Happy Sunday friends! Today I'm sharing this interactive pop up box card I created for Spellbinders this month. Interactive cards are one of my favorite things. And pop up cards? They take the cake! The pop up cards I’ve mailed to friends and family are always a huge hit. Today I’m going to share how I created this prehistoric pop up scene with the new Die D-Lites Dinosaurs and lots and lots of other Spellbinders dies.
Four panels and four inserts were die cut from brown cardstock using the Shapeabilities Heart & Home Scalloped Pop Up Box Etched Dies. On the box panels, I stenciled and stamped the panels of the box to add that prehistoric “character” I was going for. It’s much easier to do any embellishing of the box panels when they’re flat and then assemble the box and add the rest of the die cuts.
On each of the inserts I added a trimmed down grass die from the Die D-Lites Picket Fence Etched Dies.
Landscapes were created by die cutting a Card Creator Classic A2 Waves Borders Etched Die from brown cardstock, inked up the embossed edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and applied them to the card flaps.
Dinosaurs were die cut using the Die D-Lites Dinosaurs Etched Dies, clouds and a sun using the Die D-Lites Sun and Clouds Etched Dies, and palm trees using the Die D-Lites Palm Trees. The embossed areas on each of the die cuts were inked with Distress Inks to add texture and interest. The eyes, mouths, and scales on the dinosaurs were embellished with black and white pens.
The images were adhered to the pop up card inserts and flaps as shown.
A sentiment was stamped on the front flap and the card was finished with some heart shaped enamel dots.
I hope this has inspired you to try a pop up box card. Thank you so much for joining me today and I look forward to sharing more die cutting ideas with you soon!
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
Watch the creation of this interactive pop up dinosaur scene box card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
S U P P L I E S
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I love it, Nichol! This looks amazing! I really enjoyed your video and now I want to make a pop-up box card! You are always such an inspiration! Enjoy your day!
Posted by: KT Fit Kitty | February 26, 2018 at 11:44 AM
I love any interactive card Nichol and I adore critters so this is a great card as it has both. Any child or grown-up would love a card such as this and I will definitely be giving it a go in the future. Thank you for sharing all the tips throughout the construction of this project and sharing it with us crafters. :O)
Posted by: lorraine turner | February 26, 2018 at 01:57 PM
I have the Dinosaur set in my wish list, it is SO adorable! Your card is fantastical!
Posted by: Lindar C | February 26, 2018 at 03:24 PM
Such a fun card and so detailed! I've seen a few other tutorials showing how to assemble these boxes, but your tutorial makes it seem much easier. The way you line up the layer strips prior to assembling the box makes so much more sense to me. Thanks for sharing these great tips!
Posted by: Cathy Lillie | February 26, 2018 at 03:26 PM
I love box cards!!
Posted by: Cheriese | February 26, 2018 at 06:13 PM
What a darling card for any little boy or girl...yes, they like dinosaurs too! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Kathy Ferguson | February 26, 2018 at 06:28 PM
Super fun creation 😊
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | February 26, 2018 at 09:49 PM
Fun and Charming!
Posted by: Kirsty Vittetoe | February 26, 2018 at 09:53 PM
Super Awesome!!!
Posted by: Maureen Reiss | February 27, 2018 at 10:28 AM
This is a stunning boy's card, great! Thanks Nichol.
Posted by: Henriëtte | February 27, 2018 at 12:55 PM
That is so fun!
Posted by: Gab | February 27, 2018 at 06:07 PM
This is so sweet. The palm trees and that stencil are perfect with the dinosaurs.
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | February 28, 2018 at 07:32 AM