Box of Balloons Pop-up Card

Cut a white piece of A4 cardstock to 12x23cm and score at 7cm, 11cm, 18cm and 22cm, leaving a 1cm tab at the end. Turn the cardstock and score the long side at 7cm, then make cuts from the score lines down to this line.

Fold to create an open-top box. Trim away the top section of the 1cm tab then secure with the remaining tab.  Fold down the front and side panels, leaving the back panel upright.

Cut two 9x2cm strips of white cardstock. Score and fold 1cm from each end then, with the strips making a “z” shape, secure the strips inside the top of the box leaving an even space between them.

For the bottom of the box, cut two 4.5x6.5cm pieces of white cardstock and one 6.5cm-square piece. Cover with Peeled Paint distress ink, add dots using a white Posca Paint Pen and adhere to the base.

Cut two 6.5x1.5cm strips of white cardstock, colour as before and adhere inside the box.

Cut two 4.3cm-square pieces of white Neenah card and one 6.3x4.5cm piece of the same card.  Randomly stamp the small flowers onto each piece, colour using alcohol markers and add white dots between the flowers. Layer onto slightly larger cardstock that has been coloured with Peeled Paint Distress Ink then adhere to the box flaps.

Download and print one of the background scenes and trim to 6x11.5cm. Layer this onto green cardstock and adhere to the back panel of the box.

Stamp seven balloons, two strips of bunting, one dog, the butterflies and the daisies, then colour using alcohol markers and fussy-cut out. Adhere the dog and the flowers to the front of the box and adhere the bunting to the back panel of the card using 3D foam pads.

Cut strips of acetate and adhere to the balloons and butterflies, then attach these to the two strips of cardstock inside the box.

Die-cut the sentiment from purple cardstock then adhere to white cardstock. Fussy-cut the sentiment and attach to the front flap of the box to finish.