Happy Fall Everyone! Today I have a quick assembly tutorial for Lori Whitlock's new Shutter Cards. These cards are such fun and have some great dimension. I used the Shutter Card Squirrel file (SVG, Silhouette) for my tutorial along with some papers and embellishments from Echo Park's Celebrate Autumn Collection.
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The actual assembly of these cards is pretty simple, it's mostly the folds that need some attention. I started by cutting out the pieces of my card.
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Next I added the patterned paper panels to the different sections of the card. I like to do this before folding because I think it helps me to visualize how things should be.
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Once the panels were added, I folded the card along the score lines.
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Here is a view of the folds from the top of the card.
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I put together this graphic showing how the folds should be. The upside down V means mountain fold (popping up when lying flat) and the V is a valley fold (pointing down when lying flat).
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Once the card was folded, I added the additional embellishments. I started with the squirrel on the bracket shape. I added some foam tape under the bracket to give it a little more dimension.
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Next, I added the insert with the leaf and acorn. I started by adding adhesive to the bottom front strip of the piece.
![](https://www.loriwhitlock.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/7.jpg)
I then tucked this piece in behind the front strip on the card base as seen below.
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I finished the card with a cute chipboard piece sentiment from the Celebrate Autumn Chipboard Phrases.
![](https://www.loriwhitlock.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/shutter-card-a-e1538151416779.jpg)
This card folds flat and will fit into an A7 (5.25" x 7.25") envelope (Lori has a set here in her shop) . That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!
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