Bat Pop-up Card

By Jeremy Shafer ©2002

This would make a good wedding

invitation for Batman, but he might not
find time in his busy schedule to fold it
or even get married for that matter!

1 2 3

Valley-fold and unfold. Valley-fold.

Valley-fold.

4 5 6

Valley-fold. Turn-over. Valley-fold.

7
8 9 10 11
180º

Pull the two interior

flaps as far apart as
possible and flatten.
Valley-fold
Rotate 180º. and unfold. Reverse- Valley-fold.
fold
12 13

14
15 16 17
Valley-fold.

90º
Valley-fold. If you get stuck
on steps 12-17, try the
alternate method shown in Valley-fold. Rotate 90º. Like this.
the cloud. It’s easier but Repeat behind.
results in an extra crease.
Reverse-fold the interior
colored flap. The white
portion stays in place.

Step 12-16 Alternate Method

12
15 17
13
16
14 Like this.
Pull out the
Valley-fold. interior flap.
Valley-fold in half.
Valley-fold.
Valley-fold one flap.
Repeat behind.

18 19 20 21

Valley-fold Valley-fold Valley-fold at the Reverse-fold.

and unfold. and unfold. existing crease
and unfold.

22 23 24 25

Reverse-fold. Valley-fold Outside-reverse-fold. Flatten well.

and unfold.
 26 27 28 29

Valley-fold Valley-fold Crimp.

Crimp. and unfold.
and unfold.

30 31 32

Cut-away view. Like this. Repeat Pull out the right

Reverse-fold. step 30 behind. triagular flap.
Repeat behind.

33 34 35 36

Squash. Valley-fold. Valley-fold. Reverse-fold.

37 38 39 40

This is how the Reverse-fold. Turn-over. Repeat steps 33-39.

interior edges end up.
 41 42 43

Cut-away view. Reverse-fold. Reverse-fold.

Reverse-fold.

44 45 46 47

Like this. Repeat Bring up the flap. Valley-fold. Valley-fold,

steps 41-43 behind. tucking the flap
into the pocket.

48

Repeat steps 45-48 behind.

Pop-up Bat is ready for a night

out on the town or perhaps in
the seclusion of an envelope.