Flip Flap Shutter Wedding Card

I have another "Flip Flap Shutter Card" to share today. This one was created for a wedding we attended last weekend. The tri-fold invitation we received several months prior to the wedding was beautiful and included several photos of the couple walking along the beach. RSVPs to the event were taken online at a wedding website where guests could find details to the wedding, learn how the couple met, and enjoy many more photos of the happy couple together.

I downloaded one of the photos I liked from the website, thinking this would be a great chance to try another "Flip Flap Shutter Card".
 

I kept the front of the card simple with just the bride and groom's names knowing I would have to cut the front panel into thirds to fit onto the shutters. Cut file for the names and shadows were created in Make the Cut design program using Amazone font. Outline hearts were cut using "String of Hearts" die from Impress Cards and Crafts, which I cut apart and glued to the front panel. Wedding date was added to the frame as a print and cut. I used glitter and pearlescent cardstocks on the shutters and embellishments hoping to add some elegance, but was a little disappointed that card front still looked too plain.

When the front frame of the card is pulled to the left, the three shutters swing to the left...

to reveal the photo of the couple on the reverse side of the shutters.

I was happy that after sizing, cropping and cutting the photo into thirds the image of the couple fit nicely onto the center shutter.  "Congratulations" was die cut using an Elizabeth Craft Designs die. If you'd like to give this style of shutter card a try, do a search on You Tube for "Flip Flap Shutter Card" for a selection of video tutorials. There are variations on the sizes of the cards and the number of shutters each crafter has chosen to demonstrate but the basic mechanism is the same for all. For my card, I used the video tutorial by Elaine Harding of Stamp With Elaine blog found here.

To create the matching gift card holder, I used the same font to create the word and shadow cut file for "love", added another die cut heart border and layered the same glitter and pearlescent cardstocks.