Easel card

Pleasant Poppies Calendar

January 5, 2013 By Connie | 4 Comments

I like to provide a calendar for my Stamp Club members every year. Here is the 2013 one we did at our last Stamp Club event! I love the "fresh" look of the Pleasant Poppies image…makes me think SPRING, even though we still have about 8 inches of snow on the ground!

What makes it nice is the the easel stand folds up and makes it the same size as a regular card, so it fits in a standard envelope to mail!

Fold 4 1/4 x 11 in half to form base card.
Stamp the Pleasant Poppies in Black Stazon partially on the front and full across the back.
Watercolor with Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Gumball Green Stampin' Write Markers.
Cut next to largest size of Label Framelit from Real Red Polka Dot Parade DSP, score across lengthwise and adhere on each side of Whisper White base card score line. Trim off excess on sides.
Score 4 1/4 x 5 Whisper White piece at 1, 2-1/2, and 4. Crease into Valley, Mountain, Valley fold and adhere the short tabs to the inside of the base card as shown.
Tie Gumball Green Satin Stitched Ribbon around front panel and tie a knot.
Add Calender to 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 Gumball Green mat and adhere to front of easel calendar.

Look for me at Leadership…I'll have a few of these to swap!

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Rejoicing in Christmas

November 9, 2010 By Connie | 2 Comments

I originally purchased Stampin' Up!'s Rejoicing in Christmas set to make a few Christmas cards for my in-laws and to use with Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition. They always use the nativity on their Christmas cards and I thought I'd make up a set of cards for them. I guess that will wait until NEXT year now! lol! It is a pretty set. I like it much better without coloring, just simple stamping. Here is the card my Stamp Clubs made last month. It was perfect for the Easel Card!

I like the blue tones on this card. The base is one of the new In-Colors, Concord Crush cardstock…a dark purple. The next layer is Marina Mist and I ran it thru the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder. The Rejoicing in Christmas image is stamped with Versamark on Very Vanilla and then embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. I layered the Very Vanilla on Concord Crush cardstock, then ran Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon around and tied with a knot. I stamped the Star with Marina Mist and punched with the 1 1/4 circle, and layered it on 1 3/8 circle of Concord Crush. A Rhinestone Jewel is in the center. It is also FUN inside! You open it up and can display it on its' own easel stand!

The Rejoicing in Christmas greeting is stamped with Concord Crush Ink on Very Vanilla and punched with the Decorative Label Punch. Hard to see, but I also stamped off the star again in Marina Mist Ink over top the greeting. It is popped up with Stampin' Dimensions. That is what helps to hold the top flap open in the Easel stand. I added a strip of Concord Crush Patterns Designer Paper along the inside edge.

Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!

Wandering Words

November 25, 2009 By Connie | 2 Comments

Wandering Words is a fun set from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini and it spans several holidays…always a good thing! I have wanted a Santa and his flying reindeer stamp for a long time, so I was thrilled when I saw it! I love the curve on it, too…just perfect for flying in the air!

This is a card that has been on my mind for a while. I just showed my Stamp Clubs how to do the Easel Card last week (I'll show that card on Friday). This one was a little more labor intensive.

I started by punching a 1 1/4 circle from a post-it note and applying it over the White Glossy card stock. I brayered Bashful Blue Classic Ink all over the White Glossy paper, then removed the post it note. I stamped the Santa and reindeer with Basic Black on the colored background. It is layered on Whisper White. I had a piece of the Iridescent Ice glitter technique left over from another project, using the Petals A Plenty embossing folder. I punched a Real Red snowflake from the Jumbo Snowflake and placed a silver mini brad in the center.

I rolled the Neighborhood Jumbo Wheel on Whisper White, then used my AquaPainters and Stampin' Write markers to color in the houses. I used So Saffron in the windows, Sahara and, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Going Gray and Real Red. I cut out each house individually, then placed them on the snow covered "lawn". Two Silver Mini Brads on the top of the tallest house is what holds the base of the easel card in place. i added Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the snow line and the top of the houses. LOVE the sparkle!

These Easel cards are so much fun. They are easy to mail because they fold up and fit in a standard sized envelope!

I hope you and you family have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

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