Spinning Monster Card

This card was surprising easy to make. I adapted the instructions from Deb Valder.

Supplies:

***I used the card bases and envelopes from Recollections that are 5 1/2 by 4 inches. The measurements will work for the Close to my Heart card bases but you will have a little more white space at the top and bottom of your card.

Colonial white card stock: 4 1/2 by 2 inches; scrap that is about by inches

Seaside bulk paper (or the dotted patterned paper): 4 3/4 by 2 1/4; 5 1/2 by 3

Sunset Chevron washi tape: about 5 1/2 inches long

Ink pads: pear, lagoon, smoothie
White shimmer trim
Shin Han marker: Cherry pink color to change the color of the white shimmer trim

Pop dot

Acetate

Scissors

Twine: about 8 inches long

Adhesive

Liquid glass

Brad: one

Buttons: two similar buttons

Poker tool

Card base and envelope

1. On colonial white card stock (4 1/2 by 2 inches) the three monsters from the stamp set from Close

to my Heart. I used pear, lagoon, and smoothie ink.

2. Stamp the middle monster two more times on a piece of scrap colonial white card stock approximately 13/4 by 1 3/4 inches. Cut these out. I used lagoon ink.

3. Using black ink stamp sentiment centered under the three monsters on the colonial white card stock that is 4 1/2 by 2 inches. I stamped the sentiment that says, "I could squish you."

4. Cut out two circles in the acetate that are about 1/2 inche. You can use your Cricut to cut a 1/2 inch circle in scrap cardstock to trace, free cut, freehand draw a circle, or use a punch. You won't see these circles so it doesn't really matter.

5. Place one of the cut out monsters on top of the middle monster from step 1. Using the poker tool (I'm sure this tool has a name but I always call it the poker tool), pierce a hole into the two monsters so they will line up once you attach the brad through all of the pieces. I poked the hole just under the eye.

6. Using adhesive, attach one acetate circle on top of the middle monster from step 1.

7. Do not use adhesive and place the other acetate circle on top of the acetate circle that is attached to the monster. Do not use adhesive - the spinning works because there is no adhesive between the acetate circles.

8. Put a pop dot on the acetate circle. The pop dot has self adhesive that will allow it to stick to the acetate circle. Make sure the top of the pop dot has the adhesive exposed. Put the twine (about 8 inches long) onto the pop dot. The twine should be hanging straight down.

9. Now attach the cut out monster with the hole poked through it onto the pop dot. To repeat the layers from top to bottom: monster with hole poked through it, twine, pop dot, acetate, (no adhesive), acetate, monster on the rectangular cardstock with the two other monsters. 

10. Poke a hole through all of the layers (the monster sandwich). Attach brad through monster sandwich. Pull the twine to make sure the monster spins well. Loosen the brad if needed. Using adhesive, attach second cut out monster without a hole through it right on top of first cut out monster to hide the brad.

11. Using adhesive, attach the colonial white piece that is 4 1/2 by 2 inches to the Seaside polka dot patterned paper that is 4 3/4 by 2 1/4.

12. On the card base, with the fold at the top, place sunset chevron washi tape at bottom of card about 1/8 inch from the bottom.

13. Attach the 5 1/2 by 3 inch blue wood Seaside patterned paper onto card base about 1/8 inch from the top. Color the white shimmer trim with the Shin Han marker. Place this onto the seaside paper and smoothie washi tape.

14. Attach the three monsters centered on the blue wood Seaside patterned paper. Glues the buttons to the end of the pull cord (the twine). Wrap the twine around the pop dot so it is ready to pull. Pull it to test it. Enjoy your adorable card.