CAMERA SHAPED CARD | Elle's Studio Blog

Hi everyone. I’m happy to be back with a cute, fun and simple camera card and tutorial for you today! Here’s how to do it:

Open the camera image in Silhouette Studio
Resize the image. I used 5″ wide because I have a Portrait and that size worked well for me but you can select any size you prefer based on your die cut machine you have.

Trace the image. You’ll need 2 different shapes. For the front of the card select the “Trace” method.

For the back of the card select the “Trace Outer Edge” method. Also, don’t forget to uncheck “High Pass Filter” and change the “Threshold” to 100%

Delete the png file. You won’t need it anymore.

Now, here’s the important part: you need a mirror image so when the card closes all the edges align perfectly. To do this, select the back (bottom) image and go to Object, Transform, Flip Horizontally.

Place the images side by side, making sure all the lines match perfectly

Now we need to delete that middle line so you end up with just one cut instead of two. Go to Edit, Select All

Go to Object, Modify, Weld. Tada! Your card is ready to be cut 🙂

Cut, fold and embellish!

What I love most about this card is that you can customize it for any occasion. My “Smile” card is bright and cheery. I used a white base and embellished with a starburst paper and heart tag. I added some texture by sewing along the lines on the paper, wrapped cord around it and finished with candy dots.

The “Thank You” card is what I call funky fallish 🙂 I used a kraft colored cardstock for the base and backed it with vellum. I then layered some label tags, stamped the sentiment and embellished with fall leaves and sequins.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions at all!

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