AGNES THE RED ART and CRAFT TUTORIALS

I'm quite well known on one ATC swap forum for my Oriental themed 'pop up' ATCs. These are based on a greetings card template and adapted to suit the size and style of an Artist Trading Card.

In this tutorial I've used plain card in contrasting colours and a basic template to make it easier for you differentiate between the main ATC card and the inner 'pop up' section. When you make your own pop up ATC you will obviously use decorated cards/papers and embellishments of your choice.

BASIC TOOLS and MATERIALS required - Two pieces of card both measuring 5inch by 3.5inch, pencil for marking, ruler, scissors, glue.

1. Cut two paper/card shapes 5inches  across                       2. Take the inner card and fold in half then                      3. Turn over and repeat on the other side.

3.5inch down. Fold main card (top) in half to                        then take one edge and bring this back to the                 You should now have a concertina of three

form your ATC card. The inner card is shown                        centre crease and fold.                                                  creases/ four section of card.

marked with a centre mountain fold line and

two valley fold lines exactly midway between

this and the edges.

4. Take the inner section and cut an apperture out of the            5. The two cards are now ready to          6. Glue the reverse of the entire left section (marked A)

middle, taking care not to go beyond the Valley folds or               glue to togther. The areas to attach          and adhere to the edge section of main ATC card (A).

into the outer sections.                                                           are labelled here A and B.                         Do the same with the other side (attach B section to B)

         7. This is your basic one card 'pop up'. It folds flat and then will open                        8. Three 'pop ups' have been made and attached together which

         out to reveal the pop up section. The apperture allows you to view                          open out fully to form a lantern design. 1,2, 3 even 4 cards could

         through to the inside of the main card - limitless creative scope here!                         be joined together.

THE FOLLOWING SHOWS SOME EXAMPLES OF MY ORIENTAL POP UP ATCS :-

                  I attached red silk cord as ties to keep the ATC closed,                                   Onced opened and secured, the knot can be used as a hanging

                    and this is also used to secure the piece when fully                                       loop. Note the torn edges of the inner pop up section, inked up

                                               opened.                                                                        dipped in embossing powder and heated. The appertures are

                                                                                                                                                        three different oriental symbols.

                  Instead of attaching ties, I made 'belts' which slip over                                          Belts removed and ATCs opened out to show the inner

                               the ATCs to keep them closed flat.                                                                                     decoration.