Delight young children with a card that has a twisting action. This is a popup card. The turtle twists 90 degrees when the card is opened. He looks like he is swimming.The zipped download includes a PDF version, instructions and SVG files.
The PDF formats allows the card to be printed, hand cut and assembled. The SVG format can be used with cutting machines such as the Silhouette Cameo or Portrait with the designer edition.
Pop Up Card - Twisting Turtle
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Popup Card - Twisting Turtle - cup612056_2228
I used a dark blue card approx. 230 gsm for a cover. The main internal card (paler blue) (cutting file) was enlarged to approx. 5.5" x 10.5" which I split at the perforation, each piece sitting next to the fold line. Printing onto white and blue card the turtles and mechanism (not enlarged). After cutting and folding the mechanism, a small amount was snipped off the point, placed over the fold line with a small amount of wet glue to the right-side of the folded mechanism, then the left-side, closing card over and pressing down. The turtles were cut out and placed in position with small pads. Middle turtle folded in half and glued in place. Works really well when finished. Really pleased with the result - lots of fun.