House on Ashwell lane: pop up cards

Handmade cards are always fun to receive! It's even more fun to make some. Here are the cards that I made.

These were really easy to make. All I required was card stock and some scrap paper I already had. I used paper with fun and modern print but you could use more traditional colors if you wish. You could even embellish the cards with glitter, stickers etc:. I wanted to keep it simple.

Here is the link to the to the tutorial for the pop up Christmas tree card. http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/christmas-cards#slide_35

For the ornament card these are the steps I followed. Cut a paper in the shape of an ornament. I drew free hand. You could easily get a template from the internet. Than start at the center and cut a spiral with an exact o knife.Make a circular opening at the center of the card a little smaller than the ornament and stick the edges of the ornament cutout around the opening. Pull the center and stick it to the inner backside of the card.