Good morning everyone! Welcome to this month’s Fun Folds Blog Hop for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators! We’ve got a talented line-up and…I think you’re going to like what you see! This is a once-a-month hop and…all our cards will be fun folds!! How cool is that?!?
I love easel cards – and this Double-Easel was really fun to decorate with flowers from the gorgeous new Artful Amaryllis bundle – coming to you soon on 4 Sept in the new Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalog! And – I brought in some country flair with the Country Lace DSP – available now! Take a look-see:
I pulled some elements from the Festive Friday Inspo List to add to this one, too! Like…yellow, black, white, neutral embellishments, easel card and…chalkboard!
I did a quick video on how to make this one, which is posted on Instagram. You can see it on YouTube right here!
Easels all pretty much start the same way. For this one, I have a Basic Black card base and the easel is Daffodil Delight cardstock.
I scored the 5 1/4″ x 9 1/4″ piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock at 4″ and again at 6 5/8″. I folded the 4″ score as a valley and the 6 5/8″ as a mountain.
Using the large floral from the Artful Amaryllis set, I stamped all over a Basic Black panel in Whisper White ink. That ink is thick – and it takes a minute to dry – so when it was ready – I adhered it to the large panel of the easel using Liquid Glue.
I adhered a piece of Misty Moonlight paper from the Country Lace DSP (which is not only available to you right now – it’s ON SALE thru 31 August 2024. Save 15%!!) to the front-most panel of the easel using Liquid Glue.
On a piece of Basic White cardstock, I stamped the Artful Amaryllis flower three times in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I used the second-step fill images in the set to add Granny Apple Green to the stems/leaves and Daffodil Delight to the flowers. Yes – I google’d Amaryllis and they DO come in yellow! 🙂
I cut out the flowers using the die in the bundled die set and then used Liquid Glue on the bottom portion of the die cuts to adhere them to the front easel.
I tied a simple bow from two lengths of white Basic White Baker’s Twine and adhered it with a little Liquid Glue.
On a piece of Basic Black cardstock, I stamped the Artful Amaryllis sentiment in Versamark Ink.
I sprinkled it with white Embossing Powder and heat set it with the Heat Tool.
When the embossing powder was cool, I cut it out with the smallest of the Countryside Corners dies. Then I stamped the little label with the Whisper White ink and the Artful Amaryllis flower.
I used double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment over the bow.
Finally, I added white Neutrals Adhesive-backed Sequins – and the card front (aka – the easel!) was done!
For the inside, I stamped a second Artful Amaryllis sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink on a Basic White panel. Then I stamped the flower in the corner in Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight. I added a few white sequins here, too!
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of the Basic Black card base. Then, using Liquid Glue on the back of the largest section of the easel, I adhered the easel to the Basic Black card base…
…and the card was done!
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the Artful Amaryllis on the front…
…and more of the Country Lace DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Oh my, y’all! I confess – the Artful Amaryllis bundle triggered my “but I have SO many flower sets” response and I ALMOST didn’t buy it. I am SOOOO glad that I ignored my reaction and added this one to my tool box. The two-step images are really easy to line up and get perfect images! And – the fact that there’s no fussy cutting is a wunnermus bonus. There are additional dies in the set that will build 3-D flowers – I haven’t even scratched the surface of what this bundle will do! And – I love the elegant pop of color against the “denim” look of the Country Lace DSP (hope you’re grabbing a couple more packs of this paper while it’s on sale!!).
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! As I mentioned above – I posted a short video on Instagram this morning on how to make this card. If you’d like to watch that – click right here!
I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
Missed any tutorials? You can check out my past projects right here!
Now that you’ve seen my card, take a minute to hop thru all our projects today – you can just click on the names below to go direct to all the blogs!
Mary Deatherage – This is Me! 😎
Have fun on the hop!
TTFN
M
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Decorative Trees Online Class With Mary & Amy on 28 September 2024!
Join us on Saturday, 28 September 2024, at 1:00 PM ET for an Online Card Class!
I’ve teamed up with Amy Koenders to offer you a fun online class to help kick off your holiday card making! We’ll be making 4 cards and 2 tags in the class using the new Decorative Trees stamp set bundle.
The class fee includes:
- A fun Zoom-based class where Amy and I will step you thru making all the projects!
- Take A Bow 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper – full pack
- Gold Textured Adhesive-Backed Dots – full pack
- Real Red & White Baker’s Twine – full pack
When you sign up for the class, you’ll see that you can add additional items needed to make the cards in the class. These items are OPTIONAL to add on but….we’ll be using the items to create the cards. 😎
The class will be held on Zoom and anyone in the United States is welcome to purchase the class and join us! If you’re unable to join us for the live event, we’ll be recording the session so you can watch the replay any time. YEAH!
We will also be emailing written tutorials with instructions and card stock cuts so that you will have a written reference too!
Class Costs: $39.00 + $6.00 shipping(Note: if you select additional products, the cost for the products and $7.95 for shipping will be ADDED to the class fee). We’ll send PayPal invoices out in late August.
Class Signup Deadline: 3 September 2024 at 5:00 PM ET
Click Online Decorative Trees to register for the class now!
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DSP SALE ENDS SOON!!
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This is the perfect time to stock up and save on some of your favorite paper.
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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in this Project: You’ll also need the Artful Amaryllis bundle when it’s available on 4 Sept 2024!
Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Basic Black Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ (card base, scored and folded at 4 1/4″); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (large panel of easel); Small Countryside Corners die cut (sentiment)
Daffodil Delight Cardstock: 5 1/4″ x 9 1/4″ (easel – scored & folded at 4″ and 6 5/8″);
Basic White Cardstock: Stamped & Die cut Artful Amaryllis flowers (x3); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
Country Lace DSP: 2 1/2″ x 5 1/8″ (Small front easel panel); 2 1/4″ x 6″ (envelope flap)
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M
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Such a pretty card! Love the colors and the background stamped panel is perfect with your floral image! 🙂
Thank you, ma’am! 🙂
Mary, I love this beautiful amaryllis card; the fun-fold makes it very special. Enjoy your day!
You, too, Hilda – thank you so much! 🙂
Stunning! I have been thinking god getting that set, now I need it. 🙂
Yeah! It’s gorgeous and you’ll be happy you have it. Thank you! 🙂
Flowers are so nice and colorful. I like he layout as well.
Thank you so much, Marlene! 🙂
Gorgeous, Mary! I love the heat embossing you’ve done, creating your very own Specialty DSP!
Thanks so much, Rae! I always forget about stamping white-on-black! 🙂
I think I messed up on my comment so this might be a duplicate but just in case it’s not, I said your card took me to the Netherlands to Gerard’s amaryllis production in his greenhouses. Have you ever watched Jackie Bultje’s videos on how they’re grown, harvested and protected in the greenhouse? Fascinating!
I have NOT seen that video – but it sounds amazing! Thank you for the kind words! 🙂
Wow, Mary, this easel card is wonderful! I love that you used this stamp set for a card other than a holiday card, which makes it very versatile. AND I haven’t stamped images instead of using DSP in ages. Love the softness of it on your card. Thanks for joining the blog hop this month.
Thanks so much, Debbie! Appreciate the kind words! 🙂
Mary, your easel card is beautiful! I love the black panel stamped in white! Perfect with the amaryllis!
Thank you so much, Kathi – that bundle surprised me. I love it! 🙂
Stunning in every way!
Thank you so much! 🙂