This week I played around with an interactive die called Give it a Whirl!
It’s quite easy to use but of course I had to make it harder by going in landscape position but I really like how it came out.
In my video I show some ways to make it spin better and also a bonus card as a gift card holder…
I was wrong in my video, the dies are not paired with or bundled with the Stellar Birthday – they are just shown in use on that page.
I think the dies are perfect on their own of course for a variety of cards!
Hi all! Someone requested this fun fold and it IS fun to make!
It’s called a Pinwheel Tower Card (or Tower Pinwheel)
It looked complicated but it really was easy to create them in multiple sizes.
(I think I over-explained it a bit in my video but Matt said to go with it, better than Under-explaining LOL)
Here is the A2 Sized Pinwheel Tower Card, which folds flat to 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″.
I used the Tidings of Christmas 6×6 Designer paper from the Stampin’ up Annual Catalog.
The column is 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″, scored at 1″, 2″ 3″ and 4″.
The 4 panels are all 2-3/4″ x 4-1/4″ each.
and here is the smallest one:
This is the Note Card Sized Pinwheel Tower Card, which folds flat to 3-1/2″ x 5″
I used the Sweet Symmetry Designer paper from the Stampin’ up Annual Catalog. The stamp set is called Biggest Wish.
The column is 3-1/2″ tall x 4-1/2″ wide, scored at 1″, 2″ 3″ and 4″.
The 4 panels are all 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ each.
I hope you give this fun fold a try!
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A quick note for those that ordered the accessory shares from me last month – the BEE trinkets are back in stock! I received them today and I’ll mail them out to you all on Monday!
On to my video this week….
Sadly the Well Suited Paper has been sold out!
I had already filmed this video but thought I’d still share as you can substitute lots of other papers and styles!
And many of you have the paper so here is an idea for you
Sometimes you just need a few little scraps and it turns into a card!
These are 6 squares from the Well Suited Designer paper (retiring at the end of the month)
Each one is cut 1-3/4″ x 1-3/4″
Watch how easy this goes together!
I had a request this week from Maria in Nebraska to come up with some projects using the new In Color Shimmer Vellum.
It’s fun to get a request to give me a little push using something new and play a bit! (and little old school with some dry embossing with a stylus on the vellum brought back great memories)
Look at all that shimmer on the vellum! It really is pretty, embossed or just plain.
Here’s my video this week using the shimmery vellum 2 ways and also a little Show & Share of some old vellum projects I found.
The recipe PDF Link for both cards is under the video
Someone asked me the other day about the Stitched Triangle dies and how much I used them. Honestly, I hadn’t used them since I tried the Arrow Fold card with the goats (you can see that video HERE)
but then…
I needed an ‘anchor’ for some simpler, easy card layouts. Of course I love a fun fold and cards that can do a back flip but there are times like this week I needed nice cards but not so involved it took days to get them done.
So the Triangle dies came to mind and I ended up really having fun with them.
(Watch the video for how to easily make without the dies also)
Here are the Triangle dies – there was a coordinating stamp set last year for them but it retired. Really they are great on their own for quilt cards and just an accent piece like I used them.
Linda Heller-Ind. Stampin' Up
Demo in North Carolina
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