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.

Mini Fire Engine Emblem A7 Card

Make a great card for a child's birthday celebration

using this double bi-fold 5x7 card,

shown closed on top and partially opened below.

Fireman emblem is the feature design front base,

with a sawtooth scallop circle

and a mini fire engine design.

Card base includes the half-emblem cut-out to guide positioning,

then fun paper print panels are placed on front panels, 

back panel that covers the cut-out construction,

and inner side and back panel.

Inside, find a layered "happy birthday" card

that is framed with a fire hose and nozzle.

CONSTRUCTION:

1. Identify and cut the shapes.

A card base main

B card base side to be attached to main

C center accent panel

D front accent panels

E side center accent panels

F back side accent panels

G assembled emblem (including miniature fire truck, circle and sawtooth circle, emblem and edge accent shapes.

H firehose sentiment label for card inside

2. Fold the card base main and side shapes on perforations. Main shape will have "mountain" fold at crest half shape center (but the crest shape stays un-folded), "valley" fold at remaining two perforation lines. Side shape will have "mountain" fold.

3. Join the side to the main shape by overlapping straight side edge at perf line. Before glue is set, fold on the tab/edge connection to ensure that card will fold properly.

4. Position the accent panel shapes over their corresponding card base positions. NOTE that the emblem should be raised to allow for the left side center accent shape to be attached to the "flat" parts of that panel, covering the "hole" where the emblem shape was cut from.

5. Glue the accent shapes in place. Use a roller tool to help these glue flat and smooth.

6. Turn the card over, position at attach the back side accent shapes over their corresponding panels. NOTE that the panel on the right (left from the front view) will cover and reinforce the emblem cutout area.

(You can see the un-coordinated backside of the front accent shape through the cutout window here.)

7. Build miniature fire truck on black base shape (black will show through as windows and bumpers), then position on base circle and add extension ladder above. Layer with sawtooth circle and emblem base with edge accent shape.

8. Position and glue the entire emblem backside to the left card front, including aligning edges of the right cutout edges from card main base, as well as plain panel section.



9. Layer the sentiment plaque components (base with fire hose rim, "Happy Birthday" cutout), then glue in place on the center panel.

Here is the finished card front view, closed.