Tutorial: Paper Folding Tag Flowers

Supplies:

1. (8) 1" to 1.5" tags all the same color and size cut from duo tone paper
2. (1) button
3. adhesive of your choice

Step One

With one of your tags top facing left on your work surface, fold the bottom right corner to the top edge.

Example after Fold


Step Two
Fold that same corner back down with bottom edge parallel to the new bottom edge




Repeat step Two until all 8 tags are folded.
*NOTE: always have the tags facing the same direction when you begin to fold. This ensures your flower inner petals will always be facing the correct direction.

Step Three

Lay your folded tags (flower petals) out next to each other with the inner point facing into the center and the top edges parallel with the previous petal.

You now have your flower

Step Four

Adhere your button into the center of your flower.

Walla you have created a Paper Folded Tag Flower

**All tags were cut by Verna Grant from the Yahoo Group Scrapbooking Place

Astarte's Mega-Zine

Just discovered this e-magazine and thought I'd share it with you. It is cocked full of stuff including free clip art and templates. It covers topics from scrapbooking to polymer clay art. Incredible publication.

Purple Faerie ATC Theme Swap: Technique Round - Crayon Batik

Created by Mindy & Ainsleigh Rapp

Technique: Crayon Batik

Crayon Batik Tutorial

Supplies:

1. Crayons
2. Reinkers or Acrylic paints
3. Pan large enough to fit your paper into
4. Cardstock or any porous paper
5. Paper Towels

Step One

Create designs with the crayons onto your cardstock/paper

Step Two

Add your reinkers or Acrylics to your pan with enough water to submerge your paper 1/8" deep.

Step Three

Add your cardstock/paper (right side up) to the bath and let it soak up the dye mixture. When desired color/shade is obtained remove the cardstock from the bath and rinse with cool water to remove any excess dye. Lay to dry onto paper towels.

Step Four

Use the paper on a project.

Sample from Dot Calm Village

Purple Faerie ATC Theme Swap: Technique Round - Salt Dye

Created by Vanessa VanderHyde
Technique: Watercolor Salt Dye

Watercolor Salt Dye Technique

Supplies Needed

1. Reinkers, ink, watercolors
   
2. Watercolor paper or any scrapbooking (not slick) cardstock
   
3. Table salt, rock salt, sea salt - Use different size salt for different effects.
   
4. Paintbrush, rubberbrayer, waterbrush or any tool to apply color to paper

Step One

Apply color to your paper and shake salt onto paper. Let the ink dry completely then shake/brush off salt.

Step Two

Use your paper on any project.

Stamping With Di

Purple Faerie ATC Theme Swap: Technique Round

Created by Deborah Cariker
Technique: Nail Polish

Nail Polish Technique

Supplies Needed

1. **Well ventilated location to do the technique**
2. Disposable or reusable tub to hold water. Needs to be larger than the size of your paper.
3. Finger Nail Polish - at least 3 colors
4. Paper Towels
5. Card stock you will be creating the technique onto.

Step One

Fill the tub with warm water

Step Two

Drop a couple of drops of each color of the nail polish into the tub of water.

Step Three

Lay your card stock onto the surface of the water for a couple of seconds. Remove and turn over to let dry.

Note: You can replace the nail polish with many things and get the same effect. Try crushed chalk or liquid oil paint.

Sample of Deborah's Nail Polish Paper

Card Created by Vikki Howard

Tutorial - Paper Folding: Jacket Fold

Paper Folding

Jacket Fold

Someone mentioned I should rate these by skill level. I would say this fold along with the last folding tutorial would have to be set at a beginning tea fold technique.

Supplies Needed:
Four 2.5" squares of 2 sided paper (not cardstock)
Liquid Adhesive (such as Liquid Glass, Diamond Glaze or Delta's liquid Archival glue)
Bone Folder (not necessary but quite handy with the double folds)

The Folding

Step One

With the right side of the paper facing you (pattern), fold the top edge to the bottom edge.

Step Two
Fold the top layer of the left corner up to the top folded edge making a triangle of the pattern. Repeat with the right corner.


Step Three
Fold the center corner (bottom point of triangle) up to the long folded edge forming a smaller triangle.



Assembly

Step One
Hold the first piece vertically with the folded edge to the left. Place a dab of adhesive near the top right corner and slide the second piece horizontally with the folded edge to the top. You are creating a right angle with the two folded edges. Repeat this for piece number three.


Step Two
The last piece slides between the first and the third pieces so that one end is on top of piece three and the other is behind piece one's back flap and this creates a square.





Two final folded samples of the Jacket Fold




Standard size card Sketch using the Jacket Fold with an inchie insert.

