Free Standing Pop Up Card Tutorial

Free-Standing Pop-Up Card
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You will need:
11" X 4 1/4" piece of card stock...piece A (main body of card)
5" X 2 1/2" piece of card stock...piece B (message card)
5 ¼” x 2 ¾” mat piece.
2 1/2" X 1 1/2" piece of card stock...piece C (front greeting card)
2 ¾” x 1 ¾” mat piece.
• Decorate the "A" piece of card stock.
• Turn "A" over and with scoring blade, score at 1”, 2 ¾”, 3 ¾”, 5 ½”, 7 ¼”, 8 ¼”, and 10”
• With cutting blade cut on 5 ½” line leaving ½”-¾” uncut on either side, this is where your card
will “pop” out so do not cut all the way through.
• Take card stock piece "B" and stamp the message you want for your card, on one side.
• Be sure not to stamp on the bottom 1"(This area will be inside the card and won't be seen.)
• Mat piece.
• Apply Sticky Strip to bottom of both sides of piece B
• Thread the message area of "B" through the center slot of "A".
• Fold up 1” scored piece on either end of piece"A".
• Tape Piece B even with the fold on both sides forming a sandwich with piece B in the center.
• Stamp a greeting onto the front of card stock "C" mat and glue to the front of the card.
When you are finished...your card will slide up and down through the slot. Flat for mailing and
Free standing once it is opened.