I hope your Dad likes this card! And if you can’t give it to your Dad then give it to a friend who’s feeling low.

Go ahead and get your free printable cut-outs and instructions here …

How it’s made

This card is based on a very simple v-fold design. The pop-up is attached to the card with tabs. Angular folds form a triangular shape which folds down when you close the card and flaps up when you open the card.

It card takes just 5 minutes to make. You just need a printer, scissors and a few drops of glue.

Link to PopThatCard.com

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Instructions for making this card

All the steps for making this elegant pop-up are on this page. I’ve included illustrations and full sized cut-outs. It will only take you a few minutes to make, but please take care when cutting and fitting the pieces together…and the card will work perfectly.

First, carefully cut out the card and butterfly shapes from the printable template

Cut out each half of the butterfly

Cut slots in the two halves as shown in the steps and fit the two halves together. The wings should move freely.

Add a dab of glue to the supporting ‘feet’ and stick them to the card

Let the glue dry, close the card, and you’re done!

Information about this card

The ulysses butterfly is found on every continent except for Antarctica. It is usually found in tropical areas like Northern Queensland, and Papua New Guinea. They live below the Canopy in rain forests.

The beauty of this pop-up is the ‘floating layer’ design. If made correctly the wings appear to float unsupported in mid air! They open and close like real ulysses wings.

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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

- First, get your printable flower template here
- Use scissors to cut the card shape including the rose flower that protrudes over the top
- Also cut into the left of the rose petal (under the petal – follow the line)
- Finally, fold along the dotted lines as shown in this video…

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About this card

This is a one-piece pop up card. The secret to how it works is the two-way V-fold mechanism. You should bend the folds both ways to make them pliable. The lower part of the card makes a valley shape that folds inwards when you close it. The upper part of the card (the rose) folds the other way. This is how the flower hides inside. The artwork for this pop-up is based on a real yellow rose grown by our 90-year old Aunt Helen.

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Also suitable for Mothers: Elegant Ulysses Butterly Pop-Up-Card – a two piece card. Still one of the most popular designs on this site.

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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 them in person.

So, here’s how to make your BIG KISS pop up card…

1.    Print out the free Valentine’s Day Pop Up Design at this link.
2.    Carefully cut out each shape.
3.    Fold the pieces along the dotted lines (just follow the instructions on the page).
4.    You’ll see that the huge lips are held in place by a specially shaped support that’s mostly invisible from the front. Glue it on the card and let it dry.
5.     Now glue on the huge lips. Carefully close the card and see how the lips hide neatly away!

That’s all there is too it. Go ahead and make your BIG LIPS here and happy Valentine’s Day Everybody.

xxx

Important tips

Not everyone wants to be kissed on Valentine’s Day. If you don’t know the person very well then it’s not a good idea to send them a big kiss. Maybe send some flowers or a teddy bear.

Also, did you know that recently in India, a married couple was arrested for kissing in public? Obscenity charges were laid last September against the man and woman, aged in their twenties, for kissing near a train station. The charges were later dropped. The judge remarked he was surprised “an expression of love by a young married couple would attract an offence” (source MX News, Wednesday 4 February 2009).

So the lesson here is to respect other cultures and sensibilities, and have a great Valentine’s Day.

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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 be grateful that you’re not trying to give them half a pack of dried apricots like the woman two doors down the road! Hee hee

Design 1. Frankenstein pop-up-card by Robert Sabuda

Robert’s put a lot of care into this design (see picture above) and I recommend it. It’s a cute monster, and the finished card is lots of fun to open and close.

Here’s his pop-up design.

Tip: Don’t be put off by the number of steps involved. Once you get the hang of it you’ll find Robert’s instructions pretty easy to follow. Always rewarding.

Design 2: The Amazing Halloween ‘Spinning Ghost’

Fans of PopThatCard.com may already have seen my spinning ghost. If you haven’t made one yet then you’ll have the best excuse ever on 31 October.

Just print the spinning ghost cut-outs (available here) and follow the instructions provided.

The spinning ghost takes only five minute to put together… but you’ll spend a lot more time playing with it and watching it twirl to the ground!

Tip: This is a cool upgrade to the traditional paper helicopter. It’s more fun than a paper helicopter and has a more aerodynamic design.

Spinning Ghost by Ricko

Design 3. Origami bat

You don’t have to wait until Halloween to get your fill of creepy critters—fold a whole colony of bats and string them into a spooky mobile.

To make one, start with a single sheet of paper and see video below (by OrigamiUSA)

Guest vid – How To Make an Origami Bat – from OrigamiUSA

Tell us how you go with any of the designs discussed in this post, and leave a comment below.

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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 simple v-fold design and has only two printable pieces. The first piece is the card and the other piece is the cobra itself. Cut out the pieces, fold along the dotted lines, then glue. It’s soooo simple and will only take you a few minutes to assemble. Then you can give it to someone who likes snakes.

Here’s is the printable design to make your card.

Is the cobra the world’s deadliest snake?

It depends what you measure. Sadly, Cobras do kill many people each year. Some species of Cobra tend to live where human populations live. They’re comfortable crawling into houses, or looking for rodents where people are sleeping, and they sometimes hide under clothing and other things left on the ground.

But if you compare toxic venom then the answer is different. According to Will Chaffey in his adventure book Swimming with Crocodiles, eighteen of the world’s most poisonous snakes inhabit Australia. The ‘fierce snake’ or inland taipan of central Queensland tops the list – a single bite is 75 times more powerful than a rattlesnake.

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