So how about this for a fun card?

I love the way that this has an opening and then an easel too.  You could decorate as much or as little as you like on those panels – but I couldn’t resist this little forest of topiary trees.  I would love my Bay Tree to look as pretty….but mine is very much more of a bush!  The Vertical Greetings is one of the few stamp sets that have these tall and narrow sentiments, but in the one stamp set you have pretty much all occasions covered.  If you are starting out and haven’t yet got all of the ink pads, buying the markers is an inexpensive way of getting those colours.

I used the ‘thumping’ technique demonstrated by the lovely Michelle Last HERE to add a bit of variation to the foliage, but solid colours would still look pretty (as you will see in the video I forgot to ‘thump’ one of mine 🙂

I think both the Garden Green and Cajun Craze layers work well, and might try some pretty trees to represent blossoms too….watch this space!

Anyway…on with the dimensions so you can recreate your own version

In inches

Card 8 x 11  inches

Score long at  5 ½ and

In portrait orientation with the short scored section at the top CUT at 2 inches to the second score line.  Trim away two side panels

Repeat at 6 inches

Rotate with the large section to the top and score at

1 7/8, 2 inches, 6 inches and 6 1/8 inches

 

Panel for Easel: 4 x 5 ½

Layer 3 ¾ x 5 ¼

WW 3 ½ x 5 inches

Stopper 4 x 1 ½ inches

Layer for sentiment 4 x 1 ¼

 

In CMS

Card 20 cm  x 28 cms

Score long at  14 cm

In portrait orientation with the short scored section at the top CUT at 5 cms to the second score line.  Trim away two side panels

Repeat at 15 cm

Rotate with the large section to the top and score at 4.7, 5, 15, 15.2 cms

Panel for Easel:  10 x 14 cm

Layer 9.5 x 13.5

WW 9 x 13

Stopper 10 x 3.5 cms

Layer for sentiment 10 x 3 cm

 

I hope you enjoy making one of these cards

Come back and join me again soon

Crafty Hugs

Heidi