PAPERCRAFTS
MASTERTHEARTOFPAPERCRAFTS.DIY,FUNANDEASY
WAYSTOCREATEPAPERFLOWERS,MAKECARDS,TISSUEAND
CREPE-PAPERCRAFTS,TISSUEPAPERGARLANDS,BOTTLE
WRAPS,TREATBASKETS,SCRAPBOOKINGANDMUCHMORE.
TableofContent
Introduction
Chapter1-PAPERFLOWERS
Chapter2-BOTTLEWRAPSANDPAPERTISSUETASSELGARLAND
CHAPTER3-TIPSFORPAPERCRAFT
CHAPTER4-TOOLSFORPAPERCRAFT
Chapter5-MAKINGCARDS
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
Doyouneedhelpinpapercraft?Thisbooktouchesonhowtohelpyougetstartedwith
papercraft.Youwilldiscoverhowtomakethebasicthingslikepaperflowers,giftbasket,
andscrapbookandlotsmore.Iassureyouthatyouwilllearnalotfromreadingthisbook
andalsohavefun.Eachchapterinthisbookgivesyousimplestepsinmakingwhatever
projectyoudecidetoworkon.Youalsohavetipstoguideyou.Whetheryouarenewto
papercraftoryoulovepapercraft,youareintherightplace.Papercraftisacaptivating
hobby.Afterreadingthisbook,youwillhavemasteredsomebasicskillandyoucanstart
creatingbeautifulpapercrafts.Thisisasimplehobbythatdoesnotrequirethatmany
tools.Itjustneedsapairofscissors,papers,andglue.
Chapter1-PAPERFLOWERS
PaperFloweriseasytomakeanditisaffordable.Italsolooksamazingwhenitis
completed.Youcanuseforweddings,housewarminggift,partiesetc.
ROSEPAPERFLOWER
Tomakethisyouwillneedafewthingswhichareglue,scissorsandglue.Youcandecide
toaddfloraltapeorstemwire.Stemwirecanbemadeoutofanythingaroundyourhouse
orbyrollingpaper.
Cutoutapetalandcrumpleit.Thismakesthepapermoreeasyandpliabletowork
with.
Shapethepetalintotheformofacenterbloom
Addalittlegluetothebottomofthepetaltohelpholdtheshapeyouwant
Continuecuttingpetalsandaddingittothecenterbloom
Keepaddingpetalstocreateaflowerthatisasbigandopenorsmallandbuddedas
youlike.
Tocreatetheouterpetals,
Pinchalittlefoldatthebottomofthepapertocreateacurvedpetal.Addasmany
asyouwant.
Nowitistimetoinsertthestem,addalittlegluetothestem,wireorwhateveryou
wanttouseasyourbase.
Theninsertitintothecenterbottomoftheflower.
Toaddcreativetouchestotheflower,youcanusefloraltapeandcolored
scrapbookpapertoaddleavesandmakeitintobunches.
Youcanapplypainttothestemtomakeitlookrealist.
CREPEPAPERFLOWERS
Firsttakealengthofcrepepaperstreamerandfan-foldintoeightlayers.
Cutoutadoublehumpedshapetomakethepetals(youwillhaveeightofthem).
Theydonothavetobeperfectlyeven.
Takeoutasmallbuttonandputathinlayerofglueonitandthenaddglittertoit.
Thentakeoutasmallrhinestoneandputitinthemiddleforaddedbling.Thebest
waytoaddglitterontheedgesistopouralittleglueandalittleglitterontoapiece
ofcardstock.
Thenfoldthepetalandgentlydabbothedgesintheglueandthenintheglitter.
Thenyouleaveittodryafterunfoldingit.
Whentheedgesofthepetalaredry,scrunchupthebottomandglueittotheouter
edgeofthecardstockcircle.Dothesamewiththesecondpetalbutglueittothe
oppositeside.
Repeatthesameprocesswithtwomorepetals
Todothesecondlayerofpetals,glueitalittleclosertothecenterandmakesure
theycoverthefirst
Repeatthesameprocesswiththelastwopetals
Thengluetheglitteredbuttontothecenter
Andyouaredone!
