I don’t normally make bulk cards, but I really needed to make several thank you cards to send some post-Christmas appreciation notes. I decided to make some fun spinner snowflake cards that I could make en mass and still have the recipients feel like they received a card made with love.
I started with some pearl finish silver Core’dinations card bases and cut 4 plain white card fronts from a single sheet of 8.5″ x 11″ card stock. I used my MISTI Stamp Tool to stamp out a beautiful script “thank you” from Studio Katia with black VersaFine Ink in the lower left of each card front. Then to add a little interest to the card fronts, I used two of the border dies from the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 2 Die Set and cut away a bit from the left and right sides. This would not only add fun borders to the card fronts themselves, but would also add some depth by revealing the underlying card base color on either side. Then I looked through a variety of Diemond Dies nesting die sets (the video shares a bunch of dies that could work for this) and picked the Die-Normous Stack-Ems Nesting Circle Die Set and the Heart Nesting Die Set to cut out some windows in the upper 2/3 of each card front. I also positioned the card fronts on the card bases and re-aligned the dies to cut the same windows on the card base fronts.
Before assembling the cards together, I took the Diemond Dies Winter Snowflakes Die Set, the Snowflakes #1 Die and the Icy Snowflakes Die and cut out front and backs of each spinning snowflake. Because the dies are not perfectly symmetrical, I show in the video how to cut front and backs from patterned (or in my case, glittered) card stock so that the spinners would be perfectly aligned and not show any white edges.
I sandwiched some thin Gold DMC Metallic Embroidery Thread between each snowflake front and back and glued everything together, and attached the thread ends to the top and bottom of the die cut windows on the back side of the card fronts with strong invisible tape. Then it was just a matter of gluing the card fronts to the card base fronts. To add a little extra fun and sparkle, I die cut some extra snowflakes out of scrap white card stock, card base scraps, and glittered card stock to decorate the card fronts a bit more. Add a smattering of gold or silver Stickles dots, and voila! Quick and fun bulk thank you cards are done!
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The following is a start to finish process video on how to make these cards:
These cards are being entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Not Just Cards Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes Challenge with Optional New Years
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Holiday Happiness – WINNER
I really enjoy these types of cards. There are so many different ways to use them and they usually delight the receiver.
TFS,
Julie
Awww thanks so much Julie! I love these types of interactive cards too. 🙂 Happy New Year and thanks for stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
Lovely cards Kristina!
Thanks bunches Ann! Happy New Year and thanks for stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
Beautiful set of Cards and I loved the tutorial! Happy New Year! Thank you for joining our anything goes Word Art Wednesday Challenge! Ginny M, DT
Thank you so much Ginny! I’m so glad you liked the tutorial too! 🙂 Happy New Year and thanks for stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
So pretty!!! 🙂
Thanks bunches Chris! Happy New Year and thanks for stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
A wonderful Cards set!! So beutiful !!
Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at
Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Cicci
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Thanks so much Cicci! I really enjoyed making these spinner cards. 🙂
Absolutely love the spinning snowflake thank you cards.
Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Luv
Debby
Thanks bunches Debby! These cards were so fun and fast to make! I hope the recipients enjoy them as much as I enjoyed crafting them!
Love everything about this! Thanks so much for sharing with us in the Creatalicious Challenges “Anything Goes with optional Happy New Year/Wishes” challenge!
Hugs,
Leslie, Creatalicious DT
Awww thanks oodles, Leslie! These were really fun to make and I hope the recipients enjoy them. 🙂
Wonderful cards!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional Happy New Year / Wishes” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)A wonderful card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional Happy New Year / Wishes” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy the past couple of weeks…
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy the past couple of weeks…
Thanks so much for stopping by! I love your challenges!
Wonderful cards!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional Happy New Year / Wishes” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy the past couple of weeks…
Thanks bunches!