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Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 1

Good morning Pretty Pink Posh friends! Heather here this morning with a tutorial for a couple of spinner cards that I put together – my first spinner cards ever! Such an incredibly fun interactive card design!

The way these work: the reindeer is double sided and identical on both sides, suspended with thread in the center of the two images stuck together. You wind them up by twisting them several times before closing the cards, then when you open the cards, the reindeer twirls and dances! Interactive, yet they still fit easily in an envelope to give or mail!

First off, I was looking at the two jumping reindeer from the new Reindeer Friends and thought they looked pretty close. Turns out they are perfect mirror images! So I stamped and die cut two of each with the coordinating Reindeer Friends Dies to put together my two cards.

I colored the reindeer up nice and simple using these Copic markers, then adhered them carefully together with sturdy tape, placing two strands of white thread through the center of the sandwich.

Next, I used Stitched Diamonds Dies to create my windows. I used a blue and green cardbase for my cards, and die cut a window from the front. Using the two largest dies I also cut a white frame shape to go around the outside window. I then carefully taped the centers of the diamonds that I die cut from my card fronts in the opposite centers of my cards, but inside the card. This functions for two purposes – it gives more interest to the cards when they are closed, and also makes it nice and clear where to NOT write when signing your card – in case you don’t want the writing in the card to show through the window!

Then, very carefully adhere the ends of the thread to the back of the white window frame, using tape to make certain it is secure. Trim the excess thread, and then (again using sturdy adhesive) adhere over the window on the front of the card. This suspends the reindeer over the window!

On the front of my card I stamped and heat embossed in white a sentiment the Holiday Greetings Stamp set.

As a finishing touch, adhere several Snowflake Sequins and 4mm Clear Droplets on the card front to embellish and add sparkle!

Here is a peek at what they look like standing open:

Now it’s time for our first giveaway of the week. Today we are giving away a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate!

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Happy cardmaking! Be sure to join us the rest of the week for more holiday inspiration and giveaways!

153 Comments

  1. Ok I don’t know how I missed the reindeer but they are adorable!! Love your cards. I have yet to try making a spinner card. Thank you for the examples and the chance for gc:)

  2. Fave tradition? Hmmmm….Over Thanksgiving weekend, preparing my Christmas cards for the mail. Handmade and store bought! Also, making ‘thank yous’ for those who have been so kind to us throughout the year.

  4. Have never tried a spinner card and now I can. The instructions were just perfect. And a prize would be great too.

  5. Love Heather’s cute spinner cards. I love the pretty color choices & the
    adorable reindeer.
    My favorite holiday tradition is baking cookies with the ladies in my
    family. We make about 5 different types of cookies and divide them
    up into tins to give to each family unit. The bon bons are my favorite!

  6. My favorite holiday tradition is decorating gingerbread houses with the family!

  8. My favorite holiday tradition is getting together with my sister to do Christmas crafts in early December.

  12. What a cute design – I love spinner cards! You made it easier with these reindeer images for sure :-)
    Thanks for the giveaway and a chance to win, too! My favourite Christmas tradition is singing Christmas songs and carols with my family on Christmas Eve (December 24th), sitting around the Christmas tree – something that has been a bit forgotten once we all became adults, but that I am hoping to revive soon, now that we have kiddies in the family again :-)

  15. What an adorable reindeer and spinning card. I love the blue and green together.

  17. One of my fave traditions is to go for a drive on Christmas Eve and look at all the lit-up houses, go home and have cookies and cocoa and watch It’s A Wonderful Life.

  19. We always put up our Christmas
    tree on my husband;s birthday,
    Dec. 16th. Has been that way
    since he was a child! Love these
    reindeer interactive cards, too
    cute.
    Carla from Utah

  20. Adorable interactive cards! A tradition we enjoy is making and decorating cookies :)

  23. Getting together with all my family. The special feeling one gets decorating their home for Christmas.

  24. Cute spinner card I just picked your reindeer stamp up the other day but still need the matching dies!

  26. I have never made a spinner card before! But this is so cute that I need to give it a try!

  28. Absolutely adorable spinner cards! Love the reindeer and the diamond shaped windows!

    1. Favorite tradition… baking cookies to share with friends and neighbors!

  30. We get together with my husband’s family on Christmas eve for food and fellowship.

  31. Cute spinner cards. I like the diamond shape. Favorite holiday tradition is a birthday party for Jesus.

  32. I have been wanting to make a spinner card. I think my grandsons would love it! The adore my shaker cards! My favorite Holiday Tradition is decorating Gingerbread men with my Grandsons. I started it 9 grandsons ago lol! It wasn’t meant to become a tradition…I just thought my first grandson would like decorating them..after that it was something we all looked forward too..even the adults!

