Pop-up Ball Cards (redemption!)

OK, so after the fiasco that was my engagement ring card, I felt that I needed to redeem myself with a couple of cool cards using the Pop-up Ball Die.

This first one is a Stampin' Up card, using Jackpot papers and Card Games stamps. (click on the photo to enlarge it)

 

So the idea here is that you can pick any door to open for an answer. I opened them all for the photo. The ball spins, so it's easy to turn it and pick a door, any door. I had fun making the Magic 8 Ball. I tried getting all the answers from Emma's actual Magic 8 Ball, but it kept giving me the same ones, so in the end I went online and found them all. There are 20 answers, but I only had 12 ball sides, so I picked my favorites. I saved the formatted triangles in a PDF file for anyone who wants to copy this card idea. Here's the file: Download 8 ball answers copy

Speaking of Stampin' Up, my friend Holle had some Sesame Street monster cards made with SU punches at her house the other day. It got me thinking about making a monster from the pop-up ball, so here's what I did. I didn't make it any specific monster, just my own creation, but you could certainly style the ball after Elmo, Oscar, Ernie, etc.

 

For my monster (click the photo to make it larger) I first made the ball from green cardstock. Then I ran my green felt through the Big Shot with the die and cut the individual panels for covering the ball. The eyes are back-to-back googly eyes with a small spring inserted between them. I bought the springs at Home Depot in a variety pack. I put the eyes back-to-back so that when the ball is flat (see lower right photo) and the springs fold in, he still has eyes. I also added little googly eyes in some of the happy birthday letters. The papers are all Scenic Route.

So there. Better, huh? No diamond-encrusted toilet seats this time! I can learn! I can learn! Heh.

RKQOTD (On our Father's Day hike today ME: Karl, grab Lucy's leash but watch out for the cact . . . KARL: Owwww! I just put my hand on a cactus! ME: Let me help you get those spikes out. KARL: Ow. Yikes! Ow! There's one. Do this finger next. You know . . . it's funny when it happens on cartoons, but in real life it's not funny to put your hand on a cactus!)

Comments

[Lisa]

I am really loving the 8 ball card! That is really cool. You are so creative! If only I could live in your mind for a day! :)