The front of the card.
The Opened card.
Because April Fools Day is right around the corner, Francis Byrne, this month’s hostess gave us the challenge to make a card with some kind of trick like a pop up! I love pop ups so that’s what I made.
The Steps:
I started by printing out the “Stacked Tea Cups” (not the name) from a digital stamp. I’ve had this in my computer for a long time and don’t remember whose it is. I think it is from CraftsUPrint. If I’m wrong and someone recognizes it, I would love to be corrected. I then colored the image with Copic Markers. I cut the colored image out with Elizabeth Craft Designs:1175 – Dotted Scallop Squares
I cut a tan mat using Elizabeth Craft Designs: 1118 – Stitched Squares
I cut a brown sort of linen print mat with the same die set above.
Step 2: Using a now discontinued Karen Burniston’s 103 – Cup Pop Stand – 6 die set. I looked over at YouTube to see if the assembly video is still available just in case you could find this die set on EBay., but it has also been taken down.
Step 3: Make a base card by scoring an 8.5″ x 11″ pc. of card stock at 5.5″ on 11″ side. Trim to a 5.5″ square tent fold base card. This is when you start the Pop Up die cutting process. If you have this die set from Karen, then you know how to die cut what will become the “Cup Pop up” inside the card.
Step 4: I added two more teacups to imitate the front of the card. I used Elizabeth Craft Designs 1072 – Small Butterfly: https://www.elizabethcraftdesigns.com/products/small-butterfly-1072
For the inside sentiment, I used Elizabeth Craft Designs 1161 – Happy Birthday 2 and 1154 – Calligraphic Elements 1 https://www.elizabethcraftdesigns.com/collections/dies
The leaves inside are from Elizabeth Craft Designs 1487 – Garden Notes – Lilac 2: https://www.elizabethcraftdesigns.com/products/garden-notes-lilac-2
The lower picture shows that both sides of the stacked cups are the right side of the designer card stock. You can make this happen by cutting the cup once with the die taped to the right side of the card stock and cut a second cup with the same card stock but tape the die to the wrong side of the card stock. Then you adhere them together which makes “no wrong side” cups!
Step 5: Adhere the stamped image layer to the tan mat and then to the darker brown one. Cut a 5.5″ x 5.5″ square of the same card stock used for the base card. Adhere the image stack to this square and adhere to the front of the Pop UP card. Also used Brown Pan Pastel and sponged on the edges of the insided yellow card stock to give it sort of an antique look like the front. Add another 5.5″ square to the other side of the pop up for the back of the card. This step covers up both Pop up holes. Here’s another look:
That’s it!
I hope you’ll join us this week for this fun challenge this week over at: http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/
Other Products Used:
Sizzix Big Shot Plus
Elizabeth Craft Designs Clear Double Sided Adhesive
Michaels: All the card stock
Beacon’s Kids Choice Glue
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