Card Making
How to Make a Pop-Up Card: The Simple Box Mechanism
Two parallel cuts and three creases make a box that stands up when the card opens. Build a 4.25 × 5.5 in card with three stepped pop-ups and a clean cover.
Paper crafts for adults: tutorials, projects and techniques
Handmade greeting cards, from simple folded designs to pop-up and layered cards.
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Two parallel cuts and three creases make a box that stands up when the card opens. Build a 4.25 × 5.5 in card with three stepped pop-ups and a clean cover.
Fold an envelope around the card itself from a single square of paper. One short calculation gives the size of square for any card, with no template needed.
Standard card sizes, the right cardstock and the simple layered structure behind most handmade cards, with exact measurements for a first 4.25 × 5.5 in card.