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.
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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