Space Heroes Pop-Up Card

Now that I'm done with Christmas cards for 2018, I can play around with some fun things for birthdays and other occasions!

This card has a fun cover with a surprise inside - a familiar friend in a gift box, with a birthday wish! (Keep scrolling to see the inside!) Happy birthday from your friendly galaxy space heroes!

This card required the following products (plus Copic markers):

• Kindred Stamps "Space Heroes" Stamp Set and space-themed paper
• Elizabeth Craft "Frame It Stitched Rectangles" Die Set
• Hunkydory/For the Love of Stamps "Retro Mix Tape" Stamp Set
• Plant Guy in Pot from a Marvel coloring book
• Lawn Fawn "Mini Pop-Up Box" Die Set
• Ranger Embossing Powder, Super Fine Detail Black
• Foam squares to pop up elements on the card cover

The Retro Mix Tape stamp set contains a standard cassette tape image, so I had to draw the lines and shade it to look like the tape we all know and love. Given the movie's soundtrack containing classic rock, "You're a classic" seemed like an appropriate cover sentiment. I embossed "classic" to make it look more like the cassette tape's ribbon. (I am old enough to remember what a pain those were, LOL.)

When the recipient opens the card, s/he sees this landscape from above.

I created the inside sentiment with my computer/printer and created the patterned paper with the small cassette tape stamp from the Retro Mix Tape stamp set, with Copic markers. When the recipient tilts the card, this is the inside surprise:

It's our favorite plant-like mini hero in a box! And he's wishing you a happy birthday!

I added a few more stems/shoots with the small curly dies in the Mini Pop-Up Box die set.

I hope you enjoyed this project, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Happy Crafting!