{"title":"How to Make an Easel Card","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/card-making/how-to-make-an-easel-card","category":{"slug":"card-making","name":"Card Making"},"creator":{"name":"thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_pR1d2QM9MlashFgTbJQlw","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAsPQDwH87A"},"tldr":"Make an easel card in any size: cut, score at the middle and halfway, fold, add a stopper. It mails flat and stands up when opened.","totalDurationSeconds":240,"videoDurationSeconds":240,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":20,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":20,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":1,"max":3},"yield":"1 easel card"},"tools":["scoring board","bone folder","paper trimmer","tape runner","hot glue gun","butterfly punch"],"materials":["cardstock","cream cardstock","stamped or coloured image","embossed cardstock strip","adhesive","envelope"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Score the Easel Card Base Across the Middle","text":"Cut a piece of cardstock as wide as your finished card and twice as tall. For an A2 card that is 4 1/4 x 11 inches, half a letter sheet cut the long way. Lay it on a scoring board and score right across the middle, at 5 1/2 inches. For a 6 x 6 card you would cut 6 x 12 and score at 6."},{"number":2,"title":"Score the Easel Card Fold Halfway to the End","text":"Find the halfway point between one end of the strip and the center score. On an A2 base that is 2 3/4 inches. Lindsay's board has no 2 3/4 mark, so she slides the paper up a quarter inch and scores on the 3 inch line. This second score is the easel fold that lets the card stand."},{"number":3,"title":"Fold the Easel Card Base Into Its Easel Shape","text":"Fold the card in half on the center score. Then fold the top section back on the second score so it meets the center fold. That short section is the easel flap. When the card is closed it lies flat and fits an envelope. When opened, the flap folds back and props the card up."},{"number":4,"title":"Attach the Front Panel to the Easel Card Flap","text":"Put plenty of adhesive on the bottom half of your front panel only. Press it onto the easel flap with the bottom edge lined up with the fold, leaving an even border on each side. Lindsay uses a coloured pencil pansy picture on cream cardstock. The top of the panel stays loose so it can tip back over the base."},{"number":5,"title":"Add a Stopper Strip Inside the Easel Card","text":"The stopper is what the easel leans against. Lindsay sticks an embossed strip of cardstock, in the same colour as her panel, across the lower base. Place it so the front panel rests on it when the card is open. A flat strip keeps the card mailable. Buttons or foam hold it up better if you deliver by hand."},{"number":6,"title":"Glue Paper Butterflies on the Easel Card Front","text":"Punch a couple of small paper butterflies and fold each one in half. Hot glue the body to the corners of the front panel. The wings lift up for a bit of dimension when the card stands, but they press flat for mailing. Keep them clear of the fold so the card still closes neatly."},{"number":7,"title":"Leave Room for a Message Inside the Easel Card","text":"Open the card flat. You can write your message on the stopper strip or on the base under the fold. A little reveal of the base colour around the stopper looks neat. When the card is closed, it fits a standard envelope and mails with no extra postage. Stand it up to check it before you send it."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-11T17:33:52.020Z","published":"2026-10-11T17:33:47.766Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. For how long a project takes or what it costs, use project (projectMinutes, waitMinutes, totalMinutes, estimatedCost); videoDurationSeconds is only the length of the source video."}