Here is a card made using the above sketch and sample. I inserted an inchie I got from a friend of mine Rachele Funk from an inchie swap we participated in together.

Tutorial: Paper Folding - Turn-Style Fold

Paper Folding

The Turn-Style Fold

The Turn-Style Fold adds dimension and a feel of motion to projects. You can use paper that will give your repetitive patterns or not. This fold is very diverse.

Supplies Needed:

1. Eight 2" squares of 2 sided paper (not cardstock)
2. Liquid Adhesive (such as Liquid Glass, Diamond Glaze or Delta's liquid Archival glue)
3. Bone Folder (not necessary but quite handy with the double folds)

The Folding

Step One

Cut out all eight of your 2" squares. Place the square print side (side you want to show) down.


Step Two


Fold the bottom edge up to the top. (fold will be at the bottom & you will now see the side you want to show)

Step Three


Fold the Bottom left corner (folded edge) up to the top. This will form a triangle flap. Use the bone folder to flatten fold. Once flattened re-open the fold into the original position.

Step Four


Fold the bottom left corner edge up to meet the crease line created in step #3. Use your bone folder to flatten the fold.

Step Five


Fold the flap up along the crease line you created in step #3 creating a double fold.

Step Six

Repeat these steps until all eight of your squares are folded.


Putting It All Together

Step One

Position the piece horizontally and put a small amount of liquid adhesive on the lower right side of the folded corner.

Step Two

Place the second piece on top of the first lining up the flat edge of the folded edge of piece #2 to the right edge of the folded edge of piece #1. Repeat this step for the first 6 pieces.

The last two pieces remaining back end will need to be tucked under piece #1 (see image below)

Idea's

- Try doing this folding technique and keep a repetitive pattern throughout the finished element.
- Alter colors: Make 4 of the 8 pieces one color and the second 4 different colors. Create patterns with the colors.
- Enlarge the square to 3" or larger and use on a scrapbook page.
- Reduce the square to 1" and use on an ATC or Alterd Book project. Note: folding is a challege at this size for large hands.

Finished Sample

Hmmm even the back of this first sample is neat

Sample 2

Beads used in a project

This card I made using some of the beads I made. All product used on this project is by Close to My Heart.

Tutorial - Paper Beads

Tutorial - Making Paper Beads

Supply List

1. Tool to wind beads on (I use dowels - in the pic you see a flower pot of dowels that a friend of mine made for me to wind wire around in different sizes)
2. Mod Podge
3. Paper
4. Paper Cutter
5. Ruler
6. Craft Knife
7. Chap Stick
8. Cutting Mat

Step One

Choose your paper, some contrast is good. Cut your paper into 1/2" strips and then cut them into 3" or 4" lengths. I suggest 3" lengths until you have cutting and rolling down pat.

Step Two
Lay your first strip down on a cutting mat. I like to use one that has measurements on it so I can better estimate the center point. Using your ruler give yourself a cutting guide to cut diagonally from midpoint to the right side corner.

Cutting Progression
Do this again to the other side so you end up with long triangular pieces. Save your small cut off pieces for small beads.

After you have cut on the diagonal: both sides.

Step Three
The dowel I'm using is 1/8" in diameter. This is a great size to string even ribbon through your bead. I've used a piercing tool but it makes it very hard to string anything thicker than thread quiet challenging. A Chop Stick works well too. Using Chap stick coat the outside of whatever tool you are using to mount your bead onto. This enables you to remove the bead eventually off of the tool.

Step Four
Place a tablespoon or so of Mod Podge into a disposable cup. I like to use the cups from the Crystal Light 2qt size servings. I was them out and save them to work with in my craft room. Dip your first piece into the Mod Podge. I press my first two fingers together and pull the paper through to remove much of the Mod Podge before I begin to roll the bead.

Step Five
Starting with the 1/2" end of your strip begin to navigate it around the dowel. This is the part that takes some practice to manipulate the strip around the dowel and keeping the strip moist with Mod Podge. Once it is rolled and even I like to tap with a finger some extra Mod Podge onto the outside to seal the bead. Your fingers will get quite coated with Mod Podge so you can use a brush if you'd like. Push the bead up to the top of your dowel giving you room to make your next bead.

Dowel with multiple beads drying over a dish.

These are beads made with the scrap pieces of paper (green smaller beads) and beads made with 4" lengths (chunky beads)


If you don't taper the sides of your paper and simply roll a bead without cutting the strip you will end up with a very plane bead with no change in color or pattern.

Here you can see the change in color and patter due to the tapering of the strip of paper.

Here you can see the hole in the bead. Nice and large which is so much easier to use on your projects.

Final Cup of Paper Beads

Bead strung on Waxy Flax, Gingham Ribbon, Yarn and smaller decorative ribbon.