Love is in the Air! A Penny Spinner Card - Trimcraft DT

Hello, I'm back to share a Valentines card with you.  I love to make penny spinner cards, you may spot a few in my Trimcraft gallery or on my facebook pages, but this time I’ve made a valentines themed one using the new Simply Creative ‘Around the World’ papers which team perfectly with the Dovecraft hot air balloon die.

I have made a little video to show the card in action: https://youtu.be/NJWp0D1ySyA

and here's the Step by Step:

1. To create the penny spinner base card you may find it easier to follow my previous Trimcraft Tutorial link here: http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/articles/first-edition-travel-notes-penny-spinner-card-tutorial Use cloud pattern paper from the Simply Creative ‘Around the World’ 6x6 paper pad for the background and to cover the central circle.
   Use the hot air balloon pattern paper from the same pad to cover the raised panel.
   
2. Die cut the hot air balloon from different papers in the pad and again from Kraft card, glue the papers on top of the kraft card to give strength to the piece.  Dovecraft red glitter card has been used for the heart on the balloon.
   
   
3. Die cut 2 clouds from white card using the First Edition Weather die set. 
   Stamp letters to spell out ‘LOVE’ on 1 cloud using black ink and the S/C Alphabet stamp set. 
   Stamp letters to spell out ‘is the Air’ on the other cloud. 
   Glue the ‘LOVE’ cloud at top left on card front and the other cloud into the centre circle.
   
   
4. Use perma fix tape to adhere a 1p coin to back of hot air balloon shape, add 3D foam to centre being careful to only place in the centre and add the 2^nd 1p coin.  Slip the bottom coin under the channel on card front and test the spin. 
   You can carefully pull apart to adjust the foam if required, you may need a double height of foam.
   I have made a little video to show the card in action: https://youtu.be/NJWp0D1ySyA
   
   
   
   
   Products Used:
    
   
   Simply Creative FSC Paper Pad 6x6 Around the World SCPAD046
   

   Dovecraft Kraft 6"x6" Cards & Envelopes

   DCCE024
   

   Dovecraft A4 Kraft Card

   DCBS103
   

   Dovecraft A4 White Laid Card

   DCBS100
   

   Dovecraft Die – Hot Air Balloon

   DCDIE070
   

   Simply Creative Alphabet Stamp - Typewriter

   SCSTP001
   

   First Edition Dies - Weather

   FEDIE052
   

   Dovecraft A4 Glitter Card - Ruby (Red)

   DCGC05
   
   
   
   
   

Eek! Rolling Eyeball Halloween Card

Hello, today I'm sharing this fun card idea with you. I don’t often get chance to play with printable papers so when I saw the Free Halloween ones from Trimcraft I thought they would be fun to play with and test out my new printer at the same time. The papers are Modern, fun and bright and print beautifully and the striped paper is not just for Halloween.
I also made a little video to show the card in action : https://youtu.be/Mb8i-TE8jF0

 Step By Step:

1. Take a Dovecraft 6x6 Kraft card blank to use with fold across the top.  Cut a slightly smaller square of the orange paper from the Simply Creative ‘Play Days’ pad and adhere to card front using d/s tape.  Download the Free Halloween papers link here: http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/articles/free-halloween-printable-papers
   
2. Cut a piece of Kraft card approx. 5 ½” square and measure out a long rectangle approx. 4” long by about 5/8” using a pencil to mark the lines.  Carefully cut the rectangle out using a craft knife.  Test the cut out is wide enough by joining two 2p coins together using 3D foam, cut the foam so it’s in the centre of the coin only with space all around (see pics), slip the joined coins into the cut out by sliding 1 coin through and move the panel to check the coins move freely backward and forward when the panel is tipped.
   
   
3. Cover front of panel with the striped paper from the Trimcraft Halloween download papers, turn over and cut away the paper covering the cut out channel.  Add panel centrally to card front with cut out to the top, using double height of 3D foam tape.
4. Cut a large eyeball from the download papers, I did this by using my computers ‘snipping’ tool to select an area of the paper onscreen and then sending it to print. (you may have a preferred method). The size can be adjusted on the print screen, size doesn’t need to be exact as long as it covers the 2P coin.  I have adhered the eyeball to cardstock and then cut out to give it more strength.  Glue the large eyeball on top of the 2p coin and you should now have a rolling eye element.
   
   
   
   
5. To finish, cut 2 strips of the Eyeball patterned download paper and adhere across card front.  Cut out an ‘Eek! Sentiment and mat onto kraft card before adhering to card front using d/s tape.
6. I made a little video to show the card in action : https://youtu.be/Mb8i-TE8jF0

Products Used: 

Dovecraft Kraft 6"x6" Cards & Envelopes

DCCE024

Dovecraft Double Sided Tape (12mm) DCBS05

Simply Creative FSC Paper Pad 6x6 Play Days

SCPAD028