Joli Paquet: free download

Hi Everyone, Tiffany here! I am so excited to have joined the talented Joli Paquet group and bring you some fun kits and tutorials for Valentine's Day! We have some great things in store for you, I hope you enjoy making them as much as I have.

I have always loved vintage Valentine's Cards, especially those that are pop ups. My love for them inspired me to create this easy tutorial to create your own one of a kind pop up card for Valentine's day. Scroll to bottom of page for a full view of completed project!

Ok, let's start. Here's a list of supplies you will need:

~ one piece of cardstock ( anything larger than 4x6 inches will do, even a scrap. you will want it in a neutral or valentine's day color.)

~heavy duty glue (like heavy glue stick, or something else quick drying)

~paper trimmer/ruler

~piece of chipboard ( medium weight, at least 1x7 inches. I get mine free at paper stores it comes in their paper packs and usually they are happy to recycle)

~ Valentine Girl Download (provided) and photo paper or other heavy weight paper to print on

~various valentine's embellishments.

Step One:

Cut the piece of cardstock down to 3 1/2 inches wide by 6 inches long. Measure from the bottom of the long side up two inches and make a score line across the cardstock. Fold the bottom up and press firmly.

Step Two :

Unfold card and cover the whole piece on the front with pretty paper using a good glue or glue strips. I chose to use ledger paper.

Now fold the bottom of the card up again and make a crisp crease. Add pretty paper to the front of the fold.

Add embellishments to the front of the flap. Remember that this will be the base for your card to stand on, so keep your embellishments flat, to ensure your card will stand properly when opened.

Step 3:

Cut a strip of medium weight chipboard to 1 inch wide by 7 inches long.

Make score lines down the long side at 2 1/2 inches, 3 1/2 inches, and 6 inches. Fold chipboard at score lines and crease firmly. Chipboard should now make a rectangular box shape.

Step 4:

Unfold chipboard strip and glue SHORT end (only glue to the FIRST score line on the chipboard) to the unfolded card, making sure to center the strip at the card's fold line.

Fold bottom of card up to 45 degrees to form an "L". Fold chipboard strip into box shape again and attach strip to back of card so the chipboard box is glued to the card in the "L". Fold card up to close and crease and press firmly to make sure everything lies fairly flat.

Step 5 :

Click here to Download Valentine Girl image .

To print, click on link to picture. Once there, right click on the image and choose "print". Print image on photo paper or other heavy weight printer paper. Cut out scraps DO NOT CUT OUT CENTER OF HEART!!! ( I did not "fussy cut" the heart either, I simply cut a heart shape around it, and did not worry about the fine details.) Adhere girl to the heart, and then glue both to the front of the chipboard strip.

Close card back up and crease and press firmly to make sure everything lies flat. Now comes the fun part! Continue embellishing until your heart is content! This technique of adding the chipboard to make a pop up can be repeated in the same card with different pop ups, and the entire idea can easily be adapted for other holidays and occasions too. Here is the finished project :

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