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2024 Pop Up Card free printable!

With this New Year (Happy New Year to all!) comes a brand new illustrated pop up card that is ready for you to download, print and make at home!

To receive Famille Summerbelle Pop Up card, just head to Famille Summerbelle, sign up to the newsletter on the homepage and you'll soon receive the printable in your mailbox.

Make sure you print the pop up card on a thicker than usual printer paper. It needs to be a bit heavier in weight to hold all the small pieces together.

1. Before you start prepare the following items:

- 2 x white A4 size sheets (A4= 21 x 29.7cm) Make sure the paper weight is a minimum of 150 or 200 gsm (if the paper is too light it won't hold the cut out shapes)

- 1 x coloured A4 sheet for the back cover of the card

- A pair of scissors and a scalpel with sharp blades (I use Swann Morton A10 blades)
No need to mention to keep this sharp tool out of reach of children!

- A cutting board if you use the scalpel

- Paper glue

Once printed, you will find here a step by step on how to cut and fold the pop up card.

Famille Summerbelle Christmas gift ideas!

Hi! It's the time of the year where you wonder what to buy for your loved ones...I've selected for you beautiful and meaningful gifts to fit your budgets:

Gift Ideas under €25

Gift Ideas under €50

Gift Ideas for travel lovers!

Halloween cut out illustrations

Last weekend my son Téo asked me to draw him a spider which I happily did. It got me started to draw and cut a collection of Halloween-themed illustrations. It was really fun to make but we didn't stop there...we then thought it would be really fun to use these illustrations as a template to draw them in a larger size on our terrace window! That was a fun Sunday project with my little boy!

New! Limited Edition Riso Prints

Very Limited Edition of our iconic paper cut maps, these unique risograph prints in pop colours will brighten up your desk wall or your favourite room!

I love risograph prints as they have a lovely grainy quality, each colour is added onto the paper layer by layer that makes each print totally unique.

The following maps available are: La France, the World, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, New York City, San Francisco and Tokyo.

Cut Out Wallpaper Plants - Personal Project

I made over 25 cut-out potted plants inspired by those I grow at home. The largest that can be seen in the photo on the left has grown over 3 meters high! I don't know yet where in our apartment this new series will go but surely in our entrance or on the big wall of our staircase. Check my Instagram reels if you would like to see the making of this series.

Copenhagen favourites

For the Easter Spring break we made a road trip from Amsterdam to Copenhagen with a stopover in Hamburg where we visited part of the famous port (it's huge!) and Miniatur Wunderland. Our youngest loved it!

We had incredible weather the few days we spent in Copenhagen. Of course we rented bikes as it's the best way to explore this city, we ate the most delicious food and were inspired by beautiful interior shops. We also spent a day at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art which I wanted to see for a very long time. What a magical place! After spending time admiring the beautiful collection of art we had lunch on in the sun the terrace overlooking the sea. The food was so fresh and delicious. Overall visiting Louisiana was truly a wonderful experience.

Scroll down, I listed for you a selection of my favourite addresses.

House of Finn Juhl& Carl Hansen & Son shops

Frama Store on the left facing these beautiful Nyboder orange houses

Tivoli:

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art:

Louisiana Café with a view and my delicious fresh salad!

Stay:

Great apartments to rent, just 10mn bike ride from the city center:
Charlottehaven

For Lunch:

Apotek 57
Delicious fresh food served in simple yet beautifully decorated back rooms of Frame Studio store

Reffen:
A must visit if you don’t mind cycling a bit out of town! Great street food venue by the waterfront.
Lots of stalls with different food and drinks options. It’s a fun venue also for children.

Schonnemann restaurant:
Apparently a must visit to eat traditional Danish open sandwiches. We haven’t tried it but it has great reviews!

