Tower Pinwheel Card with the Penguins

 

Here we go - the Tower Pinwheel Card may just be the funnest of all the fun folds!  Hmmm...is funnest a word?  If not it should be!

1st set of adjacent panels.  The polar bear is mounted on a 2" x 4" piece of embossed Shimmer Vellum.  The adjacent panel is a 2-1/2" x 4" piece of Basic White cardstock with a 2-1/4" x 3-3/4" piece of striped DSP.

2nd set of adjacent panels

3rd set of adjacent panels

The fourth panel provides a place to sign your card.

This version of the tower pinwheel card is sized to fit into a standard A2 envelope.  My friend Cindy sent me the directions along with cardstock for the base, the white panels and the embossed vellum.  I had a stack of penguins & polar bears already cut out on my desk, so with those and my Penguin Place stamp set, I started crafting with wild abandon!

Here are the measurements for the A2 Tower Pinwheel Card:

Fresh Freesia cardstock 4-1/4" x 4-3/4".  This is the card base used for scoring.  Score the long side at 1/2", 1", 1-1/2" & 2".

Fresh Freesia cardstock 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" (3 pieces).  

Designer Paper or cardstock of your choice - 4 pieces 2-1/2" x 4" and 4 pieces 2" x 4".  I used Shimmer Vellum (embossed), Basic White cardstock and Penguin Playmates DSP (retired).  

This is the card base.

Step 1 - assembling the card base (photo courtesy of Cindy Brown).

Step 2 - add the 3 pieces of 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" cardstock to the sides of the box (photo courtesy of Cindy Brown).

Step 3 - this is a top view of the card base fully assembled (photo courtesy of Cindy Brown).

I'm sharing my card with 2 fabulous Christmas challenge blogs - The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas Goes) and Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round (Something that starts with S and/or T).  My entry is a Tower Pinwheel with Snowflakes!

Decorating Tips:

Don't try to decorate the panels before assembling the card base.  Four of the panels are more narrow than the other four - this will become evident after the base is assembled.

Avoid using gems, pearls, bows, etc. if you want to fold this card for mailing!

Have fun with this - I know I did!

Product List

Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155613]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum

[155616]

$12.00

Penguin Place Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156410]

$17.00

Penguin Playmates 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[158420]

$0.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

So Many Snowflakes Dies

[153560]

$36.00

Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder

[154317]

$9.00

Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder

[152725]

$9.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00