Valentine surprise card - free template

A greeting card with a box for a small, flat gift (like a pendant, earrings) or a chocolate candy etc. The card was originally designed for a cutting plotter, but the shapes are simple enough to cut them with a hobby knife.

Files for download (printable pdf + svg for plotters + assembly instruction): zip

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TOOLS & MATERIALS:

• cutting plotter supporting A4 format or a hobby knife
  
• optionally – any tool with a pointed but slightly rounded tip, like toothpick, knitting needle, ball-pen without ink etc. for scoring the fold lines
• A4 cardboard, weight ca. 170-200 gsm, for the envelope you can use thinner paper (~120 gsm)
• paper glue (a clear, solvent based is recommended, water based adhesives can buckle the paper)

LINES DESCRIPTION:

             black solid – cut lines

- - - - -  black dashed – fold lines in the printable version

             red – fold line s in the plotter version.

ASSEMBLY:

1. Cut the card base and the insert. Remove loose pieces of paper.

2. Apply some glue in the places shown in the picture.

3. Slip the corners of the insert into the cuts in the card base. Let the glue dry. To avoid distortion, press the card with a heavy book.

 

4. Print your message or draw it with the plotter pen, cut and glue inside the card.

5. Make all folds. Now you can put the gift into the box. If it contains small parts (like earrings), it should be additionally wrapped, for example in cellophane. Using the fold lines, fold the side wings together lining up the slots. To seal the box slip the tip of the bottom triangle to the slots. Video instruction:

6. Cut the envelope. Fold paper along the perforated lines and glue the side tabs, creating a flat box.