WANT TO MAKE AN EASY “WOW” CARD? GIVE AN EASEL CARD A TRY!

 Hi Stampers,

Today I have four cards to share with you. Each one is quite different from the others, but they all have one thing in common! They are all easel cards! Easel cards are easy to make, and they make the recipients say, “Wow!” That is a win - win, for sure.  Let’s take a look at today’s cards. At the end of this post is a video demonstrating how to assemble easel cards.

FOUR EASY TO MAKE EASEL CARDS

EASEL CARDS STANDING

Easel cards orientation can be either landscape or portrait.  Let’s look at landscape orientation first.

BASE FOR THE LANDSCAPE EASEL CARD:

* Card Base- Basic White or light colored cardstock cut at 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” scored along the 8 1/2” side at 2 1/8” and at 4 1/4”. Fold along score lines. Both folds are mountain fold. Burnish with a bone folder.

* Card Front - cardstock, color of your choice cut at 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”

* Stopper -  (the piece that allows the card to stay in place while open and standing ) Cardstock or DSP cut at 5 1/2” x 2”, scored at 1” along the 2” side. Fold this I half along the score line. Adhere the two sides of the paper together.

FREE AS A BIRD EASEL CARD

To make this card start with a Basic White landscape orientation card base, a Gorgeous Grape card front, and a Gorgeous Grape stopper.

OTHER SUPPLIES:

* Free As A Bird stamp set

* Hand-Penned DSP - Highland Heather - cut at 5 1/4” x 4”

* Gorgeous Grape cardstock cut at 4 3/8” x 2 5/8” and Shimmery White cardstock cut at 4 1/4” x 2 1/2”

* Square Vellum Doily 

* Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather inks

* Water Painter (wide brush) and clear block

* Multipurpose Glue, Tape, Demminsionals

TO ASSEMBLE:

*Pick up Highland Heather ink with the clear block. Use the water painter to create a watercolor wash on the Shimmery White Cardstock. Dry this with a heat tool, or allow to air dry. Stamp images on the water color panel

* Adhere the DSP to the Gorgeous Grape cardstock front. To adhere the Gorgeous Grape panel to the easel card base add the liquid adhesive to the card base from the 2 1/8” score line downward. Now adhere the card front. 

* Place the doily in the center of the Gorgeous Grape mat so it looks like a diamond. Use a piece of tape to keep it in place. Adhere the bird image over the top.

* Adhere the stopper on the inside of the card about 3/4”-1” from the bottom.

* Stamp other greetings and images.  

WAY TO GOAT

This card is made just like the previous card, except I used the Way To Goat stamp set. I made the card with Mint Macaron DSP from Handed - Pennned. The Basic White cardstock strip is 3/4” wide x 5 1/2” long. The goat image on the left was created using the  Reverse Stamping Technique. (See 15 Jan 2021 post.) The goats were colored with Stampin’ Blends. The “Smile” sentiment is from the Daisy Lane stamp set.

Now let’s look at the cards in  portrait orientation:

BASE FOR THE PORTRAIT ORIENTATION EASEL CARD

* Card Base - Basic White (or other light colored cardstock) cut at 4 1/4” x 11” scored at 2 3/4” and 5 1/2” along the 11” side.

* Card Front - cardstock - color of your choice cut at 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”

* Stopper - DSP or cardstock cut at 4 1/4” x 2” scored at 1” along the 2” side.

ENJOY THE MOMENT EASEL CARD

OTHER SUPPLIES:

* Enjoy the Moment stamp set

* Portrait Oriented card base - Basic White

* Card Front - Basic White 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” 

* DSP - 2021-23 6” x 6” DSP in Soft Succulent

* For the focal point - Soft Succulent cardstock 4 1/2” x 2”. Basic White cardstock 4 1/4” x 1 3/4”. Scrap of Basic White for image.

* Ink - Crumb Cake and Soft Succulent

* Linen Thread

* Blending Brush or Sponge Dauber

ASSEMBLY:

*Using a blending brush (or sponge dauber) add a bit of Soft Succulent ink down the center of the piece of Basic White for the focal point. Now ink up the Happy Birthday stamp from the stamp set with Soft Succulent ink. Stamp the greeting full strength, then stamp again under the previous image, then one more time. Repeat this process all the way down the piece of cardstock. 

* On the scrap piece of Basic White, stamp the poppy pod image. Fussy cut the image, and put dimensionals on the back. Adhere the Happy Birthday panel to the Soft Succulent mat. Now attach the poppy pod to the focal panel. 

* Wrap the Linen Thread around the focal panel several times about 2/3 of the way down, tie a bow. 

* Add dimensionals to the back of the focal piece and adhere it to the card front toward the right side of the card.

* Open the card and stamp the sentiment (it’s your day enjoy it - from the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set) with Soft Succlent ink at the bottom center of the card. Adhere the stopper right above the sentiment.

HEY BIRTHDAY CHICK PORTRAIT ORIENTATION EASEL CARD

This card is similar to the previous card. The focal piece is centered as opposed to being adhered to the right side of the card front. The stamp set is Hey Birthday Chick. The card front is Seaside Spray, as is the focal point mat. The DSP is from the Sand & Sea DSP (mini catalog). The greeting is stamped with Seaside Spray ink. The chicken is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Stampin’ Blends, and die cut with the coordinating dies. I stamped the chicken image two more times and die cut those.  I trimmed away the chicken to get the extra two balloons. It is attached to the mat with dimensionals. The embellishments are the Basic Rhinestone Jewels colored with Stampin’ Blends (Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, and Daffodil Delight - all dark). 

