Made this card today for a friend's birthday, and put a pop up inside.
For anyone who has made bird beak pop ups inside a card as a child or with their kids - you'll see where the idea for this one has come from....
And here are a few tips on how I did it...
The main Card is taken from the First Edition 8x8" square paper stack. Fold it in half and you get a perfect DL size card. Use a punch to round the corners and decorate with other pages from the scrummy stack..
Then cut another sheet to 6.5 x 6.5" square and fold in half, pattern side facing in. This will be your insert and will be what you cut the pop up into.
The photo below shows the reverse side after you have done three steps:
1 - whilst folded draw two pencil lines. The lower one is 1" across and 3" up from the bottom. The higher one is 2" across 3" up from the first line.
2 - with the card still folded, cut along both pencil lines with scissors. Open out.
3 - with an embossing tool and ruler score a cross between the two pencil lines i.e. top left to bottom right etc.
Now open out the sheet and crease along your score lines. I run my finger nail along the score line as I push the pop up into place. Work all creases gently before you fold the pop up into place.
Don't stick the lining in place yet. Complete all the decorating first.
Photo below shows you that I have stuck a scalloped circle of acetate behind the pop up, so that I can attach flowers with brads so that they appear above the 'paper wrapping'.
You can add punched leaves, and more flowers inside too if you wish. Just keep testing that wherever you place them you can still close the card shut ;-o
When all is decorated (I added a punched heart behind my flowers, and stitched crochet cotton from Bouquet to tag) you can stick the lining inside. Put double-sided tape on the outer edges, not on the centre fold - you want that to have a little give as the card opens and closes.
Good luck to anyone trying this sort of pop up for the Trimcraft Theme Challenge.
Details on www.trimcraft.co.uk/forum
Caroline
