Rock & Roll Pop-up Fun Fold

Hello CottageCutz friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

We have a brand-new release of dies in the online store. It's our Flowers & More release. The individual dies are currently on sale for 30% off. This release has what we are calling "simple cuts". Meaning not as many pieces to put together so they assemble quickly.

They are so perfect for the many card making occasions that we all have. Easter, Birthdays, Thank You, Sympathy, Mother's Day or even a scrapbook layout just to name a few. 

Today for your viewing pleasure I am revisiting the Black Friday Classic 50's release. These dies are currently 40% off.  I needed a special birthday card for my son. He's not 50 but he definitely likes rock music. So, I decided to use some of these dies and create a pop-up fun fold card. Let's get started with some card info.

Design Steps:

I started with my card front. I used the Guitar, Music Notes and Records die and the Fifties Phrase #1 die.  

Then I cut my card base and layers.

Turquoise card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Red Layering Panel: 41/8" x 5 3/8"

White Image Pael: 4" x 5 1/4"

I attached the Happy phrase and stamped the birthday sentiment. 

To complete the front of the card, I attached the records, stars and music notes images. 

Now I am ready to start my card inside.

I started with decorating the four inside panels. I used the guitar image from the Fifties Phrases #2, the Jukebox die and the "you rock" phrase from the Fifties Phrases #1 die. I layered the images on white panels and then attached to a black rectangle panel. This will get attached to the pop-up mechanism. 

White Image Panels: 1 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Black rectangle panel: 8" x 3"

Next, I started on the pop-out mechanism. I cut a piece of white cardstock at 8" x 3 1/2". I scored it at 1 3/4" on the short side. then on the long side I put a tick mark at 2 1/4"& another at 5 3/4".

I used the scoring blade on my paper trimmer to make the next score lines. It's easier for me to line up at an angle on the paper trimmer. You score on both sides of this panel. Tick mark to tick mark.

When it's finished you will have an "X" pattern.

Then you pinch this panel in, so it forms a sort of arrow shape.

Then to attach this to the inside of the card you use a strong adhesive (I used Scor tape) and attach to the top and bottom of the triangle areas only. Then lay it inside the card at the top of the card and close it. The photo below shows the mechanism open without the image panels attached.
 

Now I am ready to attach my image panels to the mechanism. You use a strong adhesive- again I used Scor-tape on the bottom right and top left part of the mechanism only. Then the image panel is attached to the mechanism, and you fold and close it.

This is what it looks like when it's opened.

To finish off my card I added another sentiment and layered in red and black cardstock. 

Well, that's it for me for this week. See you next Saturday!

Here is a short video that shows the card open & close. 

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Dies I used to create card: