Kitty in a Mug Card

A mini pocket card: orange ears stick out of a light blue mug. Pull them — a kitty slides out holding a “LOVE” heart. It won’t fall out: its shoulders catch on the glued edge.

• Easy
• 1 Letter sheet
• 3 pieces
• 3 cm the kitty slides out

Make it with your phone cameraLesson code: 4547

On VanGami the template appears over your sheet through your phone camera — no printer needed. Trace it, cut, fold and glue. Below are all the steps in text.

What you’ll need

• Letter sheet — office paper, 80 gsm (20 lb)
• Markers
• Pencil — and eraser
• Scissors — small
• Glue stick — or PVA glue
• Glass — phone stand

Steps

Trace

1. Mug: outline. Trace the mug with a solid line: a straight top, a rounded bottom and the handle on the right.
2. Mug: drawing. Trace the rim along the top, the “hole” in the handle, the “PULL THE EARS” text with arrows, and three little hearts.
3. Back wall: outline. Another mug — exactly the same, with a solid line. This is the back wall of the pocket.
4. Back wall: glue border. Trace the line inside with a thin line: the “gate” along the sides and the top. Glue goes outside of it; the kitty slides up and down inside.
5. Kitty: outline. Trace the kitty: a head with little ears and, at the bottom, wide shoulders. They keep the kitty from falling out.
6. Kitty: drawing. Trace the eyes with highlights, the nose, the whiskers, the muzzle and the “LOVE” heart in its paws. At the bottom there’s an arrow.

Color

7. Mug: coloring. Mug — light blue, rim and the handle hole — blue, hearts — red, text — black.
8. Kitty: coloring. Head — orange, the insides of the ears and the cheeks — pink, heart — red, leave the letters white. Don’t color the shoulders: they can’t be seen.

Cut

9. Cut out: mug. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.
10. Cut out: back wall. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.
11. Cut out: kitty. Cut with scissors along the solid line. Turn the sheet, not the scissors — the cut will come out neater.

Glue

12. Kitty into place. Lay the back wall lines up. Place the kitty in the “gate”: shoulders on the bottom line, ears sticking up over the rim of the mug.
13. Glue around. Spread glue on everything outside the line: the edges, the bottom, the handle and the two wide pads at the top — the kitty stops against them, so put on extra glue there. Don’t get glue on the kitty.
14. Mug on top. Lay the mug drawing side up exactly on the back wall, edge to edge. Press the edges and the handle — don’t press the middle.

Check

15. Pull the ears. When the glue dries, pull the kitty by the ears — it slides out with the “LOVE” heart and stops at its shoulders. Push on the top of its head — it hides again.

Done. The card is done. Pull the ears and the kitty slides out with the heart; push on the top of its head and it hides again.

Make it with your phone camera

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