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DIY Pop-Up Box Cards

9 March 2018 by Kate

A little while ago I came across the most amazing hybrid pop-up box cards (created with my doodles!) and I’m SO excited to be able to share them with you today! I’m always a little bit in awe of papercrafters and the amazing creations they make, especially as my own scissor skills are very limited! These cards were created by a lovely lady named Anne who got in touch with me recently to chat cardmaking and doodles.

Dinosaur Box Cards

dinosaur pop up box card boys birthday card
dinosaur pop up box card
dinosaur pop up box card

Anne uses a single sheet of 250gsm A4 card to create the box card base, and then sizes the images she wants to use in her image editing software (Anne uses Serif Craft Artist). She then prints the images on 210 gsm card and uses her Silhouette Portrait electronic cutter to cut them out (no fiddly scissor cutting involved – hooray!!). She likes to leave a small white border around the images to make them “pop” from the overall card design.

Sleepover Box Card

slumber party pop up birthday card
sleepover pop up box card birthday

Anne decorates the sides and the flaps of the box card with patterned papers, printed sentiments or more doodles before gluing the main box together. The printed doodles are then attached to thin strips of clear acetate (to allow them to move and explode out of the box!) which are then glued to the support struts constructed inside the box. The whole card folds flat to allow it to fit in an envelope and then surprise the recipient when they open it and all the images pop out!

Super Hero Box Card

super hero pop up card
superhero pop up birthday box card

Anne enjoys personalising the cards, adding different greetings and varying the images within each card so every one is unique! She also adds flowers, other embellishments and printed photographs to some cards for an extra special touch.

Fairy Tale Princess Box Card

fairy tale princess pop up box card
fairytale princess pop up box card

Gardening Box Cards

gardening pop up box card
gardening pop up box card

Aren’t these cards amazing?! They are so creative and I love all the thought Anne puts into personalising them and making them extra special!

If Anne’s cards have inspired you to create your own box cards, here’s a great tutorial from Sylvia at Papermill Direct (suppliers of fabulous card and paper!) that will help you get started! If you do create a card, I would LOVE to see it so please feel free to get in touch and share your work with me!

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Other hybrid projects you might like:

  • Hybrid card-making basics
  • Advanced hybrid card-making techniques
  • October Daily notebook and Halloween hybrid card

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Hello, I'm Kate, nice to meet you! I create fun and funky hand-drawn graphics to help you make beautifully illustrated scrapbook pages, craft projects and teaching resources - and have fun while you do it!

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Comments

  1. AvatarKim

    19 September 2020 at 12:54 pm

    Such beautiful pop up cards! Thanks for sharing them! Where does Anne get her clip art to use in them?

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    • KateKate

      20 September 2020 at 11:28 am

      Hi Kim, thanks for your comment! I’ve updated the post to include the doodle packs that Anne used, I hope that helps!

      Reply
  2. AvatarAnne Mulvey

    12 March 2018 at 3:00 pm

    So pleased you like them Kate. I love using your designs as they are so much fun and so colourful.

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    • KateKate

      14 March 2018 at 11:10 am

      They’re absolutely gorgeous Anne, thank you so much for sharing them with me and for letting me share them here on the blog too!

      Reply
  3. SaraSara

    10 March 2018 at 3:01 pm

    They are fabulous creations! …I so need a cutting machine!!

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    • KateKate

      12 March 2018 at 9:52 am

      They’re amazing cards aren’t they?! I keep looking at cutting machines, but I suspect if I got one it would probably sit in the cupboard gathering dust more than it got used!!

      Reply

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