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How to Make a Spinner Card

Hey everyone, quick walk through today on how to use this Spinner Card design space file  Though the idea of the spinner card is not my own, I designed this file. 

The way the spinner works is you have two pennies sandwiched around a small foam circle, and assembled so that it spins along the track.

So go to the file and – feel free to use any colors of patterns you want in your final card of course, but I’m going to reference the colors so you know the material to cut them out of. You can use this with a Cricut Explore or a Cricut Maker, since you use Design Space with both machines. (Read here for a review of the Cricut Maker)

design space spinner card

Pink: Cardstock, and Scoring Wheel
White: Cardstock
Gray: Cardstock or other material – whatever look or color you’re going for (I used gray faux leather)
Blue: craft foam (this will go underneath the white layer, raising it up so that there is space for the penny to move freely)

For the heart shape, swap it to anything you like or delete it, to create the card you want.

You can also make the part that spins be any shape you want.

On mine, I took a picture of myself, removed the background in Photoshop and created a print then cut file that I could send to my printer, and then have the Cricut cut out. But that’s a tutorial for another day. Things like flowers, boats, planes, spaceships, and on and on, would be really cute!!)

How to assemble a spinner card

pieces to make a spinner card

First, decorate the top layer with the track cut out. Add words, shapes, etc now, as it will be easiest to do before layering the rest of the card. Keep in mind that you don’t want to put anything with dimension to close to the track as it could interfere with the part you’ll have spinning later.

assembling a spinner card

Next, fold the card base in half and glue down the gray layer. Then glue the two rectangle foam pieces to the back of the white cardstock. Keep them close to the edges, and not close to the track cut out.

how to make a penny spinner card

Layer 1 penny, then the white cardstock (with the track going over the penny) then the circle foam piece, then the other penny, gluing the foam to both pennies (anything from Gorilla glue to a tape runner seems to work well.) Let that dry completely before trying to spin – you don’t want any glue getting on the track.

When that is dry, glue the white cardstock circle to the top penny, then layer the shape that will actually be spinning on top of that.

spinner card with cricut

Glue the whole white cardstock / craft foam combination to the front of the card, and when that is dry, practice spinning the card!  If you make one, I hope you’ll share it and tag me so I can see it!

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Janice

Wednesday 7th of October 2020

I am not finding the file. Is it too old? I hope it's still available as it looks really cute. Thanks.

E Kappmeyer

Thursday 28th of May 2020

Is there a way to cut this card on the Cricut Joy?

Sandra

Wednesday 22nd of April 2020

Would love to make this but there doesn’t seem to be a file.

Karen Carroll

Tuesday 21st of April 2020

When I click on the file link it brings up a blank canvas.

Barbara

Thursday 16th of April 2020

Can this be made on an Explore Air? Or do I need the Maker?

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