I first posted the pocket pull-up card back in July. Since then I’ve had several requests for step by step instructions. I’m sorry this took me so long to get it together and get it posted. Let me know if you have any questions or if this was fairly easy to understand. I’d love to hear your feedback. : )
What you need:
1 piece of cardstock 5 ¼ x 8
1 piece of cardstock 5 ½ x 4 ¼
1 piece of cardstock 1 ½ x 5 ½ (this is your “tab”)
Scrap cardstock for the pocket, girls, and one flower
Step one.
Score the large piece of cardstock in the middle and fold card in half.
Open back up.
On the inside of the card use a ruler or straight edge to draw your lines as shown in the picture. Two lines from the bottom of the cardstock 4 ¼” long and 1 5/8” apart.
Draw two lines across… one at the top of the two vertical lines and one 3 ¼” inches from the bottom.
Step two.
Cut the two vertical lines. Score the two horizontal lines (as noted by the dotted black dashes).
Place a piece of sticky tape on the very bottom of the cardstock that’s 1 ½ x 5 ½. This piece of cardstock will be your tab. Adhere this piece to the bottom of the strip you cut on the large piece of cardstock (note the red xxxxxxx).
This picture shows a side view with the card folded shut before the tab has been glued on… so you can see how the scored lines are bent.
This picture shows the card open again with the tab now glued on (at the bottom with the sticky tape).
This one shows how it looks with the card closed. (Tab already glued on)
Step three.
Now that the tab is glued on, open your card up and put glue where it shows in the picture. Be careful not to get glue on the tab area. Carefully shut the card so it will be glued together.
Step four.
Decorate your card as you like. For mine I stamped flowers and leaves all over and clored in. Then stamped a pocket and the girls, and cut them both out. The girls are glued behind the pocket. I also stamped and cut out a single flower to glue on top of the pocket. I put an eyelet with ribbon through it on the top of the pull tab to make it a little easier to pull up. The pocket with the girls is placed and glued on the strip.
Whatever you decide to use as your main image if it’s larger than the “bend” area, as my pocket is… do not glue it all the way down flat. You’ll have to play with it a little to see exactly where to glue the image so that it will pop up when you pull the tab.
Also, you can stamp your background (as I did the flowers/leaves) before you make any cuts if you like.
Step five.
Glue the card on top of your 5 ½ x 4 ¼ piece of (colored) cardstock to give it a nice border.
Here’s what it looks like with the tab pulled up. I stamped a sentiment so it would show when pulled up, but you could also leave that space blank so you'll have room to write something or sign the card. Please let me know if this was helpful or if you have any questions. : )