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Hello, hello! Remember how last week my tutorial photo session did not go as planned? Well, I planned ahead and pulled through this time.
All you need is a piece of paper. I’ll wait here while you go grab one (out of your printer). Seriously. It’s that easy.
Let me introduce you to the map fold (aka the pop-up fold). These make awesome invitations, or cards, or love notes, or lunch box notes, or any other kind of note you write. With a little personalization, it can be just about anything.
HOW TO MAKE A MAP FOLD (or POP-UP FOLD)
Supplies:
1 piece of paper (I used a piece of construction paper that is 9″ by 12″)
NOTE: The end product will be 1/4 the size of the paper you started with. So if you want something to fit in a 4″ by 6″ envelope, start with paper that is 8″ by 12″.
Step 1: Fold in half hot dog style. Unfold.
Step 2: Fold in half hamburger style.
Step 3: Take the top left corner and line it up with center fold. Crease.
Step 4: Do the same thing on the right side.
Step 5: Open it up and invert the center fold. Crease.
Step 6: Turn in the left corner (of the top layer), line it up with the center fold, crease. Do the same thing with the right corner. Flip it over repeat with the other side.
Step 7: Open it up. (This is the tricky part.) Start in the upper left-hand corner. Invert the diagonal fold. Then invert the diagonal fold on the right-hand corner. Use both hands to guide those folds in while you flatten it. Crease.
Step 8: Flip it over and carefully open. Repeat step 7. As you guide the folds this time, though, fold the entire piece of paper in on itself. You should end up with a house shape.
Yipee yahoo! You did it!
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