August 19, 2025

Pop Out Pull Tab Card

A fun card for you all today, my nephews would certainly love this type of card base. With hindsight I think in the future I would use a lower weight of card. I used a 320gsm but think that a lower weight would create less bulk with the fold out and a smoother mechanism


There is a full video tutorial on my YouTube Channel which you can find here 


Card Making Supplies

Made To Surprise All The Sentiments Stamp and Die set

Pumpkin Spice Stamp Set from Creative Stamping Issue 150

Card Making Instructions

Start with a piece of card measuring 5 inch by 6 inch and score this at 3 on the 6 inch side


On this score line make a mark 1 inch down top and bottom. Then 1 inch either side of the score line and score down to the 1 inch mark (See video for clarity) 

Fold the diagonal score lines as valleys and the vertical as a mountain

For the matts and layers you need two of each

Mats 2 3/4 by 4 3/4 

Layers 2 1/2 by 4 1/2

Onto both you need to mark one inch in on both edges at the top and 1 inch down. Join the dots and cut off the corners


You want 2 pieces of card measuring 2 1/2 by 2 3/4 and on the longest edge on one corner of both mark 1 inch in and 1 inch down. Score between the 2.


Mats and layers were added to both of these.

Mats 2 1/4 by 2 1/2
Layers 2 by 2 1/4


Fold the corner over, place glue on the folded corner and line this up with the score line on the first piece you created



Fold this back and place glue of the triangle directly behind only 


Score a sheet of 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inch card at 5 3/4 to create a card base

I added mats & layers

Mats 5 1/2 by 8 inch

5 1/4 by 7 3/4 inch


Take a piece of card measuring 7 3/4 by 5 inch and score at 2 inch on the long edge.

Add mats and layers

Mat x1 5 1/2 by 4 3/4

Layer x1 5 1/4 by 4 1/2

Mat x1 1 3/4 by 4 3/4

Layer 1 1/2 by 4 1/2


The 2 inch part had glue added to the back and was lined up with the top of the pop out mechanism.

Glue was then applied onto the back part of the first piece of card we scored and added onto the card base


I used a piece of card measuring 6 1/4 by 1 1/2 inch and scored this at 1/2 and 5 3/4


The 2 tabs were folded under either side of the pull mechanism and the tabs were glued to the card base about 1 inch from the bottom of the card base


Mats and layers were added
Mats 5 by 1 1/4
Layer 4 3/4 by 1


The sentiments were cut and the images were stamped coloured and fussy cut and arranged both on the outside and the inside


I found that the edges of the pop out bit were catching slighlty so I rubbed over the pumpkin on the pink paper with the edge of a tea light to make it move smoother


Thank you for reading 

Claire


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