For Christmas this year, I received one of the most beautiful cards from my friend Nancy who lives in Maryland. Nancy's card had the most beautiful pattern on it, which looked like a Star of David..... I loved the pattern on her card so much, I knew I had to figure out a way to use it on a card with my stamp clubs soon. The pattern also reminded me of a pinwheel---so I decided with some bright and colorful paper, I could make it into a Summer Pinwheel Card!
To make the base for the pinwheel design, we just layered two squares together, overlapping one another so you get 8 points. These squares were cut 2-3/4" each. Be sure to use adhesive to stick them together before moving on to the next step. Your two pieces put together will look like a Star of David.
Next we used squares punched with the 1-1/4" square punch out of Designer Series Paper. I love the colors in the "Build a Bear Workshop Pawsitively Prints II", so we used that. It is so bright and cheery, and really reminds me of summer, which I am totally ready for right about now!!! We used two different designs, and just alternated them on our points. Start with the point at the top, and work your way around. When you place the first square, go LIGHTLY with your adhesive, because you'll need to lift this first square back up at the end. When you go to place the last square down, you will need to tuck it behind the first (original) square that you placed. This will complete your pretty pattern!
For the last step, we added a circle punched with the 3/4" circle punch and a rhinestone brad for the center.
Then we added a few more stamps to complete our card, and that was it. It really was MUCH easier than it looks, and so very pretty!
I want to mention that the stamp set we used here is called "So Happy For You" and it is only available for a few more days as part of Sale-a-Bration. You can get this set FREE by placing a $50 order---but you must do so before tomorrow (Thursday March 31st). This is a great set for your collection because it has 5 different greetings in it, as well as some fun little image stamps. If you would like to place a Sale-a-Bration order, please contact me!
Thanks for stopping by today to check out my Summer Pinwheel Card. I hope you enjoyed it, and if you have any questions, please leave me a comment and I will respond back!
Happy Stamping!
Supplies: So Happy For You stamp set; Poppy Parade, Whisper White, So Saffron card stock; Pawsitively Prints II Designer Paper; Poppy Parade, So Saffron classic ink; 1-1/4" square punch; Rhinestone Brad.