Scrapbooking is a type of creativity based on creating all sorts of things (postcards, beautiful boxes, notebooks, notebooks) with your own hands. The word "scrapbooking" comes from two English words Scrab - Cutting and Book - Book. Such a combination of words is due to the fact that initially this type of activity assumed the collection of favorite poems, phrases and expressions in a separate book. Since the history of this type of creativity began long before the printer was invented, then the book with clippings from newspapers and magazines was replenished.
Purpose
The earliest collection is referred to 1598. At about this time, the poem becomes popular in England. And in Russia at the same time, handwritten albums appeared, which were made to order. This creativity has become its modern appearance in the XIX century, and the word was used in the 1830s. Later, family photos began to be added from magazines, poems and curls.
On each page of the album, a complete history retained or a memorable moment with photographs recorded by memories. Special paper has appeared to create albums for photos in Scrapbooking technique and many specially created decorations.
One of the most common products in the technique of scrapbooking has become a decorated box . It can be used as a piggy bank to save money, gift packaging or directly as a gift. And she is very useful for storing chocolates or candies. Notepad or notebook will become an excellent gift for busy people.
Also in the technique of scrapbooking can be issued an album for drawing, a postcard, album for collecting stamps and storage of photos. And the tea house will become an excellent decoration for the room.
It is worth paying attention to some features.
- Scrapbooking can not be attributed to cheap hobbies. Both materials and tools are quite expensive, which, of course, does not exclude the use of cheaper analogues.
- There are special materials that are designed for long storage. They are not deformed, they do not lose color, do not resolve and do not interact with objects containing chemical compositions (for example, in the case of photographs).
- Due to the fact that this kind of activity came to us from Western countries, you will have to take advantage of the dictionary or recall the languages.
- Materials for scrapbooking occupy enough space.
- The creation of such products is a rather painstaking lesson.
What is necessary?
So, what can you need when creating a box with a surprise?
- Cardboard. Pretty tight to make a firm base out of it.
- Office paper.
- Paper for origami.
- Stationery knife and scissors.
- Soft sandpaper. At first, it can be replaced by a not very soft nail file.
- Curly holes.
- Ruler.
- Pencil.
- Stencils.
- Curly scissors.
- Adhesive pencil or hot glue (depending on what is being glued).
- Something sharp to create holes (toothpick, needle or awl).
- Gel pens, color pencils.
- Wire.
- Sequins.
- Double sided tape.
- Thin ribbons, beads, beads, decorative flowers, bows, brands, fabric, straw, gauze, lace, tree bark, metal parts for decor.
There are several techniques of how to assemble the basis of our magic box, read about it below. But choose the decorations from the first time can be difficult. In this case, we recommend finding on the Internet Sketches. These are pre-assembled models of patterns and decorations.
Today, when creating boxes there are no restrictions in the subject, appointment or material used. Consider this when you select it. In each model, the set of materials used individual.
Master classes
We will analyze how to make a universal gift box with your own hands. Such boxes are also called Magic Box or Surprise Box . The stunning feature of the clamshell box, created in the scrapbooking style, is that She herself is a gift, something can be placed in her. When opening such a box, it is laid out in the "flower". For example, you can write wishes and congratulations on the "flower" of this "flower", and put decorative ornaments or a figure in the center.
We will analyze the step-by-step creation of Magic Box.
What we need:
- cardboard;
- Glue-pencil and hot glue;
- paper for origami and white office paper;
- scissors and stationery knife;
- decorative decorations;
- ribbon.
First, we need to calculate the volume of our box. For this we are determined with the parties. Suppose (visually presenting our box from above) that its width is 12 cm, the length is 12 cm, the height is 12 cm. We took the same values to not get confused in the figures when describing the technology. The size of your box can be any.
We draw a square with the sides of 36x36 cm on dense cardboard. This figure took up the addition of all sides (12 + 12 + 12). Immediately draw the lid for our box. To do this, we take the size of the box base (12x12x12) and add 0.3 cm to them on each side (this is necessary in order for the lid to easily roam the box). Next, it is added to the obtained 12.3 cm by another 2.5 cm on the edges of the lid.
This square of the large base of the box is divided into 9 small squares inside with the sides of 12 cm. Now with the help of scissors or a stationery knife (if the cardboard is very dense) cut the squares from the corners. We must have a central square and 4 squares strictly around him.
As for the lid, we need to do the same. Squares that need to be cut will have a size of 2.5x2.5 cm. At the place of the alleged bend, we carry out the stationery knife (not very much so as not to cut the cardboard). Top cuts of the shapes process sandpaper or sawn. The same is done with the lid.
Now prepare colored or paper for origami and ordinary office paper. We need to cut from them 2 figures identical to a cardboard basis. Office paper will serve us a peculiar layer between the paper figure for origami and cardboard (it is necessary, so as not to translucent the car cardboard or glue). Color figures will become the front part for us.
We stick them outside and inside the case. They can be different color, but we recommend sticking with one color for the inner processing of the lid and the base of the box inside. And outside use another color to decorate the appearance of the box. Office paper figures need to be drawn Taking into account the 1 extra centimeter on the edges of the "petals".
This is very important, since it is precisely with the help of them we will handle the cutting slices.
Outdoor and internal color figures need to be left unchanged (you can add half acetimeter from above, it may be necessary when folding cardboard). However, this is a special case if the cardboard is very dense or low quality paper. As a result, you should get Two figures from office paper for the main box and 2 from the same paper for the lid, 2 colored paper figures for the cover and as much for the main part.
Plee our cardboard base of the box (do not touch the lid) a figure of office paper. An additional centimeters left on the paper figure around the edges turn around the cutting figures around the cutting slices so that there are no ugly edges. Bend our design in order to "work out" the seams. Purchase the whole design paper for origami. We leave everything to dry.
Returning to the lid. The cardboard base of the lid must be bent over the bends and glue on the corners. It is best to get hot glue. Next, we glue from top of office paper, without sicking the corners. We left centimeters on the corners, we need to be stuck so that one edge "came" under the other will not be visible cardboard angles. We do it outside and inside. Let me dry a little and glue with colored paper.
We return to our base under the box. We need to make beautiful edges. This can be done, just carefully cutting off the remnants of colored paper (as there is a white paper under it, it will look quite harmoniously) or placing the edges with a ribbon. Our basis is ready. Severed it and waters on top of the lid.
The next step will be the decoration of our box. Restrictions for fantasy does not exist, but allow themselves to give a few recommendations.
- Peach, pink, yellow, salad and ultramarine blue are well combined with flowers and "Girrites".
- Blue in combination with white stripes can be used for maritime subjects.
- Decorating straw looks good with a canvas cloth.
- Green is a neutral color.
- The inner part of the box can be decorated with postcards stylized under the antique, where you can write a wish. And the base of the box is decorated with flowers or leave without decoration so that you can put something there.
- As an additional decoration inside, you can put another similar box.
The instruction given here gives a general concept of how to create the most simple box. I am a little smoking and changing the instructions for creating a Magic Box, you can add a cache, make a moving wall, add a pleasant surprise in the form of photos from "petals" or create a conventional multifunctional magic box.
Magic Box, made in the form of a book or box, look very original.
In conclusion, we want to add that The main purpose of the products performed in the scrapbooking technique, please and surprise a person with such a cute and unusual gift. Of course, such boxes are not only a gift. You can do them for yourself. Since there are no restrictions on the size, then you can create both a box for rings and boxes for sewing accessories and children's toys.
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