Altenew Educators "Anything But A Card" Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

   I am back today with a couple of fun string mobiles to decorate your home.

Today's post is part of the Altenew Educators "Anything but a Card" Blog Hop, Linky Party and Giveaway, read all about it below! Thanks Sandra for relaying visitors here, the next stop on this hop is Penny.

I love making cards but I also love making other papercrafting projects with my stamps and dies. For one of my AECP exams I made a door sign for Manon, and since then I have made a sign for baby Sébastien and another one for Amélia, please check them out!

You can make so many projects, how about a calendar, a trinket box or spring decorations!

Today however, I made a couple of easy but beautiful string mobiles to hang in a window, a door post or just on the wall.


For the first mobile I used the Trigonometry stamp and die set bundle, this is super easy and fun to make:
  1. Stamp out an even number of triangles using light yellow and light grey inks on to heavy white card stock. I stamped a total of 40, most of them in the largest size but also some small and medium sized ones, cut them out using scissors. Then I also die cut some of the triangles with holes to add some interest to my mobile.
  2. Cut a string from heavy sewing thread to your desired length - mine is 120 cm (47 inches) but the length depends on where you want to hang your mobile.
  3. Lay your string down on a table, make a loop (this is to hang your mobile), add a small piece of double sided tape to the first triangle to hold the loop/string in place and then add wet glue to sandwich another triangle on top with the string in the middle.
  4. Continue adding triangles in the same way, varying the distance, the color and the stamped motive as you go.
  5. Once you have reached your desired length, sandwich the the last triangle without any thread hanging out below for a neat finish.

My second mobile was made using circle dies which I used to cut out many circles in varying sizes, again I used Neenah 120 lb white card stock for this. Into some of the larger circles I cut out smaller, off-centered circles for some added interest.


Then I ran all my circles through the Altenew Banana Leaves 3D Embossing Folder  two by two so that they would have the same embossed pattern and sandwich together perfectly.
I then taped and glued the mobile together exactly as above - when I had an inside hole I made sure to deviate the string around the hole for a neat finish.


These mobiles are so pretty to hang around the house and can be sent in an envelope along with a card as a small gift! If you do make one, please tag me @mes_cartes_a_moi I would love to see the mobiles you create!

Altenew is giving away a $35 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and on each designers' blog post by July 4, 2021 for a chance to win!

And there's more! What's a hop without you! There is an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your gorgeous Altenew "Anything but a Card" creations. We will pick 2 of our favorite handmade creations from those joining the linky party to receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate!

Now please visit all the Educators' blogs to see their crafty creations and leave comments for a chance to win:

Helen Kalb - you are here
Penny Pynnonen - this is where you go next!



Please let me know if you might want to make a mobile yourself in the comments below!

Hugs,
Helen

Disclosure: Please note that I do not participate in any affiliate programs and do not receive any payment for producing this or any other blog post. I only post about products I love and provide product links purely for the convenience of my readers. I received the Banana Leaves 3D Embossing folder to participate in its release a couple of weeks ago. All other products (card stock, inks, tape, glue etc) were purchased by me personally.

Comments

  1. your mobiles are delightful - how fun it would be to receive one of these in the mail!

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  2. LOVE your beautiful mobiles! Very clever and creative!

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  3. What a creative idea! I wasn't sure what to expect on this blog and I've been pleasantly surprised at everyone's submissions.

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  4. These look like so much fun!

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  5. I think this is such a wonderful idea! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  6. My favourite thing about mobiles is that it’s cooling on a hot day. The “ lazy” movement of it in the wind makes you relax. Summertime that is the feeling you have created! Clever as always. Hugs “ your biggest fan”

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  7. Boy, you are quite creative and clever!! So much to love about your mobiles!

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  8. Great projects! So creative!

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  9. That looks amazing hanging in the window. It could be made of ceramic.

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  10. Love the mobile project!

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  11. This is so beautiful. I thought it was made of clay first, till I read the post. Tempted to try it out.

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  12. AnonymousJune 29, 2021

    Marisela Delgado said: Absolutely gorgeous! So beautiful! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  13. I love your whimsical mobiles! The colors and textures are fun!

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  14. Beautiful mobiles! I never would have thought to do this! Thanks for the idea!

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  15. Wow! What a clever idea! I love them!

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  16. Wow, great idea for gifts! Well Done on the Home Decor projects.

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  17. Great idea for the mobiles. Nice project share.

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  18. Pretty idea - I would not have thought of a mobile.

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  19. Very, very fun! So many possibilities!

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  20. These are awesome!! They look fun to make as well.

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  21. Such a clever idea! I love making home decor pieces and this is going on my to do list! Thanks for the inspiration Helen!

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  22. Pretty mobiles! I love the embossed designs to add texture!

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  23. What a great idea doing mobiles Helen, how unique they are. I love this idea for a gift!
    Thanks for sharing your talent and the inspiration your giving us !

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  24. What fun projects. Those mobiles are wonderful.

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