Octagons!

This is an octagon easel card I made using the Octagon Tea Bag Folding dies from Creative Expressions Craft dies by Jamie Rodgers.

I used the largest die to draw around and extend, in order to create the easel and the mats and layers. 

The packaging comes with instructions for a basic fold, and a couple of variations on that fold. However, there are many, many more folds out there, and I have used some from Handcrafted Greetings for my cards. 

For the main medallion I have used the Jewel fold - as it looks like a large gem when complete. And for the stopper, I used the Octagon fold with a slight variation.

Click on the picture to see my demonstration on how to complete the whole easel card. 

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Happy crafting,

Cxx