Special birthdays ask for special measures. Especially when you are not there to celebrate. So I made this little pop-up card which is a birthday card as well as a voucher for a nice weekend out and about. Making a pop-up card is not hard at all once you understood the concept. I used to do several some years ago but then kind of forgot about their wonderful effect and the endless possibilities that they offer.
First I cut out little circles from different kinds of papers. Then I thought about where I want them to be on the card, which ones should be in the front, which in the back, which ones on the top and which ones more to the bottom.
According to this plan I cut out paper stripes and folded them according to where I want them to be. The one you see below on the picure was one that was going towards the front and also quite high up.
At last I put glue on both ends of the paper strip and glue it to the card while holding the both sides of it at a 90 degree angle. After putting all paper strips into place I attached the little circles with the choices for the weekend away.
Then I decorated it with some butterflies and the top with some white ribbon and some cardboard flowers. And yes, it turned out quite pinky and feminine, but also very happy and floral and this is what it is about on birthdays, right?
I hope you suceed in creating your own pop-up card following this maybe not very thought-through instructions! :)
