Pop-up Vase Birthday Card Video

Hello, Crafters.

Today’s video shows how to make a fun pop-up card! I saw this project on a video made by Jane Dooley of jdpapercrafts last summer and was blown away by it. I normally say the projects I feature in my videos are easy to make but this one is a bit fiddly with the flowers but I think the wow factor makes it well worth the effort!

My prototype card was made with tulips and I was very pleased how it turned out but the flowers were quite small. This meant that the vase needed a lot of flowers which, in turn, meant it wasn’t suitable for a video because it would have been so much longer than this video and this one is long enough!

I decided to use the Pretty Perennials Stamp Set because the set includes fairly large flowers. It also had some smaller flowers which still fitted in beautifully. I used one large and two small for the vase, plus some greenery. I also added two of the bigger flowers at the back. In the Rococo Rose card I was able to do this without causing a problem.

When I tried the same on the Purple Posy card, I actually glued one of the stems to the moving bar of the pop-up. The effect was great because the flower moved as the card was opened and closed. Unfortunately when the card was closed this flower could be seen from the outside.

When I checked both cards to see why this happened to one but not the other, I saw that on the first card, the second stem went across the first stem and didn’t have any contact with the moving mechanism but in the second card the stem was glued onto the mechanism!! After the video, I corrected this by cutting where the stem was glued to the mechanism and adhered it to the inside of the vase!!

If you like a bit of a challenge, you’ll love this project, so please give it a try. Jane used the magnolia dyes to create her flowers. Another stamp set I think this will work well is is the Painted Poppies.

That’s it from me today. I hope you have a very blessed Sunday and I look forward to seeing you again next time. Take care and stay safe. Happy crafting.

JanB. xx

Measurements

NA Please check # to make sure measurements are correct.

Purple Posy Cardstock – 8¼” x 5¾” (21cm x 14.5cm) NA 8½” x 5½”

Pretty Peacock Cardstock – inside middle layer 3¾” x 5 3/8” (9.6cm x 13.7cm) NA 3 7/8” x 5 5/8”

Basic White Cardstock – inside top layer 3 5/8” x 5¼” (9.3cm x 13.4cm) NA 3¾” x 5½”

#Pretty Peacock Cardstock – 3 pieces 1¾” x 3¾” (4.4cm x 9.6cm) NA 1 5/8” x 3 7/8”

#Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper – 3 pieces 1 5/8” x 3 5/8” (4.1cm x 9.3cm) NA 1½” x 3¾”

*Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper – vase 2¼” x 5” (5.7cm x 12.8cm) NA  2¼” x 5”

**Purple Posy Cardstock – ¾” x 3 7/8” (1.9cm x 9.9cm) NA ¾” x 3 7/8”

Purple Posy Cardstock – ½” x 2” (1.3cm x 5.1cm) NA ½” x 2”

***Pretty Peacock Cardstock – 2 pieces 3” x 5” (7.5cm x 12.5cm) NA 3” x 5”

Basic White Cardstock – scraps for flowers and sentiment

Purple Posy Cardstock – Layering Circles Dies straight cut no 4 die or circle diameter 2” (5.1cm) NA 2”

Pretty Peacock Cardstock- Layering Circles Die scallop die no 5 die or scallop circle diameter 2¼” (5.7cm) NA 2¼”

Pretty Peacock Cardstock – for leafy die from Forever Flourishing Dies 3¼” x 3¼” (8.5cm x 8.5 cm) NA 3¼” x 3¼” or something similar

*On wrong vertical side score are ¾” & 1½” (1.9cm & 3.8cm) NA ¾” & 1½”. On right horizontal side score at 1” (2.5cm) NA 1” at both ends

**Score at 3/8” (1cm) 3/8” at one end

***Using Tombow, glue both sheets together and allow to dry. When dry cut into long lengths ¼” (0.6cm) NA ¼” thick

Products

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Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper [154570] £10.75 —— https://bit.ly/3sjf5OV

Pretty Perennials Bundle [156234] £42.25 —— https://bit.ly/3nt0Eor

Forever Fern Bundle (English) [154094] £49.50 —— https://bit.ly/2YRbjPD

Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set [149252] £20.00 —— https://bit.ly/2VDkhzs

Layering Circles Dies [151770] £33.00 —— https://bit.ly/3aUHtNV

Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103] £7.00 —— https://bit.ly/2KF1pgm

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Paper Trimmer [152392] £23.00 —— https://bit.ly/2qUQQw0

Paper Snips [103579] £9.25 —— https://bit.ly/2BYGTTt

Bone Folder [102300] £6.50 —— https://bit.ly/2ojre7w

Grid Paper [130148] £11.75 —— https://bit.ly/2BMJekd

Small Grid Paper [149621] £6.00 —— https://bit.ly/2C609ih

Silicone Craft Sheet [127853] £5.50 —— https://bit.ly/2LtkKMx

Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] £3.75 —— https://bit.ly/3lUJ7Wd

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