This type of card is based on a little free gift card from Sanrio many years ago. My sister got a Chi Chai Monchan card as a gift with purchase and we flipped through it so many times it fell apart! Determined to recreate this fascinating design, I took scrap paper and cut and glued until I perfected it! Now I will share this cool design with you!
You will need:
1 sheet of fancy paper. 2 if you want a front and back side
glue
scissors
I am using two sheets of paper so my card will have two backgrounds. Start by cutting your paper in half width-wise
The finished card will be 1/2 the size of your starting paper
Cut one half into halves width-wise, and the other length-wise:
Do the same for the second sheet for the back of the card, then glue each of the 4 pieces together with their back sides if you are using a different paper for the back side. Then take the "fat" halves of the cards (top two pieces in the previous photo) and fold them as shown in the following photo:
It may be difficult to see in the photo, but basically fold the top and bottom edge to the center
Fold the other two pieces as seen in this photo:
Fold the left and right edges in to meet at the center
Flip the pieces over so the folds are pointing up:
Place the long pieces face down, and put one of the fat pieces on top as seen in this photo:
Glue them together by putting glue in the corners only. This photo shows where to put the glue on the left top corner:
Basically, there is a box formed by the two fold lines (shown in white) and you can glue within the box
This is a sideways shot to show that the middle sections are free - only the corners are glued together:
Now glue the left side on (corners only) and you should have something like this:
This is the first face of the card. Open it up like the arrows indicate to find...
The second face of the card:
Open it up like the arrows indicate to find...
The third face of the card:
Open it up like the arrows indicate to find...
The fourth face of the card:
Open it up like the arrows indicate to find...
You are back at the beginning!
I recommend using a piece of scrap paper first to make sure you understand which parts of the card will show and what can be glued down before using expensive paper or decorations. Have fun!
If you make this card, please share your photos in the comments!
And as always, if you have any questions or need clarification, please ask! This is a little bit difficult to show in photos and words only. I will be happy to give more tips if needed~
