I'm excited today, not only is the weekend here, but I get to spend the day creating and crafting with a some good friends at a 12 hr crop! Sometimes I think we do more socializing than creating but it's all good fun just the same.
When I was thinking about what to share with you this week, I decided to follow Kristine's lead from yesterday's Candi blast as it seemed the perfect intro to my project. I am also using my favorite fold the Easel card and I've included a tutorial this time so you can try one out for yourself!
Today I'm using another favorite stampset of mine 'Just My Type' from The Rubber Cafe.
I attached them using the special Candi adhesive squares, and they situate perfectly inside the curve, keeping them close to surface to mimic the finished look of a brad.
I diecut the edge with Spellbinder's Office Supplies set, torn edge die, which really made my paper background look authentic!
The typewriter was colored with copics, and I used my Copic Spica glitter pen in silver to accent some of the metal pieces.
I usually make mine 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" which means you can easily use an 8 1/2 x11" pc of cardstock. And that's what I did for this card as well.
Well a picture is worth a thousand words, however some technical difficulties got in the way of sharing the pics I had planned to share with you to guide you through this tutorial, so I went back to the source where I first learned how to do this fun card fold. Beate Johns on Splitcoasters has a great tutorial and has since added a video here. Beate does amazing work along with great tutorials so I'm leaving you in good hands!
The other thing I love about this card is that you are not limited to size, and /or shape. As you saw in my card I shared during the Blog hop last week hosted by The Rubber Cafe' did and Really Reasonable Ribbon. For shaped cards, I'll make the base card work with the shape and size I need, just keep your folds balanced so it will stand upright when you're done.
Well that's it, thank you for hanging in there with me.
Enjoy your weekend and take some time to try out an easel card of your own!!
Supplies:
Stamps: The Rubber Cafe', Just my Type
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics sketch markers and Silver Spica pen
Paper: Ivory and Red Cardstock, printed paper from My Minds Eye
Adhesives: Candi Fix, One and Only Tape
Tools: Spellbinders Dies: "Office Supplies"
Embellishments: Candi- Newsprint
5 comments:
What a lovely card!
Soooo cute...and I love your color combo! NOW i must get this stamp set! have fun at your scrap party!
What a fun card and such great use of this stamp.
This is the cutest easel card I have seen in a while Karen! I love that you made this into an easel card - the typewriter looks more "real" that way! Such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
So adorable! Love how you did the notebook paper background!
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