Pop-Up Card Technique – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stamping with Friends blog hop. It’s the first Saturday of the month and that means it is a technique blog hop. The technique for this month that my friends and I will be sharing with you is the Pop-Up Card Technique.

I haven’t really done any cards using this technique. While I was trying to decide what style pop-up card to make, my friend and fellow Stampin’ Up demonstrator, Lavonne Schwendeman, created a few cards that she was inspired by Annette Elias from the Netherlands. Here’s Annette’s blog post.

So onto my card – Mossy Meadow is used for the card base and I adhered Mango Melody card stock to it. The Designer Series paper used is the Rain or Shine Speciality Designer Series Paper. I can’t enough of this paper – I love it.

Using the Playing in the Rain dies, I die-cut the cute turtle from the designer series paper. Also using the dies, I die-cut the bridge (Early Espresso), stump (Soft Suede), and two leaves (Mossy Meadow).

For the inside of my card – the Mango Melody card stock was adhered to the left side along with Basic White – a place to write your message.
One tip I did learn was when adhering the card stock/designer series paper strips – apply tear and tape on the edges, not on the whole thing. This way the mechanism can slide.
Die-cuts are from the Something Fancy dies. Sentiments are from the Beautifully Happy stamp set (free Sale-a-bration item).

Card Measurements
Mossy Meadow card stock
card base – 4 1/4 x 11 score at 5 1/2 inches
pull mechanism – 1 1/2 x 9 3/4 score at 3/4, 5 14, 7, 7 1/2, and 9 1/4
Overlay 2 x 5 1/4 score at 1/2 and 4 3/4
Strips (right inside) 1 x 5 1/4 (need 2)
scraps for die cuts
Mango Melody card stock
front panel 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
inside left panel 4 1/4 x 3 1/4
Designer Series Paper
Front panel – 4 x 5 1/4
strips 7/8 x 5 1/4
Basic White card stock
Inside left panel 4 x 3
scraps for die cuts

I do hope you are inspired to make this style of Pop-up card. To continue along the blog hop, click on the next button to see what Susan has made for us today. Now onto cleaning the mess on my desk.