Thursday, May 11, 2023

Stars and Stripes Easel Card

Hello again everyone!  I'm here today with a special version of an easel card inspired by one made by Frances Byrne.  (The tutorial that she links to in her blog post is no longer available, but this card's construction was not hard to figure out, so here's my version!)

The dangling star ornament was made by stamping and die-cutting several stars (I used 5 but 3 or 4 would probably have worked just fine!) from our new American Eagle bundle, scoring each star vertically from top to bottom and glueing them one half to another. Remember to add a strand of cording or monofilament for hanging your ornament to the center before glueing the final two sides together!


The card base is a vertical half sheet of card stock, 4.25 inches wide x 11 inches long, scored it at 2.75 and 5.5 inches.  I used a circle die to cut a circle opening through the fold...it helps with alignment if you first cut a circle of copy paper for a template and fold it in half to align it where you want it to be, matching the horizontal fold lines of the card and template. 


For the "frame" I aligned two circle dies, one inside the other, on a sheet of gold pearlescent card stock.  Repeat the process, then center the star inside the circle and position the cording taut before adhering the two frames together.  Finally, glue ONLY THE BOTTOM HALF of the frame to the circular opening of the card so that the top of the circle is free to swing away from the base when the easel is propped open.


Decorate the inside as you wish, with elements to peek through the opening (or to remain hidden) when the card is closed.  Some strategically placed embellishments will help to keep the easel in position for display.  

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