How to make a paper business card holder
Paper Business Card Holder: try all 9 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
A desk holder for business cards, cut from one sheet of card. A tall back wall, a low front wall and sloping side walls make an open tray where the cards lean and show.
- You need
- One sheet of card, 21.5 × 11.5 cm, a ruler and pencil, scissors and tape.
- Start
- Use a sheet of card, 21.5 × 11.5 cm, white side up, with its long edge across. From the left mark the columns 6, 9.5 and 6 cm wide. From the top mark the rows 6, 3 and 2.5 cm tall. The middle box, 9.5 × 3 cm, is the floor.
- Tips
- Measure the slanted edge on the side walls against the 6 cm and 2.5 cm ends so the sides meet the back and front exactly.
- Score each crease lightly with a ruler and a dull pencil point first.
- Make the floor 0.5 cm wider than your cards so they slide in and out.
Your model is ready
The holder is done. Tape the four corners on the inside, then stand 20 or so business cards in it. The finished card holder, with its tall back wall, sloping sides and low front wall.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Crease the left edge of the floor
Fold the left side of the card over along the left edge of the floor. Press the crease and open it flat.
- 2
Crease the right edge of the floor
Fold the right side of the card over along the right edge of the floor. Press the crease and open it flat.
- 3
Crease the back edge of the floor
Fold the top of the card down along the back edge of the floor. Press the crease and open it flat.
- 4
Crease the front edge of the floor
Fold the bottom of the card up along the front edge of the floor. Press the crease and open it flat.
- 5
Cut away the top left corner
Cut down from the top edge, 6 cm from the left, as far as the 6 cm line, then left along that line to the edge. The corner lifts away.
- 6
Cut away the top right corner
Cut down from the top edge, 15.5 cm from the left, as far as the 6 cm line, then right along that line to the edge.
- 7
Cut away the bottom left corner and slope the wall
Cut up from the bottom edge, 6 cm from the left, as far as the 9 cm line. Turn left and cut 2.5 cm along that line, then slant up and to the left to the 6 cm line at the edge. The corner lifts away and leaves the left wall sloping.
- 8
Cut away the bottom right corner and slope the wall
Cut the right side to match: up from the bottom edge, 15.5 cm from the left, as far as the 9 cm line. Turn right and cut 2.5 cm along that line, then slant up and to the right to the 6 cm line at the edge.
- 9
Raise the four walls
Stand the four walls up at right angles to the floor. Their ends meet along the four upright corners, and the side walls slope from the tall back wall down to the low front wall.
- ✓
Finish
The holder is done. Tape the four corners on the inside, then stand 20 or so business cards in it. The finished card holder, with its tall back wall, sloping sides and low front wall.
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