How To Make A 3d Cake Pop Up Card

We love homemade cards, when I was younger and to a degree still now, I used to make ALL birthday cards I sent myself. I think DIY birthday cards are the best! Today we have a super fun and easy pop up birthday card for you to learn how to make!

Today we share a fun 3d Cake Card – this can also be made as pop up Wedding Cake card (as shared in my new Paper Crafts book!) and can be customised with colours and decorations to suit anyone’s interests! Birthday gifts, with handmade cards with a personalized message are simply the best!

We have MANY greeting cards that kids can makefor you to be inspired by, as well as special collection off Pop Up Card Projects?

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On to today’s Birthday Pop Up Card! I love the cake design, complete with sprinkles and birthday cake candles. So cute. Whilst I have your Attention

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The supplies needed to make this birthday card, really are quite basic! In essence it is some cardstock and scrap paper in different colors. But as with all our makes, I encourage you to work with what you have and have a good rummage in your craft box, you can easily add washi tape, glitter paper, stickers, ribbons and even lace to your “happy birthday card” design!

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Once you have added your birthday wishes to the inside, why not also decorate with some additional birthday balloons in the background?!

As per usual, we have a fantastic HOW TO video to share with you on autoplay – but first have some step by step written instructions that you may prefer! But thevideo does show you how quick and easy it is to make this fun and easy Pop Up Birthday Cake Card.

Note:you don’t have to use “pretty pattern paper/ sprinkles paper” like I have here.. but you can also decorate the “white cake” with pens or things like washi tape. Have a look at what you have already and work with what you have got! A word of warning though… this pop up birthday card DIY is so easy, that you will want to make more and more and more… so why not make a batch and have them handy for up coming birthdays throughout the year? Make a white one, with a little bride and groom and you have the perfect Wedding Cake Card too!

Birthday Cake 3d Pop Up Greeting Card

Think about your cake toppers – will they be candles or a little bride and groom. Keep it simple, the result will look great and you don’t have to be an artist to create details. Cut our your candles or bride and groom and have them ready!

Using your card stock as a guide, cut your A5 sheet of white paper down a little – so that when it is inside the card you have a nice frame!

Take your candles, line them up with your folded paper and roughly measure out the top of cake and the bottom of the cake.

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We used pretty patterned paper to make the pop up birthday cake layers and add our candles. But you can use any paper and just decorate it using markers, washi tape, stickers, glitter, ribbons, lace or even buttons! A great way to customise this easy DIY Birthday card to suit what you have at home.

Now it is time to write your birthday message inside! If you can also draw some birthday balloons in the background of your card! This makes a lovely birthday card for a mum, dad, grany, grandpa or a good friend! The recipient will love it and it will be a lovely way to add to the celebrations on their special day.

Learn how to make a pop up birthday cake card – can also be created as a wedding cake card or stacked birthday gift card!

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If you fancy more card making ideas, don’t forget we have this great “generic” set of Cards Kids Can Make, as well as fabulous set of Valentines Day Cards for Kids to make, many of which are suitable for Birthdays, loved ones and wedding! Just take a peak and stay for a good browse!!

For this type of craft, I really do think the video is easier to watch – and shows you how very easy it is to make these fabulous pop up birthday cards! Enjoy! This is the long video voice over version also available on YouTube.We love pop-ups, and this is a great one! It’ll only take you a few pieces of card and a bit of patience. A three-tier birthday card emerges out of a card bearing a simple (but spangly!) Happy Birthday message!

Please note: as the main card piece is such a big file (in that – it has absolutely loads of separate lines!) then I’ve saved it here separately so it doesn’t over-burden your machine and slow things down too much (having said that – you might still get a message asking if you still want to wait!)

How To Make A Pop Up Cake Card

The settings you choose will depend entirely on your card choices – I’ve found that (on the Cricut Maker) I’ve found Intricate Cardstock (with More pressure) is the best setting. For heavier card, oddly, I’ve found that Cereal Box (with More pressure), a setting that uses the deep cut blade, produces the best results! I can’t say that it doesn’t pain me a little to use this setting on high-quality Felt Embossed 270gsm card, but the results are what count!

What is crucial though, is that your mat is clean and super-sticky. I used the lilac-coloured strong grip mat. You’ll need to make sure the card is firmly stuck to the mat in all places – I highly recommend using Cricut’s scraper to do this.

Take one of the main card pieces and bend over the top, narrowest layer of slits to start to form a circle (below, image on left).

Birthday Cake Pop Up Card

Once it’s starting to take shape, grip the card from the top and push forwards to bend the bottom of that top layer of slits into a circle (below, image on right).

Yes! You’re already working in 3D!! Now, do the same for the other piece. When you make folds, move the pieces backwards and forwards to make movement easy.

Apply glue to the big fold directly behind the top central semi-circle. Glue the candles to the top edge as shown. I’ve experimented so much with different types of glue, but the one that’s worked best for this section is roller glue.

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Join up the end flaps on either side of the section you’ve just joined, while ensuring that the cake remains upright. (Like the join you just made when you joined the centre circle together, this join will be vertical, at a 90-degree angle to the base of the card).

Let the glue dry, and open out the small flaps at the ends of the section you’ve just glued. The underside of the card should look like this:

The point where each of these pieces join need to be glued to the EXACT centre point of the fold on the card base (the plain card that has a fold in the middle). Measure at either side to ensure you position it centrally. Carefully join the large middle section first, ensuring that the cake shape is upright. Then, work outwards, with the next pair of flaps and the outer pair of flaps. If you lift the card, it should look like this underneath:

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Now, glue the bottom section of the card pieces (that is – the area outside the bottom circle) and attach it to the base of the card. At this point, you might find that PVA glue is the best option – you want a really thin layer, but you don’t want to leave any gaps.

Apply the first of the inside layers of the card – being careful to push the edges close to the popped-up card pieces (again, we found a thin layer of PVA glue, with no gaps, best here!).

Apply the flame shapes (we used yellow holographic adhesive paper!) to either side of the candle flames. Glue one side of the largest of the elaborate circular pieces and position it on the bottom layer as shown. Make sure that the layer is glued evenly and firmly to the top of the ‘cake’ piece:

Happy Birthday Cake 3d Pop Up Card (single Layer) For Birthday Boys & Girls

You’ve now done all the hard work! Well done! Admire your creation as it dries – it really need to be left to dry thoroughly before you move on!

Once your ‘cake’ is dried, carefully close it (making sure that it folds along the scored, folded lines, not squashing anything else!) and open it. Do this a few times until the movement is easy and ensure the cake is upright (if