How-To

Pop-Up Card

A handmade pop-up card is anything but two-dimensional. Like a favorite ornament, it's sure to be treasured and displayed year after year.
Martha Stewart Living, Special Issue Holiday 2008

A handmade pop-up card is anything but two-dimensional. Like a favorite ornament, it's sure to be treasured and displayed year after year.

Tools and Materials

How-To:
1. Print or photocopy a photo onto card stock. Cut out the pop-up piece with a utility knife or scissors. 

2. Cut heavyweight decorative paper to be wider than your photo cutout and twice its length plus 2 1/2 inches. 

3. Using a bone folder, score across the middle and 1 inch above and below; fold into a pleat. Glue bottom of photo to the back of pleat.

Reviews (1)

  • HeathD
    14 Dec, 2011

    Is that all of the instructions?