A while back, a demonstrator showed a card she received and it became the inspiration for one of my cards in my January Card Class. The original card was made as a square, but I changed it to be a standard 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" size. The cool thing about the card was that it was a diagonal easel card that would sit on your desk and display the outside of the card, but also the message on the inside at the same time!
Since everyone at my card class seemed to like it, I decided to made a video showing the concept. The structure of the card is simple - it has two score lines and a popped up sentiment on the inside to create the easel. Let's get started!
Gather your supplies:
- Cardstock: Thick Basic White 4-1/4" x 11"; Basic White 3-1/2" x 4-1/2", 3" x 1-1/4" and 1-1/16" x 1-5/8"; Pear Pizzazz 1-3/16" x 1-3/4"; Rain or Shine Specialty DSP 4" x 5-1/4"
- Bundle: Playing in the Rain
- Dies: Something Fancy
- Ink: Basic Gray, Balmy Blue
- Stampin' Blends: Light Combo, Gray Granite, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
- Adhesive and Tools
Score the Thick Basic White at 5-1/2" and use your bone folder along the crease. Holding the card in a horizontal orientation, you will need to score on the top panel from the upper right corner down to the lower left corner (at the fold). Fold to make a "mountain" of the top card panel and crease well.
Next, cut the DSP on the diagonal to match your card front. For the card I made in the video, I positioned the cut triangles right up to the folded crease and adhered them in place. If you prefer to have a gap along the crease, you will want to change the dimension of the DSP rectangle to 4" x 5-1/8".
Stamp the rabbit in Basic Gray on the large Basic White rectangle Using the dies, cut out the rabbit and the label using the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Save the little cutout flower and leaves to use later. Color the rabbit using Blends. Before adding the rabbit to the label with Dimensionals, add some blades of grass along the bottom of the label.
Position the label on the front of the card. Since you only want to adhere the label to the lower triangle, I find it helpful to use a scrap of paper as a guide along the fold. Pick up the scrap of paper and the label together and adhere Dimensionals on the part of the label that is visible when you turn it over. Keep them together after you remove the backings to help you reposition the label. This will ensure you don't have any Dimensionals showing when you pop up the card for display.
The last step is to add your sentiment to the small remaining piece of Basic White using Balmy Blue. Mat this with the Pear Pizzazz piece and add this to the lower right corner of the inside of the card using more Dimensionals. Color the flower and leave cutouts with Blends and adhere them on the sentiment piece.
This is the card from my January Class. I used the Country Bouquet Stamp set along with Dandy Designs DSP and Calypso Coral Cardstock A few Pearl hearts add a sweet finishing touch.
The Love for You Bundle is another great new set that is great for Valentine's Day and more. Here I use more of the Dandy Designs DSP (you do know you can get this for FREE during Sale-a-bration, don't you?). I added an another sentiment on the inside in addition to the "for you" that holds the card popped up.
For my next sample, I changed it up a bit by not having triangles on the card front. Here, I used a rectangle that is only adhered to the bottom part of the folded card front. The image is colored with Watercolor Pencils and comes from the In the Country set. The words are from Charming Sentiments and are perfect for this masculine birthday card.
For my last sample, I thought it would be fun to make the card like my original inspiration - a square. You need a piece of cardstock that is 4-1/4" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4". Since I put my triangle pieces of DSP right along the crease, I started with a 4" square from the Favored Flowers DSP. The bird image is from Eclectic Garden and was cut with the Stylish Shapes dies.
I enjoyed making these cards for you! I hope you liked seeing more uses for some of the products you can get for free during our Sale-a-bration promotion, as well as some more new products from the mini catalog. Have fun making your own diagonal easel cards!
Karen
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