Make: Volume 77

I used a USPS commemorative stamp of a Hot

Wheels car on some heavy paper (previous page).

First, choose which part of your image you’ll

make “pop up.” With a sharp hobby knife cut two

slits to make a flap, then cut around your pop-up

shape. Gently score on the fold lines with a nail

or hard pencil. For best pop-up effect, the middle

fold line should be centered between the other

two folds.

Cut out a sled and two side guides from more

heavy paper. Make the sled a little wider than

the width of the flap and cut two slits to make a

little pull tab. Use double-backed tape or glue to

fasten the guides onto the base so the sled slides

smoothly betw ...