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I am doing 2 pieces taped together b/c I don't like the look of the top of the stick being visible on one side.
I'm doing one piece of card stock and it looks like it will work out fine for me. I havent finished it yet though.
@JamaicaBride: If you glue all the sides together, won't the top not be visible anymore? How big are your fans going to be? I'm folding an 8.5 by 11 into two. I think any bigger would be too big.
I'm doing two pieces of paper glued together...I ddn't like the stick showing on the back.
@spoonoutmyheart: I tried it both ways...and the paper just seemed sturdier when using two pieces, (one on each side of the stick)
i am doing two pieces of cardstock and using hot glue to hold it together with the stick in the center. 2 pieces of paper makes a much better fan than one piece
I used hot glue when gluing the stick to the paper...that stick ain't goin nowhere, no matter how much someone fans themself!! : )
Hmm, I'm still waiting on my buddy in marketing to finish mine, but I was hoping for him to get everything on half of an 8.5x11 sheet. I wasn't quite sure how to get the two sides of the paper to line up properly or what to use to bond them with, so I took the easy way out and just figured I'd leave the stick out. Hmm, whenever printing is done I will let you guys know how this worked out. I'm using 110 lb card stock.
We are going with the two pieces, with our program on one side and our initials on the other side. I would definately second going with hot glue instead of tape too. You'll have to show us your finished product!
I ended up doing 2 pieces, each a little smaller than half a standard sheet of paper. And I used 65 lb. card stock. I guess I cheated sticking them together. I used an adhesive runner to adhere the stick but then I ran one side of the paper through my xyron and stuck it to the other side. That seems to be really secure so I'm not worried.
Am I the only one who can't seem to trim paper or line things up stright, like ever? I have to trim every. single. one. But I've always kinda failed at straight lines. ;)
@lox: You read my mind! How in the world are you double sided bees cutting these things evenly? That was something else that is really making me lean more towards the one sided.
I have a paper cutter...got it from Michaels, cuts straight everytime! Also has a ruler on it so you can measure exactly where you want to cut. I use it for scrap booking too, I would die without this thing, makes life sooo much easier!
For the fans, I'm using the paper cutter to cut the size I want and then once the two sheets of paper are glued together, I'm using a corner punch to round the edges.
@jenroh1984: That is smart - I am going to try that as well if he ends up giving me the double sided goodness. Thanks so much for the suggestion1 I already have the corner rounder thing, and I'll just use the paper cutter here at work.
@jenroh1984: Oh I have a paper cutter, also from Michaels. But that doesn't keep me from not lining it up perfectly and cutting on a diagonal. I am talented like that. For what it's worth, I do it when scrapbooking too. I rock. ;)
In the end, I'm just dealing with it. Once they're stuck together I trim with scissors and call it a day. Is every one absolutely perfect? No. But I'm pretty sure what my loved ones will remember about my wedding will not be a slightly imperfect program fan.
i'm using A7 folded cards and gluing them with the stick in the middle so i don't have to worry about cutting.
@lox: Oh yea, I end up having to do some trimming too, I'm not good at lining them up either! Who cares...I don't really think anyone will notice. : )
how much did you all end up spending to make this????
right now i'm looking at 50 bux just for the printing for 100 copies.
Meant to ask yesterday - what type of glue is everyone using? Do you recommend glue or tape?
I'm doing 2 pieces stuck together. The front will be the program while the back will have games (crossword, wordsearch, etc) on the back with a gold pencil attached!
I would suggest doing 2 pieces together. If you are trying to save on paper cost, make them a tad smaller and fold your sheet in half. If you are using 8.5x11" paper - print 2 up (so each program would be about 4" wide x 5" tall (when paper is folded) or print multiple up on 11x17 paper then fold over so all you have to do is glue the bottom. To fold your sheet in half, the top would have to be printed upside down so when it's folded it's read right.
To help you visulize - take a 8.5" x 11" piece of paper, fold it hamburger style(elementry days!) then cut the sheet in half while it's still folded. You'll have 2 programs and you'll only have to glue the stick inside and the bottom of the folded sheet.
I would also suggest double stick tape. Craft and office stores carry double sided tape guns, so easy! Good Luck! http://abbyandadam.blogspot.com/
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do you all suggest 2 pieces taped together or just 1 piece of cardstock? this is for the stick fans.
i'm trying to get a variety of different designs and it's cheaper to do 1 piece of cardstock double side printing than 2 seperate pieces.