Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! So today I made a green Easel card to share with you – no shamrocks just butterflies but it’s a fun one! Easel cards use a pop up on the inside of the card to allow the front panel to catch and be able to make the card “stand up” on it’s own.
I cased this card from a card made by Margaret Keep that was sent to a fellow demonstrator in Australia, Kylie Bertucci. Thanks for the great idea!
I cased this card from a card made by Margaret Keep that was sent to a fellow demonstrator in Australia, Kylie Bertucci. Thanks for the great idea!
Measurements:
5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of colored cardstock
2 – 2 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ pieces of Basic White CS
2 – 2″ x5 1/4″ pieces of DSP
one piece of 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of DSP
a small butterfly cut from the DSP
take the extra DSP and cut an oval from the second largest oval in the Stitched Shapes Die set
an extra piece of Just Jade for the die cut oval
Cut a piece of Just Jade (#153079) cardstock in half to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. Score at 4 1/4″ and 2 1/8″.
Layer the DSP on the two Basic White layers and adhere them to the two front panels of the card.
Layer the die cut DSP onto a piece of Just Jade cut from the largest oval die in the Stitched Shapes die set (#152323). Add four mini dimensionals to the score line in the middle of the two front panels.
Adhere the front layered ovals to the mini dimensionals (#144108) on the score line. Adhere the 1/2 ” piece of DSP to the inside of the card, fussy cut a small butterfly from the DSP (I adhered this butterfly to a pice of basic white cardstock for more stability) and pop it up with mini dimensionals so that the mini butterfly will stop the front panel from closing when bent into a triangle position!
The card is able to stand up on a table or desk as a fun decoration in this position!
I tried the Butterfly closure in two different positions – Which one do you like better on the bottom or in the middle?
Hope you enjoyed this project and as always…
Go create art one stamp at a time!
Natalie
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