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Step-fold greeting card base

A slit-and-score side-step card with one continuous panel and a stepped concertina section.

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US Letter
Pages
2
Sheet
215.9 × 279.4 mm
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  • Page 1 — side-step card
  • Page 2 — Assembly instructions

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Step-fold greeting card base / LETTER

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Letter and A4 preserve the component dimensions. Choose the sheet you will print, not a different object size.

Materials and construction

Ordinary paper for a trial; ruler; scoring tool; scissors and an adult-operated craft knife with a cutting mat for the internal slit.

Before making a batch

Check the slit stops 30 mm from each end.

Check that all step creases stop at the slit.

Record standing stability and any tearing at the slit ends.

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Instruction pages
1
Orientation
Portrait

Flat base: 140 x 180 mm.

Internal slit: 120 mm long, 50 mm from the left side.

Step creases: 30 mm pitch; large-panel crease: 90 mm.

From file to finished page

  1. Cut the outside rectangle. On a protected surface, cut only the solid internal slit between its two stop marks.
  2. Score the 90 mm crease across the continuous left panel. Score the five marked creases on the right section.
  3. Fold the continuous panel into a tent at its central crease.
  4. Starting at the near edge, alternate folds in the right section to form the side steps. Keep both slit endpoints intact.
  5. Stand the undecorated card on a flat surface. Adjust the creases gently before adding very light paper decoration.
Printing and use notes

The step proportions and balance require physical review.

No load or universal standing-stability claim.

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