Balloon Pop Around Card

Simple, yet interactive, this is a quick and delightful

celebration card for birthday, or accomplishment

you wish to acknowledge.

It measures approx. 5.625" tall,

and in its flat open form is 5" wide,

but when closed (or "spun" inward)

it measures approx. 4.25" wide.

The "pleat" at the center allows the sides to "move"

outward slightly, which causes the balloon at the center

to rotate (when you will see the contrast color balloon

that is on the back.

Pull outward and push back inward

to watch the balloon "spin".

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

 top row left to right: card base, front accents, back accents

bottom row: front balloon with contrast base

and back balloon with contrast base

2. Prepare the base card by bending the left 

vertical perforation lines (at top and bottom)

 as a "valley" folds,

and the right perf line as a "mountain" folds.

3. Prepare the balloon elements

by layering the accent shapes on top of

their corresponding "tear drop show thru"

bases.

NOTE that these balloons are mirror images

of each other, NOT interchangeable.

4. Position and attach the balloon accents

to their respective positions on front or back

of the card base.

5. Position and attach the side frame accent

overlays to front (shown here)

and back. Don't forget the small shapes

at center top and bottom, and near

the middle of the balloon's streamer.

Card assembly is complete.

Now play with it to see how the action works:

Opened flat with sides fully extended outward . . .

. . . then begin to push inward to see

the balloon shape pivot . . .

. . . until the backside of the balloon

is fully visible, even though it is the

front of the card base that is

being viewed.

Simple enough for even a young

recipient to work!