  33. I love this reindeer stamp set! These are very cute cards made using them!

  34. ACK! Your reindeer spinner cards are absolutely adorable! So far, shakers are the extent of my interactive attempts; need to give this technique a try! Two favourite holiday traditions: listening to classic reading of “The Shepherd”, by Frederick Forsyth, with my husband and going to Christmas Eve church service with my mom and family! Thank you for the smiles and giveaway opportunity today!
    ~carol

  35. What a great, cute reindeer spinner with non holiday traditional colours, beautiful stamps with the mirror reindeers. Oh a favourite tradition for me must be one that my grandparents started ,that my parents did & that I have kept up even though my youngest is 16, I love that the only gifts that get put under the tree till they have alp gone to bed on Christmas Eve is the onres people bring to the house if the children are there, otherwise no gifts are they’re for them till Christmas Day & the look on their faces even now are always a great surprise. Love that traditional rule.x

  37. sweet cards and so fun – we always watch a Christmas movie on Christmas Eve:)

  38. Oh I just love spinner cards and this one with the reindeer is just adorable! And they are so perfect for a Christmas card! Thank you for a chance to win!!!

  39. I love interactive cards and spinners are my favorite! They are so fun to make and I always get so excited to send them off. The reindeer friends set is adorable and absolutely perfect for spinner cards! Awesome job. My favorite Christmas tradition is definitely advent calendars! I was raised with them and now I’m raising my kids with them. I try to make the whole month of December exciting 😍

  40. It’s always a tradition for me to do lots of baking for family and friends.

  41. Love your reindeer spinner card!!! One favorite Christmas tradition is baking gingerbread cookies and sugar Cooke’s! So yummy’

  43. This design is SO cute!!! You couldn’t have chosen a cuter “element” to spin than this darling reindeer!! I haven’t made a spinner card either, so I really appreciate the tips you gave in the blog about how to do it!
    As far as traditions go, my favorite is riding around the community to see the different decorations!! The lights are so beautiful and make me feel happy and peaceful.

  44. I love the stitched diamonds and embellishments on this card. Thank you for sharing.

  45. I am a sucker for shiny lights and sparkly, twinkly things, so my favorite holiday tradition is driving around and seeing all the holiday lights folks have decorated their houses with. Adorable reindeer card, I love the spinner effect and the bright colors! Thank you for he adorable inspiration!

  47. My favorite holiday tradition is baking with my three daughters… we have an annual Cookie Day!

  48. The reindeer is so darling and I have always loved the clear drops. My favorite tradition is having dinner under the tree lights for Christmas eve.

  51. Cute ideas!!! My favorite traditions are driving around looking for lights, doing crafts/special things with my kids and the kids picking out an ornament each year.

  52. My favorite holiday tradition is making ornaments and cookies with our kids. They just love seeing something they’ve made on the tree, as well as giving some away to friends and other loved ones. And baking with them is just fun – they love every step of the process, especially the decorating & taste tests!

  53. These cards are adorable. I love the deer and the colors of the cards. The stitched diamond is pretty.

    My favorite holiday tradition is to play games. Our entire family loves to do this. It’s so much fun.

  54. I love spinner cards and the little deer is just adorable! My favorite tradition is decorating the tree. :)

  56. I think my favorite thing is that we all get together and have a nice dinner and exchange gifts. Over the years we just really don’t do as much like when the kids were little. Maybe when we have Grandkids we will start doing all of it agsin

  58. I always enjoyed getting out my Santa collection to display
    during the holidays. It’s gotten so large and I’ve gotten
    less energy, so they stay in their closet now. I put
    up the lights outside so neighbors don’t think I’m
    scrooge. Love the spinner card.
    thanks for sharing.

