Photo Tutorial: Frisbee card and Spirelli Technique

Hi everyone! Today I have a cute & easy card style that's a little variation on my telescoping card tutorial here. It's round and it's big and it's fun and I decided to call it a Frisbee card! You make it the same way as the telescoping circles card, but all the circles are the same size except the back one, which can be any size. I made mine with my handy-dandy Circle Scissors Plus tool. Here's a photo of the Frisbee card closed:

Ok, let's work on this fun Spirelli Technique! It's SOOOO easy! Once you start wrapping the twine, you turn into a twine-wrapping maniac. I now have considerably less scraps on hand, because everything that was large enough to punch a scallop circle out of got punched and made into one of these medallions!

To begin, you need any size scallop circle punch or die cut from the Big Shot, and Baker's Twine (which now comes in eight different colors!!). You'll need quite a lot of Baker's Twine, so good thing it's dirt cheap at just $2.95 per color. Click here to view them online: Baker's Twine

PS: Please 'scuze my inky fingernails and "winter" hands... my mother DID try her level best to teach me to take care of my hands, but it just didn't stick!

Leave the twine attached to the main package, because it will vary how much you need. Start by wrapping the twine around four scallops, leaving the end hanging towards the back. Then wrap it around again, starting with the next scallop over and wrapping around four scallops, as shown below.

You'll be able to do this a lot more easily than I did, with one hand holding the camera!

Then proceed all the way around the circle, moving over one scallop at a time, and wrapping around four each time.You can see below how it starts to create a really cool woven look. See how I'm skipping four scallops every time?

After you've gone all the way around, cut off your twine, leaving enough to wrap towards the back and secure with a dimensional.

Now, you can get a couple of different variations on this look by altering the number of scallops you skip. You can do three or five, as well as four, and get the looks below:

Different circle punches fit in the centers of these and make for a lot of fun embellishments! I hope you enjoyed this quick technique and the Frisbee variation on the telescoping circles card. I never charge for my tutorials, so it means a lot to me to know you are benefitting from all my hard work, because that's the only gratification a blogger gets! Please leave a comment on my blog today and introduce yourself!

Comments

[Anna]

Thanks for the great idea Lyssa

[Lori B]

Love the Spirelli technique! Math geek here! I got to do "string art" as my final project for Analytical Geometry my Sr Yr of high school.

[Jeni Szmyd]

Thanks for showing how to do this! I had seen it but couldn't figure it out :) As always, I appreciate your "freebies" - you rock!

[Dorene]

I have wanted to try this but didn't know how to do it, thanks for the great tutorial. I appreciate your free tutorials.

[Jenny Hayward]

Thanks for sharing this with us Lyssa. I can't wait to try it myself. It looks so cool. I will add it to my 'To Do' list. :)

Jenny

[Sherylee]

I haven't liked any other spirelli's before - but this is lovely! And I love the frisbee card idea - identical sizes sounds fun.

[Renee Ondrajka]

Thanks Lyssa. I've seen these, but have never tried one and you made it look easy. Can't wait to try it. Thanks too for posting so FREELY. I've been finding more and more people are charging for every little idea and that makes me sad. I share freely as well. When I post something on my blog using this technique I'll be sure to link back to your tutorial.

[Patti Corriere]

This makes for a great looking project. Thanks for sharing the info.

[Pansy Fryman]

I love to do spirelli and use lots of different strings......try some very thin metallic cord over shiny CS....textured if possible. The frisbee card is a hoot...can see lots of ways to embellish it...thanks for you work in sharing.

[Julie A.]

Thanks so much for the tutorial Lyssa:) Can't wait to try it!

[Kristin Moore]

Love it, great job Lyssa! Great idea! Thanks for sharing!

[Jackie]

Great tutorial!! You are a true stamping inspiration, I read your blog all the time and I love it!

[betty]

Thanks for the tutorial. Just a note on your "winter hands". I have the same (even in the summer it seems) and have tried everything. I use Aquaphor at night with gloves which is fine but so greasy it just can't work during the day. BUT--the other day my derm. recommended CeraVe (cream--not lotion) during the day and I have to say---it is great! I know not everything works for everyone but you might give this a try. Your hands will be happier and you will be able to stamp longer!!

[Terri]

Thank you so much for demonstrating these spirellis. Your tutorial instructions were very clear.

Ter ;)

[Rosamond Crawley]

Thanks for sharing this technique. I'm headed upstairs to give it a try!!