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Valentines Day is on its way! Whether you love it or hate it some hearts are going to be flying in the galleries. I thought this Origami Heart Pocket would be a fun way to involve your kids and grandkids in a card making project. If they like folding you can do enough for all of their friends. Fill the pocket with treats. If no kids are involved, glue it to a card front and fill it with a cute stamped image or die cuts.
I don't get foldy very often, so the challenge is only to do the heart. (First half of the video.) If you want to try the little animals too--go for it! My granddaughter is crazy about cats, so I'm also trying the origami cat. These Japanese-style anime animals (Pusheen) are very much in style, even for some teens. Pikachu (the yellow one) from Pokemon is also popular with kids and teens.
Some Tips:- Start with any size square of PAPER (not card stock). If you use DSP make sure it isn't too thick to fold easily.
- Video sample uses a 20 x 20 centimeters square (about 8 x 8 inches)
- The bigger the square, the bigger the finished heart. The smaller the square, the smaller the finished heart.
- The attached pdf is an attempt to diagram the instructions in the video. But for origami I always find it easier to watch the video.
- When watching the video and you need to slow it down to step though a fold: Pause the video and use the left and right arrow keys. It will rewind or go forward 3 seconds.
- If stamping directly on the front of your heart, you may want to unfold it and stamp on a flat surface. (Before unfolding, note or mark where the stamping area is located.)
Origami Heart Pocket by Polly's Origami
Here's my Heart:
Heart Inspirations by ruby-heartedmom at Splitcoaststampers
See attachment for size comparisons. The yellow heart started as 8.5 inches square (cats were 4 inches square). card front s 5.5 x 8.5. The Cherry Cobbler heart was a 6 x 6 inch square and sits on an A2 card front. The salmon colored heart started as a 5 x 5 inch square and will fit in an ATC pocket.
Here is our
TLC987 Gallery
If you're not sure how to link your card on the thread here, here's how:
1. Open 2 windows or tabs: one window for your card and one for this thread.
2. In this thread, click on reply and type anything you want to show before the link.
3. Go to your card window. Highlight the address for your card. (It says www. splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showphoto..... and so on)
4. Click EDIT. Click COPY
5. Go back to this thread. Click PASTE.
TLC987 Origami Heart Pocket 1/22/2024
