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| The finished card |
Easel fold cards are really easy to make and can be decorated for any occasion. You could use themed patterned paper liked birthday or winter themed paper if you’re making this into a birthday or Christmas card or you could use seasonal themed paper depending on what time of year it is.
You will need:
- 2 pieces of A4 card
- Co-ordinating plain and patterned paper
- A paper slicer board with scoring blade or something similar to cut and score
- Creasing tool
- Double sided tape
- Double sided foam squares
- Whatever you need to decorate your card
Pieces you’ll need
White card:
- 25cm x 11cm - scored at 5cm and 10cm (see photo)
- 24cm x 9cm - scored at 12.5cm (see photo)
Plain paper:
Piece 1 - 14.5cm x 10cm
Pieces 2 - 10.5cm x 4.5cm - you’ll need two of these; either same or different colours
Piece 5 - 11cm x 8.5cm
This can either be plain paper or a subtle patterned piece of paper
Pattered paper:
Piece 3 - 14cm x 9.5cm
Piece 4 - 10cm x 4cm
Tip: use lightweight paper instead of plain and patterned card as this can affect the ability for the card to stand up.
Making your card:
1. Cut all your pieces of card and paper
2. Score the 25cm x 11cm piece of card at 5cm and 10cm as shown in the photo above
3. Score the 24cm x 9cm card at 12.5cm as shown in the photo above
Tip: Score on both sides of the card as you get a neater fold
4. Crease along the edges on the 25cm x 11cm piece of card making a mountain fold
5. Crease along the edge of your other piece of card
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| Mountain fold |
6. Stick down your pieces of paper to the card as shown in the photo below
7. Take your second piece of folded card and fix the longer folded length as shown below to the other piece of card
9. Make a tab for your card to be tucked into so it can stand up - I die cut out two pieces of patterned paper and a piece of card to stick to the back of the larger circle to strengthen it - if you don’t have die cut shapes you could use shaped paper punches like circles, squares or hexagons
10. Put double sided foam squares on the bottom part of your shaped tab - ensure there is plenty of room for the card to sit inside the tab
11. Fix the foam tab centrally to the bottom section of your card as shown in the photo below - you may need to adjust how high or low you put it so that the card sits like an easel; you may also need to adjust the angle of the mountain fold so it stands freely
12. Now for the fun part - decorating your card! - you can use metal die cuts, die cuts from a Cricut machine, stickers and other embellishments - try not to make your design too heavy as this can affect the ability for your card to stand
A normal C6 envelope will fit this card - you could even make your own envelope to match the design of the card if you really want to and are able to
Now to write in your card - you can lift up the flap and there’s plenty space the write your message; all that is left is to gift your card to someone special
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