TorvehallerneKBH
Fresh food market hall, you can also have lunch and coffee there

Folkehuset Absalon
We haven’t been but apparently you’ll experience a wonderful a friendly atmosphere sharing a table with strangers in a church setting

Vaffelbageren:
Ice creams and waffles on the corner of Nyhavn

Cafe and pastries:

On the way to Reffen stop for a pastry and coffee at
Lille Bakery

Buka Bakery for delicious home made pastries

Yummy pastries and coffee Andersen & Maillard

Furniture shops:

Carl Hansen & Son

House of Finn Juhl

Klassik for vintage Danish designs

Ferm Living
Stunning boutique of 450m2 formerly used as an arsenal for the Danish military

The Apartment
Exquisite (and very expensive!) selection of furniture and homeware in an apartment.

Le Klint
Beautiful folded paper lights:

Hay
We all know Hay products. It's just nice to see them all in this charming and inspiring building right in the heart of the city center.

Illums Boligus
Great department store with a wide selection of Danish and international brands.You won’t leave empty handed!

Mochi Copenhagen
Vintage Japanese kimono and dresses

Entertainment!

Tivoli
Our children loved it, especially the teenagers loved the rollercoasters!
We went late afternoon and had an early dinner at Wagamama inside the theme park

If you're planning a trip to Copenhagen you'll also find lots of ressources on the Visit Copenhagen website. Enjoy!

Bouquet cut out full of colours

I wanted flowers that never fades so I made this cut out bouquet using Caran d'Ache Neocolor Wax Pastels. The flowers were then cut with a scalpel and I used a thin wire at the back to reinforce the paper stem. Have you ever made paper flowers?

Free printable LOVE Pop Up card to make at home!

You loved the first pop up card I had made during the lockdown in 2021 so I am delighted to share with you this new illustrated pop up to make at home and to gift to your loved ones!

Here are the 3 steps to receive your free printable:

A. Sign up to Famille Summerbelle newsletter
 on the home page (a pop up window will appear or you can also sign up at the bottom of the home page)
B. You will receive an email from Famille Summerbelle with the free printable
C. Download and print the .pdf document.

1. Before you start prepare the following items:

- 2 x white A4 size sheets (A4= 21 x 29.7cm) Make sure the paper weight is a minimum of 150 or 200 gsm (if the paper is too light it won't hold the cut out shapes)

- 1 x coloured A4 sheet for the back cover of the card

- A pair of scissors and a scalpel with sharp blades (I use Swann Morton A10 blades)
No need to mention to keep this sharp tool out of reach of children!

- A cutting board if you use the scalpel

- Paper glue

2. Print in colour the 2 illustrated sheets. We will start by folding the main card with the heart:

Fold the A4 sheet in half.
Follow the indication written on the triangle: the dots are to be cut, the straight line, to fold.
Fold in half the sheet (with the illustrated side in front of you)
With scissors cut the two long dotted lines on the bottom of the two large triangles.

3 + 4. Fold the 2 large triangles towards the middle of the sheet. Repeat on both sides, press hard on the fold. Unfold the triangles.

5+6. Cut the small dotted lines of the small triangles and fold as seen on the photo.
Unfold them and open the A4 sheet flat.

7. This is the trickiest part!
Open flat the A4 sheet and then gently close the sheet and pull towards you the folds in the middle of the large triangles and at the same time the small triangles. Press them folded while you close the sheet in half.

You should now open and close the A4 sheet with the large and small triangles opening up in 3 dimensions (see photo)

Open again and do the same with the small triangles. Now, you should be able to open and close the A4 sheet and see the large and small triangles folding on the inside as you close the A4 sheet.

8. Make yourself a nice cup of tea or coffee, it's time to use the other illustrated sheet and start cutting the leaves, flowers and birds.

9+ 10. Once all the illustrations are cut, start to glue the different elements on the folded triangles. Start to glue on the large triangles.
Have fun composing your page with the leaves and flowers as seen on the photo.
Open and close the A4 sheet as you add each elements to make sure they fold nicely together.

11. Once all the elements are glued and dried it's time to make the cover of your card. You can use a coloured A4 sheet and add to the front a fun title or some cut outs. Make sure to only glue the parts that are not folded.

Take your favourite pen and write a message full of love to the person you cherish!

I hope you have enjoyed making your own pop up card :-)

It would make me so happy to see the cards you have made! Please share your creations and link it to Instagram @famillesummerbelle #famillesummerbelle

Or leave me a comment below, i'd love to hear your thoughts about this printable and tutorial.

