For this fun fold blog hop, I have created an all in one easel card using the gorgeous Earthen Elegance Suite of products.

The Creativity Abounds Design Team are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you.  We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire you to make creations of your own.

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and get many amazing ideas. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, then these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up!® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.

These monthly blog hops also introduce you to our latest Tutorial Bundle containing lots of different inspiring projects.

Here’s a sneak peek of my tutorial project. You can find details of how you can get your hands on the tutorial bundle below.

All In One Easel Card

I love the earthy tones of the Designer Series Paper in the Earthen Elegance Suite and I have combined them with stamped and die cut images from the suite to decorate this easel card that is created using a single strip of card.

You can see a full list of the products I have used at the end of the post, including links to my online shop.

Instructions

To create the card base take a strip of Moody Mauve card measuring 10.5cm x 29.4cm and score along the long side at 10.5cm, 14,7cm and 18.9cm. For letter-size cardstock start with an 11″ x 4 1/4″ piece and score at 4 1/4″, 5 1/2″ and 6 3/4″.

You then need to burnish and fold the score lines with a valley fold, mountain fold and mountain fold. The end flap folds under to create the base of the card and adhesive is added to the inner forward facing panel to create the front piece.

Decorating The Card

To decorate the card, add a 10cm / 4″ square of Copper Clay cardstock and a 9.5cm / 3 3/4″ square of Designer Series paper to both the top and bottom panels.

For the top panel, pots have been stamped and die cut in Moody Mauve and Copper Clay and foliage has been stamped in Wild Wheat and Pebbled Path. There are coordinating dies in the suite for all of these images. The tall pot was then trimmed at the top, so that the handle piece matched the width of the pot and this was stuck directly to the card front. The foliage was first stuck to the back of the shorter pot, before this was added with dimensionals.

The labels which form the stopper for the easel card, were cut from the Something Fancy dies. Some foliage was added with second generation stamping and some die cut pieces in Moody Mauve cardstock. A piece of Natural Wavy Trim under the labels adds some more texture and detail to the card. The labels are raised up with dimensionals.

Finally some gold sequins are used to embellish the card.

Of course you need somewhere to write your greeting on the card, so some panels were added to the back section. These measured 10cm x 5.8cm (4″ x 2 3/4″ ) for the Copper Clay piece and 9.5cm x 5.3cm ( 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″) for the Basic White panel.

We do like it when our cards fold flat to fit in an envelope and this fancy fold card doesn’t disappoint.

Let’s Hop

I hope you have enjoyed my project. Do leave a comment if you can, because it certainly makes my day. Then it is time to hop around all the other projects

How to Get The Tutorial Bundle

I hope you have been inspired during this hop. This project is exclusive to the blog hop, but there is lots more inspiration in the Tutorial Bundle. If you earn or buy the bundle, you will receive a PDF that will contain all the information you need to create the projects shown in the thumbnails yourself, including the products used, the measurements and detailed instructions. You can get your hands on these tutorials in a couple of ways.

• Receive it free with any purchase from me.
• Buy it from the Downloads section of my shop
• Receive it as a Member of my team

How Can I Help?

There are some lovely fancy fold projects that have been shared by the Design Team. both in this hop and in the tutorial bundle. I hope you have been inspired to give these folds ago with all sorts of different papers and products from your collection.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch if I can help with your purchases, or if you have a crafty question.

Meanwhile stay safe and stay well

Helen xx

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