A Fancy Fold Pop-Up Birthday Celebration Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #183 whose parameters included a card with ribbon, circus colors, September and hand cut.

I made this card for a family member whose birthday is in September using a fancy fold display template that I had seen in a Die-cutting Essentials magazine a few years ago. I modified the template for an 8.5×11 inch piece of cardstock and to allow for the Karen Burniston Stocking Pop-Up mechanism that I wanted to use in it.

Cardbase

Cardbase: I started with an 8.5×10 inch piece of heavy yellow cardstock. Using a pencil and a T-ruler to mark where horizontal slots need to be cut as well as vertical scoring for the various folds. See photo for measurements. Measure the various sections and cut decorative paper 1/4 inch smaller than the measurement for each section. Glue in place before moving onto the mechanism. (I forgot and had to remove and then re-glue the mechanism.)

Lower Mechanism
Tombstone piece on lower mechanism

Pop-Up Mechanism: (Watch the assembly video for the Stocking Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page before starting this portion of the card.) Play with the placement of the mechanism and noise maker using a temporary tape runner before committing to permanent glue. Make sure the noisemaker doesn’t create any catchpoints with the cardbase folds. Add ribbon to the pop-up “tombstone” shape using liquid glue and glue dots before attaching the top cover piece.

Sentiments: I used Chloe’s Happy Birthday dies for the white shadow behind the script words. I sketched out the word “YAY!” on green cardstock and fussy cut the pieces out.

Envelope: The card, when folded, fits into a #10 business envelope but will require extra USA postage for the weight and thickness.

Thank you for reading this blog post. I hope this inspires you and makes you smile. Please like and leave comments 😊

Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • American Crafts – 12×12 Patterned Paper – Balloons – 320270
  • Yellow 8.5×11 Heavy Weight Cardstock
  • Pink 5.5×8.5 Lightweight Cardstock
  • Colored Cardstock Scraps
  • #10 Business Envelope – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Craft Knife
  • T-Ruler
  • Teflon Pencil Folder
  • Pencil
  • Sand Eraser

Miscellaneous

  • Ribbon Scraps

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