• Cardstock or heavy construction paper
• Scissors
• ruler
• paper clip, or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink, or a knitting needle
• crayons, colored pencils, markers

Steps 1 and 2:
Right Click (control-click on Mac) on the two links below to save the PDF templates to your computer. Be sure to choose “Save Link As” to select the PDF (not “Save Image As” which downloads the small thumbnail image). Print the PDF out at 100% size (no scaling) on a heavy paper, such as cardstock. Color all of your pieces with crayons or markers before scoring and cutting.  If Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your computer, the file should open. If you don’t have Acrobat Reader, you can download it here.

DIY_bouquet_A

DIY_bouquet_B

Step 3

Use a ruler or a straight edge and a paper clip to score all the black dotted lines.

Step 4

Next use scissors to cut out all the pieces along the black solid lines.

Step 5

Take Piece A and fold along the dotted line towards you. Unfold

Step 6

Next take Piece B and fold along the dotted line towards you. Unfold.

Step 7

Now fold the card piece in half along the dotted lines towards you. Unfold.

Step 8

Next put a small amound of glue on the “Glue A Here” shape.

Step 9

Take Piece A and line up the bottom with the “Glue A Here” shape. Make sure the left edge matches with the center dotted line of the card piece. Press firmly and let dry.

Step 10

Now put a small amount of glue on the “Glue B Here” shape.

Step 11

Take Piece B and slot it through the slot of Piece A.

Step 12

Take Piece B and line up the bottom with the “Glue B Here” shape. Make sure the right edge of the Piece B matches with the center dotted line of the card piece. Press firmly and let dry.  Now close the card and re-open. You now have a beautiful bouquet for a special someone!

The designers cram almost 40 pages of information in the 12” x 9” format that features a pop-up map of the host region on the first spread as well as a large complex paper engineered structure with accompanying pop-up side flap in the center of the book. In Bern, the Bundeshaus (Parliament building) unfolds to a satisfyingly solid structure. For Zurich, the Grossmunster cathedral takes center stage to St. Peter’s clock tower. The good people at Refeka really did a nice job with the paper engineering.

Since this is a promotion catering to the tourism trade, all the books are printed in German, French, English, Chinese and Japanese. Additionally, pop-up cards are available for purchase at the online store. With the aid of Google translation and helpful English email correspondence I had no trouble ordering these welcome editions. If you are interested in a unique souvenir of your time abroad or wish to supplement your pop-up collection, I recommend you consider picking some up.

Mo teamed up with Bruce Foster to create the first ever “Pop Out” book.  Big Frog Can’t Fit In was released this week by Hyperion and I was fortunate enough to get a copy for myself.  The nine-inch by nine inch book comes in a tall resealable bag with an additional orange box that protects the dangling froggie toes from getting smashed on the bookshelf.  The six spreads feature oversized pop-ups and playful pull tabs designed out of sturdy heavyweight paper.  (This book has the potential to stand up to some very curious little hands.)  I am also very impressed with how the positive storyline is integrated with the pop-ups.  You can tell Mo and Bruce really had fun making this book.

Now that the pop-out book is out Mo and Bruce are had at work in a variety of different projects.  Keep an eye on Mo’s blog to get a taste of what’s to come out of his studio. As for Bruce Foster, well he is the most prolific paper engineer I have ever met. This month FOUR new titles he paper engineered are coming out: Big Frog Can’t Fit In, The Sound of Music, Angels and the Sports Illustrated Kid’s Wow! The Pop Up Book of Sports.  I’m looking forward to seeing them all!

• Cardstock or heavy construction paper
• Scissors
• ruler
• paper clip, or ballpoint pen that has run out of ink, or a knitting needle
• crayons, colored pencils, markers

Steps 1 and 2:
Right Click (control-click on Mac) on the two links below to save the PDF templates to your computer. Be sure to choose “Save Link As” to select the PDF (not “Save Image As” which downloads the small thumbnail image). Print the PDF out at 100% size (no scaling) on a heavy paper, such as cardstock. Color all of your pieces with crayons or markers before scoring and cutting.  If Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your computer, the file should open. If you don’t have Acrobat Reader, you can download it here.

DIY_easter_1

DIY_easter_2

Step 3
Use a ruler or a straight edge and a paper clip to score all the black dotted lines.

Step 4
Next use scissors to cut out all the pieces along the black solid lines.

Step 5
Take the handle piece (Tab A and B) and fold in half away from you along the center dotted line.  Unfold.

