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Make a butterfly pop up card for Mother’s Day

May 5th, 2010 by ricko

This butterfly pop up card is another great Mother’s Day option. It’s slightly more complicated than the simple flower Mother’s Day card that I posted yesterday because it’s a three-piece card. You do need glue for this one and a bit more skill… but you’ll definitely love the results.
Instructions for making this card
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For Mother’s Day – Incredibly Easy Pop-Up Flower

May 4th, 2010 by ricko

Make a bright yellow rose that flaps open when you open the card.
My challenge was to design a pop-up-card for Mother’s day that was nice to look at and very easy to make. This card will take you about 4 minutes to assemble and works perfectly, and you won’t need any glue.
Step-by-step instructions
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Make a BIG KISS Pop-Up-Card for Valentine’s Day

February 4th, 2009 by ricko

The date of Valentine’s Day is 14 February and there’s no substitute for a BIG KISS… well OK, maybe a real kiss would be better than this pop up card, but it’s still pretty good!  It might be the perfect thing to give your loved one when you can’t send chocolates or roses or see [...]

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Things to make for Halloween – a pop-up-card, origami bat, and spinning ghost

October 17th, 2008 by ricko

Drawing by Robert Sabuda
Get ready for Halloween on 31 October. Today you can learn how to make a fantastic Frankenstein pop-up-card, a magical spinning ghost, or a slightly more complicated (but nice) origami bat.
Give these out to your door-knocking visitors as treats. Tell them it’s better than sugar, and more fun, and that they should [...]

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An easy to make cobra snake pop up card

August 29th, 2008 by ricko

I’ve always been fascinated by cobras. The way they rear their head back to strike, flattening their neck into a hood to look bigger. Some of them have weird markings that look like tribal paintings or strange faces.
I’ve tried to capture in this pop-up card the moment when the cobra rears upwards. It’s a very [...]

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