ceep
November 20, 2021, 12:31am
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Our Christmas card from a few years ago.
The card mechanism is very cool. It’s called a dissolving card or a pull tab changing picture card.
Video of the card in action.
The start position.
Pull the tab and it changes to this picture.
Here’s how it’s made:
There are four interlacing slat pieces, two per picture.
Once they are properly stacked, they are secured in a frame.
Here are more comprehensive directions (not mine) for a similar card. This card mechanism is also included in the book: Making Mechanical Cards by Sheila Sturrock.
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bethntim
November 20, 2021, 2:14am
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That is so amazingly cool!
endymion
November 20, 2021, 2:51am
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Awesome mechanism! And the card is funny as well.
ceep
November 20, 2021, 1:38pm
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Our cards always have a theme. This was from 2016. The theme was, predictively, “The Dark Ages.” Turned out to be entirely accurate.
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mel
November 20, 2021, 1:49pm
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that is one fantastic card!!! the type of thing that make me envious of papercrafters and their infinite amounts of patience and skillz!!! i love it!!
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That card is hysterical!! I love it! Especially how both pictures show a similar pose. Genius!
kittykill
November 21, 2021, 2:10pm
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That is awesome. So funny!!!
Bugaboo
November 21, 2021, 2:39pm
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That is so cool! And comical!
So hilariously fun! What a great way to use this method!
ceep
November 22, 2021, 3:33am
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@Bunny1kenobi Definitely planned it that way.
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This is so cool! Love the transition, what a surprise!
kittykill
November 24, 2021, 3:41pm
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Congrats! Your Middle Age Christmas Card is one of this week’s featured projects. You rock!
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