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Heartfelt Creations August 2019 Alumni Hop: Oakberry Lane Triple Easel Card Tutorial

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the Heartfelt Creations August 2019 Alumni Blog Hop! I’m kicking things off today with a bright and cheery Oakberry Lane Triple Easel Card Tutorial. This was my first attempt at making a triple easel card, and after some trial and error, I finally figured out how to do it! So I made a tutorial for all of you to save you some time, energy and paper. Let’s take a closer look at the details on this happy card.

Oakberry Lane Triple Easel Card Tutorial: The Inspiration

Fall is peeping around the corner here in North Carolina. The temperature might not show it, but the squirrels have been scurrying around stashing away acorns for winter. Watching their antics inspired me to make this 6″ x 6″ card using the darling Oakberry Lane Collection.

Easel cards are one of my “go to” fancy fold designs. I love how quick they are to make, and how easy they are to display. You can watch the video below to learn how to create the base.

Oakberry Lane Triple Easel Card Tutorial: The Details

Here are some tips and tricks for adding the details to this fun card.

First, stamp the Acorn House on Smooth White Cardstock using Jet Black Archival Ink.
Next, color it in with Distress Markers and a water brush. Simple scribble the marker on a craft mat or a bit of clear acrylic packaging. Then pick up the color with a water brush and blend it onto the stamped image.
Now, die cut the house, the windows and the squirrel Mom with the matching die. Pop up on adhesive strips and attach to the base.

Next, stamp 3 sets of Oakberry Lane Flowers using Butterscotch Archival Ink. Heat Emboss flowers and leaves with Clear Embossing Powder.
Then, water color with Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey Distress Markers and a a water brush. Color the leaves with Peeled Paint and Twisted Citron.
Die cut the leaves, then shape in the 3D Blossom Shaping Mold, following the directions for your machine.
Now add stamens to the centers and layer together.
Tie bows for each corner with Orange/Fuchsia/Lavender Checkered Ribbon. Top with burlap string.

Use the dies to cut out images from the paper collection and scatter them around on the card to create a scene. (Did you see that rascally little squirrel trying to snatch away Mother Squirrel’s freshly baked pie?)

Oakberry Lane Triple Easel Card Tutorial Video

Here’s a 6 minute tutorial showing you how to make the base for this triple easel card. You will find a linked supply list at the bottom of this post.

On With the Hop:

This hop begins at 8AM on Friday, August 30th and ends at 11: 55 EDT on Monday, September 2nd. A random comment from a mystery blog will be selected to win a $25 gift card to Heartfelt Creations, so be sure to visit and comment on all the blogs in the hop.

Kathy ♥ Vicki ♥ Glenda ♥ Sarah ♥ Amarilys ♥ Alissa ♥ Els ♥ Emily

The winner will be announced here, on the Heartfelt Creations Blog and Facebook page on Wednesday, September 4th. The winner will then have 72 hours to claim his/her prize by e-mailing socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us. Please write “WINNER OF THE AUGUST ALUMNI HOP” in the subject line of your e-mail.

I hope I’ve shared some tips, tricks and ideas that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I ‘d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for hopping!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST:

Heartfelt Creations

Embellishments:

Inks and Tools

Archival Ink
- Jet Black
- Butterscotch
Distress Markers
- Picked Raspberry
- Spiced Marmalade
- Peeled Paint
Clear Embossing Powder

Oakberry Lane Shaker Easel Card for the May 2019 Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop! This month I’m sharing a darling Oakberry Lane Shaker Easel card done up in vibrant summer colors.

And it’s not just a shaker card! It’s an easel card, too. These colors make me think of tropical fruit punch, and I think they are just perfect for a summer birthday card. Our darling granddaughter will be turning 10 next month. Every since she was born, that girl has loved to swing. So this cutie patootie squirrel in a tire swing is the perfect image to use on her birthday card.

Oakberry Lane Shaker Easel Card: Creating the Shaker Element

The shaker element for this card is easy to make when you use Heartfelt Creations’ Eyelet Rectangle and Basics Die. Here’s how:

First select the #4 and #5 die from the Eyelet Rectangle packet. (The largest die is the #1 die.)
Line the dies up on a piece of white cardstock so that the space between the two dies is even all the way around.
Place a small piece of washi tape over the dies to keep them from shifting.
Run the dies through your die cutting machine. This piece will be the frame for the shaker element.
Now, run just the #4 die through your machine. The center piece will be intact. This becomes the base for your shaker element.
Now, trim the “Spread your Wings” image from the Oakberry Lane Paper Collection to fit the base. ( 3 1/8″ x 4 1/8″) Adhere this to the base.
Now, cut a 3 1/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of clear cardstock and adhere it to the back of the frame. Clean up any glue from the edges with a baby wipe.
Place 3 layers of Darice Foam Strips on the back of the frame, being sure to position them so they will not show through the shaker window.
Now fill the shaker with Jellyfish Sparkletz.
Die cut the tire swing squirrel from the paper collection using the Furry Tailed Frolic Die Set. Back with dimensionals and position on the base.
Finally, remove the top layer of liner tape and press the image face down onto the adhesive.

Oakberry Lane Shaker Easel Card: Oakberry Lane Flowers

These Oakberry Lane Flowers are so pretty! Here’s how I made them:

First, stamp 2 sets of flowers and leaves onto HC Flower Making Paper using Archival Magenta Hue Ink.
Heat emboss with clear powder.
Sponge with a combination of Saffron, Magenta and Hibiscus Inks. (I have older Archival inks…the names have changed, but you get the idea.)
Spritz with water to blend the ink a little.
Die cut with the Oakberry Lane Flower Dies.
Place Face Down in the 3-D Blossoms Shaping Mold. I like to use 2 layers at a time. Follow the instructions for your machine, and run through .
Spray with Poodle Pink Glimmer Mist and Heat Dry.
Pierce the centers and insert pearl stamens.

Oakberry Lane Shaker Easel Card: Pocket Stopper

Every easel card needs a stopper to make it stand upright. For this card, I die cut a pocket using the Patchwork Pocket & Patterns Die. Then I matted the pocket on the same cardstock that my designer paper layers are matted on. (These are older colors from my stash, and I no longer no the name.)

Next, I folded some 1″ strips of paper in half and adhered them, folded side out to the sides of the pocket. Leave the top open .

Here’s a peek inside this frisky little card.

You can die cut some of the cute tags from the paper collection to tuck into the pocket. I’ll write a note to Sophie on the larger tag.

On With the Hop!

This hop runs from 8AM EDT today, Friday May 31st until 11:59PM EDT on Monday, June 3rd. At the conclusion of the hop, a comment from a mystery blog will be randomly chosen to win a $25 shopping spree at Heartfelt Creations. So be sure to visit and comment on all the blogs in the hop!

A winner for the hop will be announced on this blog, the Heartfelt Creations blog and Facebook page on Wednesday, June 5th. The winner then has 72 hours to claim the prize by sending an e-mail to socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with “Winner of the May Alumni Hop” in the subject line.

Here’s the hop line up for this month:

KATHY (You are HERE) ♥ Amarilys ♥ Vicki ♥ Gloria ♥ Kristina ♥ Alissa ♥ Susan

You’ll find a linked supply list below. Thanks so much for hopping!

Cheerio,

kathy