Blog Hop Day Seven: Easel Card

Thanks to everyone who has been hopping along this week!! I have loved reading every comment.  If you left a comment and included your blog address, I am now a follower! :)

Don't forget that every comment you leave me gets you an entry for the blog candy prizes! You can also leave a comment on the blog-candy post (link on the left) and there is also a hidden entry opportunity.  Can you find  it?  Here is a hint, look up! :)

I think I have left the best projects for the last few days of the blog-hop! So, on to the project

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. If you haven't visited recently, please scroll down through the last few days, I've been posting like crazy with a ton of cool projects!

Today the project is a Easel card. These are cards my kids will take to the first day of school to give to their lovely teachers. The inside says "I'm so happy to be in your class!"

First, you need to fold your easel card. Start out with a card stock base measuring 11" x 4 1/4". Fold the card stock in half at 5 1/2" and then fold one side in again at 2 3/4". You should end up with a card base that looks like the picture.

I then printed the sentiment of my printer and cut it out. The mat measures 4" x 2 1/2" (black) and 3 1/2" x 2" (orange check patterned paper) and 3" x 1 1/2" (sentiment).

Here is the front. Measurements are as follows:

Black card stock base: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

Orange patterned paper: 5 x 3 3/4"

The apple 4 cut from Preserves: 3 3/4"

Black velvet scallop ribbon: 4 1/4"

3 mini Prima flowers

Apple and flowers attached with pop-dots

Attach the card front to the card base ONLY on the bottom

(under the scored/folded line). This allows the card to fold to stand up on it's own.

Can you see the dimension??

Attach the sentiment on the inside with pop-dots.

This makes a little catch on the inside for the card front to

rest on when the card is in the easel.

Here is a picture of the card standing up.

Here is a picture of the set of cards my boys will give

their teachers on the first day of school.

Thanks for hopping along this blog hop. To win some blog candy from CardsbyCG, please become a follower and leave a comment at the end of this posting. I look forward to hearing what you think of this project!  The blog candy drawing will be held on Monday, August 16th, 2010.

Feel free to go back and look at the other projects I've posted for the blog-hop. Each comment (one per project) will get you one entry for the blog candy, so comment away.


There are previews of the upcoming projects on my Back to School Blog Hop page.  You can find a link for that on the top of my blog (right under the banner). It includes a link to each days project.  That's where you can go back and review any project after the hop is over too! :)

Blog Hop Day One - Bookmark Reading Logs

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-hop-day-one-bookmark-reading-logs.html

Blog-Hop Day Two "Monster Booklets”

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-hop-day-two-monster-booklets.html

Blog-Hop Day Three: Quick Treat Pouches

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-hop-day-three-quick-treat-pouches.html

Blog Hop Day Four: Scratch Tickets

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-hop-day-four-scratch-tickets.html

Blog Hop Day Five: Gift Card Holder

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-hop-day-five-gift-card-holder.html

Blog Hop Day Six: Thanks Tunnel card

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-hop-day-six-thanks-tunnel-card.html

Here is the blog-hop line-up!

The link (with the school house picture) on the left will take you to the beginning of the line-up.

Georgiana at Carson's Cricut Creations

http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Dorcas at 4 Crafty Angels

http://4craftyangels.blogspot.com

Cheryl at Cards by CG (That’s me)

http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com

Jen at Purplescrapbooker

http://www.purplescrapbooker.com

Carri at abusybee

http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com