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Valentine’s Day Pop UP Card: 3D Heart Tutorial

Posted by Creative on January 30, 2011 in Blog &Valentine's day Pop Up Cards

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This is probably my most popular pop up card. After redesigning the card and creating the template, I was able to make the tutorial this past weekend.  I could only get the video down to 11 minutes, which is still pretty long. It just takes time to do all the sewing and gluing. I still have a cold (that’s lasted for a month) so please excuse my muffled coughs. I’ve sped most of the video up so you may need to pause it a few times or watch some parts over to get what I’m doing. It’s not as hard as it looks. You just need a little patience to put everything together. It will all be worth it in the end when you give this card to someone you really care about.  Here is a picture of the first 3D heart I made in 2007.

Here’s the video of the tutorial.

Here is a transcript of the video:  Narration for Valentine’s Day Card: 3D Heart Tutorial

If you don’t want to watch the video, here are the summarized instructions:

  1. Purchase the template for this design here: Valentine’s Day Pop Up Card: 3D Heart.
  2. Print out the template and use it to cut the parts out of card stock.
  3. Cut out all the pieces making sure that you cut all the slots very precisely. If the slots aren’t deep enough, you heart will be warped and wont fold flat.
  4. Start assembling the heart with pieces A and C. Put the C ring into the A heart
  5. Assemble the rest of the rings (D, E) into the A heart
  7. Assemble the B heart pieces by starting at the top of the heart and pulling the rings through the center. Then slide the bottom of the rings into the bottom of the B heart
  9. Finish by sliding the F heart over the rings, starting from the top again.
  11. Cut out the card backing from white card stock. Poke holes at the center of the “X” using a needle or sharp object. You will attach the heart to this card.
  12. Cut out another card backing, without the holes, and cut it down the center so you have 2 pieces. This will be the outer cover.
  13. Cut 5 pieces of thread 2-3 feet long. Use thread that is the same color as your card backing.
  14. Tie the thread at the 5 locations shown below. The thread should sit inside the slot in the heart pieces:
  16. Put the 5 threads through the 5 holes in the white card backing, starting with the center thread. Use tape to hold the thread in place so that it doesn’t slip out accidentally. To pass the thread through the holes, you can use a needle, needle threader, tweezers, thin wire or floss threader (not shown). I’m using black thread in these next few pictures so that you can see it easier.
  18. If you don’t have these items, you can just make the holes larger and pass the thread directly through. I prefer to use a needle threader. Here is what it looks like:
  20. Adjust the lengths and tension of the threads so that the heart stands up straight when the card is opened. Use tape to hold the thread in place.
  21. Glue the threads in place by gluing small pieces of paper on the threads.

  22. Fold the string over the paper and glue a second piece of paper over the folded string. This will anchor the string in place.

  23. Cut off the excess string.
  24. Glue the outer cover pieces onto the backside of the card. Be sure to align the pieces to the center crease very accurately and make sure the card opens flat.
  25. Put the card under several books or flat objects so that the card will dry flat.

If the lengths are not adjusted correctly, the heart will not stand straight. If the string is not anchored properly, the string will slip over time and the heart will begin to droop down or it will not open fully. I recommend using 100lb paper or thicker for the backing. You may want to use dense cardboard. A variation of this card is to put initials in the center of the card. Attach the initials to the A heart piece.

I hope you all enjoyed making this card. Good luck!

2/27/11 Update

If you don’t want to do all that sewing, Carol at Extremecards has a design for a neat stand to hold the heart.  Check it out!

Extreme Cards and Papercrafting: Sliceform Card Stand

You can purchase this template in the Template Store or follow this link: 3D Heart Pop Up Card. 

Comments

  1. VIncent at Jan 30, 2011 03:37:43

    i did the heart.. but i don’t know how to fix the string… i guess i have to wait for the tutorial , nice job though

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  2. David at Jan 30, 2011 06:02:24

    love the card, love the tutorial!!! thank u very much!!!! I will figure out how to incorporate the initials in the center… have a good one. I will post mine when completed

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  3. Nycmom at Jan 30, 2011 06:59:02

    will keep an eye on it..

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  4. Ada at Jan 30, 2011 07:52:24

    Thank you so much for doing this for us!

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  5. Carol at Jan 31, 2011 04:10:46

    I’m so glad to see your new blog. I can’t tell you how many emails I have gotten asking me if I know how to make YOUR designs LOL. I will continue to send them your way!

    I tried a heart sliceform in Sketchup and it was a big fail. It looked like a hot air balloon because I made it fully round instead of flattened on the front and back. Oopsie.

