For my contribution to this month’s Blog Highlights, I have created a double easel card featuring Snail Mail products. Once you have checked out my card, do head over to the gallery and see all the inspiration and vote for me
My Double Easel Card featuring Snail Mail Project
- Stamps: Snailed It, Well Said
- Tools: Snail dies, Stitched shapes dies, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss;Banner Pick a Punch; Stampin’ Blends (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Petal pink, Seaside Spray.
- Paper/Card: Blushing Bride; Real Red; Basic White; Coastal Cabana, Snail Mail DSP
- Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento,
- Embellishments: Snail mail Twine Combo
- Adhesives; Multipurpose Liquid Glue; Stampin’ Dimensionals; Glue Dots
| A4 Metric | Imperial Letter Size | |
| Blushing Bride Card Base | 10.5cm x 29.7cm Scored at 14.9cm on long side | 4 1/4″ x 11″ Scored at 5 1/2″ on long side |
| Real Real Red 2nd easel | 10cm x 28.8cm Scored at 14.4cm on the long side | 4″ x 10 1/2″ Scored at 5 1/4″ on long side |
| DSP Back panel | 13.9cm x 9.5cm | 3 3/4″ x 5″ |
| DSP Front panel | 6.7cm x 9.5cm | 3 3/4″ x 2 3/8″ |
| Basic White Insert | 13.9cm x 9.5cm | 3 3/4″ x 5″ |
Instructions
- Fold the Blushing Bride card base in half at the score line.
- Take the Real Red card and put another score line in on the long side at 7.2cm (2 5/8″). Burnish along these score lines. Stick the Real Red piece to the front of the Blushing Bride piece to create the Double Easel. Stick the DSP panels in place.
- Stamp the snail and the toadstools and the “hello” onto some Basic White card using Memento ink. Colour the images with Stampin’ Blends. Die cut them with the coordinating dies (die cut the “hello” with the rectangular letter die. Die cut an envelope from Blushing Bride, 2 toadstools from Coastal Cabana and 2 hearts from Real Red. Arrange these onto a large Basic White stitched circle.
- Wrap some Blushing Bride twine 3 times around the front panel of the card and tie in a bow. Stick the circle onto this panel with dimensionals.
- Stamp “thanks” from the Well Said stamp set onto Blushing Bride card stock using Memento ink. Create banner ends with the Banner pick a punch. Add this to the front of the card with dimensionals.
- Stamp the toadstools on the insert and stick inside the card.
You can watch this card being created on this video.
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I hope you have enjoyed this cute Snail Mail Double easel card.
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Helen xx
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Such a cute card Helen. Love it! Thanks for being part of my International Blog Highlights this month and all the best with voting!
What a cute card, Helen!!
Love this fold Helen, it’s on my list to try! Good luck in the voting. And PS Love your blog, I’ve just started mine – I like the “How can I help?” approach 🙂
thank you. Good luck with the blog