Mom Pop-Up Greeting Card
This 3D Mom Pop-Up Greeting Card is a card and a gift all in one! Once you learn the technique for making this, you can use any word or number you want to convey the message you’d like.
We aren’t using a cut file here. Instead, we’re using one of the fonts from our newest font collection. This means you can create any word you want and aren’t limited to available cut files.

Mom Pop-Up Greeting Card
Any Mom would be thrilled to receive this extra-special card. This will be one of those cards that she keeps and treasures forever!
MGL Font Used:
Check out the entire new font collection here.
Supplies Used:
Double sided patterned card stock

You can find the full step-by-step video tutorial here:
Tutorial:
- Insert 4×8″ rectangle in design space
- Add 4″ score line and rotate to 90 degrees
- select rectangle and score line and center them.
- attach score line to rectangle
- add a text box
- using the MGL font “Soft and Sweet” type the word MOM
- decrease the letter spacing so that the letters touch each other
- weld the word together
- size “mom” to 3.9″ wide and approximately 1.4″ high
- add a 4×3.4″ rectangle
- duplicate rectangle
- place one rectangle above the word “mom” slightly touching the top of the word
- place the second rectangle below the word “mom” slightly touching the bottom of the word
- weld the two rectangles and “mom” together to make one layer. (the welded result should be approximately 4″x7.95″)
- change the color of the welded result to white
- add a 4″ score line and rotate it 90 degrees.
- duplicate score line two times
- you are going to place one score line .2″ from the bottom of the “mom” word
- then place another score line .2″ from the top of the “mom” word
- now place the final score line .75″ higher than the previously placed score line.
- Add desired photograph to the top area of your card
- select both the photograph and welded layer and flatten
- right click the newly flattened layer and press “send to back”
- select the flattened layer along with all three score lines and attach
- click make it
- place 8.5″x11″ white cardstock in your printer
- send the print then cut image to your printer
- once printed, place printed cardstock in the top left corner of your light grip mat
- select the material setting “medium cardstock”
- place mat in machine and press the flashing cricking button
- once cut is complete unload the mat and carefully remove the mat from the cardstock
- place patterned cardstock on your light grip mat in the top left corner of the mat
- load the mat into your cricut and press the flashing cricut button
- once the cut is complete, unload the mat and carefully remove your cardstock
- using a bone folder crease score lines on both pieces of cardstock
- apply dry adhesive tape to the back of the print then cut cardstock
- line the print then cut cardstock up with the patterned cardstock and press down to form a good bond
This technique is going to be part of our April Monthly Members’ Craft Challenge so be sure to start brainstorming some ideas! We can’t wait to see what you come up with in the member-only Facebook group.