Birthday Card Pop-up

I made this for my little brother's birthday coming up soon.  He was born on February 29th....leap-year baby!  He will be 7 soon and he loves sports and just being active so I incorperated it all into his card.  These are pretty easy to make since all you need is a blank card, scissors and paper scraps.  I hand write a lot of my stuff because I like to be different.

The colors are a little washed out here, but it's much richer in person.  The miniature swing set was made by small rope-style yarn (the kind you can make tassels from) and I knotted them at the bottom and attached with glue gun dots.  I can't fugre out how to cover them without making it look bulky since it'll be prassed into the envelope.  It folds in nicely the way I left it.  I drew the balls and glue-gunned them on.  The two front balls have thin foam pieces to add dimension too. The grass took the longest to cut, but it I'm pleased with everything.

I hope this inspires you to make a cool-looking and fun pop-up card for someone special to you.