CREATE A DOUBLE PINWHEEL BACKGROUND PANEL FOR QUILT INSPIRED CARDS

 Hi Stampers!

As many of you might recall, I love quilts and quilt patterns. There are several talented quilters in my family; I am not one of them! As close as I get to quilting is recreating quilt patterns in my crochet projects or in my paper crafting projects. Today’s cards were created using the double pinwheel quilt pattern. This pattern makes a great background piece for greetings or images, and the pattern is a great way to use up smaller scraps of Designer Series Paper (DSP). All the DSP used for today’s cards can be found in the STAMPIN’ UP!®️ SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE. Let’s take a look at the cards:

HOW TO CREATE THE DOUBLE PINWHEEL PATTERN

SUPPLIES FOR THE DOUBLE PINWHEEL PANEL

* Cardstock 4” x 4” Basic White or any color you like (it will be covered up)

* DSP - 4 pieces cut in 2” x 2” squares - 2 pieces of the same pattern, 1 piece of another pattern and 1 piece of a third pattern

* Adhesive

CUTTING THE DSP SQUARES

Cut the two Pieces of DSP that are the same pattern in half diagonally

Cut the other two pieces of DSP in half diagonally twice (in an X)

ADHERING THE PIECES TO THE 4”x4” SQUARE OF CARDSTOCK

Adhere the 4 largest triangles to form the first pinwheel as shown above.

Adhere the 4 pieces of the second pattern to the cardstock (adhere them at center of the cardstock) to form the second pinwheel.

Adhere the remaining pieces as shown above to complete the background piece. Then finish your card.

DOUBLE PINWHEEL BOOK BINDER CARD

SUPPLIES FOR THE DOUBLE PINWHEEL BOOK BINDER CARD

* Pale Papaya card base 4 1/4” x 11” scored at 5 1/2 and 6 3/4” 

* 4”x 4” piece of cardstock

* Piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock to mat focal piece - 4 1/8” x 4 1/8”

* Piece of 4” x 4” Basic White cardstock for inside of card

* Scraps of Pale Papaya and Evening Evergreen for greeting (greeting is from Sweet Strawberry stamp set)

* Three patterns of DSP from DAFFODIL AFTERNOON DSP cut as directed above

* Evening Evergreen sheer ribbon about 20”

* Layering Circles Dies for greeting and to mat greeting

* Ink - Evening Evergreen

* Adhesive and dimensionals for greeting

Scoring for Book Binder Card

* Fold the card on the 5 1/2” score line. Tie the ribbon around the card front and tie in a bow. Place adhesive on the inside of the card between the 6 3/4” score line and the fold line. Close the card. Press down to insure the front and back of the left side of the card are adhered together. 

STAMPED DOUBLE PINWHEEL CARD

SUPPLIES

* Catching Butterflies stamp set

* Night of Navy card base

* Piece of 4” x 4” cardstock 

* SIMPLY MARBLEOUS DSP - 3 Colors / Patterns cut as directed for double pinwheel pattern

* Scrap of Night of Navy and Basic White for greeting and for stamping image

* Basic White cardstock 4”x 5 1/4” for inside of card

* Ink - Night of Navy and Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - colors of choice for girl image (fussy cut image)

* Layering Circles Dies to fit greeting and for mat

* Rhinestones Basic Jewels -5

* Adhesive and dimensionals (for girl image)

NOTE - once the pinwheel background piece is assembled use the Night of Navy ink to stamp the butterflies 

FRIENDLY HELLO BIRTHDAY CARD

SUPPLIES

* Basic White card base

* 4” x 4” piece of cardstock

* Friendly Hello DSP - 3 patterns cut as directed for double pinwheel pattern

* Fresh Freesia cardstock cut at 4 1/8” x 4 1/8” to mat focal panel

* Friendly Hello stamp set and Sweet Strawberry stamp set

* Ink - Fresh Freesia, Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin’ Blends - Fresh Freesia (light & dark), Pale Papaya (light & dark)

* Adhesive and Dimensionals

RAIN OR SHINE BOOK BINDER CARD

SUPPLIES

* Bumblebee card base 4 1/4” x 11” scored and assembled as directed for the Double Pinwheel Book Binder Card

* 4” x 4” piece of cardstock

* 4 1/8” x 4 1/8” piece of Night of Navy cardstock to mat focal panel

* DSP (Sunshine & Rainbows) for double pinwheel and piece cut at 1 1/8” x 4 1/8”for left side of card front

* Scrap of Basic White cardstock for greeting (Flowering Rain Boots)

* Ink - Night of Navy

* White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon - about 20”

* Stitched Rectangles Dies to fit greeting

* Adhesive and dimensionals

If you appreciate quilt patterns this card technique is for you, so give it a try! As for the DSP used, all the patterns are from papers featured in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure - DAFFODIL AFTERNOON DSP (free with a $50 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase), SIMPLY MARBLEOUS DSP (free with a $50 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase), FRIENDLY HELLO DSP (free with a $100 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase as part of the Friendly Hello Stamp Set & DSP bundle), and the SUNSHINE & RAINBOWS DSP (free with a $50 STAMPIN’ UP! product purchase). These Designer Series Paper are only available through 28 February 2022 - just one week from today!

Thank you for stopping by. That’s all for today. Until next time…

Stamp Happy

Kim

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