Step 6
Now fold Tab A towards you along the dotted line.  Unfold.

Step 7
Next fold Tab B towards you along the dotted line.  Unfold.

Step 8
Next take the bunny’s head piece and fold it along the center dotted line towards you.  Unfold.

Step 9
Fold the ‘Glue C Here’ Tab away from you.  Unfold.

Step 10
Fold the ‘Glue D Here’ Tab away from you.  Unfold.

Step 11
Next take the basket piece and fold along the center dotted line away from you.  Unfold.

Step 12
Fold the ‘Glue F’ Tab towards you.  Unfold.

Step 13
Fold the ‘Glue E’ Tab towards you.  Unfold.

Step 14
Next fold Tab G towards you along the dotted line.  Unfold.

Step 15
Next fold Tab H towards you along the dotted line.  Unfold.

Step 16
Now take the card piece and fold it towards you along the dotted line.  Unfold.

Step 17
Put a small amount of glue on the grey ‘Glue A Here’ shape.

Step 18
Now take the handle piece and match Tab A with ‘Glue A Here’ shape.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 19
Next put a small amount of glue on the grey ‘Glue B Here’ shape.

Step 20
Next match up Tab B with the ‘Glue B Here’ shape.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 21
Now take the bunny’s head piece and put a small amount of glue on the ‘Glue C Here’ grey shape.

Step 22
Now line up the ‘Glue C Here’ tab with the BACK side of the basket piece.  Make sure the middle dotted lines line up together.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 23
Lift up the ‘Glue D Here’ tab and put a small amount of glue on the ‘Glue D Here’ tab.

Step 24
Next line up the ‘Glue D Here’ tab with the BACK side of the basket piece.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 25
Turn the basket piece over to the FRONT side.  Put a small amount of glue on the ‘Glue E’ grey tab.

Step 26
Next fold ‘Glue E’ tab down towards you.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 27
Put a small amount of glue on the ‘Glue F’ tab.

Step 28
Fold ‘Glue F’ Tab towards you.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 29
Now take the card piece and put a small amount of glue on the ‘Glue G Here’ grey shape.

Step 30
Take the basket piece and line up Tab G with the ‘Glue G Here’ grey shape.  Make sure the middle dotted lines line up together.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 31
Now put a small amount of glue on the ‘Glue H Here’ grey shape.

Step 32
Next line up Tab H with the ‘Glue H Here’ grey shape.  Press firmly and let dry.

Step 33
Now close the card.

Step 34
And open the card—you now have your very own Easter Bunny card!

All kids love dinosaurs, and that’s what my only pop-up book was all about. I was one of those kids who knew WAY too much about those prehistoric beasties – annoyingly correcting every adult who dared mispronounce their names.

Pretty cool book – right? It inspired me to create my own series of prehistoric pop-ups, the Encyclopedia Prehistorica series (Dinosaurs, Sharks & Sea Monsters, and Megabeasts).

My memories of this book are much different than what you all see in these pictures. My little sister Erin (who was 2 years old at the time) also enjoyed this book a great deal. Let’s just say that all of the pop-up dinosaurs inside also went extinct – she tore the book to pieces! Now I have a new copy of Dinosaurs: A Pop-Up Book – and my little sister or Lilly (my brand-new niece) will never get their mitts on it!

The titles include:

Red Riding Hood (1997) illustrated by Zampiga Milena

Three Little Pigs (1998) illustrated by Silvia Bartoletti

Pinocchio

Nursery Rhymes

Snow White

Hansel & Gretel

Each title has different dimensions and comprise of a number of black and white printed sheets that are sealed in a plastic bag. A rough translation of the promotional material is as follows:

“POP-UP stripe is a new series of cards in which we intend to show operational techniques for the construction of mini-books that will have classic fairy tales as their subject. Build each pop-up book which consists of five pages on a single folded strip of paper.”

Massimo came up with the idea while leading pop-up workshops with children. He decided to start his own small publishing company. Then he created and assembled the packets and sold the Pop-up Stripes via mail orders. Around 2002, the Italian publisher Quercetti bought the concept and released new versions of Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Pinocchio. At that time, Massimo published a wonderful pop-up version of Pinocchio for Emme Edizioni.

Here are some images from this past year’s promotional project, The Fox with the Golden Fur.  Enjoy!

http://www.marthastewart.com/250350/pop-valentines-day-card