Today I'm sharing a slimline pop up birthday card I put together for my dear friend Lorna.
I kept the front of the card plain and simple, using retired sakura patterned papers I had in my stash as the background and an oval label cut from glitter cardstock and embellished with paper pieced cherry blossoms. Arial and Brisk fonts were used to create a svg cut file for the words, "Special Friend". Since the pop up mechanism inside was a bit bulky, I added a length of ribbon between the patterned paper and the card base to create a ribbon tie to keep the card closed.
Inspired by a designer challenge tutorial by Karen Burniston, I added three of the pop up mechanisms from her Heart Collage Pop Up die set . . .
. . . for triple the fun!
I cut and layered different sized cherry blossoms from glitter and pearlized cardstocks and added them to the spinning arms of the mechanism.
Punches from Nellie Snellen and Punch Bunch were used to cut the different sizes of flower centers. Brisk font was used to create the svg file for the layered "Happy Birthday" sentiment cut from glitter and pearlized cardstock.
Lastly, I added a gift card holder with a cherry blossom closure to the back of the card. Had lots of fun putting this triple collage pop up card together. Looking forward to playing and experimenting more with this pop up mechanism!
1 comment:
As usual, your card is a mechanical marvel. Your friend must have been impressed with all the details of the card. Thanks for sharing your cardmaking tips and ideas.
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