Circular Hanging Cascade

 For this mini project, a die cutting machine comes in really handy, and of course different sized circular dies - plain and/or fluted circles.  If you are cutting from patterned card there is no need to cut so many layers, but as I was cutting from paper, I had to reinforce the shapes with card.  

You are aiming for three sections, the central and upper ones are the same size, but I have added a smaller circular mat to the smaller one.



 If you are stamping any designs, as I have done in the completed example to the left,  do all of this before you join them together.  To join, layer the circles on top of each other, to ensure they lay centrally when stacked.  *** Please note, if you have stamped a design on your centre section, or have a directional paper, this must fall completely upside down in this stacked position, otherwise it will be the wrong way up when it is fully opened.  When you are happy with the positions, piece a hole between the  lower and central sections, and join with a brad, and another hole between the central and upper sections, and join with a brad (see photo to the left).  I also added a loop of ribbon with a third brad so it could be hung up.

As you can see, I used inks and stamps to pattern some of my sections.  You could add photographs.  What about an 18th birthday, with one picture from when the recipient was a baby, another when they were perhaps 8 or 9 years old, and then a current photo.  There are endless possibilities for this project.

To open or close, simply rotate the sections.
Christine