Surprise Pop-up

One 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock for the front (here Old Olive)

One 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock for the back (here Ruby Red)

One 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" piece of cardstock for the slider (optional, here Tempting Turquoise)

One 1/2" x 7" piece of copy paper for stabilizer (optional)

Scraps of cardstock for your pop-up image

Paper cutter with cutting and scoring blade

Sticky tape

Tape runner

Ribbon

Circle punch

Hole punch

Stamps

Ink and colors for your image

Step 1.
Decorate your 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock for the front of the card.

Step 2.
Slide your front cardstock into the paper cutter vertically. Line it up with the 3 1/2" mark and cut from 3/4" to 4 3/4".

Step 3.
Take your cardstock out, flip it around and make the same cut on the other side.

Step 4.
Slide your cardstock into the paper cutter horizontally and line it up at the 4 3/4" line.

Cut from 3/4" to 3 1/2", connecting the two vertical lines.

Step 5.
Take your cutting blade out of the paper cutter and insert the scoring blade.

Slide your front cardstock in horizontally. Make sure the short cut is on the left hand side. Line it up with the 4" mark and score from 3/4" to 3 1/2" (from one cut to the other).

Ed. Note: The following measurements have been corrected. Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Slide the cardstock to the 2 3/8" mark and again score from 3/4" to 3 1/2". Now slide it again to the 3/4" mark and make the same score one more time.

Step 6.
Lay your front and back piece of cardstock on top of each other.

Slide them about 1/4" into the circle punch and punch out a half circle.

Note: Make sure you make the punch on the side of the front cardstock, where you have a score on the 3/4" mark, not the cut.

Step 7. (optional)
Take your 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" piece of cardstock for the slider part of the card. Wrap your 1/2" x 7" piece of copy paper loosely around it and tape the end together. This loop will keep your slider part stable.

Step 8. (optional)
Tape your "stabilizer" to the back of your front piece of cardstock. Tape it right over the the top score. If it shows through the circle cut out, just use your circle punch to punch it out.

Step 9. (optional)
Take your slider piece and cut the top ends off to create a tag.

You can also leave it as it is, or use the corner rounder. Whatever works for your card.

Step 10.
Tape sticky tape on the left, right and bottom of the back of your front piece of cardstock. Also add a strip on the bottom of the flap.

Step 11.
Take your slider part, slide it through your "stabilizer" loop. Peel off the sticky tape plastic on the flap and line the end of your slider part up with the end of your flap. Tape it on.

Step 12.
Remove the rest of the sticky tape plastic and line up the back piece of cardstock over the front piece. Tape together.

Step 13.
Stamp the image for your front and color and layer if needed.

Step 14.
Tape the image to the front of your card. Line the image up with the bottom score. Only add tape up to the middle score and no further.

Step 15.
Pull your slider part out a bit and punch a hole in the middle of the top.

Step 16.
Tie ribbon through the hole.

Step 17.
Pull your slider out a bit, revealing the red back. Stamp an image or a saying in it. You could also write your message here if you want.

Your card is finished.