Rubik's Cube Infinity Card

Jacki Joy
Mar 23
3 min read

Updated: Mar 25

Dude! I'm going with an 80s theme for this totally awesome birthday card. My brothers are hitting the big 4-0 this year, and I knew they needed something fun and retro to mark the occasion.

Infinity cards, aka never-ending, or endless cards, are fun to make. They are folded and glued in a way that will allow you to flip through four different designs before returning to the front of the card. They are always a big hit, especially with the men in my life who aren't really into receiving cards.

For the first card in this series, I'm channeling pure childhood memories with a classic Rubik's Cube theme. Growing up, my brother was hooked on these fun puzzles and always had one on display in his room. I'm sure he will enjoy flipping through this colorful card.

In this tutorial, I will walk you through creating your own 80s inspired infinity card. The design is straightforward—mostly cutting and gluing. You can personalize it with stamps, stickers, die cuts, etc. I used my digital die cutter to quickly cut out all of the little squares, but cutting them manually with a paper cutter is also an option.

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Setup:

The black base of this card is made out of four 3" x 6" cardstock panels.

You will need a total of forty 1⅜" x 1⅜" squares in an assortment of red, yellow, orange, blue, green and white. I rounded the corners, but you don't have to.

The three background squares on the first three pages measure 2.75" x 2.75"

The two white rectangles on the last page measure 2 ⅝" x 1⅜"

Make The Base

Start by scoring the four black panels. Flip each one over and score them on the back side as well. This will help your panels bend back and forth easily as they transition through each section of your card.

You are going to lay two panels side-by-side and then flip the remaining two 90° and glue them on top. Only apply your adhesive in the yellow areas as shown above.

I like to use glue for this step because it allows me to slide the cardstock a little bit before it becomes permanent. This helps me line everything up precisely. You will want to be as exact as possible with your gluing so your card doesn't catch on itself as you flip through it.

Now flip through your card and make sure everything bends easily.

Start Designing

I will walk you though the layouts on each of the four pages. You can adjust your design to fit any occasion. My only recommendation is to not use anything 3D (like foam tape, puffy stickers, etc.) as these will prevent your card from folding flat.

First Page

I embossed the 2.75" x 2.75" piece of white cardstock with small polka dots.

The "40" was created with my digital die cutter.

Second Page

The cupcake on this page was made from this Spellbinders die. It was included in one of my Facebook Marketplace hauls and appears to be a retired die that is no longer for sale. Dies like this or this would work great, though!

The background square measures 2.75" x 2.75" and was made using this paper pad from Walmart. I think the rainbow lettering fits in well with this 80s theme.