Popup Birthday Card
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Hi All,
On my wife's birthday, I wanted to surprise her by making a pop up card.
In this instructables, I will share where to get templates and how to make one for your loved one.
Please share your comments
What Do We Need ?
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Material
- Red colored thick paper
- White thick paper
- Paper knife
- Steel scale
- Gluestick
- Template ( link in next step )
- Ball pen or compass
All paper are A4 size
Template
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Credit : base template used in this instructable is from extremepapercrafting.com
You can download template from here
Note that the template is A4 size
Alternative link
https://github.com/amit-jain-diy/blog/blob/main/Cake/oacake2018.pdf
Cutting
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- On the template we have a border.
- Apply glue on the reverse side outside the border and stick the template on the white thick paper,
- Use steel scale to make cuts
- Using a sharp object like compass, outline where the paper will be folded
Popping
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- Using gentle force push and fold to get cake popped out
- Start from bottom then middle and then top
Customise and Finishing Touches
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I was not satisfied with just having cake pop up. I wanted more
- Added few
- balloons
- Candle
- Rose
- Look for silhouette icons on internet if you want
Stick the card on a red colored paper, write your message
Gift the card to your loved one