Twist Easel Flower Square Card

Today's card uses the Flower Square image from Ike's Art

and was created for the current challenge at Through The Craft Room Door.

Ike's has generously donated a $15 voucher

to the Top Winner this week
of our Anything Goes challenge!

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - mainly blue/anything goes
Shopping Our Stash - April showers bring May flowers





TWISTED EASEL CARD TUTORIAL:

A fun twist on an easel card ! You can even make a round one.

To make a card that will fit a regular invitation size envelope (A2 = 4 3/8 x 5 3/4) you will need to make a card base that is  4 1/4" x 8 1/2" , scored at the center.

Score diagonally on one half from the score line to the opposite corner.

Create a seperate decorated front panel  4 1/4" wide by  4 1/4"high, however you could make it up to to 5 1/2" high.

Adhere the panel to the lower/right triangular section of the front panel only. You don't want to glue the entire panel to both scored triangular sections or else the card won't fold and twist properly.

On the inside of the card, add a raised element toward the center of the panel that will hold the decorated front panel open and in place when the card is open.

TIP: do not glue the panel down until you make certain it is positioned correctly ! You may need to play with it to make sure it will bend the right way so your image is standing the correct way when propped open.

I water colored the floral images with ink and an aquapainter. Center details were added with a marker (mini rhinestones would be a pretty detail!).

The blue background was colored with a water color pencil and blender pen.

The florals on the base were colored with coordinating markers to be a bit darker.

The carefully cut out florals were then adhered in the centers over the base piece to create dimension.

My element to hold the easel up was created by attaching a flower with a thick dimensional / pop dot.

This really isn't a difficult fun fold card to make, but it looks that way to the recipient ;)