easel cards

Pinterest - aside from being full interesting finds, has not only brought me inspiration for card designs but recently I have been finding all kinds of different card styles. I recently tried my hand at what is called an easel card.

As it turns out, easel cards are quite easy to make. I have seen this style used for shape cards, off-set and front-facing (like what I have done below). I forgot to take step-by-step pictures but if you look around you can find instructions. Maybe next time I will do a tutorial.

What I used:

• mixed card-stock
• Clear gem embellishments (center of flowers behind butterfly)
• Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge (raised ledge to hold card open)
• Cricut Picturesque cartridge (butterfly)
• Cricut Create-a-Critter cartridge (cupcake and cherry)
• Cuttlebug 5x7 Polka Dots Embossing Folder (behind cupcake)
• Scrappy Moms Hooray for Birthdays "Happy Birthday to you!"