Save time and money and make these Easel cards this Valentine’s Day.
Easel cards are a little different from the norm and are really easy to make. Use this project as inspiration for our own creations. There are enough images for three layouts, plus an extra page of images so you can mix and match them to fashion your own cards.
Craft Supplies
- Valentine Card Download
- Card
- Paper
- Scissors
- Polystyrene food tray
- Glue
Download Easel Valentine Card Template and Card Images
How to Make the Easel Card
- Print out the download and cut out the pieces.
- Use the template as a guide to cut card for the base.
- Fold along the lines as shown on the template.
- Fold so the card looks like this:
- Decorate the front of the card.
A portion of the inside is decorated, and a ‘stopper’ put in to hold the front (easel part) of the card in position so it will stand. A ‘stopper’ is anything that will give dimension, like a piece of cardboard, a button or a bead.
Download Easel Valentine Card Template and Card Layouts 2 and 3
Card Crafting Techniques
Add dimension to your cards to make your cards pop. Do this by raising images off the card surface – use cardboard, polystyrene food tray (more info on polystyrene food trays) or foam dots.
Download Easel Valentine Card Template and Card Images
Gluing small images can be fiddly. I dabbed the back of the images with glue, put a piece of polystyrene into the glue, with tweezers, turned the polystyrene piece over (so the glue side is now facing up) and then placed the image into position.
When your card is finished, you might need to bend the empty section near the bottom fold as indicated in the photo so the card will ‘stand’ properly.
I was able to make at least five cards from the images in these downloads.
So have fun with these! Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Crafting!
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Design by Mina Keenan
Hi, Mina! I’ve just featured you on my blog. I love the easel valentine and have already made one for a swap.
Hope you get lots of lovely comments and followers!
Hi Linda
Thanks so much! Easels are such fun, they look great without much effort. Have a lovely swap!
Your blog link is incorrect (oops!) and should read http://nothing-but-blue-skyes.blogspot.com.
Thanks again! Happy Crafting!
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