Week 4 Back to Basics - Shaped cards cont'

Card 3 & 4 of Shaped cards 

Card 3 The Simple easel card 

This is basically a square card with the front scored on the diagonal 

You then cover the front with layered papers and decorate, and line the inside of the card with matching papers

If you use a 6 x 6 card you can use your papers from a 6 x 6 paper pad to mat the top pages

This star wreath is perfect to decorate this shaped card as it balances the decoration.

I have made flowers from the same papers to add to the wreath.

There is also a hummingbird circle die that would work well, or simply use a flat circle die, and glue half down to the half page

You will need to put some dimensions to the back of the greeting when placing it on the inside, as this will allow the front page to sit up when opened. I have added the greeting to the diagonal line of the inside page, to make the card line up, but you don't have to.

This card folds down to post.

Card 4 

This last card is an old design and one of the first shaped cards I ever made. You can buy nesting dies to cut out pages  of a book then layer them and decorate. But I make mine using an embossing board. Many years ago there was a designer team called the Glitter Girls and they designed a range of boards that had grooves in which you ran around the grooves with a stylus. There were usually several layers that could be built up to form the finished shaped card. At one stage I had about 10 of the boards and when dies came in I sold them off on ebay. I missed the Bookatrix board and decided to buy another on Ebay, and this is what I used to make this card.

I have layered cream card and gold mirra card and then made the flowers to and cut out the leaves to complete the design . The pages are cut by hand, and this is made easier by the embossed border on each page.  To get the open page look, roll the pages over a rolling pin or tin of hairspray to bow them. Glue the pages in the centre only. The flowers were the longest job, but by making them for the project you can coordinate colours. The centre small page is perfect for your greeting. I have made this for an Anniversary, and there is room on the right side to write your message 

This card will require a box to present it but worth it to complete a special card.

Don't forget to leave a comment on any of the cards to be in with a chance to win all the cards in this series. 

Next week is the final week and will be all about using altered card designs made over the past 4 weeks, for your Christmas cards.

Dee