Card of the Day - Sunflower Shutter Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! I have a couple of friends celebrating "I just signed up for Medicare" birthdays this month, so a special card is in order.

I've been wanting to try a shutter card, and I found a really good tutorial on Lisa Curcio's blog. There's a video and she gives all the measurements, along with some great tips. You can find it HERE.

There was one thing that I don't think she mentioned, so I'll do it here. Make sure when you cut the circle in the inside panel that it is closer to the center top to bottom. I put mine too close to the top and when I added the dimensionals, the shutter couldn't line up correctly. I ended up using a foam adhesive strip so that I would have a little more space. The benefit is that the strips are a little thicker than dimensionals so there is more room for the shutter to work.

A bonus is that this design is perfect for the sketch challenge at TGIF this week, and I pulled the colors from this week's challenge at the Paper Players.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Celebrate Sunflowers, Band Together, Dragonfly Garden

Paper - Misty Moonlight, Bumblebee, Blackberry Bliss, and Whisper White cardstock; Dandy Garden DSP

Ink - Bumblebee, Blackberry Bliss

Tools - Big Shot, Circles Collection Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Sunflower Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive Strips, Tear & Tape