Welcome to my blog - paper crafting for beginners and long time crafters. I'm Susan Boback, the Card Connoisseur!
Here's today's project - a Pop Up card. Wouldn't it be fun to receive this and display on your shelf?
Below is the photo of the first card I made at a workshop about 10+ years ago. The pop up is made out of cardstock, and the base is embossed. Today's card design is made with a window sheet and the base has layered papers.
Today's design was inspired by blogger Kelly Griglione, who cited Split Coast Stampers. Her first design had a child's photo attached to the Pop-Up, made with Christmas papers and embellishments. The one hat inspired me had a window sheet with a flower on top for her Pop Up.
My version uses the Cheerful Daisies, Designer Series Paper (DSP), 2023 - 24 Annual Catalog, along with coordinating Moody Mauve cardstock and the Gold Celebrations window sheets.
This card design, like all on my blog, is meant to be made with any colors or designs that you choose.
Supplies:
1 - 4 1/4" x 11 piece of cardstock, not paper, for the base
1 - 5 1/2" x 2 1/4" piece of window sheet for the Pop Up.
Scoring tool & Bone Folder
Designer Papers for layering
Die cuts, punch art
Ribbon for the pull tab
Tear & Tape or strong glue
Envelope size: 5x7
Follow these instructions, and I think you'll make more than one.
Start with a piece of cardstock, measuring 4 1/4" x 11". Decide if you want to dry emboss the whole piece for texture or add layers of Designer Series Paper (DSP) for theme.
Decide how you will embellish or complete the top 1 1/2" of the Pop Up, first, so that the window sheet slides out easily, and then in for mailing. Also the weight of the cardstock, Stampin' Up! Basic White, die cut daisies was perfect for the window sheet, but any more weight would have made the Pop Up waver. Note that your die cuts can extend the complete width of the base: 4 1/4".
If embossing, do so first, checking for direction of the pattern.
Score at:
1", 2 3/4", 3 3/4", 7 1/4", 8 1/4", and 10".
Use a bone folder to crease each score line and fold - this is necessary to make the base stand upright.
Fold each score line, starting with the ends, towards the center. It should end up looking like a squared, capital "B". Then fold it out flat.
Make the Slot:
Find the center of the 11 inch side - at 5 1/2" and make a tick mark (either on what will be the inside or that can be erased on the out side) on top and bottom. Measure towards the center, 3/4" inch from top and bottom. Mark these spots. You are going to cut a slit from one end of the 3/4" mark to the other. Score this section. Now to make the slot, you'll need to cut on the score line, from the 3/4" mark to the other 3/4" mark. Move your cardstock over (either to the left or the right, it doesn't matter) 1/16" or so and cut the same length as shown below. Then take your scissors and snip this piece out - this is the slot. See the photo.
Add layers:
If you're adding Designer Series Paper (DSP), attach to the two middle sections, one on each side of the slot. Cut two that measure 1 3/4" x 4 inches. The width may need to be trimmed down to 1 5/8" inches due to the size of your slot. Attach. If you make layers for the other sections, there's only 2 others that are visible once the base is done. That would be the 1" section of the front and back the box. These layers are 3/4" x 4". They are the next scored segment from the center slot. (Don't make the mistake as I did of putting layers on each scored section across the page, because half of them fold under to make the base and aren't seen.)
Make the Pop Up Piece:
The Pop Up piece is a 2 1/4" x 5" piece that slides through the slot and is fastened underneath. Attaching it may seem tricky, but don't let it frustrate you.
Looking at the photo of the completed card,
you see the tall piece that stands up from the base. This piece, whether you make it out of window sheet or cardstock, attaches underneath the slot between two sections of the cardstock you've scored and folded.
Take the 2 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of window sheet (this is your pop-up) and slide it through the slot. Center it in the middle between the two 1" pieces, folded up under the base. Use Tear & Tape to secure it here.
Remember that we said that when its rolled together, it looks like a capital B, from the side.
Embellish the top of the Pop Up:
Once you have the Pop Up piece attached, move it in and out, collapsing the base and opening it to the standing position a few times. You will see that about 1 1/2" of the top remains when its collapsed. This is the space where you can add die cuts. If you use cardstock instead of a window sheet, you can stamp on the whole pop-up piece because there won't be any die cuts that get stuck when it is collapsed.
I hope you make this pop up card - wouldn't it be fun to receive?! Contact me at sboback54@gmail.com or by following me on Face Book at Card Connoisseur. I'd love to see your cards and projects.
I'm an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - the Card Connoisseur! I've been crafting nearly my whole life (I'm a great-gram) and find that card making is a three-fold process: the creation - sometimes an idea will swirl around in my mind for days or longer. Then putting together the ink or paper or stamp in the design mode to make a card. Second, is the thinking of the person you're sending it to as you seal the envelope and put on the stamp to send it on its way. Third, you hope the person experiences joy or care when they open your card, and the bonus is when you get their response.
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