The full Blupee piece framed and ready for display
Metallic rupees and multi-layered body shown from the left side
A closer look at the horn details and shimmering cardstock layers
This project started the way many of my favourite builds do—with my muse falling head over heels for a piece of artwork I saw online. I stumbled across a beautiful Blupee drawing on Reddit, and something about it just sparked. With the original artist’s permission, I reimagined their illustration as a physical layered cardstock piece in my own style.
The final result is a 57-layer Blupee, designed in Adobe Illustrator and cut out using my Cricut Maker. I used a mix of metallic white-gold and silver cardstock for the body, then hand-inked the layers to add that magical blue shimmer. The horns, Joycons, rupees, and eyes are all cut from foil cardstock, catching the light just right to give it that ethereal, treasure-like glow.
It was assembled with a mix of glue and double-sided foam tape to create a sense of depth and structure. While I’ve also filmed a time-lapse of the full build, this particular showcase is just a short video clip capturing how the finished piece reflects light from different angles.
This Blupee isn’t for sale as a file—just a personal passion project brought to life from a place of inspiration, admiration, and a love for shiny things.
Watch the Process
Here are two short TikTok videos showing different parts of the build:
🛠️ Time-Lapse Build: Watch the full process from flat layers to finished piece, including gluing and inking.
✨ Built a Blupee — because my muse demanded it. I first saw the original Blupee drawing on Reddit and completely fell in love with the style. It was so soft and glowy, I knew I had to turn it into a layered shadow box. With permission from the original artist, I did just that. 🐇💙 🖋️ Redrawn in Adobe Illustrator ✂️ Cut on a Cricut Maker 🎨 Inked for depth and glow 📌 Glued + foam taped for dimension 50 seconds of build time — countless hours of “I need to make this” energy. Blupee are small, rabbit-like creatures from Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Age of Calamity, and Tears of the Kingdom. They glow blue and drop rupees when struck — which honestly feels rude considering how adorable they are. Original artwork by @bobbyblueholliday and Dan Kemp Cut file design & build by me #ZeldaArt#LegendOfZelda#timelapse#cricutmaker#cricut#breathofthewild#tearofkingdoms#blupee#cardstock#cardstockcrafts#midankie#zelda#cricutmade#vidogames
🎥✨ Watch Blupee shine! ✨🐇 This 57-layer cardstock build is a shimmering tribute to a beautiful piece of fan art I found on Reddit. My muse insisted I bring it to life, and with the original artist’s permission, I redrew their design in Illustrator, cut the layers on my Cricut Maker, then assembled everything with glue and double-sided foam tape. Blupee’s body is made from two kinds of metallic cardstock, hand-inked for that magical blue glow. Foil cardstock gives the Joycons, rupees, horns, and eyes their sparkle ✨ This video just shows the finished result—because sometimes you just need to see how it shines when the light hits it right 💙 Original artwork by r@bobbyblueholliday and Dan Kemp Cut file design & build by MiDankie #zeldaart#Zelda#legendofzelda#breathofthewild#tearsofthekingdom#videogame#cricutmade#cricut#cricutmaker#cricutcreations#cardstock#cardstockcrafts#zeldatearsofthekingdom#zeldabotw#zeldaart#papercraft#MiDankie