  61. My favorite holiday tradition is definitely baking and decorating cut- out cookies! Of course, with Christmas music playing…
    These lil reindeer are so cute and I love the spinner card idea. I am planning on making one for a little girls bday this weekend.

  65. My favorite holiday tradition is getting together with my granddaughter and making our Christmas cards.

  66. Cute, Adorable, colorful, creative interactive reindeer work of art. Would make a nice shaker card as well. Favorite holiday tradition…spending quality time with fanily, friends, Yummy (bro’s smoked meat, poke, cold ginger chicken, baked mahi mahi to name a few) food, having a Great time especially, at Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.

  68. Adorable cards! I love the cute reindeer and pretty background!! Fun card design too!
    My favorite holiday tradition is baking cookies and my cheesecake flan….Yummy!

  69. These reindeer are so cute and make a perfect spinner card! My favorite holiday tradition is taking my kids to see Santa.

  70. Oh how super cute these reindeer are! Love the stitched diamonds for the spinners. My favorite holiday tradition is decorating cookies with hubby and kids (now grown). It’s so great to take some time and enjoy everyone’s creativity, bonus that we get to eat these yummy creations!

  71. Cute reindeer spinner card. I love to make lots of cookies to give to family and friends.

  75. Super cute! Holiday tradition is spending time with family & friends & making Christmas ornaments for everyone to hang on there tree!

  76. These are just the cutest cards ever! I love the colors and the reindeer. One of our traditions when my sister and I were kids was to make a traditional cooke with my mom and then open one small gift on Christmas Eve. Sadly all of those have gone away, but I have very fond memories of those times.

  78. I love those reindeer–they are just so adorable! My favorite holiday tradition is making cookies with my kids :).

  79. I haven’t attempted a spinner card yet, but that diamond diecut makes it look exactly how it should. Great card!!

  82. Watching my kids go down the steps Christmas morning always makes me happy!

  83. I love this card. The reindeer are so cute. And I love the spinning!

  84. We love to drive around town and enjoy all of the beautiful holiday lights and decorations.

  85. LOVE the spinner cards!!! My kids and I always make a huge batch of spritz cookies that we put in cute treat boxes and then pass out to all our neighbors:)

  86. Love this fun card, and these reindeer are on my wish list! We like to drive around on Christmas eve and look at all the holiday lights.

  88. This is such a perfect adorable card!!! It’s perfect especially for those who still need to make or finish a few. These would be loved by all ages and recipients!! Even Great Aunt !! I’m so glad that I recently bought a mirror stamp from so what stamps. Now I can mirror image stamp everything!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win such a generous prize!!

  92. My favorite tradition is digging through our Christmas stockings on Christmas morning. We didn’t do this when I was growing up, so I started it with my kids and now I’m doing it with my grandkids.

  94. I love the cute little reindeer and the details of the snowflakes!

  95. SUPER CUTE cards and FUN ACTION too :)
    I think the most wonderful tradition is to have the family gather together for a meal. Time is so precious and with everyone leading such busy lives it can be hard to make it happen but well worth the effort

  96. Sweet reindeer spinner card! My favorite holiday tradition is making my grandson a homemade pysanky ornamnet every year.

  98. My favourite Holiday tradition is cutting into the plum pudding my Father-in-law bakes for us every year and ships across the country. YUM!

  99. My favourite holiday tradition is Pho noodle brunch with my Phamily (pun on family 😉).
    Love the spinner cards. So cute.

  100. LOVE the spinner card, so cool!!! Love your stamps and of course you guys ROCK with the sequins, no one can beat you in the craft world. Love ya’s . Hugs.

  101. Every Christmas we, the women of the family, come together under one roof and cook our favorite dishes while chatting and sharing moments.

  104. Love your reindeer cards! So cute! Anyone would just love to receive one of these! My favorite tradition is to gather around the table after Christmas dinner and play board games. So much fun!

