How to Make a Pop-Up Window for Your Scrapbook Page

Pop-up windows are an easy embellishment that can help create mystery on your scrapbooking layouts. These little windows can hide journaling, photos or mementos. Pop-up windows are easy to make and tend to add a unique twist to scrapbook pages. Making a simple pop-up window for your scrapbook layout can be done in a few simple steps.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Paper trimmer
• Scrapbook paper (patterned paper or cardstock)
• Adhesive
• Bone folder

1. Cut a piece of heavy-weight scrapbooking paper like card stock into a rectangle shape.

2. Divide your rectangle into three equal sections by folding the sides of the paper to create three squares. There should be a middle square with two sides folded over the top.

3. Paste the middle section onto the scrapbook page in the desired location and adhere your photograph or object onto the middle square.

4. Close the window by folding the two sides over the middle section and securing them with an embellishment like a ribbon, brads or another kind of fastener that can be easily removed for opening.

Tips & Warnings

• Make your window a puzzle with a question or word on the outside of the window and the answer or corresponding word hiding inside.
• Use a bone folder to set the creases in the paper so your pop-up window will lay flat.
• Only use acid-free, lignin-free and photo safe products on your scrapbook pages so that you can preserve all of your precious memories.