PARTY TIME & HEY CUPCAKE EASEL CARDS | with Shellye

Easel cards are a fairly new concept to me even though they've been around for quite some time!  Today I'm sharing a set of four cards featuring the 

Hey Cupcake and Party Time Collections

The formula for creating the card base is simple:

Cut an 8.5"X11" sheet of cardstock in half along the width; your two (cut) pieces will measure 4.25"X11".  Next, score the length at 2.75" and 5.5".  

The mats and designing will take place on the first 2.75" flap. 

Cut a mat of patterned paper to measure 4"X5.25" and attach to the inside of the card (the non-scored 4.25"X5.5" section).

Next, cut another mat of the same size.  The mat will be attached to the first flap, so be sure to apply adhesive to the bottom half of the mat only.

To decorate I used various stand-alone dies, swatches of create-a-cards, die-cuts, stickers, etc.

Finally, for each of the cards, I created a "stopper" to maintain the easel shape.

I used border stickers and die-cuts and then attached them with foam adhesive about 1/3" of the way down.

Please visit my YouTube channel to see a quick step-out of how the card is assembled.  These also fit neatly inside of a standard A2 envelope!

If you love cardmaking and haven't tried this style yet, I hope you'll give it a go!

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Doodlebug Product Used:

Party Time Collection

Party Time Chit Chat 

Party Time Odds & Ends

Hey Cupcake Collection

Hey Cupcake Odds & Ends

Hey Cupcake 6X6 Paper Pad

Borders & Edges Doodle Cuts

Large Tags Doodle Cuts

Mini Tags Doodle Cuts

Nesting Scallops Doodle Cuts

All Occasion Doodle Stamps

Happy Birthday Doodle Stamps

Bubblegum Chunky Doodle Twine

Bubble Blue Chunky Doodle Twine

Matte Sprinkles

Bright Assortment Sprinkles

Yappy Birthday Doodle Pops

Cake & Ice Cream Doodle Pops