Hi and welcome, it’s Sandy Diller here today. We recently returned from a wonderful trip to Europe where we took lots of photos. We visited so many beautiful places and noticed other people taking photos as well. Some were serious photographers and some were so funny as they posed for their selfies. Jinks the Monkey is joining the rest of the tourists today and snapping a selfie.
Happy Saturday, everyone! It’s Shelly with you today to share a pretty, French-inspired Christmas card using a variety Pop it Ups dies. One of the things I love about Pop it Ups is how easy they are to mix and match. One of my favorites is the Lots of Pops dies – there are so many ways you can use it!
How gorgeous is that glittery Eiffel Tower?! I love how well it pairs with the Lots of Pops accessories, and of course, with the Paris Edges die set. While this card might look complicated, it’s actually quite simple. Here’s how I made it:
1. Begin by cutting a 12″ x 5″ piece of cardstock. Crease down the center, then cut the pop up element with the Lots of Pops die. Because I wanted a contrasting paper on the back, I cut another piece of paper to 6″ x 5″ and cut the bottom edge with the Lots of Pops die, aligning the center points with the bottom edge of the cardstock. Trim to fit around the pop-up, then train the folds and adhere the contrasting paper to the top. Cut the top edge using one of the edge dies from the Agatha Edges die set (not shown).
2. Apply Elizabeth Craft Designs Double Sided Adhesive to a piece of beige cardstock, leaving the release paper adhered on one side. With the release paper side up, die cut the Eiffel Tower. Remove release paper and cover adhesive with Champagne Gold Silk Microfine Glitter. Polish with your finger and tap to remove excess. Set aside.
3. Cut the elements for the inside of the card using the dies shown above. The banners and pole are included in the Lots of Pops die set, the fleur de lis border is from the Paris Edges die set, and the flourish is from the Agatha Edges set.
4. Adhere the banner poles to the narrow pop-up ledge on either side of the main pop-up element. Glue the banners to a length of baker’s twine and tie to top of poles. Add red adhesive pearls to the Eiffel Tower as shown and adhere the tower to the main pop-up. Adhere the red flourish to the top of the card as shown, trimming to fit if necessary (I didn’t want the text on the paper to be hidden by the flourish).
5. Create a pocket on the lower half of the card by applying glue to the outer edges of the fleur de lis Paris Edges border, leaving the top edge open, and adhere to card. Cut elements from decorative paper and insert into pocket. Glue lace trim to top. Note – I also added a small fleur de lis cut from glitter paper to the small pop-up as seen above.
6. To complete the card, cut a backing piece from coordinating cardstock measuring 6″ x 5″ and score at 2.5″. Adhere to card, being sure to avoid getting adhesive on the pop-up mechanism. Embellish with ribbon and a length of lace and your card is complete! The completed card is a top fold 5″ x 6″ card that can be mailed in an A7 (5×7) envelope.
I hope my tutorial has inspired you to mix and match your dies in new and interesting ways. Even though this card is a Christmas theme, all you need to do is change out the paper and you can make it work for any occasion – a special birthday, bon voyage, anniversary…the possibilities are only limited by your imagination!
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Hello my crafty friends, it’s Raquel Mason here with Pop It Ups Wednesday! I saw this paper at my local store and thought it was the perfect paper to use with Karen’s Eiffel Tower Pop Stand. I also wanted to try adding banners from the tower like Shelly Hickox did a while ago. Let me show you how I made this card.
1. Cut patterned paper at 4.25 x 11 for base. Die cut using Eiffel Tower Pop Stand by placing the die centered on the score line.
2. Die cut the pieces shown in the photo below.
Paris Edges: floral pattern paper (2) at 4.25 x 2 scallop; 4.25 x 2.5 scored at .75 scallop; (5) flourishes. Yellow cardstock 4.25 x 2.75 die cut using Eiffel edge and embossed using scallop. To emboss the scallop die, use your embossing sandwich. Karen shows how to do it in this video, simply omit the inking portion.
Spiral Circle Pull Card: Gold cardstock (1) spiral flower, (3) small flowers from yellow, gold and floral cardstock.
Lots of Pops: (8) gold banners. (I die cut 10 but only used 8)
Eiffel Tower with Pop Stand: (2) yellow towers and decorative pieces
Tag Pivot Card: (1) medium-sized tag; (1) large and (2) small reinforcements (only 1 is shown)
3. Sponge all yellow pieces with brown ink if desired. Apply glitter dots to towers and small flowers using photos for placement.
4. Adhere tower to both sides of the Pop Stand.
5. Adhere floral Paris Edges scallop pieces from step 2 to card. When adhering the scored piece, do not apply glue near the score line as these areas will be visible from inside the card. Apply glitter dots using photos for placement. Adhere yellow Eiffel edge to bottom of card front.
6. Apply “Merci” Peel-Off Sticker to tag. Adhere reinforcement to tag and thread twine through hole. Adhere to inside of card.
7. Cut 15″ of twine. Punch a 1/8″ hole into top of tower and thread twine through the hole. Thread ends through reinforcement and attach at each corner. Cut twine to desired length needed and hide the excess under the reinforcement. Tip: open the card fully and keep the twine loose enough that it doesn’t force the card up but not too tight that the card doesn’t open fully. Apply peel off stickers to desired banners. Adhere folded banners to the twine.
8. To finish off the front of the card, adhere 5 flourishes to bottom left corner, forming a circle that will be topped with the dimensional flower you are now going to make. Use tweezers to hold the outside edge of the gold spiral circle from step 2 and roll it up upon itself to create a rolled flower. Use a glue dot to secure the flower so it doesn’t unroll. Adhere completed flower on top of the flourishes. Adhere small flowers to bottom left corner of card. Tip: I unrolled some of the gold from the twine to add under the spiral flower.
I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial and feel inspired to try it out yourself!
Happy Crafting,
Raquel
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Gold Baker’s Twine – Stampin’ Up!
pattern paper – Graphic 45 French Country
Colorbox Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink
