of the front of your card and your envelope,
and a link to your gallery post here in the discussion. Use key word WF16SV in your gallery title and key word section to
help searchers.
ETA : Combining challenges is allowed.
Some of the youtube videos on shutter cards use banner dies to create the shutter mechanism. You can use a die if you wish. I like
Maria's video and website because she shows how to cut your own banner shape, and her measurements are for an A2 sized card.
I also like the way Maria assembled her shutter. Warning, her video moves pretty slowly, fast forward if you need, just to see the shutter assembly.
I'll include some links to videos and websites. If you're unable to watch videos, check the website for dimensions and I think you can figure out the
assembly from their photos, or my photo, or just ask for help here in this discussion.
Here is
Maria Russel's website with measurements.
Here is her
youtube video..
Another view can be seen on
France Martin's website, Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie with a link to her
video.Have fun!
I will put the names of all entrants in a basket and draw one to receive a small RAK.
My sample shows a birthday card I made for my dad. He's a fan of wolves.
Note: I didn't stamp my image through the shutter opening like they do in some videos. My image was bigger than the
opening. I stamped it either on the back of the card base or on a separate piece of cardstock (can't remember).
I don't have a picture of the envelope
You will attach a picture of the outside of your Valentine and the stamped or painted or inked envelope, either two pictures or in the same picture.
