DIY 3D Christmas Pop Up Box Card

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Cricut Design Space Instructions

Step 1: Upload & Resize 3D Christmas Card Template

Upload the Christmas card SVG to Cricut Design Space. If you need help with uploading SVG files, then check out my tutorial here. Make sure to check the size of your project and adjust if needed. Click on the image (while everything is grouped together) and the width should be 32.149″ and the height 18.342″.

After resizing your project (if needed), click on “ungroup” to ungroup your layers.

Step 2: Modify Lines to Score and Cut

Click the drop down arrow for the first layer. Then click on the first layer and change the operation to from “Basic” to “Score”.

Then select the group with both layers (score line and layer underneath) and select “attach”. This will attach the score line to the layer it scores on so your Cricut knows where to score. Repeat this for all 6 of the dark red layers and the green envelope layer (with the black rectangle).

Next, select “Make” and cut everything out. Remember to add your scoring tool to your cutting machine first.

Step 1: Glue on Fireplace Decorations

Start by gluing on the white fireplace bricks to the outside card frame. There is a fireplace piece for both the front and back of the card. But, you can leave the back piece off if you would like to write something on the card instead. Before gluing on the side pieces, fold in on the score lines and glue the pieces to white bricks to the outside of the card.

Step 2: Glue on the Rest of the Decorations

Glue the rest of the pieces to the frame they belong to. Make sure that the frame pieces (dark red pieces) are facing the correct way before gluing on the decorative pieces. After gluing the decorative pieces on to a layer, fold back on the score lines.

Tip: Make sure to line everything up before gluing. This way you don’t layer the characters wrong or glue something on backwards.

Step 3: Attach the Box Card Together

To attach the box card together, place the Santa layer on top of the fireplace layer upside down. Lay the tab piece down flat and line the outside up with the score line on the fireplace layer. You also want to line this up with the bottom. While holding this in place, fold the tab piece up, add glue and then press this back down to attach.

Continue to repeat this step to line up the presents, Merry and Christmas. You are lining each one up where the one before it left off. After gluing each one, fold it over to lay flat on top of each other.

Lay the 4 card layers down and apply glue to all 4 of the tab pieces on the other side.

Then press the side over to attach to the card. Press on this and let this dry for a minute or 2 before folding the card open.

Last, attach the front of the card. Just add glue to the front and back of the tab pieces to attach this and glue the white fireplace bricks on top.

Step 4: Assemble the Envelope

To assemble the envelope, fold in on all 4 of the score lines. Then add glue to the 3 tab pieces and layer the other envelope piece on top.

Let the envelope dry before adding your card. I like to use a lighter weight paper for my envelopes. But, if you are mailing your card, then you may want to go with a medium weight cardstock instead.