Grad Wave Pop Up Card

Do you know anyone graduating from high school or college this month? If so, I have a card idea to offer up that is a little different than a regular card. Hi there! It’s Judy here with a Wave Pop Up Card project for CutCardStock.

Maybe you are familiar with this card style but, I just recently saw some on Pinterest and had to try one.

Materials

I am using 3 colors of Lessebo Card Stock for my card.

Lessebo NAVY BLUE Cardstock, Lessebo SALT WATER BLUE Cardstock,  Lessebo WHITE Discount Cardstock

Also using some pattern papers, dies, adhesives, score board and bone folder, paper trimmer.

Wave Pop Up Card Base

Start by creating a card base. You can go with any size card base, but I am going with 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch size.

Cut a piece of Lessebo NAVY BLUE Cardstock to 4 1/4 x 11 inches and 3 pieces of Lessebo WHITE Discount Cardstock to 4 x 5 inches.

Score at 5 1/4 & 5 3/4 inches along the 11 inch side. Fold and burnish along the score lines. 2 score lines are necessary as the inside of the card is a little bulky.

Adhere the white pieces of card stock to the front and inside of the card base.

Cut 3 pieces of pattern paper for card. 

Adhere a rectangular piece to the card front.

 Cut 2 pieces diagonally for inside of the card and adhere.

Create the “Wave” Pop Up Card Pieces

It’s time to create and add the “wave” pieces. 

The first step is to cut a piece of Lessebo WHITE Discount Cardstock to 6 x 7 3/4 inches. Score this piece of card stock at 3, 3 3/4, 4 1/2 & 7 1/2 inches along the 7 3/4 inch side.

Cut 6, 1 inch strips along the 6 inch side. Fold and burnish on the score lines to form an “M” shape as in 2nd photo below.

Glue the 1/4 inch end to the inside edge of the other end as in 3rd photo below.

Begin adding the “wave” pieces to the inside of the card. To do this, adhere 1 piece to the right side just below the bottom score line. The part that forms an “M” will face toward the bottom of the card as in photos below.

Continue by adding the next 5 pieces stacking on top of the left side of each piece overlapping about a 1/4 inch.

Once you adhere all 6 “wave” pieces, glue the last piece on the far left side just above the uppermost score line. So, attach the top of the last piece to the upper flap of the card.

The inside of the open card should look like this photo.

Decorative Pieces

Die cut pieces to decorate the card. I die cut a large sentiment piece and circle that will go on the card front. Cut 6 elements to go on the “waves”. I am using graduate silhouette die cuts.

Use Lessebo NAVY BLUE Cardstock and Lessebo SALT WATER BLUE Cardstock for the die cut pieces.

I also die cut a “Congratulations” sentiment out of the Navy card stock not pictured here.

Finishing

Adhere the “You Did It” sentiment piece to the die cut circle.

Add sentiment piece to card front.

Attach the graduate image pieces to the “wave”.

The “Congratulations” sentiment is the last piece to add.

My Grad Wave Pop Up Card is complete and I will definitely be making more cards in this style. It, of course, can be adapted for any theme and/or occasion.

Thanks for taking the time to check out this card project. I hope you give this type of card a try for yourself.

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