Time for another installment of FAKE IT FRIDAY, when I reveal my sources for all the amazing things I teach in my classes - nope, they're not all my own ideas. There, the secret is out & I feel SO much better; sigh.
Today's Stampin' Up! Diva is Angie Kennedy Juda, who hangs out at ChicnScratch.com ... Angie makes the cutest, neatest, fun-est stuff ever; great for gifts, craft bazaars and just plain fun to make for yourself! I check out her YouTube tutorials and her blog on a regular basis; you should too!
Today's project: a spinner card - not a new idea, but it can be very frustrating to make if you don't layer the pennies and card stock "just so". In fact, I'd pretty much given up teaching this card in my classes because of the "hit-and-miss, will-it-spin" factor. Well worry no more...
Angie's tutorial shows a no-fail method to get the mechanics of this card to work EVERY TIME! (providing you follow the steps EXACTLY and don't try to modify anything ... ask me how I know!) I also love the 3x6 size of Angie's card - the shape accents the sliding feature; it's clean and simple, and adaptable to any occasion.
Here's my attempt, following the tutorial found HERE ... btw, ignore the reference on the video to Sale-a-Bration (she used a stamp set from last year's Sale-a-Bration event on her sample. Sale-a-Bration 2010 starts on Jan 5th).
I'm pretty literal, so when I was rifling through my stamp stash to see which image I wanted to spin, I decided on the pair of dice from the set "Game Night" - an obvious choice, don't you think? And of course, I needed a gambling phrase, so I chose "Good Luck" from "Fundamental Phrases"... all supplies used are by Stampin' Up!©
A few notes: (click on the photo for a closer view)
1) Be sure to chose an image that will actually hide the penny (my dice were a little small, so I punched a 3/4" circle from Whisper White card stock to cover the penny first.)
2) It's easier to stamp the phrase when Angie says to stamp it, but it's not impossible to do that step last if you forget - I did!
3) It's worth it to take the time to make a REALLY ACCURATE template that you can use over and over - don't skip this step! (Yeah, I tried to save time and it's just too hard to line up your word window punches on both layers without doing the tracing first!)
I had a good chuckle when Angie made the comment about how hard it is to line up when she has an audience ... too true! THAT'S why I leave the video-making to others and also why I practice so much before I actually face my classroom audience!
I hope you try the slider card soon - and send me a pic of your results; I'd love to see your creations!
cheers
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