A couple of weeks ago, I shared this Easel Calendar as part of my Stamp Review Crew project using Painted Harvest. You can find the original post here.
It got such an amazing response – I am so humbled by your lovely comments.
Many people asked me for a tutorial. I hadn’t planned on writing a tutorial, but here’s the measurements and some basic instructions on how I put it together.
Note: All measurements are design for Australian/European A4 cardstock. If you are in the US, some adjustments may be required.
STEP 1
Make a normal card base by cutting an A4 sheet of cardstock lengthways and scoring at half way (cut at 4-1/8″ lengthways, score at 5-7/8″ across).
STEP 2
Make the easel fold component by cutting a piece of cardstock 4-1/8″ x 3-1/2″ and scoring across the short edge at 1/2″, 1-3/4″, 3″.
STEP 3
Attach the easel component to the bottom of the card base with a strong adhesive – making it into a triangle with a foldable base.
STEP 4
Make a pocket for the front of the card by cutting a piece of cardstock 6-1/8″ x x 4-1/8″.
Score at 1/2″ & 1″ from both short edges and one long edge. Cut the bottom score lines into the pattern below…
STEP 5
Fold the edges up to create a box shape (that doesn’t have a back).
STEP 6
Apply strong adhesive and attach it to your easel.
STEP 7
Finished! Decorate using whatever design you’d like to look at for the next 12 months!
The cardstock on the front is 3-7/8″ x 5-5/8″ for the bottom layer and 3-5/8″ x 5-3/8″ for the top layer. Adhere them together and slide into place (they sit inside the pocket).
The pocket can hold whatever you need – pen & post-its, note paper, emergency chocolate!
The note paper I used came from a large paper cube from Kmart.
The calendars are from Craftie Cafe mounted on a piece of DSP measuring 3-7/8″ x 2-7/8″.
Thanks for visiting!
Thanks so so much Kelly. I’m making 10 of them for gifts and following a similar color scheme and decorations because I love yours so much! While waiting for your tutorial I actually was able to figure out most of the cuts to make the pocket easel. The only thing I did differently is that my pocket has a higher back—which means that I probably just used more paper! Again, many thanks for making the time to share the measurements!
Having fun converting to US measurements!!! LOL First part is easy, and really testing my brain and math skills on the rest. Thank goodness I was pretty good with math and fractions in school.
Ooo, I’d love for you to share the adaptations with me Barbara! Kelly x