Envelop Your Valentine

Seriously, if your going to give a Valentine why not create the coolest envelope to make it special? You can find so many different versions of envelopes on the internet but really I love all the origami versions.

However, most of them are tiny and may not be the be all for your Valentine. So I started with a business card case pattern for my original envelope. Really, unless you have a giant Valentine just make the envelope based on the dimensions of the insert.

True to the task a magazine cover makes the best card holder as it is a surprise every time.

This origami folder is really easy but unfortunately there is no Youtube video or picture diagram.

So here is what you need:

Magazine cover trimmed  8" square
Bone folder
Ruler

Tip: try to select the area without fonts as the centre of the magazine square.

Tip: How to divide a square into thirds? First you can snake your paper into thirds until all three sides align. This is a bit tricky with magazine paper as it is slippery - use your metric side of the ruler and put a small pinch at both points at the top and bottom of the paper. You can use 18 cms. which is a little under 7" square for a business card folder.

This is the link for this card: http://en.origami-club.com//use/card/anime-card/index.html

To be honest you might have to try a few models but once you finish one you will wonder how you did not get it the first time around!