Hive Easel

I've used stamps and matching die set by Pink Ink
The hexagon dies for the stopper are by Memory Box

Celebrate

Dies and embossing folder are Crafter's Companion
Card is copied from an idea by Sarah Jackman-Read in Papercraft Inspirations magazine.

Circle Easel

I've wanted to try circular easel cards for a while and finally got around to it this week.
This card is nothing at all how I had planned it (plan was a scalloped circle with K& Co papers and some ribbon...)

Finished card is about 7 inches diameter, I've used a Stampin' Up! punch to make the flowers and the actual card was made using Spellbinders dies.

Easel Card

Easel card made with an 8 x 8 inch scallop card blank.
Papers are Tilda, the flowers and insect are die-cuts from one of the Tilda paper pads.
Sentiment die is by Tonic, I've layered it and added Glossy Accents, chicken wire die is MFT.

80

Made for a wonderful lady at my card club who loves purple and is celebrating a special birthday. She's taking it easy on the day itself by skipping off to New York for some shopping...hope I'm doing the same at that age!

I've used Nestabilities labels 22 to make the easel part. Basically you stagger the cutting plates on your Cuttlebug/ Big Shot so that only half the die actually cuts, then use the next size down and cut the complete die.
The '80' is really the only number that will work (apart from 88) for the 3D effect because you need to have die-cuts that are absolutely symmetrical. So if it wasn't 80 then I would have used butterflies or flowers or similar.

I cut three of each number and folded them in half (which is why they need to be symmetrical) then the first half of the first piece is glued to the first half of the second piece, the second half of the second piece is glued to the first half of the third piece. At this point I attached a length of 'invisible' cotton, and then glued the second half of the third piece to the second half of the first piece.
That all sounds a bit confusing but it's very simple to do, I promise.
The other end of the cotton was attached to the top of the easel and then a second die-cut (the gold frame) adhered to the card.

Border punch is Martha Stewart
Swirl die-cut is Riviera Corner by Memory Box
Sentiment is by Craftwork Cards

SU

Twisted easel card made at SU class.

All materials Stampin' Up

Stampin' Up

This was the second of four cards we made at the recent SU class so all materials are SU.
It is the first easel card I have made and I shall explain why. I like looking at easel cards on other people's blogs etc, some of them are very clever. What has always bothered me though is if you are not sending the card to another crafter how will they know how to stand it up?
I did not think it would be immediately obvious IYKWIM.
When I brought this one home I gave it to Graham straight from the envelope. His first thought was I had made it wrong....I told him it was meant to be like that and told him it was an easel card to see if that gave him a clue.
Eventually he figured it out but said without the clue it would have taken him longer or he would have gone with his first thought that it was an error and just laid the whole thing flat!
So, I don't think I will be making many more of them, unless sending to crafters.