Article · Extreme Cards and Papercrafting
How to Make Pop Up Cards - The Box - Lesson 1
By Extreme Cards and Papercrafting
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2008
About this lesson
The first lesson in a long-running pop-up card series walks through the box (parallel) fold from a single sheet: drawing rectangles against the center crease, cutting their sides, scoring the top edge, and reversing the fold so the boxes pop forward when the card opens.
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