Happy Christmas everybody. Here’s a star raising pop up card for you, your friends, and family.

Being Christmas season, the pop-up celebrates the bright star that guided the three wise men to Bethlehem.

When you open the card the star rises above the mountain and arches across the sky. It’s based on a simple but very effective ‘moving arm’ pop up mechanism. It really IS easy to make (although your friends will probably be scratching their heads wondering how it’s done!). It’s also very robust and can be opened and closed countless times.

Go to this page for printable cut-outs and instructions

A Hint: You can print the card on dark paper if you wish, and then use gold paint to make the star really stand out.

Another Hint: Use crisp paper that is a bit tougher than photocopy paper. The moving arm mechanism will work flawlessly.

This card is just released . Be the first to leave a comment below and let me know how you go! Have a nice Christmas everybody.

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A note about folding the paper. For most of the designs on this site you don’t need to ‘score’ the paper first. Scoring is when you crease the line by running along it with a blunt point. A simple way to get your card to fold well (without scoring) is to fold both ways. By that I mean folding along the dotted line, opening it again, then folding back the other way so it works like a well oiled hinge. This is one of the easiest tricks to making successful pop-up-cards. Follow the dotted line as closely as you can.

More questions…Do you need high quality paper scissors? and what kind of glue should you buy? You’ll find the answers on the hints and tips page. While on this topic, I’m currently on holidays with my family and we just bought a basic $2 pair of scissors that work as well as anything else. So, you don’t need anything expensive – just stick to the basics, take care, and have fun.

Can you write to me for help? Yes! Leave a comment on this post or contact me here.

Note: The hints and tips page doesn’t only apply to the ready-made designs and cut-outs on PopThatCard.com – They are just as useful for making other pop-ups that you find in books or that you design yourself.

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