Penny spinner cards are a favorite of mine. I borrowed this idea from Patti, changing it up a bit. It uses the snowman from Jolly Old Saint Nick, stamped in Basic Black and punched out with the 1-3/4" circle punch. It's layered on a Brushed Silver scallop circle and colored with Sahara Sand and Marina Mist markers. The sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set.
To make the spinning mechanism: stick one dimensional in the middle of the back of the scallop circle, then a penny. Add two dimensionals stuck to each other to that penny and add another penny. That's it! I made the "track" with the Word Window Punch. You want one penny inside the track - insert the bottom first through the track, then "pop" the top through. Roll the scallop circle back and forth over the track to get it spinning freely.
I embossed a 5-1/4" x 2-1/2" piece of Whisper White with the Northern Flurry embossing folder, adding basic rhinestones to the center of the snowflakes. This was one of the cards made by my clubs this month.
Now my family and I are off to shop for holiday food baskets for our community at the grocery store down the hill. I love involving my kids so they appreciate what they have! Blessings to you and your family.
I made this card for a theme challenge of Snowflakes. I stamped them on the Crumb Cake card front, and embossed them on the Marina Mist layer. They take the backdrop to Jolly Old Saint Nick, though. I feel as though my time to use Christmas stamps is winding down (crazy, I know, since I've been stamping Christmas cards since August), and I wanted to use this Santa at least one more time before shelving him. For those of us who love visual aids, here's a close-up of the button with clear tinsel through it and the wavy banner sentiment:
And here's one more close-up of the card, showing the Vanilla Smooch Spritz on the snowflake-embossed Marina Mist layer with a rhinestone:
I used a sketch provided by Mary Jo at Technostamper.
Stamps: Jolly Old Saint Nick, Serene Snowflakes;
Ink: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red, Blush Blossom marker;
Paper: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Whisper White;
Accessories: Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Basic Rhinestones, sponge dauber, dimensionals, Deck the Halls designer buttons, clear tinsel, 5/8" Marina Mist satin ribbon, corner rounder punch, Northern Flurry embossing folder.
