Triple Twisted Easel

Happy Monday ~ Guest Designer Kris here with a fun Triple Twisted Easel card using the new  BASEBALL & GOLF RELEASE  which is perfect for all the sports fans!  PLUS... the individual dies from this release are currently 30% off! 

Design Steps:

I cut my card base out of Misty Moonlight cardstock - 6" x 9" and scored along the 6" side at 3" to make a horizontal slimline card base.

On the TOP half ... (see photo below):

I cut down to the score line from 3" and again at 6" to make 3 equal parts.

I scored the 2 end squares diagonally from the top outter corner down to the inside corner. 

 

I scored the middle square in half horizontally at 1-1/2"

I cut a piece of Seaside Spray (light blue) at 8-3/4" x 2-3/4" and attached to the inside lower portion.

From base card color, I cut (3) 3" squares.

From the lighter blue, I cut (3) 2-3/4" squares 

From patterned paper, I cut (3) 2-5/8" squares 

Next, I attached the 3 sets of squares from smallest to largest.  

I added glue just to the lower scored sections as shown in the photo below:

...and attached my 3 squares, centering them onto the card front.

DIE CUTTING:   I die cut all my pieces from the Baseball Cap, Baseball Glove, Bat and Ball, All Star Emblem, Baseball Phrases, Baseball Phrase w/ Shadow, Baseball Batter & Silhouette, and then for the light blue circle behind the emblem, I used the 5th (from smallest) of the Pierced Circles set. (see photo below for color/piecing reference).

GLUING:  I glued the All Star Emblem to the light blue circle die cut.  I glued the glove directly to the left square.  I glued the #1 to the cap, and I cut each of the batter silhouettes in half and glued them to the lower portion of inside card, aligning them with bottom edge (as shown).  

POPPING UP:  Everything else I popped onto the card using foam dots.  The phrases serve as the easels to prop up the squares, so they "need" to be popped up.  

The top squares lay flat to fit inside a slimline envelope!  

Don't have a slimline envelope?  Here's how I made one out of double-sided 12" paper:  (the paper I used was an older SU! one - Best Suited? or something like that.  I used the one that is red with blue diamonds on it, perfect for a baseball themed card!)

I cut a piece of patterned paper to 8-1/2" x 12".

   

With the 8-1/2" across the top of my score board, I scored at 2" and 6"

I turned my paper so 12" is across the top of my score board, and scored at 1/2" and 10"

Next, I cut out the corner pieces (as shown below) and mitered the middle flaps (cut at an angle) and the 4 side flaps I angled ever-so-slightly.  

*Optional:  You may choose to round the corners of the largest flap.  I used my envelope punch board.

Next, I used double sided tape to attach the narrower side over the wider side, and then the bottom flap up over the sides.  

For the TOP... you may wish to add a piece of Score Tape and don't peel the backing off until you've written on your card and are ready to send it off.  (I ran out of Score Tape, but that's what I normally use.)

Here's the card going into the envelope...

and ready to seal ☺

I hope you enjoyed my card today!  Have a craft-astic week :) 

~Kristine

Products I Used:

Baseball Cap Triangle Easel Card

Hello CottageCutz friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

It's new release time!!! We have new dies in the online store. It's our Baseball and Golf release with 16 new designs and currently on a 30% off sale. These new dies are so perfect for a masculine themed card.
Or for the kiddos (boys and girls) who are baseball or softball players. Don't forget about the golfers either. If you are a scrapbooker and are putting together the summer season of your child's baseball season, we have you covered.

My card today is featuring the new Baseball Cap, Baseball Phrases and Baseball Glove, Hat & Ball dies. I made this one for my precious little California granddaughter who likes baseball and her SF Giants team. So, let's get started with some details of how I created my card.

Design Steps:

I love trying different fun fold techniques. I had this diamond easel technique saved on my Pinterest board and I thought it would work today for my images. I have all the steps and sizes below but if you like watching a video - here it is

I started by picking my card colors. I wanted a pink hat and then I found this pink variegated paper in my collection. I had another matching color of pink designer paper to use for the angle cut. 

Card Base: 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ on the 11″ side then scored on the front on the diagonal from the top right corner to the bottom left corner.

This is what it looks like after the score line is burnished. 

Striped Designer Paper: - 4″ x 5-1/4″ cut on the diagonal the same as the scoring on the front of the card. Attached the designer paper to the card base with double sided tape. 

Next, I cut my baseball cap and the #1. 

I used the largest of the Stitched Rectangle (4 1/4" x 3 1/4") die for the card front.  I stamped my sentiments in the pink shade that matched the cardstock and designer papers. 

I attached the baseball cap to this panel with dimensional adhesive. Then the panel was attached to the card base with double sided tape. I only taped the bottom right of this panel so when the easel is opened the top left of the panel will move freely. 

Now for the card inside, I cut a piece of white cardstock 4″ x 5-1/4″. I stamped another sentiment and added the glove and ball as the anchor to hold the easel card when opened. 

Well, that finished my card for this week. I hope I have given you a fresh idea for another way to use these new dies as well as a fun fold idea. See you next Saturday. 

Dies I used to create card:

Batter up!

Hi everyone! Linh here and I have a fun baseball card for you sports fans! The latest Baseball & Golf collection is amazing! If you struggle with making cards for the men and sports lovers in your life, this is the perfect collection for you!

For this particular card, I followed a fun card sketch. it's nice a simple and perfect for using some of your pattern paper scraps!  These papers are Lawn Fawn's Gotta Have Gingham and Plaid papers.  I thought they'd be perfect for this baseball themed card.

The Retro Alphabet set from CottageCutz seemed like a perfect fit for this masculine card! 

Par-fect Day

 Hello Scrapping Cottage Friends,

We have a NEW RELEASE which is perfect for all those sports fans in the family! It is called Baseball & Golf! It has 16 fantastic dies which will make your card making and scrapbooking pages look great! The release has special pricing right now so go and check it out HERE!

My husband is a golfer so I am really going to enjoy creating with the golf dies.  I used the Putting Green and Golf Cart for this card.  I mixed it with a few of the slimline dies for the background.

Design Steps:

1.  I used the Golf Cart die and cut gray, silver, red, blue, rust and black card stock.  I then assembled with a fast drying, fine tip glue

2.  I used the Putting Green die and cut brown, red and green card stock.  I will assemble the putting green on the card. You will see on the card I added a little piece of white on the back side of the hole

3.  For the background of the card I used an A2 white base, blue DP for the sky 2 1/4 x 5 1/4, dark green card stock cut with Mountain & Trees Slimline, a piece of green measuring 3 x 5 1/4 cut with the Hills Slimline and not pictured a piece of white 2 x 5 1/4 cut with the Clouds slimline

4.  Glue the sky down first to the white card base. Glue the tree line to the green hills and then glue to the card

5.  Glue the putting green to the green hills as pictured above

6.  Pop up the golf card, add the clouds to the top and your sentiment to the bottom.  Your card is complete

CottageCutz Products

Here is the new release so please check it out in our store today!!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  And I will see you next Thursday.

Blessings and Take Care