Botanical Garden Mother's Day Easel Card

A quick and simple handmade fun fold card.

I made a quick and simple handmade fun fold easel card for Mother's Day. It only took minutes to make.

In case it's helpful, below are the topics covered in this post:

• Supplies and Stuff

• Making the Greeting Card

• My Thoughts

• What's Next?

Supplies and Stuff

Carta Bella Paper Co. "Botanical Garden" Paper Pack

These are the items I used to make this simple card:

• Paper cutter and score tool

• Cardstock paper (solid color)

• Decorative pattern paper

• Stickers

• Double-sided permanent tape

• Scissors

I specifically used sheets from the Botanical Garden paper pack from the Carta Bella Paper Co. The sheets are thick with print on both sides. A sticker sheet was also included in the pack.

Making the Greeting Card

Text Design Sheet

I started by choosing a text design from the paper pack. I trimmed the text design down to 5-1/2 inches in length to match the width of the card base I wanted to create.

Text Design Over Solid Colored Cardstock Sheets

I then selected a cardstock sheet that closely matched the pink roses on the text design. The pink cardstock served as the card base.

A2 Card Size Diagram with 2 Score Lines

The pink cardstock was cut down to 8-1/2 inches by 5-1/2 inches for an A2 sized greeting card base. It was scored at 2-1/8 inch and 4-1/4 inch.

Scoring Paper

Folded Paper

Once folded along the scored lines, the card base resembled an easel or accordion card design.

Tape Runner on Paper

Placing Text Design on Paper

I ran my permanent double-sided tape on the small, folded end of the card base before the 2-1/8 inch score line. I then pressed the text design centered over the 2-1/8 score line. My text design was shorter than the half of the card base, so the 2-1/8 inch score line helped me line it up well to place it centered on the card front.

White Paper Over Pink Paper

I selected an off-white cardstock sheet that matched the off-white area of the text design. I needed it to serve as a brace to prop the bottom end of the text design against. Otherwise, the text design wouldn't stay in an upright position resembling an easel.

Cut Paper Strip

Placing Paper Strip

I cut the off-white cardstock down to 5-1/4 inches by 2-1/2 inches. I adhered the paper strip towards the bottom half inside the card base where I wanted the text design to prop against it.

Cutting Long Sticker

Placing Long Sticker

Unfortunately, the cardstock wasn't thick enough to properly prop the text design in an upright position. I used a sticker from the paper pack to add a little extra depth to the edge of the paper strip that would prop up the text design. It worked better than not using the sticker at all.

My Thoughts

Card Front

Card Front and Sentiment

Upright Easel Card from Side

This was a quick and simple handmade fun fold easel greeting card. It took me no longer than ten minutes to make the card from beginning to end. Well, the video I recorded was no longer than ten minutes long, so it's likely it took me less time to make the card.

Card Front (Angled View)

Upright Card from Left Angle

Upright Card from Right Angle

While this was a unique card to make, and there are many easy easel card tutorials available online, it's probably not the best design to give someone who's unfamiliar with fun fold cards.

I handed my Dad this card to see what he thought. He opened it like a traditional greeting card and asked why it was partially complete. I imagine my Mom will think the same way.

What's Next?

I'm working on several crafty projects that are taking me longer than I anticipated, but a few should be done soon. Check pack to see what I finish next!

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Thanks, and have a great day!

Simply Jelly Jam