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  6. ju at Feb 02, 2011 07:45:33

    it’s amazing!!!!
    you are brilliant!!!!
    thank you so so so much!!!! :) )))))

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  7. lia at Feb 03, 2011 11:25:34

    sin duda es maravilloso tu trabajo te pasaste ! estoy viendo tus tutoriales desde chile! ojala sigas subiendo mas trabajos porque son hermosos

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  8. lia at Feb 03, 2011 11:28:26

    tu trabajo es maravilloso! me encantó! lo estoy viendo desde chile y quede asombrada muchas gracias y ojala sigas subiendo mas tutoriales , eres genial

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  9. Hannah at Feb 08, 2011 02:51:01

    Having difficulty with the initials. Can not figure out how to make it attach to the A heart but also still allow for the other hearts to fit inside. It’s puzzling me something severe, HELP PLEASE! Or if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou

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    • Creative at Feb 08, 2011 08:12:01

      Make the initials on the side of the center “A” heart. do not connect the initials in the center. this will allow the other “rings” to fin inside. The connection of your initials to the heart should not be near any of the slots. I hope this helps!

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  10. Milenka at Feb 10, 2011 02:57:09

    Thanks to you I am now able to do the most impressive card I’ve ever seen :) Thanks for spending your time on doing the tutorial!

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  11. Glenda at Feb 13, 2011 09:04:53

    Well, I did it, and it is undeniably awesome. It took two days, though. (Partly due to a power outage on day one.) I think this is a project for people of greater than average intelligence. Not sure I qualify, so I had to rely on patience and dogged determination. I am an art teacher, and while I am pursuing my own artistic interests, I am always looking for things that could be adapted for a childrens’ project. This one is a huge NO on that score, but I am very pleased with the end product on my own behalf.

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  12. DrakerDG at Feb 13, 2011 04:12:28

    Thanks for the tutorial. Excellent work.

    My wife will love the card this February-14. :)

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  13. DrakerDG at Feb 15, 2011 02:45:53

    Thanks for the templates and tips.

    This is my finished card: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXVlVEGXnNw.

    As I said earlier, my wife liked it.

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  14. Marg at Feb 16, 2011 10:22:04

    Thanks for the file and the tutorial. What a wonderful card.

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  15. Dian Y. at Feb 24, 2011 10:52:07

    Hats off to you!! Will try to make one later. Thanks!!

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  16. ela at Jul 19, 2011 10:52:01

    hola soy de Colombia y me encanto la tarjeta pero no tengo ni idea de como hacer los moldes del corazón alguien me puede ayudar o si hay algun sitio de donde se pueda descargar o ver no sé espero me ayuden y obviamente mil gracias esta super

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  17. tatys perez at Aug 04, 2011 05:06:51

    How can i get the paper with the pieces to cut it?

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    • Creative at Aug 04, 2011 05:41:57

      You can print out the template, tape it to the card stock you would like to make the card out of, then cut through the template and card stock.

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  18. AS at Aug 19, 2011 08:37:29

    Thanks a lot – I really like the design. I’m a cowboy, so I didn’t bother with the directions – I just went right at cutting it out and putting it together – and it worked out really well. The second time I did it, I used card stock instead of thick paper, and it was much easier.

    At first I was curious why the templates weren’t colored, but then I realized that the form would then only have color on one side.

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  19. Paper Creations « Absent Soulmate at Aug 22, 2011 06:43:53

    [...] is a link to the initial project that I found on the web for the sliceform heart. Share [...]

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  20. cesar at Oct 12, 2011 09:39:51

    alguien me puede ayudar los moldes del Corazón, o donde puedo descargarlos,, gracias por ayudenme

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    • Creative at Oct 12, 2011 10:26:59

      The template is linked above after in the first line of the instructions, “Print out the template here:”

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  21. cesar at Oct 13, 2011 06:43:30

    Thank You. gracias

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  22. HUONG GIANG at Oct 20, 2011 04:01:34

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

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  23. RBCWAC at Nov 01, 2011 12:18:16

    made it like 10 times in different colours and love it

    great card dude

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  24. DaWeed at Nov 14, 2011 07:09:53

    I just finished my card and it works perfectly :) thanks a lot for this

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  25. raul at Dec 03, 2011 07:02:12

    excellent card, awesome!!!!!!!
    congratulation, great job

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  26. Nancy Nicoll at Jan 08, 2012 02:04:58

    Thanks for your cards. My Grandchildren love getting these cards.
    Keep them coming!!