Here is another look at all four cards.

And... here is a video demonstrating how to assemble the portrait and landscape versions of the easel card.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE EASEL CARDS

That’s it for today. Thank you for stopping by. Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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TRIPLE THE FUN FUN FOLD

 Hi Stampers,

I want to share a card idea with you inspired by a card sample I saw in the upcoming Stampin’ Up!®️ January - June 2021 Mini Catalog.* I believe the sample card uses a note card for a base, but I am using a regular A-2 card base for my version. I have no idea if this card design has a name, so I will call it a Triple The Fun Fun Fold Card! To keep with the triple the fun idea, I have three cards to share with you. The basic design is the same for all three cards. 

Here is the first card. It features the Zany Zebras stamp set found on page 104 of the annual catalog. I call this card Stripes and Plaid. This is the front of the card. As you can see it has a focal panel, but it is not just any focal panel!

The panel opens to reveal three individual sections.  The focal panel is adhered to a mat, and the entire piece is adhered to the front of the card.

OTHER SUPPLIES USED FOR THIS CARD: 

*Basic Black card base that is 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4”. Another piece of Basic Black that is 3 1/8” square.

*Whisper White cardstock cut at 9” x 3” and scored at 3” and 6”.  Another piece cut at 5 1/4” x 4” for the inside, plus a small scrap for the greeting.

*A piece of Real Red cardstock cut at 3 1/4” square, plus a small piece for the greeting.

*A piece of Plaid Tidings DSP cut at 5 1/4” x 4”.

*Real Red and Memento Tuxedo Black inks.

*A few Real Red Rhinestones or other embellishment. (I used some enamel dotsI had in my stash.)

Here is another sample of the card design. I call it, I Got Your Goat! I used the Way to Goat stamp set for this version. The stamp set is found on page 105 of the annual catalog.

Here are the three sections of the panel.

And here is the inside of the card. I understand this birthday greeting might not be for everyone, but in my family it will get a good laugh. My mother’s birthday was in January, as was the birthday of an older gentleman, Mr. Bright, who was a friend of the family. My mother and Mr. Bright claimed they were so stubborn because they were born under the sign of Capricorn, the goat. They would refer to one another as “you old goat” or “ you stubborn old goat.” I wish they were still living so I could send them each a version of this card. I know they would get a kick out of it. If those near and dear to you might not get a good laugh from the sentiment, you can swap it out for a “happy birthday” or simply mask the “you old goat” and stamp.

I used Stampin’ Blends markers to color the goats. The markers are alcohol based markers, and the ink bleeds through the cardstock a bit. To hide the not so pretty back side of the cardstock I cut two pieces of Coordinating DSP, and adhered them to the back to the first two sections of the focal panel. The third section is attached to the mat, so it is not visible.

OTHER SUPPLIES USED FOR THIS CARD:

*Terra-cotta Tile card base that is 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, scored and folded at 4 1/4” and another piece that is 3 1/2” x 3 1/4”.

*Whisper White cut at 9” x 3 1/4”, scored at 3” and 6”, and another piece that is 3 3/4” x 5” for the inside.

*A piece of DSP from the Ornate Garden Speciality DSP that is 5 1/4” x 4” and two coordinating pieces cut at 3 1/8” x 2 7/8”.

*A small bow made from the Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack - the Terra-cotta Tile.

HERE IS A CHRISTMAS VERSION OF THE CARD:

For this version of the card I used the Warm & Toasty and the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set.

SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

*A Pool Party card base cut at 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”, scored and folded at 4 1/4”, and another cut at 3 1/2” x 3 1/4”.

*Whisper White cardstock cut at 9” x 3 1/4”, and one cut at 5” x 3 3/4” for the inside of the card.

*A piece of Snowflake Splendor DSP cur at 5 1/4” x 4”, and two Coordinating pieces cut at 3 1/8” x 2 7/8”.

*Stampin’ Blends: Balmy Blue (combo), Pool Party (combo), Mint Macaron (combo), Purple Posey (light), Flirty Glamingo (light), Highland Heather (dark), Smoky Slate (light).

*Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

*Stampin’ Seal (or adhesive of your choice), glue dots, and a bone folder.

*A small bow made from Pool Party Sheer Ribbon (from the Whale of a Time Suite), and several of the Snowflake Adhesive  acmes Embellishments. 

TO ASSEMBLE THE CARD:

Stamp and image and greeting with the Memento ink on each section of the focal panel.

Color each image with the Stampin’ Blends. Since the images are small do not worry too much about shading. I added rosy cheeks to each critter by making a few tiny dots of Flirty Flamingo on each cheek!

On the back side of the first two sections adhere the 3 1/8” x 2 7/8” pieces of DSP to hide the bleed through of the alcohol markers.

Now fold the focal panel - mountain fold, then valley fold.

Adhere the DSP to the card base, and adhere the Pool Party base to the focal piece.

Adhere the focal piece to the card.

Add the bow and the snowflake embellishments to finish the card. I added a 5” x 3 3/4” piece of Whisper White cardstock to the inside of the card.

TRIPLE THE FIN FUN FOLD THE VIDEO!

That is it for today. I hope the Triple the Fun Fun Fold Cards have provided you with greatinkspirations!

Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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