ROLLEDPAPERFLOWERS
ForthisyouwillneedPaperFloristwire,Scissors,Pencil,Gluegun
Startbycuttingirregularcircleyoucancutanysizeyouwant
Thencutaspiralshapestartingattheoutsideedge
Youcanalwaysdrawyourdesignfirstbeforeyoucutthemoutifyouarenotsure
ofyourcuttingskills
Rollyourblossomstartattheoutsideedgeandcoiltightly
Continuerollinguntilyougettothecenter.Youwillhaveatightlycoiledrosette
Releasethecoilsandthenglueittogether.Addgluetothecenterandpressit
together
Tomakealeaffortheflower,
Cutoutaleafshapefromapieceofgreenpaper
Foldinanaccordion-stylefoldandglueittogether
Tomakeastemfortheflower,
Cutapieceoffloralwiretothesizeyouwantandbendasmallpiece
Gluewiretothebottomoftheflower.
Thenattachtheleaftocoverthewire.
MAKINGPOPPIES
Startbydrawingsomefigure8onthebackofadoublesidedpatternedpaper.Draw
aboutfiveofthemandmakethreeofthemaboutoneinchlongerthanthe
remainingtwo
Cutthemout,leavingenoughspaceatthecentertopunchholeswithouttearing
through.
Placethethreelargeronesontopofeachotherandthenplacethetwolittleoneon
themmakesuretheyarealloffset.
Punchtwoholesthroughthecenterofthestack
Threadaclothcoveredfloristwireupthroughthebottomoftheflowers,addinga
buttonatthetopandthengoingbackdownthroughtheoppositeholeinthebutton
andoutthebottomoftheflower.Twistthefloristwiretightlystartingascloseas
possibletothebottomoftheflower.
Thenarrangeinavasewithabowaroundtheneck .
MAKINGATREATBASKET
Decidewhatyouwantthebasketthemeshouldbe.Thenpurchasethebasketand
alltheitemsyouwanttoputinthebasket.Rememberthattreatsbasketcancontain
anythingitcanbeamixedtheme.
Cutabouttwoyardsofcellophaneitcanbeeitherplainorspecialoccasionprinted
Layitonthetablesurface,rightsidedownandplacethefullgiftbasketinthe
middleofit.
Goaheadtoarrangeallitemsinsidethebasket.Youcanplaceaclothnapkinor
paperdoilyinthebottom.Ensurethatbreakableitemsaresecuredorwrappedin
clothortissuetopreventbreakage.Positiontallitemsinthecenter,withmediumsizeditemsontheoutsideandsmallonesinbetween.Youcanaddawrapped
candysprinkledthroughouttheitems,itaddsanicesweettouch.
Gatherupthecellophane,pullinguptheshortsidesfirst,thenlongerends,and
securewithalongtwisttie.Youcangetsomeonetohelpyouwiththis
Addtheribbonmakeanicebowwithlongcurvedtails.Oryoucanattachareadymadebow.Noneedtoremovethetwisttie,unlessitshowsandfinallyattachthe
gifttagwithstringortapeittothefrontcellophane.
Ifoneoftheshortsidesofcellophaneisgaping,youmaybeabletoadjustitby
pullinggentlyonthetopsection,orsecurewithasmallpieceofcleartape .
Chapter2-BOTTLEWRAPSAND
PAPERTISSUETASSELGARLAND.
HOWTOMAKEBOTTLEWRAPS
Tomakebottlewraps,youwillneedacleartapeabout2incheswide,adecorativepaperor
customlabels(enoughtogoaroundthebottle),scissorandofcoursebottles.
Startbyunrollingalongstripoftapeonyourworksurfacemakessureitis
slightlylongerthanyourpaper
Thenpressthetapesmoothlyontothepaper.Thepaperandthetapearenow
one.
Pickupthelabelandlineitupasstraightasyoucanalongthesideofthe
bottleandpresstheendofthetapetothebottle.
Youendsshouldmeetupnicelyifyouwereabletothekeepthelabellevel
allthewayround
Andthenyouhaveyourowncustommadebottlewrap.
