Great Friend Easel Card

I enjoyed the last easel card I designed so why no one more?  

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Chalkboard Technique Easel Birthday Card

Oh I just love this card!  We did it at my embossing class and it features the chalkboard technique.  Angie Hutton's blog gave me the idea to actually make it into an easel when doing a quick search on Pinterest for Chalkboard Technique.  To create a chalkboard technique project, emboss with white embossing powder.  Then with a sponge, dab white ink on the dark cardstock to "smudge" it and make it look like a used chalkboard.  

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Yellow Easel

Here's one of the projects we did last month at my heat embossing class.  We embossed on the vellum and then colored the backside to give a "stained glass" look.  By creating the easel card, it left room for a battery votive candle.  The black center of the flower is also heat embossed!

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Christmas Window Easel Card

We have made easel cards before in stamp club, but I wanted to do another to use my new framlit.  To make this one a little different, we made a "stained glass window".  What's really neat about this card is that you can put a battery operated candle behind it for an added glow.

 

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Emboss Resist "Smiley"

What a cute little set - Sprinkled Expressions is one of the new Sale-a-bration stamp sets and was the perfect stamp to make a "smiley". While at a Stampin' Up! regional event a fellow demonstrator demonstrated this cute little easel card and called it a "smiley".  Unfortunately my note taking isn't the greatest so I don't remember her name.  I am hoping one of my readers can tell me, and then I can add her name to this post. 
We embossed the heart with white embossing powder and then sponged over the top with Pink Pirouette for an emboss resist before putting the card together.



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Round Sunflower Easel Card

This was a fun card to try. After doing a "regular" easel card with stamp club some time ago, I was inspired to try a round one. And what better than to do a sunflower? Just fold your cardstock like a card, but when running it through the Big Shot, don't place the fold up far enough that it will be cut. Fold the top of the card back and then you make a single white scallop circle to attach to the top. I included a sideways view so you could see how the fold makes the card work.

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New Twist On an Easel Card

We've done an easel card in stamp club before, but last week we tried this twisted easel card.  It folds flat and square, but when you fold up the top cover it "twists" and creates a sideways look. 

You'll notice we used one of the new triple layer punches on the inside and outside and combined that with the stem from Bold Blossom.   

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Here's a side view to give you a better idea how it looks standing up. 

Busy Night Last Night

I really was happy with this Easel Card I made last month so I changed colors and made a birthday card last night. It has a springy look with the pink flowers and I like the Happy Birthday at the bottom. I colored directly onto the flower stamp and then stamped off before stamping the cardstock to give it a fainter look and not overpower the message.

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Thinking of You Easel Card

I have seen a number of Easel Cards lately, and I decided I would try one myself.  When you actually make one, it really is a quick card with a more "difficult" look. I went to an old favorite of mine for stamping - Thoughts and Prayers and used the words from Sincere Salutations. The bottom flower piece is an additional layer of cardstock to give the easel part something to catch on and stay up. I have included a side view to help give you a better idea of what the folding looks like, but it folds flat and would be a great surprise to anyone pulling it out of the envelope.

Supplies:  Thoughts and Prayers, Sincere Salutations stamp sets, Only Orange, Garden Green, Very Vanilla cardstock, Only Orange, Garden Green ink

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