Create a card that fits inside your outer card. The outer card can be something you already have that you bought or you can make both. But you want one card to fit snuggly inside the other.
Cut tabs to hold your pop-up elements. You can have one main tab or multiples. I made three as the outer two are for one layer and the middle one is larger for a second layer.
Create the inside elements for your card—the pieces that will pop up. Make sure the inside elements you create won’t hang off the edge of your card once it’s closed. Just place them on the tabs to see before the next step.
Assemble the card. I like using a glue stick or something light here as the dry time is much faster and the papers are less likely to wrinkle with the moisture from the glue. Once all the pieces are in place, glue the inside card to the outer card, careful not to glue down the tabs. After the card is dry, you’re ready to add a message to the inside and mail or deliver it.
