

With the cup collapsed, press down and run your hand over the whole piece to make sure the tape on the uprights has stuck well to the cup.įold the handle closed and glue together, leaving tabs free.įold handle at center fold line and glue the halves together, leaving the curved ends unglued.Ĭreate steam, or a greeting, and glue it to the tab of the prop which is protruding through the top of the coffee. As you fold, the cup will "find its own folds." Once the cup has folded in half evenly, crease the side folds with your fingers. Press the overlap together to affix.Ĭheck that the coffee is centered in the cup and press the cup onto the tape of the second upright.Ĭarefully fold the saucer shut. You want the cup to be a little bigger in diameter than the coffee. Wrap cup around coffee and overlap cup ends until you are satisfied that the size is right. Glue or tape legs to the underside of the saucer.Īpply double sided tape to upright legs of coffee and one short end of cup piece.Īffix cup rectangle to one coffee upright (leg). Position the bend of the leg right at the slot. Open the saucer and slide the feet of the coffee through the slots of the saucer. Glue to saucer, lining up side points of tabs with the marks you made, and fold line of prop with fold line of saucer.įold the saucer in half, closing it around the prop and pushing the prop firmly into the crease of the saucer.

Measure along center fold line of saucer and mark 1 + 3/8" from each edge. Damp paper is weak paper!Ĭrease the center fold and legs of the "coffee".įold in the wings on the top, notched, part of the prop and slide the top through the center slot of the coffee circle. Fold the prop along the center vertical line, gluing it into a double thick piece. Spread glue on the prop except on the bottom tabs. The last piece is the inside prop that holds up the "coffee".Īssembly is similar to a pop up cake with a center post.Įstablish creases in the prop as shown by red lines. The smaller circle with legs is the contents of your cup-the coffee. I used two colors of cardstock: a marbled beige for the cup and dark brown for the coffee.

You may also find these directions helpful if you are assembling the mug or cup pop up from the Cricut Everyday Pop Up Cards cartridge. Suggested contribution for this project is $1.00. Pay what you wish for the tutorial and to support this site. A huge thank you to the many readers who support my site with a small contribution when downloading. How to make a coffee or tea cup pop up cardĬlick to download file set: Silhouette Studio, PDF, DXF, SVG (how to use my SVG files in Cricut Design Space).įiles download for free.