If it is something you'd like me to do more often, let me know!

Happy Valentine's, Galentine's & Malentine's Day! Or just share your LOVE all year round with this pop up card!

Julie x

Happy New Year! Bonne Année!

New Paper Cut Love

I made this cut out Love Birds inspired by my series of drawings that you can see below. I had made a number of loose drawings on tissue paper as a personal project and I wanted to make a cut out from one of the designs.
I'm happy to present my latest cut out piece named Love Birds!

The new Love Birds paper cut is available as a limited edition on Famille Summerbelle website

New Book! Schooljarenboek

I’m so proud to present the SCHOOLJARENBOEK that I illustrated and made together with my beautiful friend Esther van de Paal along with our fantastic Dutch publisher Snor and talented Studio Fabienne for the book layout!

You will love this book as finally you will be able to keep in one place your child annual school photos and memories from nursery until their final school year!



Each year together with your child, write down key events of their school year, answer the fun questions adapted to each class level and stick their class photos, portraits and drawings.


Colourful stickers are provided to stick their class photos, portraits and drawings.

You can purchase the Schooljarenboek here (In Dutch language for now!)

Esther van de Paal, concept and author and I! This is the second book we collaborated on. It is always so much fun to work together with our Dutch publisher Snor on project like these.
Our previous book Vriedenboek (Friends book) is still a best seller in the Netherlands!

New! Illustrated Advent Calendar

Hi! Do you remember the illustrated advent calendar I made for my children last December? Well, after your many enthusiastic feedbacks I am happy to offer you a new version to customise at home!

In each box you will find 24 illustrated paper pockets, 24 wooden pegs and a long jute string. All you have to do is fill these pouches with sweet treats and little surprises to the delight of your children!

This do-it-yourself box is available in limited quantities so don't delay ordering it on Famille Summerbelle website.

The countdown to Christmas will begin soon!

New! Tokyo Map Paper Cut

As the Olympic Games begin today in Tokyo, I am pleased to introduce you to this wonderful city through my cut-out illustrations!

On my last trip to Tokyo I had in mind to design a map of it on my return. On the spot I made many sketches of people walking in the street like a group of school kids wearing their randoseru bags or landmark buildings such as the Asakusa temple or some of the typical Tokyo houses with plants in pots growing on the front.
I also took lots of photos of the city, people crossing the famous pedestrian pathway or a young man listening to music while waiting for a friend by the Hachikō statue at Shibuya station.

The idea was to come back at my studio with lots of visual references. I needed to capture the many contrasts of this vibrant capital to create this intricate cut out map of one of my favourite city.

I invite you to view a short video of the making of the map of Tokyo by clicking here.

The paper cut map of Tokyo is available in 2 colours: black and deep blue.
It is laser cut from an original paper cut map.
The map measures 42cm x 56cm and is sold unframed.

Visual Magazine, Spain

What an honour to be featured in 3 double spreads (!!) in the beautiful Spanish graphic design magazine Visual. Thank you Eduardo Bravo for the interview!

Paper Cut Spring Wreath

I made this wreath of flowers during the first long lockdown.

I was lucky to be able to spend time in my garden where I would see beautiful blooming flowers such as magnolia, daisies, clematis and sunflowers.

I created the first wreath cutting a thin sheet of paper by hand with a scalpel. This version is a laser cut created from that intricate original paper cut.

Colour: Green
Size: 26,5 x 26,5 cm
Laser Cut from 240gsm paper

Available at Famille Summerbelle exclusively!

Valentine's Day Pop Up Card - DIY!

Since most of us are in lockdown and cannot hug our dearest friends and family, I thought it would be nice to make something for them to show our appreciation and love.

I illustrated this pop up card for you to print and make at home. It’s a fun activity to make in the evening (instead of watching Netflix!) or during the day with your children.
I made a card with my son Téo (aged 5) and we sent it to his grandmother. She has already received it and I can’t tell you how happy she was to receive this colourful pop up card in the mail!

