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Interactive Spinning Cards






Welcome to my next interactive experiment!!


I saw quite a few examples of this interactive card technique on YouTube and added it to my ever-growing list of techniques to try.  As soon as I saw Stampin Up's A Little Wild stamps and coordinating framelits (Little Loves), I knew they would be great for this type of card.  It has taken me quite a while to get to a good place for creating and playing with cards but, in the meantime, Stampin Up came out with a holiday version, Seasonal Chums and Seasonal Tags Framelits, so I made many variations at the same time.


Supplies
  • Stamps:  Stampin Up Seasonal Chums, A Little Wild, Howl-o-ween Treat, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Happy Celebrations, Merry Cafe
  • Dies: Stampin Up Seasonal Tags, Little Loves, Cupcake Cutouts, Christmas Greetings, Celebrate You, Stitched Shapes, Squares, Number of Years
  • Inks: Stampin Write Markers in Cucumber Crush, Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Powder Pink, Sahara Sand, Tip Top Taupe, Real Red, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Hello Honey, Delightful Dijon, StazOn Jet Black
  • Cardstock: Stampin Up Whisper White, Pineapple Punch, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black
  • Pattern Paper:  Stampin Up Carried Away and non-Stampin Up paper from stash
  • Embellishments:  non-Stampin Up drops

Steps
Stamp the double-sided images and color.  If there hadn't been a backside image to the stamp, I would have cut a second image from cardstock in a similar color to use behind the stamped, colored image.


Cut the image with framelits or scissors.  In this case, the framelit cut the front and back of the image together.  Separate the images and cut off the tag hole.



Cut a window from a panel to be used on the front of the card, I used Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Unfold the card base and temporarily line up the cut panel on it.  I used a tiny piece of  washi tape to hold it in place.  To keep the washi tape from being too sticky and ripping the DSP, I touched the tape repeatedly to wear down the stickiness.  Put the framelit back in the space on the DSP, it will kind of lock into that location. Run this through the Big Shot to cut the window from the card base also.

Put some super sticky adhesive on the back of the DSP panel above and below the cut window.  I used Stampin Up's tear tape.  Put some super sticky adhesive on the back of your image then stretch a single strand of embroidery thread across it from top to bottom and place the back piece of the image on top of the thread to sandwich the thread between the front and back image pieces.  Now attach the loose ends of the thread to the sticky areas on the back of the panel, centering the image and pulling the thread tightly.

 Add adhesive to the panel and center it on the card base over the front window.  To make frames around the windows, nest two shape thinlits close to the same size and tape them together.  Place the thinlits onto card stock and run through the Big Shot.

 That's it!  They turn out really cute and a lot of fun!

Good luck!





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