I believe that most of us have made origami cards when we were new to origami. This post will teach you how to make a unique and cute origami birthday card. Let’s learn together!
It consists of two parts, one is the card and the other is the heart. You need to prepare two pieces of paper of different sizes, the larger one is for the card and the smaller one is for the heart.
Instead of spending money to buy cards in a store, it is better to make a birthday card yourself. This will make your gift full of love and make the birthday meaningful.
The beauty of this project is that it is not only a birthday card, it can be used for any holiday or celebration, like Christmas, Thanksgiving day, or anniversary. It can help you express your love or gratitude on any occasion.
- Folding time: 10 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm / 7.5×7.5 cm
- Difficulty: Easy
Material
Get a piece of 15×15 cm and 7.5×7.5 cm square paper to create a 9.15×5.4 cm origami birthday card. Use various colors of paper to create a unique card that suits your style.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Take out the 15×15 cm square paper and place it with the desired display side facing down. Fold and unfold it horizontally, then vertically, leaving two creases.
Step 2
Fold the bottom edge to align with the middle horizontal crease, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 3
Fold the bottom edge to align with the crease you just made.
Step 4
Fold up the bottom edge to align with the middle horizontal crease.
Step 5
Fold up the bottom left and right points diagonally.
Step 6
Fold the left and right edges toward the center along the dotted lines. These two dotted lines are the vertical extend lines of the right edge of the bottom left triangle, and the left edge of the bottom right triangle.
Step 7
Fold down the top left and right points diagonally.
Step 8
Fold down the top triangle and unfold it.
Step 9
Fold down the top triangle again and tuck the top point into the pocket.
Step 10
Take out the 7.5×7.5 cm square paper and place it with the desired display side facing down. Fold and unfold it horizontally, then vertically, leaving two creases.
Step 11
Fold down the top edge to align with the middle horizontal crease.
Step 12
Flip the paper over from left to right.
Step 13
Fold down the top left and right points diagonally.
Step 14
Flip the paper over from front to back.
Step 15
Fold down the top edge to meet the bottom point, then two corners will be formed at the middle of the top, and finally, squash these two corners.
Step 16
Here, we can see two small white squares, fold them in half diagonally.
Step 17
Fold down the top two points a little.
Step 18
Fold the left and right edges to align with the middle vertical crease.
Step 19
Turn the paper over from left to right.
Step 20
To assemble the heart and the envelope, tuck the layer behind the heart into the slit in the center of the envelope.
You might want to try using another decoration instead of the heart, such as making an origami bow and gluing it on.
Since this is a card for birthday, so don’t miss our origami birthday cake. A card paired with a cake, no one will not be touched by such a warm gift.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
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Origami Birthday Cake
What’s Next
Such a lovely origami birthday card is done, and you can now explore our other easy and interesting origami ideas. Enjoy folding!
