Pop Up Card Craft

Pop Up Card Craft

This easy pop up greeting card can be customized for any taste or occasion!

Materials

    • Card Stock (or a piece of card folded in half)

 

    • White paper (or paper of choice)

 

    • Colorful patterned paper or use pens to decorate cake layers and make candles

 

    • Scissors

 

    • Glue stick

 

How to

Create 12 candles with flames

 

  • Using patterned paper,  cut out candles 1 ½ inches long and 1/2 inch wide.

 

  • Using yellow paper or colored paper, cut small circles with points  for flames.

Prep your card

 

  • Using card stock as a guide, cut  the white paper down a little to create a nice frame.

Cut out the cake’s tiers or layers

  • Fold white paper in half.

 

    • Make 4 cuts:
      2 long cuts (2 ½ inches)
      1 medium cut  (2 inches)
      1 small cut ( 1 ½ inch)
  • Cut on red lines.

 

  • Divide this cake space into three equal parts along the folded spine.

 

  • Fold them over.

 

  • Unfold the paper and “reverse the crease”.

Assemble and decorate

 

 

  • If using colorful paper, glue it on one cake layer at a time and press to smooth.
  • Glue the white inside edges to the card stock, one side at a time. DO NOT GLUE DOWN THE CAKE LAYERS.
    • Glue candles inside each cake tier or layer.

 

    • Glue a flame on each candle.

 

  • ENJOY!