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Rotating Rainbow Reveal Card

A project from our live show CATCH UP with Simon for MONDAY MADNESS in the HTCN studio broadcast 25th Oct 21 · 25/10/2021

An interactive card with a rotating mechanism that reveals a rainbow when turned. The front features a stormy cloud scene with rain, and pulling the ribbon handle rotates a circular disc behind an aperture to show the rainbow.

16steps
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19:30in the show
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  1. 1

    Glue a white card layer onto a blue card base to create the front panel.

    ▶ watch this step 20:15
  2. 2

    Use a white pen to trace around a template showing the cloud aperture and shapes you wish to cut out.

    ▶ watch this step 21:30
  3. 3

    Pierce the centre of the aperture with scissors, then carefully fussy-cut around all the cloud shapes and details.

    ▶ watch this step 22:15
  4. 4

    Use a cloud stencil and white ink pad to dab cloud patterns across the blue area to break up the solid colour.

    ▶ watch this step 24:00
  5. 5

    Use a white pen to outline and enhance the cloud definition for added depth.

    ▶ watch this step 26:15
  6. 6

    Glue rainbow ribbon across the bottom of the card to create the ground for character placement.

    ▶ watch this step 27:45
  7. 7

    Create the rotating disc by layering coloured card (red, yellow, green and blue) in concentric rings to form a rainbow.

    ▶ watch this step 29:15
  8. 8

    Trim the excess coloured layers flush with the blue base layer using scissors.

    ▶ watch this step 30:30
  9. 9

    Draw white raindrop shapes of varying sizes across the blue side of the disc using a white pen.

    ▶ watch this step 33:00
  10. 10

    Add watercolour detail to some raindrops and use a fine brush to add coloured water droplets for depth.

    ▶ watch this step 34:45
  11. 11

    Pierce a hole through the centre of the rotating disc and the card base to align them.

    ▶ watch this step 35:30
  12. 12

    Insert a split pin through the hole to create the rotating mechanism.

    ▶ watch this step 36:15
  13. 13

    Attach a ribbon loop with a star to the split pin on the front as a pull handle.

    ▶ watch this step 36:45
  14. 14

    Test the rotation mechanism and trim any areas that catch or obstruct smooth turning.

    ▶ watch this step 37:00
  15. 15

    Apply double-sided tape around the edges of the rotating disc, avoiding the centre mechanism.

    ▶ watch this step 38:45
  16. 16

    Use a pale blue ink pad and cloud stencil to lightly add cloud detail to the white card blank edges.

    ▶ watch this step 41:15

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