Decade Birthday Card for my sister Candy
Materials
- 65 pound cardstock
- 20 pound paper with designs on both sides
- Elmer’s glue
- Light grip cutting mat
Tools
Silhouette Cameo 4
Decade birthday parties are a big deal for my sisters and me, so you will see a lot of my MAKR projects are gifts for my sister.
I have never made a popup card before. I began by gathering nice paper I had collected over time. Next I searched Etsy for a pattern that would suit my sister’s tastes. This SVG pattern cost me just over $1. I selected paper that was printed on both sides for most of the pieces.
I cut each of the pieces and added her name for a personalized touch. The odd shaped white piece is called the “muscle” and it is folded and glued in order to make the “pop up” part of the card.
The project was relatively easy. Some paper was left behind on the cutting mat, the parts that would have been weeded out anyway. But this meant that the mat had to be cleaned between each paper change.
If I were to do this again, I would have removed the text cut that was on the envelope. It didn’t show very much, but it was oddly placed and I didn’t care for it. I have taken it off the pattern.
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