  105. Great cards. Love that sweet deer. My favorite Christmas tradition is getting to spend time with kids and grand kids,

  106. Adorable reindeer interactive cards! My favourite holiday tradition is putting up the Christmas tree and baking!

  108. I love spinner cards but a little shy to try them. Yours are so cute!

  109. Love those spinners! My favorite tradition is celebrating Advent with my kids.

  110. My favorite tradition is decorating the Christmas tree with my family.

  111. I love interactive cards and especially spinner cards…. something unexpected!

  112. Totally adorable cards!!! Love the tradition of baking with my kids for the holidays. Cookies and fudge.

  113. Love this card, so beautiful!
    My fave tradition is putting up a Christmas tree! Simple but they are just so pretty!!

  114. Heather these are too cute for words. I find it hard to believe you have never made these before??? You did such n awesome job. Well done!
    My fave Christmas tradition is getting together with my sister’s to bake up a Christmas storm.

  115. Adorable! We don’t really have any holiday traditions. A typical Dutch traditon is to eat ‘oliebollen’ (Dutch doughnuts) on New Year’s Eve. I had not eaten those after we moved to Crete, Greece in 2008 and had not really missed them, but it was a nice surprise to receive some from a Dutch friend who lives near us and who loves baking them for all of her Dutch friends. She has already promised us another batch for this year.

  117. Love interactive cards!!!
    My favorite holiday tradition is putting up the Christmas tree on December 8th with all my family because in Italy it’s a day of celebration!

  118. My favorite holiday tradition is the Christmas Eve gift the kids open with new PJs to wear for Christmas!

  120. I adore this card! So hard to pick a favorite tradition. We have two little one (3 years old and 2 years old). It is so much fun to watch them get excited about decorating the tree, baking cookies and looking at Christmas lights. All three of those are traditions but its hard to choose when you get to see how your little ones enjoy those little things as well.

  122. Cute cute spinner cards! My favorite holiday traditions include opening presents on Xmas morning, and also opening up Xmas cards from friends and family. ❤️

  124. we have a pickle ornament we hide on the tree on Christmas Eve, the kids get up and search for it Christmas morning – the one who finds the pickle gets a special gift. But I treasure getting together with family.
    thank you for the fun – great card.
    Sandra

  126. I love the colors used on these cards! I love when artists use non traditional colors and share their ideas!

  129. Adorable spinner cards!! One of my favorite holiday traditions is to make handmade gifts.

  130. I seem to always be reaching for your clear sparkling mix, but love all the beautiful colors and mixes, especially for shaker cards that I can’t get enough of!

  132. The spinner card is so cute. I love the color of your cards. That lime green perfect!

  133. For me to make a hundred Christmas cards and this year was no different but I made many different ones after making 60the same. For my family, each year is different. All of our parents are passed and the adult children don’t always come home for Christmas but for Thanksgiving so usually to do a movie with the ones who are here and dinner out is always fun. This year will be Star Wars of course!!!

  135. OMGoodness, those reindeer are precious! Your cards are gorgeous! I need to CASE this design! I need those reindeer stamps! Favorite holiday tradition is a big family get-together and dinner at my brother’s on the 26th! It’s the only time we’re all in one place and it’s a lot of fun to see everyone again – I can’t wait!

  137. So adorable!
    I love filling Christmas Stockings for everyone. My “children” are all adults and still love going through their stockings and finding surprises along with regular treats.

  139. You just blew me away with this interactive card design that is still easy to mail! I love this idea! Absolutely adorable! Thanks for the inspiration! I will definitely be trying this technique out asap! My favorite holiday tradition is piling in the car, listening to Christmas music, and looking at Christmas lights as a family! Priceless!

  140. Awesome spinner card! My favorite tradition is making Chex Mix snacks and Thumbprint Cookies (I limit them to Christmas time)

  141. What cute cards! Love the spinning effect. My favorite tradition is spending the night at my parents’ house so we can all get up early on Christmas morning and open presents!

  143. I didn’t know spinner cards before this post – now I really need to try making one asap. Thank you for inspiration!
    My favorite tradition is decorating the christmas tree.

  147. These cards are adorable! The week before Christmas my husband and I help my MIL bake cookies. Then we have dinner and watch a Christmas movie :) I also love seeing all the Christmas lights in the neighborhood.

  149. My favorite tradition is eating cake for breakfast on Christmas Eve morning with my entire family. So fun! Thanks for the great giveaways!

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