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Friday, June 8, 2012

Tutorial : How To Make A Pinwheel and Other Tricks


Today I’d like to show you the fourth layout I made with the June Creative Kit at My Creative Scrapbook and a couple techniques I used. This kit feautured On The Sunny Side from My Mind’s Eye.


 

This is my preschooler taking a test drive on his new bike in our backyard. I wanted to show a sense of movement on the layout. I used a circle punch on the kraft cardstock to make a negative circle, then backed it with colorful geometric paper that was sort of arrow shaped. 


To emphasize the arrows and to suggest the forward roll of the bicycle, I punched small corners from white cardstock and stacked them together for thickness. Then I placed the corners like arrows across the negative punched circles and stitched them on the page. I repeated this in the opposite corner to help take the eyes around the page.



Another technique I used on this page was to make my own pinwheel. The kit included two small pinwheels with brads and I wanted to make a third and cluster the three together.



Pinwheels are super easy to make. Just start with a square, any size, from double-sided patterned paper (both sides with show).



Here, I used a 2-inch square punch but you could also cut your own square or use a die cut machine.  Fold your square til the corners touch and crease the fold marks, then fold the square again from the other corners and crease. 


Use the crease marks as guidelines for cutting the pinwheel. Cut halfway down every other crease, then fold the corner over to the middle.  Place a brad or button in the center.

Thanks for stopping by. You can find more information about the June kits at My Creative Scrapbook here. For information on the June Prima contest, click here.  It's super easy to enter; just submit your answers to three questions about My Creative Scrapbook.

27 comments:

  1. the way you used those corners as arrows was SO SMART!!!!

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  2. What a creative LO! Your goal to portray movement was perfectly executed!

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  3. You are so clever!! Love the use of the corners as arrows and your pinwheels are so cute!! Love it ..as always!!

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  4. Love the way you created movement and emphasized the roundness of the bicycle wheels too. Thank you for the tutorial. If you can believe it, I've never made a pinwheel. :)

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  5. Fantastic layout, Izzy! Love the pictures!!! He looks sooooooo happy!!!! :)
    Thanks for sharing the tips and little tut on how to create these sweet little pinwheels!
    Sylvia xx

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  6. love the pinwheels and arrows!

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  7. What a great page!! LOVE the colors and look at him GOOOooooo~! LOL! Wonderful reminder of using those corners :)

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  8. Love the way you used your punch for the arrows! Such a fun page!

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  9. Adorable layout- the pinwheels are so much fun!

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  10. looks fabulous!!love pinwheels~I just forget to make them:):)

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  11. I love the pinwheels and the arrows are a fun touch. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Adorable layout and those pinwheels are so cute!

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  13. Love your sweet layout, Izzy! Thank you for showing/telling us how you got that look! You always make the cutest things!!

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  14. Gorgeous l/o and great information... thanks for sharing :)

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  15. Fantastic layout, I love the colours you've used. I've got arrows stitched through the middle on my latest layout too! Your page is really fun and energetic! x

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  16. Gorgeous LO. Love the Colors and those pinwheels.

    Hugs,
    Kate

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  17. This is ADORABLE!!! I loveeeeee the photos, the arrows on the circles and love love love love the pinwheels!!

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  18. Love this!!! TFS! Love those arrows and pinwheels!!!

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  19. Oh, wow! What an awesome layout! Your hand made elements are just amazing! So well done!

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  20. So creative with the corner punches! Love the pinwheels...so cute!

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  21. beautiful page and adore the negative area!

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  22. Wow....love this Izzy and all the little elements that make this layout so special! Love the arrows and pinwheels and the borders! Lovely work!

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