how to make any size easel card
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Here is the simple formula for making an easel card in any size. Cut a long piece of cardstock and fold it in half, then fold one end to the middle (scoring the paper first makes it neat and tidy.) The half with the fold makes the easel part, then you can glue a panel of carstock to the small section at the end of the cardstock. Watch the video and it will all make sense. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Thank you for simple explanation, ideal for Crafters on a last min deadline
You always make me smile because you sound so happy! Thanks for the very easy explanation of what to do. Cheers
Bea
You truly inspire me. I watch you all the time for your new ideas. Thanks. you are entertaining.
I love your description of the long side of your paper. "The hotdog side." Gave me a good chuckle.
Thanks for such a clear explanation for how to make an easel card.
Those pansies turned out lovely and this card is beautiful.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I especially like how you broke down the measurements for scoring--so simple!
Thank you! I started to watch a video about a die set that does flip and easel cards. I want to try an easel card without a die and this seems easy as can be!
noticed you were using an ATG. DO you have trouble with the tape drying out?
Nope
Another great video. Thank you
I hear you are going to be getting really cold weather unless you already have it so stay warm and safe. It is -24 wind chill here in Colorado Springs.
it was 4 this morning when the kids went to school, it's up to 22 now, heatwave!
Wow that is, and I can't believe you were warmer than use. We haven't had this much snow stay for this long in many years. Usually the New England area has snow stay forever. Our snow usually melts the next day or so. Thanks again for your response.
I love to watch your videos !! thanks please give us more cards WITHOUT using die cuts/stamping embossing etc ......we can't afford them here !!
I have never heard the term "cut the hot dog way"...LOVE IT!! I am so glad I found your tutorial. I was just wondering how to easily covert a card to an easel one, and HOT DOG! here you are! TFS :-D
it is so easy:)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I tried to make an easel card last year and just got frustrated and wasted a lot of paper :( this is the PERFECT tutorial :) thank you
Couple of questions… I noticed that the card front want to stay down on the easel shape. What is the trick to fixing that? Also, do you find that people know what to do with these when they get them in the mail? Or do you send any little drawings are instructions for them? I’m thinking of some older relatives that would probably love to display these but I don’t know if they would know how to figure out what to do with them other than open it like a card
Thank you Lindsay for such a great tutorial!
Thank you, that was SO helpful!!
Very nice card and simple to make, thanks for making it easy.
Thats exactly what I was looking for. Sweet! TYFS
Thank you so much! I need to make a 6x6 easel card and was having brain freeze on how to do it!
I'm glad this helped!
Awesome video but why is it called a gatefold card. Just curious. 😊
It's an easel card cuz it stands up
Like the card and yes looks easy! Thank you for sharing Lindsay! Hugs Liz...
you are welcome:) Thanks for watching!
A massive thank you for this! 😊 Very easy for me to follow. 💜💛
aww, thanks:)
Easy, peasy. Thank you.
That is a wonderful design! My good friend does a lot of craft work, too, and she talks just as fast as you do? Is this a crafter thing? *lol* You guys are cute!
Wonderful job.
Quin Hooper probably, we get so excited about making stuff:)
Would you please show the dies you are talking about that were giving trouble cutting before. Thanks. Need to see if they are the same as the ones I have thanks
they were metal, about 2"x6" and they had injection foam on them. They were by Cuttlebug and the metal on them is thicker than the new thin dies that are out now. I grabbed them at biglots 3+ years ago:)
Lovely card, and colouring. Can you tell me what corner punch you used, as it gives a really pretty effect?....Serena.
it was by EK success and I think it was called Iron Eagle, there is another punch that will cut a photo slot with it, it was one of the corner adorner punches. It is peach in color:)
This is great! Thank you for the awesome tutorial! Big thumbs up! ;)
very nice video I love the Pancy picture it a PSX floral stamp I just love those I have a lot of them I was just wondering do you have a video on how you coloured that picture it was just so pretty and you do such a good job of explain things and if not could you do a video pretty please if possible on colouring that stamp?
Mary Katherine from Canada
Here it is: th-cam.com/video/BSdExIVSKgk/w-d-xo.html
we made these in my card class and had to put directions on them for the recipients, operating instructions so to speak, LOL!
Thank you Lindsay!
Your pansies look so very pretty as a card and with the pretty corners cut out.
Just a quick question, why do we 'have' to fold our scores the opposite to the indent?
Also, thanks to you, I have had a go using my old brass stencils in my big shot. Yippee, they work and I have edging ones, that I wouldn't otherwise have. Thanks Lindsay, you're awesome :o) Mo
Yo want to fold on the indent, the mountain side should be the indented side, I might have done the opposite here LOL! It keeps the bump hidden away and keeps the paper from cracking but have to, not really, if I make a rosette I don't flip my paper and score the other side every other time...then again I am very lazy:)
thefrugalcrafter . You, lazy!? Not a word I can imagine being associated with you - ever! :)
Thanks for the reply :)
Great card! Are the dimension you use for this card using an A2 size card front - the colored flowers? Thank you, Deborah
if I remember right it is. the flowers are bt PSX and I colored them with pencils in a previous tutorial:)
Such a pretty card. Thank you.
Thank you. very easy to follow
How would you make a 5"x7" size card? If you pieced the cardstock to get a 14" length, where would you piece it so it doesn't show? Love the tutorial, TFS!
deskjockie49 I would try and add pieces of card under layering papers.
thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich Thanks, Lindsay, for your reply. After I posted my comment, I went to my craft desk and figured it out. it's quite simple, really. to get a 5x7 card, you'd need to cut the base cardstock 5x14, right? Since a standard sheet is 8 1/2 x 11, I just cut the width of 5 inches off the long side of the 8 1/2x11 sheet, leaving a piece 5x11. then I scored it at 7", which left 4". One half of 7" is 3 1/2", so I scored it there (which would be 10 1/2"), leaving a half inch tab which I folded down and then glued to my front piece of 5x7. It's basically the same thing, except that instead of having a large piece of cardstock on which to glue the front, you'll only have the 1/2" piece. Still works though. Thanks again for your video, I enjoyed it.
Hey Lindsey :) I want to make some 3 and a half by 3 and a half and 4 and a half by 4 and a half easel cards I watched your video but I cant figure out the length width and score lines for each. I would appreciate your help :)
+Lori Seabrook first make a card the size you want it to be, then fold one side to the middle crease. then cut a new panel the size of the card that you are making, then adhere it to the side of the card you made the second fold on but only adhere it to the bottom half
OK thanks I will try this :) I made a make shift one on a drawer project last night Will post to YT soon and mention your help!! And link the video. :)
Where did you get that cutting mat?!?
With the "Big Shot" machine can you use any die cut? Like from a different company or machine.
yes you can up to 6" wide:)
oooohh....thanks. Its looking more appealing all the time :)
Cute tutorial.
Love it,TFS!
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Mystery, revealed. Thank you .
Thank you.
Brilliant
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Easel card
You call this card a gate fold card at the start. That card is a totally different card than the easel card you are making. . Just so that some of your viewers know this and do not get confused. ....Pat
hahaha, good grief, I added text on the screen to clarify that, thanks for letting me know, brain cramp:)
oh believe me I understand those....LOL I love your youtube and all you do...Have a wonderful day and thanks for being you......Hugs pat
Thanks
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