Flower Pot Easel Card

Tall card can fold "flat" to fit into 

a standard no. 10 envelope, then transforms 

into an easel (self-standing) card when 

pot bottom edge fits against the semi-circle "stop" tab. 

Build three flowers on stem-colored bases. 

Pot silhouette fits behind the rim attached to card base. 

Accent shapes adorn inner base, pot main and rim. 

Flower centers have button hole punches to tie with decorative twine. 

Two part front tag with heart can attach with mini brad. 

Measures approx. 3.875" wide x 9.125" when flat to send.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A main card base    B  base accent with 'stop' nib
C pot rim    D pot rim accent
E pot body    F pot accent
G two part tag with heart accent
H-J flower bases (cut 2 of each for strength)
K flower shapes: scallop base, 5-petal, 2-part 'button'

2. Prepare the card base by bending forward (mountain folds)

at the two perforation lines. The narrower panel at

the top will be the pot rim connection panel,

and the bottom panel will hold the base accent

where the 'stop' nib will keep the easel in position.

NOTE: this will mean that the base of the card

will be the backside of the paper.

3. Prepare the base accent shape by bending

the nib upward.

Then . . .

. . . position the accent on the backside bottom panel
with edges offset inward slightly (center it),
and glue in place.
Make sure that the nib is positioned toward the
bottom edge/front of the card base as shown.

4. Assemble the tag and heart, then position
and attach to the pot front accent shape with
mini brad and a dab of glue.

5. Position the pot front accent shape on the

pot base shape with the top edges aligned,

and centered side to side, and glue in place.

6. Prepare the pot rim shape by centering and

attaching the accent shape on the front of

the rim base shape.

NOTE that the rim base include stem position marks.

They are shown here on the front of the card,

but can also be seen from the backside when

they will be used to position the flower stalks.

(See step 11.)

7. Prepare the three flower units by centering

and attaching all four shapes by aligning

the punch holes. NOTE: I applied

glue only around the flower punch holes to

allow edges to have a more dimensional look.

(Buttons were glued edge to edge.)

8. Thread a length of twine through the unit holes

and tie a small bow.

9. Layer the flower base (green) duplicate shapes

to give the stems some extra strength for standing.

10. Position one flower unit on top of stem units,

align scallop edges, and glue edge to edge.

11. Position the center (shortest) flower/stem unit
behind the rim base, backsides of each facing up,
with stem bottom edge flush with bottom/rounded corner
edge, and stem side edges between the center
set of dash marks. Glue together the surfaces that touch.
12. Repeat the positioning process for the two side
flower stems, with bottom edges even at rim bottom,
stems between the side sets of guide marks.

13. Position and attach the rim/flowers unit

by aligning the rim edges with the rim panel

of the card base.

14. Insert the top edge of pot front unit under the

card base rim panel, centered side by side,

and with top edge at the fold.

Glue together the surfaces of rim backside

and pot front side that touch.

This image shows the positioning process

from the FRONT . . .

. . . and this image shows it from the BACK.

(NOTE that the flowers and stems cannot

be seen because they are concealed

under the card base.)

15. Fold the card at the lower - or base back - 

perforation line

as shown here to prepare to send.

In this position, its dimensions will fit into

a standard no. 10 envelope.

(Another view of flat position.)

16. To stand the flowers into easel
form, bend the base at the upper -
or rim edge - perforation line,
and place the pot bottom edge
behind the nib.

Here is the completed easel flowers

in pot card.