HOWTOMAKEPAPERTISSUEGARLAND
Thethingsyouwillneedtomakethisare:
Afewpacksoftissuepaperinthecolorsofyourchoice,Scissors,Hotglueandgun
(optional),String,twine,orburlaptohang
Startbyseparatingyousheetsoftissuepaper
Foldthepaperasshownintheleftpicture
Usingthepictureabove,foldthepaperliketheoneontheright
Startcuttingabout1/2inchoftasselsstartingatthebottomedgemakesuretoleave
about1inchofspaceatthetop
Openthetissuepaperandyouwillnoticethatthetasselsyoucutwillbebothon
theleftandrightsides
Beginningfromthemiddlewhereyoudidnotcutthetassels,rollthetissuepaper
upsemi-tightly.Becarefulnottogetthetasselstootangled.
Onceyouhavethemiddlesectionrolled,wringittightlywithyourhandtokeep
thetissuepapertogether.
Thentwistthatmiddlesectionontoitselftomakeaniceeyeletsoyoucanbeable
tostringitwithyourburlap,twine,orstring.Addadabofhotgluetokeepthe
eyeletinplace.
Youcanmakeasmanytasselsasyouwantandonceyouhaveenoughyoucan
makeagarlandwiththemtohangoruseforparties.
BASICSUPPLIESFORMAKINGASCRAPBOOK
Cardstocks:Thesearesolid-coloredplainortextured,acid-freepapers.Itisusually
usedasbackgroundpapersandasphotomats.
PatternedPapers:Acid-freepaperswithdesignsorprints.Itcanbeusedasphoto
mats,asbackgroundpapers,oraspartofyourpageaccentsandsuch.
Scissors:Craftsscissorsorapairofstraight-cutscissorsyoucanusetocropyour
photosandtocutdownyourpaperstodesiredsizesofyourchoice
Adhesives:Thereareliquidglue,gluedotsandgluetapes.Theseareacidfreeglue.
JournalingPen:Thesearepensusedonscrapbooklayouts.Itispreferabletouse
pigmentink,acid-free,waterproof,andfadeproof.Thesepenscanbegottenat
scrapbookstores.
ScrapbookAlbum.Thisisbasicallyanalbumforyourscrapbooklayout.Whena
layoutiscompleted,youcanputitintoyouralbumforviewingitandprotectingit.
Embellishments:Therearemanyembellishmentsthatareavailabletoscrap
bookers.Itrangesfromribbonstofiberstobuttonandmanymore.Thisisalso
knownastheextras
HOWTOMAKEASCRAPBOOK
Scrapbookingcanbedefinedaspreservingmemoriesbyarrangingphotos,pagetitle,
journalingandembellishmentsinanattractivelayout,whichisthenputintoascrapbook
albumforthefamilyandlovedones’enjoyment.
BASICSTEPSTOMAKINGASCRAPBOOK
1)BrainstormonaTheme
Thinkaboutwhatyouwantyourscrapbooktobeabout.Havingaspecificthemewillhelp
youtohaveagoodideaofthekindofpagesyouwillliketocreate.Also,when
purchasingsuppliesforyourscrapbook,youcanpurchaseitemsthatarerelatedtoyour
theme.Ifyouhavenoprecisethemeinmind,simplystartoffwithageneralalbumwhere
everythingyouhavescrapbookedwillgoinhere.
2)ListofStoriestoTell
Foradetailedtheme,youmaymakealistofthelittlestoriesyouwanttotellorthe
memoriesyouwanttosave.Haveabigpictureofthepagesyouwanttocreateforyour
scrapbooklikeforexample,ifyouwanttoscrapbookaboutyourbaby’sfirstyear.You
couldbreakdownthescrapbookinto12months.Ifyoudonothaveaspecificthemeyou
areworkingon,youdonothavetothinkaboutthethemeofthewholealbumyouonly
focusonthenextpageidea.Youwanttoworkon.
3)PhotoSelections
Selectphotosthatrelatetothethemeyouchoose.Ifyouhavenothemeinmind,youcan
choosephotosthathelpyoutellthestoryyouwantthescrapbooktobeabout.
4)PlacementofPageElements
Makesureyouhaveanideaofwhereyourphoto,theme,title,journaling,and
embellishmentwillgothatiswhyitisadvisableforyoutoplanoutwhatyouwantona
pagefirstsoastoavoidcroppingphotostothewrongsizeorhavingverylittlespacefor
journaling.Foranon-themescrapbookwhereyoucreateeachpagewheneverinspiration
comestoyou,playaroundwiththeplacementofelementsandtrytoachieveaneyepleasingarrangementonyourbackgroundpaper.