Faux Shutter or Fractured Card

Faux Shutter. Fractured. Whether you call it Faux Shutter or Fractured Card, this is a fun optical illusion. And it’s way easier than it looks. Let’s get started!

I used a piece of Night of Navy cardstock 3-3/4″ x 5″ as my platform to build the faux shutter/fracture. Score the long side at 2-1/2″ to use as a guide in placing the diamond. My diamond comes from the Stylish Shapes dies and was cut from Very Vanilla. I used the second largest square die. Adhere the diamond to the center of the platform, lining up the points with the center scoreline.

Cut strips of Copper Clay cardstock to 1/4″ wide. Run a line of liquid glue along one edge of the diamond, and keep going until you meet the edge of the card platform.

Adding strips for faux shutter or fractured card

Place the first strip of Copper clay cardstock along the edge of the diamond, angling off the platform, and adhere.

Run a line of liquid glue along the top edge of the Copper Clay strip.

Adhere the 1/8″ strip of Night of Navy cardstock along the outer edge of the Copper Clay strip.

Repeat the pattern around all three remaining sides of the square, making too sure to butt the edges up against the previous strips. The liquid glue allows time to reposition as needed.

Adding DSP

Once all four sides are done, add Designer Series Paper. I used two patterns from the Oh Holy Night DSP pack. A strip measuring three to four inches in diameter works wonderfully. No need to be exact. Squeeze liquid glue onto the blue platform and butt the DSP snugly into the corner.

Adhere the same pattern to the opposite corner.

Then adhere a new pattern to the two remaining corners.

Turn platform over and trim off excess strips and DSP with snips. Don’t you love seeing the Faux Shutter or Fractured Card pattern appearing?

Use a trimmer to get the edges crisp.

My final piece measures 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″.

Then I stamped my sentiment in Night of Navy ink on a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and diamond cut with the same die I used at the center of the platform. Adhere the platform to a Night of Navy mat 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″. While this is not the usual sized mat, it creates the same wide of Night of Navy strips around the pattern. And I finished the card off with a Copper Clay card base.

Watch the process here on my YouTube channel! Click on the the picture below. While the Oh Holy Night DSP is sold out, there are many other patterned papers available over on my store.