This is the easiest DIY Rubik’s Cube card! I’m excited to show you how I made it.
It All Starts with a Cube
This is week #2 of the Sizzix Blog Hop and this week we worked with the Cube, Twist 3-D (Pop Up) by Karen Burniston:
ETA: This particular die is no longer manufactured, but there is a smaller version available HERE.
This is the sample image from the Sizzix website:
Not really my style. But, it’s an interesting shape that you can take in lots of different directions. Essentially the cube is made up of five pieces that you cut using the die and then adhere together. You put a rubber band inside to make sure it pops up.
Sizzix did not send me the die to use, instead they simply sent each of the five pieces cut from black cardstock.
Cube Becomes Rubik’s Cube!
I called my Mom to help me brainstorm what the cube could be. We came up with everything from a robot to a turkey to an oven. But I finally settled on a Rubik’s Cube card!
I painted a scrambled cube on the front, along with a simple sentiment.
Then, when you open the card you see the “solved” cube all folded up.
You can then twist the cube and it looks like this:
It’s attached to the card with a brad, which allows you to spin it around and see all of the colored sides:
Super fun, right?!
Make Your Own
You can make a very similar card without the die by following these simple instructions for a pop-up cube:
Or this one, which is almost identical to the die I used for my card:
For the colored squares, I recommend cutting squares to the size you need and then using a corner rounder punch to make them look more like the Rubik’s Cube stickers!
I hope you’ll give this project a try! Thanks for stopping by!
P.S. If you like paper pop-ups, I’ve got lots more for you to explore in my blog archives HERE.
Wow, this is soooo creative, Julie! I love the idea and it is very, very original.
OMG Adorable!
Love this! Super cute and creative!
You are pure genius!
Truly you are a creative genius. Who would think of that!
Great card and way to start my day – with your blog and this clever idea. Thanks for putting a smile on my face as I go to work.
Love it! Super cute:)
My heart started beating fast when I read your title and I actually said “No she did not?!” with absolute awe and admiration before I even SAW the card. This is so dang clever, J! I would have never thought of it and I, too, was trying to think of everything I could make out of a cube. You’ve knocked my socks off again! Thank you for using my die.
I LOVE this idea. I don’t have a sizzits, but wish I did! and I love all the blogs you connected to. You’re always such an inspiration. xo
This is so creative! Love it!
LOVE this!!
This is a perfect example of wonderful, concept driven design!
The message is concise and perfectly illustrated! A huge congratulations on amazing work! Brilliant!!!!
Funny! What a great creation/card!
Omg! Genius!!!
Super clever, showed it to my Rubik’s obsessed boys, too…they loved it!
Just “popping” by and I love your project!
This is incredibly cute! What a fun idea!!!
Super fun! What a cool project!
this is so awesome. my head just exploded.
Fabulous!!!
hee. awesome!
Julie, you are just incredible. I love to watch your brain work!!!
Did you hear me gasp from Chicago? So clever and cute!
Totally clever card!
This is so cool – I LOVE it!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this card. The cover is fantastic then you open it up and WOW WOW WOW LOVE this card.
Love the way your mind works! I know it’s been said, but ‘genius’ is what first came to mind!! Very cool!
Unique version, love it. TFS
Very cool! Such a clever use for the box.
now THAT is brilliant. brilliant.
Very cute. That’s the kind of puzzle I like. One that is already solved! 🙂
This is extremely cool! I am stunned with the originality of this project- all I can say is “WOW”
Oh oh oh you are so clever! And the sentiments are spot-on! Mahalo.
That is AMAZING!