Sliding Pop-Up Box Butterflies & Flowers Card
For the card: Die cut all the card pieces from blue cardstock. Crease the two long scores on the slider pocket in mountain folds. Place Extra Sticky tape on the long narrow tab and attach it to the inside of the pocket, along the opposite edge. Cut two 3 5/8"x1¾" Secret Garden flower cardstocks and glue one centered on each side of the slider pocket.
On both box base pieces, crease the vertical scores in valley folds. Crease just the long horizontal scores on the smaller base piece in mountain folds. Place Extra Sticky tape on the larger base’s narrow tab, then attach it to the smaller base piece along the end edge that doesn’t have a tab.
Flatten out the box pieces and place with the inside facing up. Cut two 2 5/8"x2 5/8" Secret Garden blue flourish cardstocks and glue to the panels with the unfolded flaps. Cut two 2 5/8"x 7/8" Secret Garden green flourishes cardstocks and glue to the narrow flaps. Leave the remaining panels uncovered.
Turn the box over. Cut two 2 5/8"x2 5/8" Secret Garden blue flourishes cardstocks and glue to the two larger panels. Cut two 2 5/8"x1¾" Secret Garden flower cardstocks and glue to the lower front panels. Cut two 2 5/8"x 7/8" Secret Garden blue flourishes cardstocks and glue to the flaps.
Fold the tabs on the slider pocket back and place Extra Sticky tape on both. Attach the slider pocket tabs to the inside of the box at the center score. Fold the box base over the pocket while inserting the slider into the slider pocket. Attach the remaining box base tab to the slider at the fold. Test the mechanism by pinching the sides toward each other, causing the slider to slide all the way inside the pocket. To flatten the card, press the opposite box corners toward each other, causing the slider to slide part way out of the pocket.
Decorating the card: Punch out the “happy happy birthday” oval die-cut and foam tape it to the right back flap, extending 2" above the edge. Punch out the purple rectangle die-cut. Cut out the Secret Garden “the very best to you” cutout and foam tape it to the purple die-cut at the upper left. Glue the die-cut to the left back flap so it extends 1¼" above the edge.
Don’t remove the chipboard from the backing yet. Use the markers to color all the chipboard, blending the shades together. Press the VersaMark™ ink pad over the entire chipboard surface, then cover it with embossing powder. Tap off the excess powder and heat the remaining powder to melt it.
On both box base pieces, crease the vertical scores in valley folds. Crease just the long horizontal scores on the smaller base piece in mountain folds. Place Extra Sticky tape on the larger base’s narrow tab, then attach it to the smaller base piece along the end edge that doesn’t have a tab.
Flatten out the box pieces and place with the inside facing up. Cut two 2 5/8"x2 5/8" Secret Garden blue flourish cardstocks and glue to the panels with the unfolded flaps. Cut two 2 5/8"x 7/8" Secret Garden green flourishes cardstocks and glue to the narrow flaps. Leave the remaining panels uncovered.
Turn the box over. Cut two 2 5/8"x2 5/8" Secret Garden blue flourishes cardstocks and glue to the two larger panels. Cut two 2 5/8"x1¾" Secret Garden flower cardstocks and glue to the lower front panels. Cut two 2 5/8"x 7/8" Secret Garden blue flourishes cardstocks and glue to the flaps.
Fold the tabs on the slider pocket back and place Extra Sticky tape on both. Attach the slider pocket tabs to the inside of the box at the center score. Fold the box base over the pocket while inserting the slider into the slider pocket. Attach the remaining box base tab to the slider at the fold. Test the mechanism by pinching the sides toward each other, causing the slider to slide all the way inside the pocket. To flatten the card, press the opposite box corners toward each other, causing the slider to slide part way out of the pocket.
Decorating the card: Punch out the “happy happy birthday” oval die-cut and foam tape it to the right back flap, extending 2" above the edge. Punch out the purple rectangle die-cut. Cut out the Secret Garden “the very best to you” cutout and foam tape it to the purple die-cut at the upper left. Glue the die-cut to the left back flap so it extends 1¼" above the edge.
Don’t remove the chipboard from the backing yet. Use the markers to color all the chipboard, blending the shades together. Press the VersaMark™ ink pad over the entire chipboard surface, then cover it with embossing powder. Tap off the excess powder and heat the remaining powder to melt it.