Hello all and welcome back to my post for Couture Creations!

Here is my video to complement this project:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tS-Ngz_ACg&t=3s

I made a pretty Calendar and Notebook Easel Card using the beautiful Le Petit Jardin paper collection and the watercolour flower die cuts from the Le Petit Jardin Ephemera’s set from Couture Creations. I also used a stunning little Couture Creations mini leaves die and paper edge die and finished the card with paper flowers, mini pearls and gemstones.

To start off, use a 29cm x 15cm white card, score at 15.5cm and 21cm and fold on your score lines for your main easel card.

Cut a second piece of white card at 15cm x 14.5cm. Cut and mount purple card and pattern paper onto this white card. Mount the Calendar onto the glitter paper and then onto the front on the white card set in the centre. Stick your white card set onto the folded card. A reminder to only stick down from the 21cm score line as this will form part of your easel card.

Using the mini leaves and paper edge decoration using your Couture Creations GoPress and emboss Machine cut and prepare the decorative edge and the leaves from the pattern paper. Cut the mini leaves again using green and purple card. Stick the leaves together with pattern paper at the bottom, green and finishing off with the purple card on top. Adhere these leaves to the front of the card on the bottom left hand corner. Add paper flowers and stamens to finish off this collection.

Still working on the inside of the card, (optional) add a strip of the purple card 2cm from the top of the page. Adhere the detailed paper edge die cut and then a very thin purple strip on top of the die. Stick down the small purple watercolour flowers from the Ephemera Collection, adding a small leaf. Using the metal wire cut off from the paper rose, role on a wooden skewer to form a little swirl. Tuck this into the flower combination to add a mixed media and additional dimension to the flower collection.

Finishing off the top of the card attach the mini leaves, a small skeleton flower (if you have one, otherwise ignore this step and follow steps from adding the yellow paper flower) to the top right hand corner of the card. Tuck the small purple watercolour flower from the Ephemera Collection just underneath the skeleton flower. Add additional stamens and paper flowers to finish off the flower collection. Using the metal wire cut off from the paper rose, role on a wooden skewer to form a little swirl. Tuck this into the flower combination to add a mixed media and additional dimension to the flower collection. 

To finish off the card add mini pink pearls and diamante on both the top and bottom cards. 

Congratulations, herewith your finished Calendar and Notebook Easel Card!

Products used:

Couture Creations Go press and foil machine

Le Petit Jardin Paper Collection O8A (C0725455) 

Le Petit Jardin Paper Collection O2A (C0725447) 

Le Petit Jardin Die Cut Ephemera Collection (C0725446)

Couture Creations mini leaves die cut

Enjoy!

Lea-Anne Alexander

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