Birthday Easel Card for Creative Creases #112

It's time for a new challenge over on the Creative Creases Challenge blog, and today I'm sharing an easel card I made for my mother-in-law's 82nd birthday. She loves purple, and I think this sparkly card will give her a smile. If you'd like to join the fun on the Creative Creases blog, it's always anything goes with a fun fold project! We'd love to see your lovely creations in the challenge linky here: Creative Creases Challenge.

To make my easel card, I started with a top-folding A2 card base I created out of Your Paper Insider's Smooth White Cardstock. Then I added a score line in the top panel at 2 1/8 inches to create the easel fold. 

To decorate the card, I used papers from Your Paper Insider's box #14. This box is currently available with a subscription to YPI's quarterly paper boxes. I trimmed a piece of Bright Gold Brushed Metal Double Sided cardstock to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 and then glued a piece of Party Confetti Chunky Glitter paper trimmed to 4 by 5 1/4 on top of the gold cardstock. Next, I die cut a frame using Silver Holographic Diamonds cardstock and Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Frozen Moments project kit. The project kit comes with frame dies that can then be embossed in the coordinating embossing folder. The frames look so detailed and are especially beautiful when metallic papers are used with them. I added the frame using red tape to make it stick to the chunky glitter paper. If you'd like to subscribe to Your Paper Insider's quarterly box of mystery papers or shop for any of their specialty paper collections, I'd be so grateful if you shopped with my affiliate link. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider.

For the flowers, I used Violet Mirror Foil and Violet Curious Metallics to die cut Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Cape Marguerite die set. I added them inside the frame using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Then I adhered just the panel to just the bottom portion of the white card front so that it folds into an easel. 

For the easel card stopper, I used Altenew's One Go: Solid Sentiments press plate and coordinating die to create the "happy birthday" sentiment. I popped it up on Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape and added it to the inside panel to finish the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful Craft-Your-Life kits, Craft-A-Flower die sets, and press plates like the ones I used here. 

Close up of the front:

Here's a look at the papers I used from Box 14 and a list of all the papers in Box 14:

Challenges I'm entering:

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Ally's Angels: ATG (ends 2/12/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 2/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge ATG with flowers as the focus (ends 2/12/26)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, or butterflies as the focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Pick 3 Challenge: I chose texture (embossed frame as well as the chunky glitter paper), fun fold (easel card) and layers (gold paper, chunky glitter paper, frame, and layered flower die cuts, too) (1/6; ends 2/17/26)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors: I used scissors to cut the foam tape for my flower die cuts (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Moving Along With The Times: Floral (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with fun folds/shaped cards or tags (1/5; ends at the end of the month) Best of Shaped Cards 3/3/26

Daisy Chain Challenges: Something new (the papers from Box 14 are new along with the frame die from the newest Craft-Your-Life project kit: Frozen Memories) (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG (ends 2/11/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of Animal Magic (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Dragonfly Dreams: Fun fold (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 2/14/26)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (1/4; ends 2/25/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Create your own background or ATG (1/5; ends 2/12/26)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 2/26/26)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of Small Critters (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Add some texture (I have an embossed frame and chunky glitter paper) (1/5; ends 2/9/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 3/1/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or pastels (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 2/18/26)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite die and why? I have to narrow it down to my favorite category of dies because I love die sets and have about a gazillion of them!😂 Anyway, my favorite type of die to use is Altenew's Craft-A-Flower die sets. Why: Because they are all so beautiful!  I really enjoy using them on a wide variety of cards from birthday cards like this one to congratulations cards to sympathy cards to thinking of you cards (1/3; ends 2/12/26)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Birthday (ends 2/11/26)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Flowers (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends 2/26/26)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26