Magic Money Holder

[onestampinmama]

At convention I rec'd a very cool swap.... It was a magic money holder. Meaning that which ever side you opened the card holder it looked like the money "jumped" to the other side!

I thought I can figure this out!!! Well when I decided to carefully take it apart, my DD decided she too wanted to see it and it fell apart to the point I didn't know how it went back together!!

But I studied it and soon figured out how to do it! I had a AH HA moment! So thats how it's done! Need a lightbulb icon here! They are incredibly easy and fun. I made a few out of the SSK and plan on selling them at a local craft bazaar coming up. I will try to get directions up for everyone. They are great gifts!

Has anyone else on here seen or done these? I searched the gallery but nothing came up!

I origianlly posted this is the demo chit chat forum, now I am posting it here to share with everyone else.

I made several using the Polka Dot Party SSK and the Sparkling Season SSK!

[judylb]

Anxious to give this a try but is says Part II is corrupted or incomplete.

[janelill]

I didn't have any problems opening it.

Thank's for sharing!!!

[cwallace31]

I would be interested in this technique also, but the files were corrupt and would not open. If you can please send these instructions again, I am interested in finding out how this works.

Charity Wallace

[judylb]

Must have had a stuck on stupid moment--tried again using the Wizard and GOT IT!! Thanks, so much--my nieces will get a kick out of their Christmas money holder.

[Ruth Gray]

Sure would like to see this - I have no "Wizard" and can't open either one. Can someone help? I even tried the right click, save target etc... HELP!!

[Shawna]

I saved the file to my puter and it opened fine.
In HIm,
SHawna

[judylb]

Lisa--I made 3 of these tonight. Your instructions were great!! Thanks for your effort in putting this together.

[rdm]

Thanks so much Lisa. Your instructions are excellent!

-Mary

[Linda Seaman]

Lisa,
I cannot get this to open, all I get is a screen saying your winzip trial period is over. Is there another way to view this or am I doing something wrong. I know that I am computer challenged. Linda

[GarnetJ]

When I opened it, the ZIP file immediately "unzipped" and changed to Adobe PDF. I'll attach those here. HTH.

[Binkyman99]

Help! I printed out the instructions on this....but I am not getting how it is folded/put together......etc. How is the money attached? Are the layers attached to the ribbon? I know it will probably be a DUH moment when I get the answer!!

[ukvisitor]

Thanks for this, it seems a really fun idea - I remember these from when I was a kid but don't seem to have seem them for a long time.

UKvisitor

[longtimestamper]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Binkyman99

Help! I printed out the instructions on this....but I am not getting how it is folded/put together......etc.

This site may help you:
http://www.inkastamps.com/magic_wallet

[Linda Seaman]

Lisa,

Thanks so much for the pdf files, opened just fine and can't wait to try this!!! Linda

[tnd151]

wow! cool!! thanks!

[Tortuga]

Thank you so much for posting this. I can't wait to try it out.
TFS
Have a great day!
Diane

[abmartin]

Thanks again for sharing!

[cindy nagel]

I finally made it, scratching my head the whole time saying "This won't work!!" Well, to my surprise it did. I finally figured out that what I thought were strips of cellohane tape in the pictures were actually white organdy ribbon! That solved alot of my questions. Also the diagram at the very bottom of the other source "Japanese Magic Card" was very helpful on how to actually open & close the card. The "Japanese" card has a different way to place your ribbon though so don't get confused by that. Now that I know how to make it, should you somehow have the directions on the card so the recepient can know what to do with the card. I know someone can come up with something cute to say. Like "Magic card, open, turn & reopen & watch money change position?" Now, that is certainly not cute !! Any other suggestions??

[kellybee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cindy nagel

Now that I know how to make it, should you somehow have the directions on the card so the recepient can know what to do with the card. I know someone can come up with something cute to say. Like "Magic card, open, turn & reopen & watch money change position?" Now, that is certainly not cute !! Any other suggestions??

Off the top of my head (and I haven't made one of these yet but I'm going to try today)...

I'm a magic card
I like to play with money
Open me a different way
and you'll see something "funny".

OR

I'm a magic card
I play Hide and Seek
Open me a different way
and then take a peek


As I haven't made or seen one before, I don't really know what happens. Maybe I'll have a better idea once I've made one and seen it in action.

Kelly Bee

[cindy nagel]

Too Cute, Kellybee, I knew someone could come up with something original!!

[JenaT]

Help!!!!

I can't open the directions to this card. Does any one have suggestions to try or could someone put it in a word document and send it to me?

Thanks - I really would like to try this one!!!


Jena

[kellybee]

Jena:

Have you tried "right-clicking" on the files (the pdf files that "GarnetJ" posted about half-way down the thread) and then choosing "save target"? You can save the files right to your desktop and then double click the icons to open the files. The files in the first post are zip-files but the pdf files will be easier for you unless you have experience opening zipped files.

You can PM me with your email address and I'll email the unzipped files to you if you don't have any luck.

Kelly Bee

[Jayne]

Lisa... TFS the directions for this card, I can't wait to try it. I opened your files with no problem

Kelly...Your sayings are perfect for the card. TFS

[JenaT]

Kelly Bee -

Thank you so much. I did the right click and it worked great. Thanks a bunch.
Now looks like I just need to figure it out. Hopefully its not to hard.

Thanks again - Jena

[laurakj]

This is too cool! Remember those Jacob's ladders toys you can get at Cracker Barrel and any "Old fashioned" place (Williamsburg, VA etc...)? That's exactly what this is

[kellybee]

Glad you managed to save the pdf files. Now you'll be able to open all the wonderful files people share on this forum. Have fun making the card. I haven't made one yet. I was going to but things are a bit hectic around here at the moment.

Kelly Bee

[WAXYO]

DH has a wallet like this - he'll flip when he sees a card made this way! TFS!

[tajoral5]

I did have one question. How do you present the card so they know it is a magic card? Is there a way to do something without having to show them as soon as they open it? I am asking because I want to make a graduation card and sometimes they dont open there card in front of you. So it would be tough to show them. Do you have any suggestions. Thanks so much for your help!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by onestampinmama

At convention I rec'd a very cool swap.... It was a magic money holder. Meaning that which ever side you opened the card holder it looked like the money "jumped" to the other side!

I thought I can figure this out!!! Well when I decided to carefully take it apart, my DD decided she too wanted to see it and it fell apart to the point I didn't know how it went back together!!

But I studied it and soon figured out how to do it! I had a AH HA moment! So thats how it's done! Need a lightbulb icon here! They are incredibly easy and fun. I made a few out of the SSK and plan on selling them at a local craft bazaar coming up. I will try to get directions up for everyone. They are great gifts!

Has anyone else on here seen or done these? I searched the gallery but nothing came up!

I origianlly posted this is the demo chit chat forum, now I am posting it here to share with everyone else.

I made several using the Polka Dot Party SSK and the Sparkling Season SSK!

[stampincocoa]

Subscribing, TFS!

[craftdoc]

This is an old thread so you might want to PM the author with your question.

Also, to subscribe to a thread, you don't need to post, just pull down the Thread tools and "add a subscription".

Also, I will be moving this to DOWNLOADS, since it really belongs there.