Bicycle Pop Up Card

I love making customised cards for folks I know well -  then I can add little details that make the card extra relevant and special to them.

I made this card on the retirement of a friend and colleague who lives in the area shown on the map. Map publishers are not usually happy for you to copy or reproduce their maps particularly the Ordinance Survey organisation in the UK. I love incorporating maps though, so I purchase second-hand maps, atlases and guide books whenever I can to use in my card making and crafting.

Fortunately, I had two copies of this travel guide, and used the map twice, trimming it to fit and inking the edges to help it blend in with the matting layer.

I added a bicycle (with rotating wheels), and some items that I knew were relevant to the recipient. Namely books, coffee, plants, and a spaniel. I also added geotags, tagging music venues, libraries, coffee shops and garden centres.

This picture, in the early stages, shows how the card is constructed, the base card being an SVG/Studio file by Lori Whitlock. I used the Pop Up Bicycle Box Card, added extra bits and pieces to it.

Well, I hope you like the card, and that it might have inspired you to try out using maps in your card making too. I invite you to follow my blog if you haven't already done so, so that you don't miss future cards and projects.

This card has been entered in the following challenges:
Daring Cardmakers - Travelogue Challenge - 31st August 2018
Crafty Creations Challenges - Anything Goes #373 - 22nd August 2018