Birthday Pop Up Box Card

Cut a 15x17cm piece of white cardstock and score vertically at 5cm, 10cm and 15cm. Score horizontally at 7cm and remove the small rectangle area in the top-right corner. Repeat with a second piece of cardstock.

Fold each of the vertical score lines then cut each line from the top to the horizontal score line.

Lay the pieces of cardstock side by side. On the left-hand piece, fold the top of the centre and right-hand panels back on themselves. On the right-hand piece, fold back the left and centre panel. Turn both over and fix the tab from the right-hand panel to the left-hand panel. This will be the inside back panel.

Trim a 10x15cm piece of pink striped paper and fix to the reverse of the two non-folded panels covering the tab. Turn the card blank over. Cut four 6.5x4.6cm rectangles from pink Dalmatian paper and four 7.5x4.5cm panels. Fix two large rectangles to the bottom-left panels and bottom-right panels. Fix the small rectangles to the top-right and top-left panels. Turn the card over.

Trim three 12x2cm pieces of white cardstock and score 1cm in from each edge. Fold along the score lines and using these as supports fix the first piece to the inside panels of the card blank. Fix the second and third panels in front of the first. Fix the tab at the front to create the box shape.

Fussy-cut and affix two Dalmatians to the front support, a panda on presents to the second support and two flamingos on unicycles to the back support.

Cut four 6.5x4.5cm rectangles from party hat paper and fix to the side and front panels. Die-cut a 4.5cm scalloped circle from the ‘good times!’ and ‘yay!’ sentiments and affix to each front top panel using 3D foam pads.

Die-cut a 6.5cm circle from the ‘Let’s Party!’ sentiment and fix to the reverse panel of the card blank. Fussy-cut bunting from patterned paper and fix to the top of the back panel to finish.