MAKE AN INTERACTIVE PUSH ME PULL YOU CARD

Years and years ago, when I first saw this type of card, it instantly made me think of the Pushmi-pullyu of the movie, Dr. Dolittle. So, I’ve always referred to it as a “Push-me-pull-you”, because of the way the mechanism works, but in Stampland, it’s typically called a “double slider” card. There are other cards called “double sliders” that may have two elements moving in the same direction as the tab when you pull it, or even penny sliders featuring two elements that spin/slide in one direction, depending on how you tilt the card, but mine today uses a reverse action motion.

It’s also a modified and somewhat simplified version of the concept; I don’t own any specialty dies that are specific to this type of card, so I took what I did have and found a way to make it work.

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Measurements, based on a standard A-2 Card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2”)

• Slider Tab: 3/4” W x 5 1/2” L (adjust the length as needed to accommodate your project)

• Cover piece that conceals the mechanism: 1 3/4” W x 5 1/2” L

• Plastic strip: 5/16” W x 11” L (I cut mine from plastic page protectors, using a straight blade trimmer. Trim off excess length as needed). NOTE: The width of the strip is dependent on the size of the slots it will be threaded through. In this case, I borrowed the slot die from the Parcel Die Box to create my slots.

  5/16”??? Hey, it’s really not rocket science—it’s that notch between 1/4” and 3/8” on the ruler. (wink)

If you don’t have a 3/4” circle punch like I used to make a semi-circle/thumb notch for your slider tab, a small circle die will work. If you don’t have plastic page protectors to make the strip, you might try cutting one from a plastic baggie.

Wishing you and yours continued good health!

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