Concertina Pop-Up Card A2

I recently came across a wonderful tutorial for creating a Concertina Pop-Up Card. However, most of the versions I found were designed for 5" x 7" or larger formats.

To make this design more versatile, I have adapted it to fit the standard A2 size (4.25" x 5.5"). This smaller format is perfect for everyday cardmaking, and I hope you will enjoy giving it a try.

All measurements are provided in inches. At the end of my step-by-step instructions, you will also find links to two YouTube tutorials. These videos walk through the process in detail, and you can follow along using my adjusted measurements.

Here is my card:

🟫 Card Base

• Card Stock: 8½" x 5½" → Score at 4¼"

🟩 Front Panel Layers (3 Panels)

• Card Stock: 5¼" x 4" (×3)
• Designer Series Paper: 5⅛" x 3⅞" (×3)

🟩 Main Insert Panel

• Card Stock: 8¼" x 5¼" → Score at 4⅛"

✂️ Triangle Cut Instructions

1. Mark 2⅛" down from score line (center)
2. From that mark, measure ½" toward each outer edge
3. On each outer edge, mark 1½" from top and bottom
4. Connect center mark to outer marks to form triangles
5. Cut out triangles

🟫 Insert Middle Layers (Angled Panels)

• Card Stock: 3⅞" x 2½" (×4)

✂️ Cutting Instructions

→ On 2½" side, mark 1½" up → Cut diagonally from mark to opposite corner

🟨 Insert Top Layers

• Designer Series Paper: 3¾" x 2¼" (×4)

🟩 Accordion Mechanism (Side Supports)

• Card Stock: 2" x 4" → Score on 2" side at: ¼", ½", 1¼", 1¾" → Cut along 4" side into 4 strips, each 1" wide

🟩 Concertina Fold

• Designer Series Paper: 9" x 3" → Score at: 1½", 3", 4½", 6", 7½" → Cut into 2 strips: 9" x 1½"

⬜ Concertina Layers

• Card Stock: 1¼" x 1¼" (×12)
• Designer Series Paper: 1⅛" x 1⅛" (×12)

🖼️ Continuous Image Option

• Cut DSP: 6¾" x 2¼" → Cut in half: 6¾" x 1⅛" → Then cut into 12 squares: 1⅛" x 1⅛"

🟩 Sentiment Layers (Optional)

• Card Stock (inside sentiments): 2⅜" x 1½" (×2)

Thank you for visiting my blog and taking the time to explore this adapted Concertina Pop‑Up Card tutorial. I created these instructions to make the project approachable in the A2 format, and I hope you will give them a try. I also hope you will return and share your results with me, as each interpretation adds inspiration and creativity to the cardmaking community.

Here are the two YouTube videos I watched to help me put together my card. I would like to thank JanB Cards and Iced Images for the inspiration to make my card.

No 676 Concertina Pop-up WOW Card - JanBCards

 5" x 7" Pop-Up Concertina Card