Pamela’s Gallery

Spinner Card by Kim Davenport
(who learned how from Kary Nagel!)

1. Make a card (folded cs) and either with a punch or Coluzzle, cut out an
opening (circle, square, oval). For this example, I will use a square.

2. Take another piece of cs - that will go on the INSIDE front cover and
make an identical opening - You will be laying this piece of paper over the
inside left of your folded card.

** TIP: If you have your folded card and a piece of cs that is already cut
and trimmed to fit inside your folded card, carefully hold the front of your
card and the inside piece, slide it into a large punch for your opening and
punch the holes at the same time. This way, you know the openings will match
up!

3. Decorate the front of your card however you wish.

4. Now you can either use the two punched out pieces and just trim them
down a little or if you cut out a square or if you want to use a circle, you can
do that too. This piece will be what is suspended in the cut out section of your
card.

Stamp and color these two pieces. You can make these two cut out pieces
identical or make them different.

5. Cut a piece of string to go the length of the card (without showing thru
the top or bottom).

6. Sandwich that string in between the two pieces you stamped (in step #3).

7. Working inside the card, place adhesive (double stick tape) above, below,
and all around the opening on your folded card.

8. Center the smaller circle in the hole and place the string on the adhesive
above and below.

9. Place the cs facing (from step #2) on the inside cover

10. Now after you’ve written your note to the recipient (on the bottom
inside of the card, so your witting doesn’t show thru the opening from the
front), turn your suspended-by-the-string piece several times — at least 10
or 15 times and then close the card. When the person receiving your card
opens it up, that piece of art will spin around and around!

(originally published in 2007)