A pop-up card made with inspiration from my Gerbera Daisy plant. The card is depicting a common scene where butterflies will hover over my daisy (minus the Forget-Me-Not flowers). I don't remember seeing a real Forget-Me-Not plant and these are my take after researching the plant on the internet.
I have attempted to document instructions on how I make some of cards but find them too lengthy and decided video is the best way to explain them. This is my first attempt at making an instructional video and my apology for any unintended mistakes. Please feel free to comment on them as your feedback will help me to improve on future videos. Also the link to the original Tiki Bar post with more photos of the card.
Please feel free to use the template and video. They are for non-commercial usage. If you intend to use them for any charity cause, please let me know and please credit me for this work.
Today, I made a pop-up invitation card to a beach party. Both the templates and the instruction to make the Tiki bar pop up will be included in a follow-up post.
This is the decorated Tiki Bar after the card has been opened.
This is the front of the card. I used two different sets of dies to cut the hibiscus flowers. The flowers on the card base are flat to ensure the card is level once it is opened.
The top upper left flowers are in 3D (close-up look below).
A tag with the details of the party is tied to the card base with an anchor : )
Today I have a pop-up card with a fish surfing in the wave.
I keep it very simple with lots of white space for greeting later as this card can be used for different occasions. I stenciled bluish grey color at the corners to give a touch of color. It would be a great card for a friend who loves fish or fishing...
Close-up look of the fish. The fish is cut out from metal foil and it reflects the color of the clothing of the audience (LOL I guess you can tell that I was wearing an orange shirt while taking these photos).
Today, I have a layered card and keep it as clean as possible with white as my main theme.
A card that can be used for celebration of wedding as well as anniversary.
This is a side view of the card to show the multiple layers.
Tip:
I used a wet cloth to slightly dampen the punched out floral shape before I embossed them to create a stronger and deeper impression.
Bleeding Heart flowers have always captured my imagination. It is like baring one's soul and giving love to the world unconditionally just like mothers do. I also found this beautiful poem by Helen Steiner Rice from this website Indobase Holidays to go with this card.
A Mother's Love A Mother's love is something that no on can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . . It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking . . . It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns, And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . . It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation, And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . . A many splendored miracle man cannot understand And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand.
This is my card where the front depicts the scene of the April shower.
Inside the card, the bleeding heart flowers and leaves are still cover with some sparkles from the rain droplets.
