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This week, Kristina Werner challenged her
blog followers to make a dual-fold card with a locking device. She got the idea for the mechanism from the book
Folding Ideas for Cards & Envelopes, by Laurence K. Withers. I love cards that use paper engineering techniques, so this challenge was right up my alley.
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I decided to use an origami tatos, Japanese for self-closing pouch, for the closure. I made the pleated triangle using a design that was created by Susana Arashiro, an origami artist from Argentina. To give the tatos some stability, I traced it on card stock. Then, I cut the triangle and glued it inside the tatos. To give the card some contrast, I cut a 2" strip of striped card stock in colors that coordinated with the background. I glued the strip on the left side flap. Using a silver square shaped eyelet, I attached the tatos over the strip. The latter allows you to slip the right side flap under the tatos to lock the card.
I like the simple elegance of my design, which will make a nice card for my brother or other male family members. Did any of you take the challenge?
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