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Extreme Cards and Papercrafting
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Pop up cards, movable cards, greeting cards, digital crafts and unusual papercrafts.
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The Pocket Paper Engineer Volume III (Book Review)

The long awaited third volume in Carol Bartons The Pocket Paper Engineer series arrived on my doorstep this week.Having covered basic pop up forms in Volume I and platforms and props in Volume 2, Bar...

23 may 12

Thank You Shutter Card

At my "real job" I have three lovely senior citizen volunteers who help me on the days I have grades K-1-2 in the library. I made them each a Thank You shutter card with class photos on the i...

21 may 12

Graduation Ideas

Mortar board and graduation pop up cards, and money or gift card holdersGraduation Cap Money HolderMortar Board Graduation Pop Up CardGraduation Cap Pop Up Gift Card HolderInterlocking Flower Money H...

13 may 12

Daisy Mothers Day Card

The front of this meet-in-the-middle pop up card is from Wandas Crafts. Unfortunately, its no longer a free file. :( Wanda sells some of her designs individually for $1.00 so you may be able to get j...

07 may 12

Daisy Pop Up Card

This meet-in-the-middle pop up card is perfect for Mothers Day. Tutorial is up! Extreme Cards and Papercrafting: pop up cards, movable and mechanical cards, digital crafts and unusual papercrafts.

04 may 12

Mothers Day Cards

Here is a selection of cards, taken from previous posts, that would be suitable for Mothers Day cards. Explosion Box with Floating ButterfliesWindow Box Pop Up CardSliceform Flower PaperweightPleated...

20 apr 12

Uncommon Goods $50 Giveaway!

The uncommonly good people at Uncommon Goods gifted me with a Postcarden to try out, and another one to give away along with a $50 gift certificate! Yup, you read that right FIFTY DOLLARS in free sht...

16 apr 12

Blintz Fold Happy Birthday Pop Up

This birthday card was inspired by a save-the-date pop up card from Pounding Mill Press.The star cutout in the center is a free download from Birds Cards. Check out her other designs here.My card had...

07 apr 12 1 person likes this

Improved Easter Rabbits Foldover Card

Heres another layered Easter foldover card. I didnt like the eggs on the card I made yesterday so I swapped them out for a pot of tulips.Download cutting files: DXF1 and DXF2; PDF; SVG1 and SVG2Hand ...

31 mar 12

Easter Rabbits Crossover Card

Something about the way this bunny paper cutting from Snip Snippity Snip is photographed reminded me of the foldover cards I made a couple years back.I thought it would make a cute Easter card using ...

31 mar 12

Easter Rabbits Magic X Pop Up Card

I made up the name "Magic X Pop Up" for this card, because I dont know its called. Its another one of those cards that confuses your brain, but is really very simple--like the Cranberries Twi...

24 mar 12

Lamb and Bunny Window Pop Up Card

Here is a window style pop up card for Easter.I found the lamb and bunny paper cutting pattern at MCTSCAL efiles.After cutting this card I decided to edit out many of the tiniest cuts, so yours will ...

20 mar 12

Must-have Books for Pop Up Making

Are you interested in creating pop up cards of your own design? Not sure which pop up instruction book or books are the best of the best? These are my favorites--the ones Id want if I were stranded o...

16 mar 12 1 person likes this

Leprechaun Hat Pop Up Card

I thought making a slant-sided leprechaun hat for St. Patricks Day would be a simple variation of a tabletop type pop up cake or coffee cup. But no, because you cant collapse an angled shape in the s...

12 mar 12

Shamrock Wreath

This wreath is an interlocked paper chain of shamrock shapes.Construction is similar to my pumpkin wreath from a previous post.Download cutting file: PDF or DXF or SVGI made my wreath with twelve sha...

07 mar 12

White Christmas (Origamic Architecture)

Kind of out of season, which may explain it, but just wanted to slip in here and let yall know that there are a couple copies of Masahiro Chatani and Keiko Nakazawas book White Christmas: Create Your...

07 mar 12

Quickest Shamrock Pop Up Card Ever!

A tiny card with an expanding shamrock pop up.This St. Patricks Day card is based on a standard origami fold, the square base. It is first folded and cut into four joined hearts. One heart is trimmed...

02 mar 12 1 person likes this

Structural Packaging (Book Review)

Paul Jackson, author of more than 30 books on paper arts including The Pop-Up Book, which has been on my recommended list as long as Ive had this blog, has another winner. Structural Packaging: Desig...

24 feb 12

Shamrock Hawaiian Quilt Card

Heres an easy shamrock Hawaiian quilt block St. Patricks Day card (easy if you have a cutting machine). Requires patience to hand cut. I started with the letter "c" from the dingbat font Hawa...

17 feb 12

Solid Sliceform Heart

Folds flat! I started graphing this heart two years ago and just got around to finishing it! How to construct a solid sliceform valentine heart Download and cut files PDF or DXF1 and DXF2 or SVG1 and...

13 feb 12

LOVE Pop Up Card

This pop up card was inspired by the LOVE sculpture in Philadelphia and a very fancy version at The Singing Tree. I wanted to see what it would look like with a completely different font. I tried tip...

08 feb 12

Valentines Day Roundup

Some previous Valentines Day projects you may have missed or forgotten about. Pop Up Scherenschnitte Hearts and Doves Double Heart Spiral Card Pile of Hearts Pop Up Card Froebel Weaving Valentine Tre...

03 feb 12

50th Birthday Pop Up Crown Cake

I pulled numerous sources from my idea file for this 50th birthday pop up card. On the front, the speech bubble says "We are not amused." Inside I referenced Englands wartime posters and Mari...

27 jan 12

Happy Birthday Paper Cut Lantern Tutorial

I made this as a birthday card, but you could swap out the "Happy Birthday" section for another flowered section if you would like a lantern without a sentiment. How to make a paper cut lante...

21 jan 12

Happy Birthday Paper Cut Lantern

Ive been working on a paper cut lantern for my mother-in-laws 92nd (!!) birthday. I plan to light it with a battery operated tealight. Cutting files and details in the next post. Window shape and bir...

14 jan 12

Zakka Style (Book Review)

Author Rashida Coleman-Hale explains that the Japanese term zakka has been loosely translated to mean “miscellaneous goods,” “many things,” or “sundries.” Something with simple charm. Something handm...

13 jan 12

Easy Pop Up Snowflake Cards

I made four of these window type snowflake pop up cards from Willem Bonings patterns. Unfortunately, he has taken the file off his site. (Although you can still get them from the Internet Archive if ...

07 jan 12

Cranberries Twister Pop Up Card

This pop up card makes you say, "How does THAT work?" I was inspired by the designs of the extraordinary Keiko Nakazawa, who often collaborated with Masahiro Chatani, a pioneer in the art of ...

31 dec 11

Something Shiny!

Our 2011 family Christmas cardThe envelope is embossed with Cuttlebugs diamond embossing folder. I drew a few iridescent stars with a Gelly Roll silver stardust pen. The card front. The border is dra...

25 dec 11

Space Invader Spider Woven Card

This card uses Froebel weaving to create the Space Invader spider. I borrowed the spider design from boredgamegirl and changed the hat a tiny bit. Review the weaving instructions in this Valentine po...

21 dec 11

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