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Relic Light-Up Pop Up Card

A tall, thin metallic copper four-sided pyramid with curvy organic cut outs on each face sits on a slightly pearlescent dark blue surface. The pyramid is lit from the inside, visible through the cut outs, with the light diffracted into rainbow shards. Three-quarter view from a little above, highlighting one face of the pyramid.

I made a light-up pyramid pop up card with diffraction grating diffusers, and an improved switch mechanism for #LightUpPopUpTober!

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Spiral Crystal Light-Up Pop Up Card

Spiral Crystal pop up card fully open (360º). A yellow pentagonal lattice with triangular panels featuring Celtic triskelion designs is lit from within by a red light. The base card is a dark blue.

I made this abstract pop up card with integrated electronics for the 2024 #LightUpPopUpTober project organized by Chibitronics.

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