Create a Corner Pop Out Fun Fold perfect for surprising and delighting your special someone! I’m so excited to share this fun fold technique with you because it’s one of those designs that makes people say “wow” when they open their card.
The best part about this design is how the corner element adds such an unexpected twist to what looks like a regular card from the outside. It’s like hiding a little bit of crafting magic inside each creation. Let’s get started!
cutting & scoring guide
| Paper Dimensions | Score Short Side | Score Long Side | ||||
| 5½” x 8½” Paper Pumpkin cardstock base | 4¼” | |||||
| 5¼” x 8″ Basic White cardstock for pop out liner | 4″ | |||||
| 2½” x 3¼” Scrap of any color cardstock for corner template |
step by step instructions
Cut the corner template in half diagonally. With the Basic White cardstock liner folded like a regular card in front of you, align the template on the top left corner of the liner with the longer side of the triangle along the top edge of the card. Score along the hypotenuse. Flip the liner over to the back, align the template again and score. The front and back of the card base should now have matching diagonal score lines. Fold on the diagonals to create the pop out mechanism.
I used the card base from the January 2025 Hearts for You Paper Pumpkin Kit for my card. Add liquid glue to the back of the liner and adhere inside the card base. Use glue on the front of the liner and close the front flap of the card base to adhere.
Add hearts to the two triangular pop out sections at the top. Hearts should be adhered to one or the other triangle, not both, for the mechanism to work. Adhere strips of leftover pieces of cut up envelopes to the edges of the liner.
Decorate the front with Basic White die cut hearts using the Spring is in the Air Add-On dies. Add a small negative heart from one of the card front elements. Add two of the sparkle heart gems.
Want to see how it comes together? Pop over to my YouTube channel where I demonstrate each step of this lovely Valentine’s design in a Short.
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