Making Your Own Moving Aperture or Shutter Card Tutorial!

 Hi, guys! As promised, here are the written instructions for the moving aperture or shutter card video I released today! You know I am very much video based, so these instructions are just here as a reference...but the good stuff (clear instructions) are in the video! LOL!

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Let's go!

Take an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock and cut lengthwise at 5 1/2". Then take the 5 1/2 by 11" piece and cut at 8" (this is your gatefold card base). Take the long strip that remained from the first cut (should be 3 x 11") and cut at 6 1/2" (this creates the aperture guard piece). Use the piece left here and the little section created by your second cut and cut them both to 3 by 3 1/4". These last two pieces will create your aperture pieces.

You will have:

5 1/2 by 8" piece

3 by 6 1/2" piece

and 

Two 3 by 3 1/4" pieces

Score the card base at two inches on either side, fold in on the lines to create a gatefold card base.

Score the aperture guard piece at 1/2" on each end. Fold backward on the score lines. Center a 2" circle die on this piece and cut with your die cutting machine.

Take the two small pieces that are left and score each of them at 1/2" along one edge of the 3 1/4" inch length. Stack the two pieces on top of each other matching up the score marks. On the opposite side, mark the middle of the 3" width. Using that mark as a reference, mark about 1 3/8" down on the 3 1/4" length. Holding the two pieces stacked together, make dovetail cuts from the very corner of the paper to the 1 3/8" mark.

Fold the aperture pieces on the score lines, and lightly adhere to the gatefold flaps. Center the aperture guard over the two aperture pieces and lightly adhere to the card. Close the card and give the whole thing a good bone folding!! Decorate as you wish!