Balloon Spiral Hexagon Card

Send your birthday greetings with this unique

hexagon shaped card.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A main card base shape

B inner accent shapes center and (6) flaps

C layered inner message panel & word cuts

D balloon accent base and overlay (6)

2. Prepare the main card base by bending back

on flap perforation lines.

3. Position (center) inner middle accent shape

and attach to the card inside.

Position and attach all flap accents

(NOTE that the accent rounded 'tab' edges

should line up, with wedge edges slightly offset.

4. Layer and attach the message panel

with word cuts.

Position and attach, centered within the

hexagon perforation lines.

5. Layer the balloon base shape with the

overlay offset within, and attach. Complete 6.

Prepare to attach balloons to the flap fronts

by folding two adjacent flaps into position

to reveal the triangular area where the balloon

should be centered, with balloon toward

the flat "top" edge, and string toward the

narrow point area, as shown.

6. Continue to fold the flaps into place,

identify the triangle, then position and attach balloon.

7. To close the card, fold first flap into position,

then, working in clockwise order, fold the adjacent

flaps into position, until . . . 

. . . one flap remains.

Flex the flap slightly to tuck the "circle tab"

edges under the adjacent flap straight edge,

and work inside until the card is flat.

Here is the completed card.