Let's Make Holiday Pop-Up Cards!
Who needs to buy cards when you can make them?
Starts Fri, Dec 4
9:30 PM UTC · 1h
Stephanie
4.6
Outcomes, not lecture notes.
Make pop-ups using the basic box and basic beak techniques
Combine techniques to build more complex pop-up designs
Decorate and personalize cards with markers or colored pencils
Choose papers that help your pop-ups pop
Create several finished cards to give as holiday gifts
Meet Stephanie.
Stephanie
Stephanie Krause is a seasoned teaching artist and museum educator with over 25 years of experience at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has passionately brought art to life for all audiences—including young learners, families, and educators—by leading hands‑on art classes, book arts workshops, and innovative outreach programs. In addition to her long-standing work at the Met, Stephanie has enriched communities through her teaching roles at the Kennedy Center, New York Public Library, and Center for Book Arts. With six years of experience as an online teacher—including virtual lessons for the Met—she expertly adapts her engaging, interactive methods to digital platforms. Her dynamic approach seamlessly blends classical techniques with modern technology, inspiring creativity and lifelong learning both in-person and online.
Who needs to buy cards when you can make them? In Let's Make Holiday Pop-Up Cards!, students learn pop-up techniques like the basic box and the basic beak step by step with a longtime Metropolitan Museum of Art teaching artist, then combine them into more complex designs and decorate each card their own way. By the end of this one-time class, every student will have several handmade pop-up cards to give as holiday gifts or keep. No craft experience needed, just cardstock, scissors and glue; for kids who love making gifts by hand.
Pop-Up Basics Learn the foundational pop-up techniques, like the basic box and the basic beak, step by step.
Combining Techniques Experiment with putting techniques together to create cards that go from simple to more complex.
Designing Your Cards Decorate and personalize your creations into finished pop-up cards to give as gifts or keep for yourself.
Live Q&A
Cameras / mics optional
Recordings
Available within 1 hour, kept 90 days
Materials
No special materials required
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Let's Make Holiday Pop-Up Cards!