Heart-Shaped Family Message Card Origami Illustrated Tutorial

We want to leave a message to our friends, colleagues or family members. When leaving a message, the most commonly used prop is a message card. However, it is difficult for an ordinary message card to attract others' attention because it has no characteristics. Now you don't have to worry about this problem. The origami heart-shaped family message card made through this illustrated tutorial of handmade origami will definitely add a lot of color to your message. Especially there is a beautiful origami heart above it, which is absolutely irreplaceable by other message cards. Now let’s try this tutorial on making a handmade origami heart-shaped family message card!

Step 1: First, choose the paper of the color you want as the basic material. It is recommended to use red single-sided paper. The heart shape above the family message card made in this way is directly a red heart, which is very atmospheric. Fold the four sides of the paper in half first, then unfold and leave creases;

Step 2: Cut the paper from the middle vertical line;

Step 3: Use only half of the paper. Fold the two long sides of the paper in half. After unfolding, leave a vertical crease in the middle;

Step 4: Fold the top edge of the paper down one-third. After restoration, creases are left;

Step 5: Then fold the top edge of the DIY origami paper downwards, and the place where it is folded is the crease left in the previous step;

Step 6: Then turn over the origami paper;

Step 7: Fold the upper left and right corners of the heart-shaped handmade origami family message card toward the middle;

Step 8: Then fold the top corners of the entire DIY origami paper back. The folding range can be operated according to the creases in the origami diagram;

Step 9: Then follow the thick white arrows to indicate that the DIY origami paper should be folded upwards, paying attention to the assistance of relevant creases;

Step 10: Fold the DIY origami paper that was folded upward in the previous step downward in half;

Step 11: Then fold the left and right corners of the bottom of the DIY origami paper diagonally upward. The folding amplitude is relatively small, just refer to the crease;

Step 12: Fold the lower half of the DIY origami paper upward until it reaches the top middle part of the DIY origami paper;

Step 13: Turn it over and see if you can easily make an origami heart-shaped family message card. This unique family message card can also be placed upright on the table, which is very practical.

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