Paper Playing Card Holder: (Full instructions)
Folding Techniques:
Valley Fold:
Mountain Fold:
Valley Folds are indicated by a
dashed line. Fold the paper along
the dashed line toward you so that
the dashed line is a “valley”
surrounded by the two sides of
paper.
Mountain Folds are indicated by a
dotted line. Fold the paper away
from you on the dotted line so that
the dotted line is on the peak of a
“mountain” and the two sides of
paper are below the fold.
Step 1: Start with the printed template (Figure 1). Print the template out
on heavy paper or cardstock. Valley fold on the dashed line under the words
“Glue Here” (Figure 2).
Figure 1 – Original template
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Figure 2 – First valley fold
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Step 2: Valley fold the next two dashed lines, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
Figure 3 – Second valley fold
Figure 4 – Third valley fold
Step 3: Mountain fold the paper on the dotted line, as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 – Mountain fold along the dotted line
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Step 4: Valley fold the last dashed line. The cardholder should look
similar to Figure 6.
Figure 6 – It should look like this with all folds
Step 5. Tuck the bottom edge of the paper into the fold line underneath the
words “Glue Here”, (Figure 7). If it fits properly, apply glue or tape along
the tab where it says “Glue Here” and hold paper together until the glue
holds (Figure 8).
Figure 7 – Tuck the bottom
edge into the first fold
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Figure 8 – Glue along the “Glue Here” tab
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Step 6: The cardholder should now be finished (Figure 9). Place the
playing cards on the cardholder as shown in Figure 10. While it is useable
and stable this way, continue to the next page for making it even more
rollover-resistant.
Figure 9 – The completed card holder
Figure 10 – Put the cards (not included) on the card holder
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Extra Stability:
Wouldn’t it be a shame if the card holder was knocked over?
A simple solution is to put a heavy mug behind the cardholder (Figure 11).
A better solution requires one
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small Ziploc snack baggie
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and about half a Dixie
bathroom cup of salt, sugar,
or play sand (Figure 12).
Figure 11 – The simple anti-tipping fix
Figure 12 – Half a
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Dixie cup of play sand
Step 7: Pour the sand into the baggie and seal with the zipper. Roll the
baggie and sand up into a roll about the size of a hot dog (Figure 13). Stick
the rolled-up baggie in the card holder, it should resist tipping (Figure 14).
Figure 13 – Put the sand in a baggie
Figure 14 – Now hard to tip!
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