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  27. Lyssa at Jan 27, 2012 06:07:28

    thank you so much, each card is great and youre soo clever. i saw the spiral hearts card on youtube, but i cant find the template. its the one id like to do. could you point out where i can find it, or re-post it please. thanks again. this is a great page.

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  28. Revilyn at Jan 29, 2012 09:27:55

    What kind of paper did you use in the 3D heart?

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    • Creative at Jan 30, 2012 07:29:52

      Hi Revilyn, You can use 65lb cardstock. I wouldn’t go much lighter.

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      • kuvy c at Feb 03, 2012 04:46:46

        how to download the template?
        use simple cardboard is ok?

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        • Creative Rich at Feb 03, 2012 03:11:09

          Hi Kuvy, You can purchase the template at the store. You can use 65lb card stock. It is a very light card board.

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  29. kuvy at Feb 03, 2012 03:04:06

    Could you send me pop up 3d heart template?THX

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    • Creative Rich at Feb 03, 2012 03:12:14

      Hi Kuvy, the template will be instantly downloadable after it is purchased.

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  30. linh at Feb 03, 2012 06:48:29

    where can I print out the template of the 3D heart tutorial?

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    • Creative Rich at Feb 03, 2012 03:06:32

      Hi Linh, You can purchase the template for this card at the the store.

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  31. Ivan Landazury at Feb 05, 2012 09:54:21

    Hi, I´m from Mexico. I tried to make a payment with pay pal but I couldnt. Can you send me a mail with the instructions or other way to send you a payment please? Congratulations for this card, You did a great job!!

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  32. Emil Chodkiewicz at Feb 09, 2012 11:38:28

    Just got it. Thanx. Good price, great idea with selling your creations.

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  33. rahul jajodia at Feb 10, 2012 03:57:31

    u r awesome how u made this u r just out of world i just love those thanks

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  34. asma at Feb 11, 2012 03:47:54

    hey! can u plz give me the 3d heart 4 free. coz i its difficult for me to use a credit card… plz can u?

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  35. YOUSSEF at Feb 11, 2012 06:44:30

    how to download the teamplets

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    • Creative Rich at Feb 11, 2012 07:07:37

      After you purchase the template, you can download the template from your account by clicking on “My Account and Downloads”.

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  36. Diana Elisa at Feb 11, 2012 09:11:28

    Cómo le hago para que me manden mi contraseña!? Quiero el molde antes del 14 de Febrero. Ya le di en comprar y no aparece.. Espero respuesta, gracias

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  37. William Neal at Feb 12, 2012 03:41:53

    Doing this to suprise the wife and I know she’s gonna love it. Thanks, Rich.

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    • Creative Rich at Feb 12, 2012 04:10:45

      Hope she loves it!

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  38. douglas chan at Feb 13, 2012 04:00:45

    how to get the templates :(

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  39. Jovana Calvillo at Feb 13, 2012 11:01:02

    I already bought my template through paypal, how do I get it now?

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    • Creative Rich at Feb 14, 2012 06:03:16

      Hi Jovana, your templates are available under “My Account and Downloads.”

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  40. monze marquez at Feb 16, 2012 05:23:44

    Your work is wonderful, and you’re Super creative, too bad that you you’ve left handle by your ambition and now receive for something that was free, I try to put me in your place and understand that they are your knowledge and that it might be a little sad that nobody values them as you want I admired you because I thought you were a humble person but I see that does not in any way many congratulations for your work and creativity PD: I know that your prices are not high but perhaps you did not consider the exchange rate which makes your creations are too expensive for some. With love MONZE

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  41. Veronica at Mar 22, 2012 03:41:36

    POR QUE NO DEJAS LOS MOLDES PORFAVOOOOR………………..

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  42. Madushanka Dissanayake at Mar 27, 2012 05:09:39

    Nice work. We like it. Keep going..

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  43. zainab at May 08, 2012 12:18:09

    how can we purchase the template can we buy it using visa card or knet

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    • Creative Rich at May 08, 2012 12:25:48

      Hi! Yes you can purchase the template with a credit card. You will be using Paypal’s secure payment service when you check out.

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  44. zainab at May 09, 2012 05:58:04

    how to register in this website

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  45. reina at May 14, 2012 02:27:07

    hola, hace tiempo se podia imprimir las plantillas de este tutorial, es mas he hecho este y otro. lo que no entiendo es donde puedo conseguirlas y me pregunto si tengo que pagar para tener las plantillas, necesito que me respondas. Es precioso el tutorial pero me gustaria tener las plantillas. Gracias

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