To receive your free download, you just need to sign up to our newsletter on Famille Summerbelle homepage. A pop up window will appear for you to sign in. You can also sign in to our newsletter on the bottom of our homepage.
Not only you will receive this free printable in your inbox, but also a 10% off discount code to use on your first Famille Summerbelle purchase!

A video tutorial is also available in Stories of our Instagram @famillesummerbelle

A. Sign up to our newsletter
B. Check your email
C. Download and print the .pdf document. It includes 3 pages: one with the colourful illustrations to cut, two with triangles to cut and fold.

To start you will need:

- 2 x white A4 sheets. Make sure the paper weight is a minimum of 120 gsm (I recommend 150gsm)
- 1 x coloured A4 sheet for the card cover
- A pair of scissors and/or a scalpel with sharp blades (recommended)
- A cutting board if you will cut the illustrations with a scalpel
- Glue

1. Print the documents. We will start by folding the pop up card with the triangles:
Fold the A4 sheet in half, with scissors cut the two long dotted lines on the bottom of the two large triangles.

2.As seen on the photo, fold the large triangles towards the middle of the sheet. Repeat on both sides, press hard on the fold. Unfold the triangles.

3.Open the A4 sheet and pull towards you from the middle of the bottom of the large triangles. Leave them folded on the inside of the sheet.

4.Cut the small dotted lines of the small triangles and fold as seen on the photo.
Unfold them and open the A4 sheet flat.

5. This is the trickiest part! Gently close the A4 sheet and pull towards you the folds in the middle of the large triangles and at the same time of the small triangles. Press them folded while your close the A4 sheet.
You should now open and close the A4 sheet with the large and small triangles opening up in 3 dimensions!
Leave on the side while we are cutting the illustrations.
Open again and do the same with the small triangles. Now, you should be able to open and close the A4 sheet and see the large and small triangles folding on the inside as you close the A4 sheet

6. Make yourself a nice cup of tea or coffee, grab a sharp scalpel or scissors and start cutting the leaves, flowers and bird. Little ones will need help cutting these shapes!

7.Once all the illustrations are cut, start to glue the different parts on the folds.
You can glue the word LOVE on the top triangle.
Have fun composing your page with the leaves and flowers.
Open and close the A4 sheet as you add each elements to make sure they fold nicely together.

8.

9.Once all the flowers and leaves are glued and dried it's time to make the cover of your card. You can use a coloured A4 sheet and add to the front a fun title or some cut outs. Make sure to only glue the parts that are not folded.

10.Now choose a pretty envelop and send it to someone that you haven't seen for a while to show them your love and how much you miss them!

I hope you have enjoyed making your pop up card!
It would make me so happy to see your cards. Please share your creations on Instagram @famillesummerbelle #famillesummerbelle
Or leave me a comment below, i'd love to hear your thoughts about this printable and tutorial.
If it is something you'd like me to do more often, let me know!

Happy Valentines and Galentines!

Julie x

Valentine's Day Illustrations for The House That Lars Built

I am so happy about this latest collaboration designing for The House That Lars Built.
Last year I designed for them three large painted flowers cut outs that you can print yourself or have them framed on their Print Shop.
This year I really enjoyed designing three cards and a home cookie box for Valentine's Day. Numerous international illustrators have also designed beautiful printable for this occasion. Have a look at the variety of great work available for you to download on The House That Lars Built Shop!

Foldable Valentine Cookie Box House:

Arlos Cookies baked these stunning cookies inspired by my illustrations. Look at the details on the little house, the hearts! I love them all!!

"My Home is Your Home Valentine" card printable:

"I'm Lucky to Know You" Card:

"Heart Tile Valentine Cards"

HAPPY 2021

I would like to wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let's make it creative, colourful!
May it brings us all the things and connections we missed this past year.
I'm sending virtual hugs to each one of you who has been so supportive this past year!
Julie x

Illustrated Advent Calendar

24 illustrated pockets filled with chocolates and sweet words!

It was super fun to make, I printed my illustrations on A4 sheets of paper that I sewed to make little pouches. I know 3 children who will be very happy to see the calendar up on the wall when they come back from school!

A little present for you

As a thank you for all your support this year, I made this little Christmas wreath. I will add one to your order (but hurry, it's a limited edition!)