Airplane easel birthday card

 

Crafting Joy: A Beautifully Designed Handmade Birthday Card

Birthdays are a celebration of life, love, and the joy of making memories. What better way to express your heartfelt sentiments than with a handmade birthday card? In this post, we delve into the beauty of creating something unique—a new design that brings creativity and warmth to someone's special day.

The Inspiration Behind the Design

This handmade card was born out of the desire to blend elegance with a personal touch. Its design harmonizes vibrant colors, textured layers, and thoughtful embellishments that evoke the essence of celebration. The idea was to craft a card that's not just a greeting, but a keepsake—a little treasure to remind someone of how cherished they are.

A Peek into the Details

The card features a minimalist yet sophisticated aesthetic. Using a combination of die cuts and unique fold, it captures a balance between modern artistry and classic charm. The simple interactive design is easy to and fun to create.

The finished size of this card is 5 x 7. To create the easel, fold the base card in half and cut the outer edges at 1 or 1 1/4 inches. Fold the center panel in half to create the easel. And then decorate - just remember to only attach layers to the center panel.

I hope you have as much fun as I did making this card.

Happy crafting, 

Kathie K.

Center Panel Easel Card Tutorial

 

Hello card makers,

I have another fun-fold card tutorial for you. This is a center panel easel card - this was made for a birthday but can be used for any sentiment.

For this design I created my own patterned paper using a stamp set and embossing folder from my stash,. This card is an A2 (5 1/2 x 4 1/4) size but the fun-fold can be easily converted to a larger size. 

Here's what you need and how to make this card:

• Card base - cut 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and score at 4 1/4 and fold in half; on the front panel starting at the score line, cut 1 1/4 on each side to form two flaps; fold the center panel in half towards the score line - this makes the easel
• Mat and layers - cut two pieces in a coordinating color 1 1/8 x 4 1/8 and two pieces of patterned paper 1 x 4; adhere the patterned pieces to mat pieces; adhere those to the flaps on the card base; adhere the flaps down to the base of the card - the only loose piece is the center folded panel 
• To make the center easel, cut two mat layers 2 x 2 7/8 in the coordinating color and glue down to each side of fold line on the center panel; cut one piece of patterned paper 4 x 2 3/4 (I used a brick embossing folder and rubbed on ink so it would resemble a brick wall); adhere the larger patterned paper piece to the section closest to the edge of the card so the card can still bend into an easel

• For the inside (shown above), cut a piece of white or vanilla cardstock 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 and stamp with coordinating color and stamp set; cut a piece of patterned paper 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 and a smaller piece of cardstock with your sentiment - I used a rectangle die to cut out the sentiment; add dimension to the sentiment and adhere to the patterned paper - this makes the stopper or ledge for the easel; adhere both pieces to the card base like shown above.
• Decorate your card with die cuts and/or stamped images to finish it off. This card will fit into a standard size A2 envelope.

This is such a fun card to make and one your friends and family will love to display! I hope you give the center easel card a try. If you would like to purchase this card, please visit my Etsy shop - you can also see all of my handmade creations,

Happy card making!

Kathie K