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Friday 16 October 2009

My 1st Easel Card


I've seen quite a few of these on peeps blogs so I stayed up into early hours of this morning trying one of for myself. They are so easy to make and I think I may be hooked on them for sometime.

Mine is a 6 x 6 and have used BG Granola. Edwin was a Rak I was sent but after colouring him in with Copics I realised he should be sitting on something. I cant draw stick men but attempted a tree branch. I'm hoping you can make that out for yourself!!! lol. MS Lattice Punch and Tags and "Brother" cut out on my MM Slice. This is my alltime favourite Die Cutter and am slowly building up my collection of cartridges. Have added 3 gems to stop the card from sliding and it seems to hold it up fine.
This fits in with the Magnolia - Licious - Easel Card, Stamp With Fun - Sketch, Creative Inspiration - Family, Everybody Art - Shapes or Punches

Hubbys in Paris on business for the day, so guess who's driving the Porshe!!! Think it kinda suits me - LOL...........But musn't get to comfy.
Bring on the weekend
Thanks for looking!!
Clairex

sorry about picture quality, pretty grey here today



44 comments:

Paula said...

Wow this is fabulous Claire love this style of card and what great colours and image.
Paula xxxx

Sandie said...

Love that card Claire!! I saw these on people's blogs throughout the week and will be making one too!! Love those BG Granola papers.

Enjoy the porche!! I'd be out driving ALL day, lol!!

Desire Fourie said...

Gorgeous Claire. Love the easel design. Have to give this a try sometime.
Hugs
Desire

Desire Fourie said...

Gorgeous Claire. Love the easel design. Have to give this a try sometime.
Hugs
Desire

pinky said...

Claire i love it, mighty tempted to have a go myself. Like the little Edwin, he is definitely my no.1 over tilda lol. Enjoy the fun in the porche you lucky girl lol.
Pinky

Tara said...

Fabulous card Claire, I'm in the middle of one of these too! Love those papers, they work perfectly with your image!
Hugs Tara xx

Minxy said...

Looking good sweetie, thanks for introducing me to my first easel too xx If your good we can make another tonight lol xx
Minxy x

Anonymous said...

What a fun easel card Claire!! This is so very sweet!! :) Love the Edwin image and colors!! HUGS

Nancy said...

What a lovely easel card, Claire:O) Love the fabulous papers, great colour combo. Edwin is so cute, and you have coloured him beautifully. The tags are a brilliant touch.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs, Nancy;O)

Juls said...

such a fun card!! Love it, great image and colour combo!! Have been looking at all these eseal cards and think they look fab, keep meaning to try one myself!! thanks for the inspiration! Hugs Juls!

Always with a Sentiment said...

Hiya Claire. Hey, this is fantastic, brilliant idea. Like it a lot.
Love Sandra xx

Cindy Haffner said...

Perfect job.

Crafting Queen said...

Wonderful card, never tried one of these. Great job on the tree branch. ANesha

Shazza said...

this is a great idea Claire, love it
x

Sparkplug17 said...

Such a cute card. I'll have to try making one now.

Beryl said...

I don't think I've seen one like this before and I like it. Love the papers too. I'm sure bro will love it.
Beryl xx

Danni said...

You did a fab job on this!! Wonderful card!

cheryl said...

what can i say just brilliant love it love cheryl xxx

Paula said...

This is beautiful and very lovely.
I have make a card also with this fantastic model.
Have a nice weekend Paula.

Alley said...

this is gorgeous for your first easel...inspiring.

stampinfrog said...

Clair your easel card is fantastic. Love the Edwin image and your coloring is so beautiful. Love the BG papers!
Hugs,Connie

Marina said...

Your easel card is gorgeous, Claire.
Wonderful colours and design.

Greetings,
Marina

Jacqueline (Sjakkie) said...

What a beautiful card Claire, really super!
Hugs Jacqueline

PinksyDoodles said...

Hi Claire,
This is a brilliant card, I love the shape of it and how it stands up.
The layout is great and I love both the ink and paper distressing around the image.
Have fun whizzing around this weekend!
Clare x

mueppi said...

Your card is wonderful and brillant, Claire!!!
Big hugs Gisela

Murielle said...

OH...Claire your card is absolutely fabulous!!!
I love the look.
Beautiful combination of colours and papers.
Have a nice weekend.
Hugs, Mumur

Norma said...

Claire, fabulous card. Love your DP's and the colours on you easel card. Your colouring of Edwin is beautiful. Love it.
Hugs.
Norma

Not a scratch on the Porshe? LOL

Sharon said...

He looks great sitting on his tree. Great job, love the easel card.

Monique said...

It's beautifull !!!

Hugs Monique

Jill said...

wow claire this is stunning might even have a go myself, love the DP and image hugs Jill xx

BA said...

what a gorgeous card claire, love the paper is perfect for the boy
xoxo BA

Risa said...

What a stunning card and such fabulous detailing! I love everything about your gorgeous card Claire!
hugs
Risa:)

Kelly Schelske said...

What a fabulous card Claire! Perfect for that special guy!

Hugs, Kelly

Anonymous said...

Great card Claire. Enjoy the Porshe!! S xxx

Janny said...

oooooooh what a fab card Claire!

Anonymous said...

Claire, what a great card and beautiful colours.

Hugs Jannie

Victoria said...

great card, I've not seen this type before works really well

Victoria
x

Donna said...

Fantastic card Claire, not seen this fold before, you have decorated this card brilliantly and the colours and papers are perfick :) Donna x

Maria Matter said...

how amazing is this?! Brilliant Claire! Beautiful design too!
Blessings, Maria

Victoria said...

Lovely card Claire. I made one of these style cards at a SU workshop on sat and was amazed how easy they were! Your handrawn branch looks fab to me!
Hugs, Vicky ~x~

Lynette said...

What a great card - love your coloring and your branch is great!

Emma said...

Fantastic card...love it, must have a go at one of these.
Am so jealous of your new motor too, its totally gorgeous!!
Hugs Emma x

Maria said...

Fabulous card and gorgeous colouring. Hugs, Maria

Nicola said...

Stunning creation Claire, love those papers and your superbly coloured Edwin. Fab accents with your "brother" sentiment and tags - a real winner for sure.
Hugs,
Nicola -x-


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