Digi Choosday Project | Arch Tri-Fold Birthday Card featuring Party Bear with Cupcake

This week’s Digi Choosday project is all about birthdays, and what better way to celebrate than with a playful arch tri-fold card! I designed this card in Cricut Design Space and paired it with Polkadoodles’ Party Bear with Cupcake digi stamp and patterned papers from the Noodle Panda Set 1. The result is a fun interactive card with plenty of space for decoration and hidden details.

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Materials Used

• Cardstock – assorted colors (base + scraps)

• Patterned Paper – Noodle Panda Set 1 by Polkadoodles

• Digi Stamp – Party Bear with Cupcake by Polkadoodles

• Sentiments – Noodle Panda themed messages

• Vellum Paper

• Alcohol Markers – Ohuhu (YR91, Y145, R18, E69, BG68, BG4, 0, Y06, R1, Y03, Y12)

• Acrylic Pens – Ohuhu (101 White, R402 Magenta)

• Glitter Pens – Ohuhu

• Adhesive – Bearly Art Glue

  
  

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Instructions

I’ve made this card easy to follow using my Cricut Design Space file here.

1. Cut & Score

   • Cut all the pieces with your Cricut.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

   • Fold the score lines of the base and the pop-up strip.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

2. Assemble the Base

   • Adhere panels to the front and back.

     
     
     
     

   • I alternated patterns from Noodle Panda Set 1 for extra contrast.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     

3. Create the Pop-Up Mechanism

   • Form a rectangle by gluing the short tab at the end to the long tab of pop-up strip.

     
     
     
     

   • Adhere the long side to the bottom left of the middle panel.

     
     
     
     

   • Attach the short side to the bottom right of the first panel.

     
     
     
     

   • Make sure it folds flat when closed!

4. Decorate with Digi Stamp

   • Color Party Bear with Cupcake using alcohol markers.

     
     
     
     

   • Adhere the bear to the pop-up strip so he “pops” when the card opens.

5. Add Details

   • Bunting: cut on vellum for easy assembly without overpowering the background.

   • Balloons: I used a kit die-cut and also included Cricut balloons in the DS file.

     
     
     
     

   • Pockets: glue side strips to panels 1 and 3 for tuck-in cards.

   • Enamel dots or stickers for the card inserts.

6. Finish with Sentiment

   • Use Print Then Cut for Polkadoodles’ sentiment pack or make your own in DS.

• Attach with foam tape for extra dimension.
• The pockets can hold decorated inserts, but you can also swap them out for gift cards or cash—a perfect surprise tucked inside your handmade card!

And that’s it—you’ve got a playful, interactive 3-panel card ready to make someone’s birthday extra special! 

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