How to Make a Pop-Up Card

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of cardstock to 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" and then fold down the middle.

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2. Cut an extra piece of cardstock to 5" x 1".

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3. Mark at 1" increments and then fold to make an accordion shape as shown in the second image below.

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4. Adhere one of the folded sections to the bottom middle of the top portion of the inside of the card.
   
   Note: If you are going to add in a fun patterned paper background, do this now or you will end up having to remove this later (second image below) to put it on when you are done.

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5. Fold the rest of the piece to be a box, adhering the last panel to the first.

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6. Adhere the bottom of the cube to the top middle portion of the bottom half of the card as shown below. 

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7. Cut a fun patterned paper square (approx. 2-1/2" x 2-1/2") and adhere to the front of the square box. This will be the base to work from for the pop-up.

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8. Using your knife and craft mat, cut 4 flowers and 4 leaves from the floral patterned paper. 

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9. Adhere 3 of the flowers to scraps of the cardstock (the scraps will resemble stems).

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10. Adhere the flowers to the back of the base, hiding the strips of cardstock behind the patterned square, turning it into a vase. Add the leaves as desired.

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11. Stamp a "hello" sentiment or sentiment of choice onto patterned paper.

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12. Cut it with paper trimmer to look like a mini flag and then adhere to the vase.

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13. Cut and insert patterned paper for which to write your inside card message if desired.

14. Cut paper for the front panels, then layer and adhere as shown below.

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15. Take the floral tools and add dimension to the remaining flower and leaves you had cut out.

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16. Adhere your flower and leaves to the front of the handmade card.

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17. You are finished! Admire and test out your finished DIY 3D card.

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