Cup Cake Birthday Card
with pop-up cupcake inside
Inside the card, the middle cupcake pops-up in front of the recipe
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This cupcake Happy Birthday card has a quick and yummy cupcake recipe inside and the middle cupcake on the inside floats off the page when the card is opened.
Note that all the templates are available in either pdf or jpg and are A4 size. Choose whichever form suits you best.
Note that all the templates are available in either pdf or jpg and are A4 size. Choose whichever form suits you best.
Materials Required:
2 pieces of White A4 Card (for base card and to create the pop-up cupcake inside the card)
Coloured A4 Card in chosen colours for the cupcake cases & tops, candles, flames, and lettering
Printer
Double sided sticky tape. Several different thicknesses, including thin tape will be useful.
Ink pad (ideally a darker shade of the colour chosen for the cupcake tops)
Sponge
Craft knife
Scissors
Scoring tool. A ball point pen that has run out of ink will work well too.
Sticky tape
Sticker maker (optional)
Tweezers (optional)
2 pieces of White A4 Card (for base card and to create the pop-up cupcake inside the card)
Coloured A4 Card in chosen colours for the cupcake cases & tops, candles, flames, and lettering
Printer
Double sided sticky tape. Several different thicknesses, including thin tape will be useful.
Ink pad (ideally a darker shade of the colour chosen for the cupcake tops)
Sponge
Craft knife
Scissors
Scoring tool. A ball point pen that has run out of ink will work well too.
Sticky tape
Sticker maker (optional)
Tweezers (optional)
Instructions:
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1. Create the Base Card:
Print out the Cupcakes Recipe template onto the white A4 base card using either of the templates below (jpg or pdf) 
Template
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Fold the A4 card in half to make the base card.
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Base card ready to go
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2. Print out the cupcake cases template (below) onto the BACK side of your card, and cut them out .
I used a silver card for my cupcake cases. |
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Template
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3. Print our the cake tops (template below) onto the BACK side of your card, and cut them out.
I used a light pink card for my cake tops. 
Template
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4. Print the Candles template (below) onto 3 pieces of A4 card - one for the candle stems, and two others for the candle flames, onto the BACK side of your card. Cut out the candle stems and flame pieces from their respective pieces of card.
I used light blue for the stems, and orange & yellow for the flames. 
Template
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5. Print out the reversed "Happy Birthday " lettering onto the BACK side of your card (template below). Cut out your chosen combination of upper and lower case letters.
Template
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6. Assemble the six cupcakes.
First place double sided sticky tape along the lower edge of the FRONT of the cupcake top. You only want about 2-3mm of tape on the bottom, so if your tape is wider than this, apply it with the extra tape hanging off the bottom, peel off the protective layer and then fold the tape back on itself . Align the cupcake cases over the cupcake tops so that the edges are meeting, then press them down to adhere onto the top. |
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7. Sponge a matching ink colour around the tops of the cupcakes.
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8. Arrange all the pieces for the lettering and three of the cupcakes onto the base card until you have them sitting as you would like them. Don't stick them down yet.
I highly recommend that you take a photo of your layout one your phone so that you can refer back to it if required. This is especially handy when you get around to sticking down the letters. |
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9. Start sticking down the cupcake pieces one by one. Do this one cupcake at a time, so that you don't lose your positioning of each piece.
First the candle stems, then the cupcake over that, followed by the flames. Use double sided tape or glue for this. |
First the candle stem is glued into place.
Place double sided tape on the back of the cupcake.
I used tweezers to help position the pieces.
Double sided tape on the back of the larger flame piece
The larger flame piece is stuck down, using tweezers to position it.
Double sided tape on the back of the smaller flame piece
The smaller piece of the flame is stuck into place. Again using tweezers for positioning it.
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The three cupcakes have been stuck down onto the card
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10. Stick down the "Happy Birthday" lettering one word at a time.
I used a sticker maker for this. This is where the photo you took of the positioning will be handy, especially if you use a sticker maker and need to take off several letters at a time. If you are using double sided tape or glue for the letters, adhere them one at a time This will make the positioning of the letters easier. |
Putting the letters onto a sticker maker
The letters out of the sticker maker and ready to go
Carefully position the letters, using your photo as a guide
"Happy" has been adhered, now to stick down "Birthday"
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The front of the card is finished
The inside of the card is next...
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11. Now print out the template (below) for the floating cupcake on the inside of the card onto white card.
Template
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12. Cut out the pop-up template
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13. Score along the dotted lines to allow for precise and easy folding - you will need to score across the centre, and at each end of the centre tab.
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14. Cut down each side of the centre tab, along the solid line.
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15. Fold the pop-up template in half, pushing the pop-up tab through to the other side. Fold it as shown in the photo (with the dotted line on top) so that the printed lines will not be seen in the finished card.
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16. Stick the pop-up into place using double sided tape.
Position the tape as shown on the pop-up, then stick the pop-up in to the card, positioning it as shown in the photo. It is important that it sits firmly against the back of the card with the fold line of the pop-up firmly back against the fold line of the base card. |
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17. Assemble the floating cupcake.
Firstly use sticky tape (not double sided) to attach the candle stem to the cupcake, as shown. Using double sided tape (or glue) attach the flame to the top of the candle stem. Make sure that no sticky is protruding at the back by putting the double sided tape onto the front of the candle stem, and then placing the flame on top of this. |
Attach the candle stem using sticky tape
Candle stem attached
Double sided tape is put onto the front of the candle stem. Be sure to fold over any overhang once you have peeled the paper of the double sided tape.
Position the flame onto the candle stem. Using tweezers makes this easier.
The flame is attached.
Adhere the middle piece of the flame.
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Finished floating cupcake
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18. Attach the floating cupcake
First place double sided tape on the front of the pop-up tab, as shown. Then stick the floating cupcake onto tab. |
Double sided tape on the front of the pop-up tab
The floating cupcake in place
The floating cupcake viewed from above
The floating cupcake viewed from the side
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19. Work out your desired positioning of the last two cupcakes inside the card.
Stick the final two cupcakes into place using the same method as the front of the card: candle stem, followed by cupcake, and then flames.
Stick the final two cupcakes into place using the same method as the front of the card: candle stem, followed by cupcake, and then flames.
Final two cupcakes in position
That's it, all finished :)
Enjoy
Enjoy