Hello, Crafters.
In today’s video, I make my biggest blooper ever, and also make an amazing recovery! I have to admit that I was tempted to throw the towel in and start again but as the saying goes “I’ve started so I’ll finish”. My special thanks to Frenchie who unwittingly gave me the courage to go for it! When I used to watch all her videos, I saw her more than once do what I did to start her amazing recovery. Many thanks, Frenchie!
When I make a video I usually make my prototype first to make sure it works. Then I make a second card immediately before I start videoing, and then I go for it. Last week I lost a lot of time because I had some very important appointments that I would only cancel if I had an emergency. This meant I was only able to make my prototype for today’s Triple Easel Card. I appreciate it’s useful to demonstrate how to fix bloomers, but I would rather not make them! LOL!
It all started when I was asked if I’d make a triple easel card and was sent a picture of the card being requested. No matter how I tried, I couldn’t get it to work without needing an envelope that measured 4″ by 11½”. I checked online for an envelope this size and could only find something that would “do” but at a cost of just over £5 each! Not an option, methinks! In my search for the original triple easel card I came across today’s card and decided to go for this one instead.
I have had another idea for the original triple easel card and am hoping to try it out next week. Back to today’s card. I haven’t credited anyone in particular for the inspiration because I watched several and picked out the parts I liked from each and put them all together for my own spin! To decorate my card I fussy cut some birds, ahead of time, from the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper (DSP). I also offered an alternative idea using DSP without fussy cutting.
I’m pleased to say that in today’s video I have been able to give instructions for the European and South Pacific markets as well as North America, too! Normally this would entail re-calculating the sizes for a whole card but not for today’s card. It was a simple instruction about adhering each easel together! As it turned out, I preferred the North American instructions because it made the easels stand more upright, which I think looks better. See what you think!
When I finished the video I wasn’t happy with the Whisper White sentiment and changed it. I also said I’d put a Calypso Coral heart above the two birds on the biggest easel to show they weren’t arguing! LOL! I punched six hearts using the Dog Builder punch. After I had painted three of them in wet glue I dunked them in my box of Dazzling Diamonds. I adhered them together in twos and put one with the birds at the top, one with the sentiment and one with the bird in the middle.
I hope you get a chance to enjoy today’s video. That’s about it from me today. I hope you have a very blessed Sunday and I look forward to being back with you tomorrow. In the meantime Happy crafting.
JanB. xx
Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for January 2020 is NCFPAHXQ. Thank you. xx
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I cant wait to make this card but I am just looking at an older video of yours Jan – The Cascade Fall card – as I just picked up a well used CTMH stamp set with a floral curve like you use in your video. AND you making a blooper but recovering – cant wait to watch. And rain expected over Blue Mountains. XX M
OMG, you’re too funny…..I was cracking up & trying to tell you NO NO, you need to pick up the top!!! NO NO, but then you got it and fixed it. I really do love this card and the papers you’ve chosen are great. I may be worried about the bulk and the extra postage here in the US, but for someone special it would be worth it. Also glad you decided to do the last card with only using the 2 squares instead of 3. I’ll be ordering the grid paper through my demonstrator for sure now. I thank you for this wonderful video and your time in making it, I do love the bloopers as well. We all make mistakes and when a great Demonstrator makes an error on camera, we get to see just how they fix it rather than throwing it all away and starting over. Have a great Sunday my friend!
I imagine there were lots and lots of crafters cringing when they saw me glue the small easel in the wrong place. I have to confess I was very tempted to stop the video and start again! But I decided to persevere and get myself out of it. Of course, as soon as I watched the video, I saw how it happened, so I’m glad I stuck with it! Hopefully, my blooper will have made such an impression that crafters will be very careful not to make the same mistake! I’m pleased you’re going to get a Grid Pad – I really couldn’t work without one now! XX
I was just googling easel cards and found this one Jan – what a fabulous card and lovely clear instructions! Thank you xx
Many thanks, Kathryn. I’m so pleased you like this project. xx
I just found this and I’m definitly going to try it!…Love from Sydney Australia.
Enjoy, Jill! xx