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Pop Up Box
Surprise your family and friends with this simple to make card and box.
Supplies needed:
  • 9 3/4" square tairei paper HPSE135
  • 1 strip red tairei paper HPSE194 cut 10" x 3"
  • Red and black double sided origami paper 6"
  • 2 pieces gold card stock cut 3 1/8"
  • Square rubber stamp
  • Ribbon
  • pigmented stamp pad
  • Black fine embossing powder
  • glue

Instructions:
Fold box according to the diagram.


   

Fold upper layer to center
crease on both sides.

Lift up flap and fold
towards the right side.
 
Fold and then flatten.
 
 
 
See this illustration.
Fold bottom corner towards center.
 
Fold top corner towards center.
 
   
Fold remaining corner to the center.
Fold flaps as in illustration.
 
Repeat same folding steps on the other side.
 

After you have folded the box, create a belt to hold it together with the red strip of paper.
First, fold the paper in half lengthwise and then fold again. Glue the raw edges together. Wrap the belt around the box and trim excess. Glue the ends together and finish the raw edge with a stamped embellishment. The belt will slide off and on easily.
Card Instructions:

Note the mountain and valley fold creases.
Collapse along the creases.
Open and decorate the card.
The card is finished.

Fold the double sided origami paper in half, unfold, then in half again. Turn the paper over and fold in half diagonally. Collapse folds into a crane base. Decorate the card by stamping or writing a message inside. Glue the gold card stock to both outside edges of the card.


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