Swirly Circles Card

Hello, hello!
I have a super fun card for you today! When I seen this technique on a Stampin’ Up! demonstrators group on Facebook, I just knew I had to try it 😊
Here’s what I came up with ...

Don’t you just love it? 😍
Okay, so here’s how I made it ...
I decided to use shades of blue. I used the colors Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Pacific Point and Balmy Blue. You can use any colors you choose and this is a great card to make if you have a lot of scraps you want to use up!
These are the products I used (a complete detailed list will be at the end of this post).

The Layering Circles die set has 8 circles graduating in size. So if you number them 1-8 (1 being the largest) I’m using the numbers 1, 3, 5, & 7 - the ones on the left.

I went darkest to lightest, so this is how I cut them out with my Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine ...

I layered them from lightest to darkest, then darkest to lightest and glued them together ...

Next, I positioned them on my cutter and sliced them in half ...

Take half from each circle. It takes a little playing around to line them up, but you end up with 2 'swirls' for 2 different cards! ...

I set those aside to begin stamping. I decided on using the hippo and sentiment from the stamp set 'Hippo Happiness'. Using Misty Moonlight ink, I stamped the hippo outline full strength onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock ...

Using the hippo body stamp, I inked it up with Misty Moonlight ink, and stamped onto my work surface to make the ink lighter. Then lined up and stamped over the hippo outline ...

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the face ... 

The Layering Circles Die set also comes with scalloped edge circles. So I used the smallest one to center over the hippo face and cut it out with the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine ...

I lined up the cut circles on a layer piece of Basic Black cardstock, then used Multipurpose liquid glue to attach. You can use any adhesive, but I like using the liquid to give a little wiggle room to line them up ...

Here's a tip for you ... I always pre-cut a bunch of the front layer of the card (5.25"x4") in Whisper White & Basic Black to have on hand. When I pre-cut them all, I end up with strips that are 1/2" x 8 1/2" and I keep them. They are perfect for sentiments!

So I grabbed one of my strips and cut it to 4". Using Misty Moonlight ink, I stamped the sentiment ...

I added adhesive to the back of the strip and attached it over the seam of the circles ...

I put a couple of Dimensionals on the back of the hippo circle and attached it over the sentiment strip, centering it over the small circle ...

To finish, I used Thick Whisper White cardstock as the card base and attached the Basic Black to the front ...

Ta-daaa ... complete!

Here's another tip ... When I was using the second set of circles for another card, I discovered that you can use a 3 1/2" piece of foam strip, attach to the center of the card layer ...

Then line up and attach the circles ...

Center the sentiment over the foam strip ...

The foam strip makes the sentiment evenly raised since the layered circles are a little thick where the small circles are ...

Here's another card I made using the colors Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, Pool Party & Old Olive; and the stamp set "Nothing's Better Than" for the sentiment ...

Here's the detailed list of the products I used. You can shop for them on my shopping website by clicking right HERE

CARDSTOCK MEASURMENTS:

Whisper White, thick ... 8.5" x 5.5"

Basic Black ... 5.25" x 4"

Whisper White ... 1/2" x 4", + scrap for Hippo scalloped circle

Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue ... scraps for circles

Such a cool technique, right? I love it and can definitely see myself making more! The possibilities of colors and sentiment stamps are endless!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
Dawn