Easel Cards

Make easel cards with your favourite photos as special gifts

"Easel: an upright frame or tripod to hold an artist's canvas, a picture on display, etc.
~www.yourdictionary.com"

Ever wanted to give someone a photo and couldn't think of a good way to present it? Making Easel Cards may be the solution. They allow you to send someone a special and memorable gift that may be displayed for months after it is received, or it may even incorporated into your friend's scrapbook album after she has admired it for awhile. I made some special Christmas ones for a friend last year with pictures of her entire family on them. They were well-received, so I am told. These greetings would be great to send as a thank you after a special event like a wedding or the birth of a baby as well.

Here's how to make them:

You Will Need:

• A card blank
• A photo that will fit on the front of the card
• A piece of cardstock cut to fit over the front of your greeting
• A bone folder and ruler
• Some buttons or brads or punched shapes to form the easel 'stops'
• Double sided tape or Sticky Strip
• Other embellishments of choice

Here's What to Do:

• Take your card blank, open it out and score a line horizontally down the centre of it
• Mount the photo to the spare piece of cardstock and decorate the piece as desired. I used punched photo corners and ribbon, some punched borders and crystals
• Now attach the photo piece to the bottom half of the front of your card blank as shown below:

• Finish your Easel Card by attaching some buttons, brads or punched shapes to the inside of your card blank where you want to prop open the card. Experiment till you have just the right place for your photo to be displayed, then mark points on each side of the card to act as guides for where to place your 'stops'. I used brads and some punched shapes to make my 'stops'
• Add a sentiment and you are done!

Don't forget to decorate your envelope as well. If you need a different sized envelope due to the size of your photo, remember you can always custom make one to suit your greeting.

You can also make other types of greetings using this format, such as this Birthday card that uses a star shape, and here's a Wedding Easel Greeting with a Western theme. Make it work for you!

If you would like to see another example of a birthday card made as an easel card this one is made in a totally different style.

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