My First Twist-and-Pop Card, for a Special Birthday

I’m happy to say that I’m branching out and learning new things about crafting all the time.

When I wanted to make a “wow” birthday card for a woman who has always been quite special to me, I decided to give this style a go, as something different. It’s called a Twist-and-Pop card (though I believe it has other names as well). This had been one of those kinds of cards that I viewed with some trepidation, thinking it looked impossibly hard to manage. I mean, the thing folds in on itself and somehow still fits in a normal envelope. 🤔🤷‍♀️

I confess that I had it easy this time, because in my May 2018 Papercraft Inspirations UK subscription magazine (a gift from my mom), there were two prescored and precut card bases and middle parts along with these flower cards and directions on where and how to put them all together.

I was glad there were two also, because I glued the wrong thing to the wrong side at first. 🤦‍♀️ So now that will be my template when I go to cut another card base and middle to use up the second (different) set of flower pieces they included.

I inked around all of my flower cards with Sweet Pea quick-drying chalk ink from Ingvild Bolme and also used it atop a white “Happy Birthday” die-cut from one of my crafty peeps. The best part for me was adding Clear Wink of Stella to all the flowers so they would sparkle (which never picks up in photos very well).

And as usual, I forgot to take photos of my card before signing it.

Anyway, my recipient seemed delighted, so I achieved my goal. (I’m sort of just happy it got to her on time, as I struggle with that.) And now I have little fear about making another Twist-and-Pop card! I actually made this card back in April and have done a few others in this style as well. I’m going to be blogging about one of them—a special 20th anniversary card—so stay tuned. 🙂

Author: Connie Troyer

I'm a cardmaker, scrapbooker, book editor, and vocal singer, but not always in that order. I juggle these things with filling card orders for my local gift shop and others and being a Stampin' Up consultant! I'm happy to help you place an order anytime if you want some craft supplies! Shop with me at http://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2202334 View all posts by Connie Troyer