How do math and stamping relate?!? Well my most interesting example follows....
A customer's question (not one of my customers) about how to make the circle card on page 190 started a discussion among demonstrators. Being fond of geometry and having the Circle Scissors - but not having used it yet(!) - I couldn't stop thinking about the engineering of how to create a circle with the 6 evenly spaced punched circles like the one pictured below.
A customer's question (not one of my customers) about how to make the circle card on page 190 started a discussion among demonstrators. Being fond of geometry and having the Circle Scissors - but not having used it yet(!) - I couldn't stop thinking about the engineering of how to create a circle with the 6 evenly spaced punched circles like the one pictured below.
Here is what I came up with....
Supplies Needed:
4" Square of Card Stock in color of your choice (I used Bermuda Bay!)
Glass Mat (pg. 191)
Circle Scissors Plus (pg. 191)
3/4" Circle Punch (pg.186/187)
Pencil
Protractor
Ruler
Step 1: Cut a 4 inch square of the desired card stock. Center on the Glass Mat (pg.191) as shown below in Figure 1. (See the note at the end of the tutorial.)
Step 2: Put the drawing handle in the opening on the base of the Circle Scissors and turn the dial so that the handle is positioned at the 2 3/4" ruler mark (along the opening). Place the Circle Scissors on top of the card stock square using the intersecting lines on the Circle Scissors and the grid on the Glass Mat to center it on the card stock as shown below in Figure 2. Insert a pencil in the drawing handle and lock in place. Draw the circle.
Supplies Needed:
4" Square of Card Stock in color of your choice (I used Bermuda Bay!)
Glass Mat (pg. 191)
Circle Scissors Plus (pg. 191)
3/4" Circle Punch (pg.186/187)
Pencil
Protractor
Ruler
Step 1: Cut a 4 inch square of the desired card stock. Center on the Glass Mat (pg.191) as shown below in Figure 1. (See the note at the end of the tutorial.)
Step 2: Put the drawing handle in the opening on the base of the Circle Scissors and turn the dial so that the handle is positioned at the 2 3/4" ruler mark (along the opening). Place the Circle Scissors on top of the card stock square using the intersecting lines on the Circle Scissors and the grid on the Glass Mat to center it on the card stock as shown below in Figure 2. Insert a pencil in the drawing handle and lock in place. Draw the circle.
Step 3: Remove the drawing handle. Place the cutting handle in the base and adjust the setting to the 3 7/8" ruler mark. If the paper or Circle Scissors has shifted then re-center them on Glass Mat. Cut the circle. Your card stock circle will look like the one in figure 3... minus the protractor.
Step 4: Use a straight edge to draw a line across the center of the card stock circle. Make sure to keep the card stock circle centered on the Glass Mat and use the lines on the Glass Mat as your guide for the ruler placement. (See figure 3, above.) I used one of my children's well used protractors because it is needed in the next step.
Step 5: Position the protractor on the pencil line matching the center of the protractor to the center of the card stock as shown below. Make a pencil mark at the 60 degree markings on both the left and the right side... as well as the center as shown by the pointing fingers in the picture below (Figure 4).
Step 4: Use a straight edge to draw a line across the center of the card stock circle. Make sure to keep the card stock circle centered on the Glass Mat and use the lines on the Glass Mat as your guide for the ruler placement. (See figure 3, above.) I used one of my children's well used protractors because it is needed in the next step.
Step 5: Position the protractor on the pencil line matching the center of the protractor to the center of the card stock as shown below. Make a pencil mark at the 60 degree markings on both the left and the right side... as well as the center as shown by the pointing fingers in the picture below (Figure 4).
Step 6: Use a straight edge and pencil to draw lines from each of the marks you made in Step 5 through the center of the circle. Your circle will now look like Figure 5.
Step 7: Position the circle punch where one of the straight lines intersects with the drawn circle... as shown in the figure 6... and punch the circle (If you need to mark the bottom of the punch to help you center the lines then use a Sharpie to do so.)
Step 8: Repeat Step 7 at each of the intersections until you have punched all six circles. The back will look like the one pictured below and....
Step 7: Position the circle punch where one of the straight lines intersects with the drawn circle... as shown in the figure 6... and punch the circle (If you need to mark the bottom of the punch to help you center the lines then use a Sharpie to do so.)
Step 8: Repeat Step 7 at each of the intersections until you have punched all six circles. The back will look like the one pictured below and....
Your circle of evenly punched circles is now complete!
You can use the same template for the 1/2" and 1" circle punches by
lining the edge of the desired punch with the bottom of the already
punched circle (as shown in the picture below), but a larger circle of
card stock is needed for the larger circle punches.
Added Note: This tutorial produces a circle larger than the one that was used on the card on page 109 yet small enough that it fits on the front of a standard size card. If you want to make a smaller version like the one in the catalog then start with a 3 1/4 inch square of card stock, draw the inner circle at 2 1/2 inches, cut the outer circle at 3 inches.... and use the 1/2 inch Circle Punch. The rest of the instructions remain the same.
Also... I recommend laminating the template so that you don't have to go to the trouble of making a new template each time and so that it will last longer.
My math teachers would be so proud and happy to see that 35 years later I am still using what I learned in their classes! Colleen (one of my downline) will be happy to see that I finally put my Circle Scissors to use!
Come back tomorrow to see my version of the completed card!
Happy Stamping~
Mia
Added Note: This tutorial produces a circle larger than the one that was used on the card on page 109 yet small enough that it fits on the front of a standard size card. If you want to make a smaller version like the one in the catalog then start with a 3 1/4 inch square of card stock, draw the inner circle at 2 1/2 inches, cut the outer circle at 3 inches.... and use the 1/2 inch Circle Punch. The rest of the instructions remain the same.
Also... I recommend laminating the template so that you don't have to go to the trouble of making a new template each time and so that it will last longer.
My math teachers would be so proud and happy to see that 35 years later I am still using what I learned in their classes! Colleen (one of my downline) will be happy to see that I finally put my Circle Scissors to use!
Come back tomorrow to see my version of the completed card!
Happy Stamping~
Mia
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