Pop-Up Page Technique

Pop-Up Page Technique

Kay Williamson

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Add a little action to your next scrapbook page with this fun pop-up technique!

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This pop-up page idea came from a workshop Tricia taught years ago which is still one of my favorites. What a fun way to display all of the snapshots and memorabilia I collect on vacation. At first the page seems a little complicated, but the process is easy if you take it one fold and cut at a time.

Pop Up Page Assembly

1. Score and fold a 12x12 White Print from the National Parks Lite kit at 6".

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2. Measure and mark 1.75" from each outside edge and 2" from the folded edge with a CS Grid Ruler and pencil. Starting at the fold, cut along the 2" mark on each side. Score between the cuts, starting and ending at the stopping point of each cut.

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3. Invert the fold, press together and burnish the crease with a bone folder.

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4. Close the folded page. Measure and mark a 2" guideline on the folded edge of the top layer only, 3.25" from each outside edge of the paper. Starting at the fold, cut each guideline with a scissors.

 

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5. Score between cuts and invert folds again.

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6. Mark two evenly-spaced guidelines on the fold of the next pop-up. The marks should be about 1" in length 4.5" from each edge. Score, cut, and invert fold.

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7. Flip the paper and add another pop-up to the remaining large fold.

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8. Cut smaller openings in areas with less space. There's no science to this, simply make additional pop-ups wherever you desire.

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9. Make a few more tiny pop-ups.

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9. You know me . . . still at it.

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10. Add two strips from the Lite cutaparts to the top and bottom edge of a 12x12 Brown Plain. Trim a sheet of the 12x12 White Print to 6.75x12 and score .75" from the top edge to create a hinge. Adhere the hinge portion of the White Print to the top of the Brown, just beneath the border strip.

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11. Place adhesive on the outside edges of the prepared pop-up page.

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12. Adhere the pop-up page to the White hinge and Brown base paper. Align the center score of the pop-up with the score of the hinge page. The top edge of the pop-up will also line up with the free edge of the hinge.

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12. Add photos, journaling and memorabilia to the front of the hinge area and each pop-up.

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Now it's your turn to pop into your craft room and give this a go!

Kay

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