Folded Vivi Gade Design Paper Greeting Cards as Invitations

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A greeting card folded from Vivi Gade Design paper (Helsinki) and decorated with self-adhesive rhinestone half-pearls and card/paper from the Color Bar series which is also used for making the place card bag. The bag is closed with a mini clothes peg.

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How to do it
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1.   Cut a piece of paper measuring 25 x 25cm. Mark the centre from each side. Fold all four sides towards the centre. Unfold and turn over.
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2.   Fold all four corners so they touch the folded line.
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3.   Now fold again towards the centre from one mark to the other. Unfold and turn over.
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4.   Fold the two side marks towards the centre and the corner almost folds automatically.
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5.   This is what it looks like when all four corners are folded:
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6.   Cut a piece of green/pink paper measuring 12.5 x 12.5cm. Cut a piece of pink card measuring 10.5 x 10.5cm. Print out or write the word “invitation” on a piece of white paper. Assemble all the parts with glue and attach inside the folded greeting card using double-sided adhesive tape.
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7.   Cut a strip of pink card to be used as a ribbon and glue it in place around the greeting card.
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8.   Punch out circles from green/pink paper.
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9.   Attach a self-adhesive rhinestone half-pearl onto a circle and then attach this onto the ribbon on the greeting card.
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10.   Cut two 4.5 x 4.5cm squares and cut them diagonally (into triangles). Print out text and glue the text onto the four triangles; one triangle in each of the four corners.
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11.   Menu card: Attach paper, card and printed text onto a piece of white card. (Use the envelope for the folded greeting card).
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12.   A place card bag with a surprise: (NB: a different sort of paper is used for the folding technique)
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13.   Fold a piece of A4 paper lengthwise and unfold again.
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14.   Then fold the paper in half across the width.
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15.   Fold the top corners toward the center and unfold again.
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16.   Fold the sides to the center line.
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17.   It now resembles a "paper hat".
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18.   The upper sides of the "hat" are folded into the center ...
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19.   ... and then folded into the center once more. Turn and repeat this procedure from the other side.
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20.   Fold the "flaps" down along both sides.
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21.   Open the bag and push up the base.
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22.   Punch holes in the flaps. Tie a piece of ribbon with beads and the end of a peacock feather through the holes of the bag – and the bag is now finished!
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