Make one of these simple pop-up cards for that special Valentine! This is a great project for the kids as well.
Instructions
1. Use a blank greeting card or a piece of card stock paper that has been cut to the desired size and folded in half. For traditional Valentine greeting card colors, stick with pink, red, or white.
2. Draw or trace a heart shape onto a piece of heavy red paper. Card stock or heavier is best. The heart should be ? to ? the length of your greeting card and ? the width of the open greeting card.
3. Use crayons, paint, markers and/or glitter to decorate one side of the heart shape. Allow paint and glue to dry thoroughly.
4. Use a ruler and pencil to draw two vertical lines on either side of the shape. Each line should be placed 1? inches from the heart's widest point. Cut along the vertical lines.
5. Use scissors to cut out the heart shape from the paper. Leave a 2-inch-long horizontal strip of paper uncut on each side of the heart for tabs. Keep both tabs centered and even with each other.
6. Fold the heart in half, vertically, blank sides together. Make a sharp crease and unfold. Fold the tabs on the sides of the heart under ? inch. Make a sharp crease.
7. Position the heart over the open greeting card so that the heart's centerfold lines up with the center of the card and is at the correct distance from the surface of the card. This is how the pop-up will appear when the card is opened.
8. Glue the ?-inch folded portion of the tabs to the surface of the greeting card so that the pop-up shape remains in the position determined in Step 7. Allow glue to dry.
9. Decorate the remainder of the greeting card as desired, and add your message with the felt-tip or calligraphy pen of your choice.
