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Project: Pin Wheel Card

July 22, 2009 by Heather Holbrook

image by Heather Holbrook

image by Heather Holbrook

I wanted to share with you the instructions for this fun Pin Wheel Card I made recently.
 
Supplies:
cardstock: yellow, rust, orange
double-sided pattern paper 3″x 3″
button
string
small dowel, stick or skewer 3 1/2″ long
“smile” stamp (from Close To My Heart “April Word Puzzle” set)
rust ink pad
large glue dots
foam squares
 
Directions:
-cut orange cardstock in half and fold in half for card base
-trim rust cardstock to 5 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ and trim yellow cardstock to 5″ x 3″ and adhere both to card base
-stamp “smile” word with rust ink onto yellow cardstock
-turn patterned paper over to backside and draw an X with a pencil from corner to corner, cut along all four lines about half way towards the center of the X (see picture below)
-turn cut patterned paper over and apply a glue dot in the center, fold down every other point and adhere in the middle (see photo below)
-tie string through button holes and adhere button to middle of pin wheel
-glue stick to center of card
-apply foam squares to back of pin wheel and adhere to card front on top of stick
 
image by Heather Holbrook

image by Heather Holbrook

image by Heather Holbrook

image by Heather Holbrookimage by Heather Holbrook

 

image by Heather Holbrook

image by Heather Holbrook

Hope you try out this fun card for yourself!
-Heather
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Comments

  1. Gwen Tippie says

    July 26, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    Love, Love, Love your windmill. Thanks for the directions.

    Gwen

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