About the projects
Surprise! No plain-vanilla greeting cards here. Crafters, take
note: with the addition of a fun paper pop-up, it’s easy to propel your
handmade cards into the third dimension.
Is a special birthday coming up? How about Mother’s Day,
Valentine’s Day, or even Halloween? Any occasion can be made more
festive with a handcrafted pop-up card. Just follow Aunt Annie’s
simple instructions, and your cards will be the most pop-ular on the
block!
Related crafts: For more adult card
crafting, see the
Greeting Card Class tutorials. Aunt Annie also has card
crafts for children, see
Greeting Cards Kids Can Make.
The projects range in difficulty from EASY to
AVERAGE.
Crack open a variety of pop-up card-making
projects on this page, from butterflies and balloons to hearts and
birthday candles. Pick a pop-up and get your scissors ready! Or jump to the category index for a listing of all crafts.
Description ↓
Make a pop-up greeting card for a
variety of occasions. See how easy it is to make a step pop-up
mechanism, also sometimes called a platform or double-slit pop-up. Once
you learn this technique, it's a simple matter to create pop-up cards of
your own design.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Everyone enjoys receiving a card with a pop-up inside. It's easier
than you might think to add a pop-up to one of your handmade greeting
cards. To get you started, three cards with step pop-ups
are included in this project.
EASY to AVERAGE
Description ↓
How about a New Year greeting that's
special and different? Make these New Year greeting cards with a pop-up
inside. The pop-up is a chain of balloons with a Happy New Year message.
The card can be made in three styles with one being fun, another being
brassy, and the last is a New Year invitation.
EASY
Description ↓
In this project, you will learn how to make a Christmas pop-up
card with a Christmas tree or teddy bear pop-up inside. The project includes
printable patterns for cards in two styles—one being fun and easy
for children and the other being stylish and elegant for adults.
EASY
Description ↓
Use printable patterns to make a greeting card for Thanksgiving with a
turkey pop-up inside. The
project includes black & white and colored patterns for two
Thanksgiving card designs. There is also a printable pattern for separate
turkey pop-ups that can be added to your handmade or commercial cards.
EASY
Description ↓
What is it about balloons that makes them so much fun? You
can’t put a real balloon in a card, but you can capture their cheer
with this simple balloon pop-up. A chain of balloons floats up from
these colorful cards, perfect for birthdays, parties, and other
celebrations.
EASY
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Valentine’s Day is a universal “card” holiday. Millions of
Valentines are sent each year in the U.S. alone, with millions more
e-cards sent worldwide! But don’t worry—featuring a chain of paper
hearts (similar to a paper doll
chain), your handmade pop-up card will stand out from the
crowd.
EASY
Description ↓
A night of frightful fun is
at your fingertips with easy-to-make Halloween pop-up cards! Craft a
paper jack-o-lantern that jumps out for spooky special effect when
the recipient (or victim) opens their card.
EASY
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Celebrate birthdays with a
customized handmade pop-up card featuring the birthday child’s age!
It’s a candle that never goes out. As a bonus, this simple V-fold
pop-up technique can be applied to any other greeting card.
AVERAGE
Description ↓
Mom won’t be expecting the
sweet surprise that springs out from this handmade Mother’s Day
pop-up card! A heart-shaped cutout is the perfect backdrop for a
heartfelt message; or, let your words take flight with a vibrant
butterfly pop-up card. Free templates and easy instructions make
crafting a breeze!
EASY
Description ↓
Make a simple
Valentine’s Day pop-up card for your sweetheart! Or, apply the same
technique to greeting cards for special occasions on the 364 days of
the year that aren’t February 14. Kids are delighted by pop-up
"technology," while older crafters can customize cards to their
hearts’ content.
EASY
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