Easy Peasy ~

 Here is a quick tutorial for making 4 and 1/2" square easel cards that I have been sharing this week. Start by cutting and folding your paper.

 

Here is the completed card. I added a punched strip of paper along the front edge, as well as a layered sticker sentiment from K and Company.

My crafty friend Heather designs collages using Gimp and posts her wonderful creations on her blog.  She made a darling retro Valentine collage - go check it out! She graciously sent me the collage and I immediately put white cardstock in my printer, printed the collage sheet and got to work making...you guessed it, another easel card!

The red clock face is misted with Perfect Pearls and so are the white areas. Those teacups are darling!

I punched. I glittered. I had fun!

Heather's charming collage is available through her Etsy shop and makes several tags, but the images are versatile so I used the set to make a card. :)

XOXOXOXO

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Easel Cards and Using Die-Cuts ~

I'm a believer in not reinventing the wheel, especially when I want to give something handmade to multiple people.

  

That's where store-bought die-cuts come in handy! 

After making an easel card for Treasured Times Stamps and Scrapbooking  I had an itch to make more of them - three more to be exact! They are fun to do and yield pretty results. 

I used my Sizzix Weathered Clock die to cut out cardstock clocks for the front of the cards and used floral die cuts from K & Company to complete the look. You can find the K & Company sets at Michael's, JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby, Archiver's or online.
 

Here is my blue version ~

I used My Minds Eye card stock, Perfect Pearls Mist, glitter, and Distress Ink.

Above is the side view and below is a closer look at the ribbon and eyelets ~

I added tiny yellow blossoms to the front ~

Here is the pink and yellow card. I used Liquid Pearls and Stickles on this one ~

I have another easel card in the wings, and an announcement of a giveaway - I am so happy I reached 200 followers! Love you ladies!

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Valentine Easel Card~

Treasured Times Stamps  sent me two stamps to craft with and I immediately set to work on making cards! I decided to make an easel style card with the Terrye French 'love' stamp. I used:

• white card stock
• K & Company floral die cut and acetate
• Perfect Pearls Mist on the clock die cut
• Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations weathered clock
• heart eyelets, Crop A Dile and ribbon
• The Paper Studio Doodle Hearts embossing folder
• Distress Ink and Stickles
• Recollections super fine glitter in pink

I cut a piece of card stock 4 and 1/2 inches by 9 inches, and folded it in half.  Next, I folded the upper half back on itself at the midway point which was 2 and 1/4 inches by 4 and 1/2 inches- it looked like a letter 'Z' from the side.

 I decorated a 4 and 1/2 inch square piece of card stock with woven heart-embossed strips on pink matting. Then I layered the weathered clock die cut which was spritzed with Perfect Pearls Mist. I added the K & Company floral die cut, acetate butterfly and acetate sentiment. Lastly, I placed a fussy cut stamped Terrye French heart inside the clock. I stamped the heart with glue and sprinkled super fine glitter on the image.

 

If you look closely, you can see that I also added a strip of heart punched paper along the bottom front. I used a Martha Stewart border punch for this piece.

To give the card edge something to rest against so it stands open, I used my Crop A Dile to insert two heart shaped eyelets through which I tied ribbon.

 I will share my other card next time so I don't bombard you with photos! College Girl starts a new semester this week and has been getting ready to go back to the school routine - she cleaned out her closet, bought some shoes and spent some Christmas money on a Kate Spade bracelet which was on sale.

   
         

I love the positive message inside, don't you?

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