Paper Crafting by Tammie Strawser, Assistant Superintendent, 4-H Creative Arts Days, Ohio State Fair; Franklin County 4-H Volunteer and Alumnus
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4-H 365.02 Creative Arts OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION PROJECT IDEA STARTER Paper Crafting By Tammie Strawser, Assistant Superintendent, 4-H Creative Arts Days, Ohio State Fair; Franklin County 4-H Volunteer and Alumnus. Reviewed by Tracy Nider, Extension Program Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development, Ohio State University Extension Paper crafting offers a variety of ways to express yourself with fascinating crafting opportunities. This art form is very popular and can be used in various situations including educational, therapeutic, or recreational. Paper crafting comes in many forms but the main countries. Many paper crafting forms began because supply, as the name implies, is paper. Many of the of the easy availability and low cost of paper. Piñatas, other supplies can be found around the house, Day of the Dead dolls, and masks are examples making this an inexpensive hobby. Since its growth of paper crafts used in holiday celebrations. Some in popularity—especially in greeting-card making— cultures have taken a craft form from another country craft stores have entire departments designed to and incorporated it into their own. The origin of the help beginners join in the fun and experienced piñata can be traced to China, where paper was first crafters improve. made. Today, piñatas are used all over the world as When purchasing supplies, do some research first. part of special celebrations. Determine how you will use the item and how often Several types of paper crafting include the layering you will use it. This is especially true when purchasing of paper and then holding them together with glue or more expensive items such as die cut or embossing glue-like substances. Paper mâché and decoupage machines. Always prepare a budget and shopping are examples of paper layering techniques which list before you go shopping. Keeping to purchases on have been used by various countries to produce your shopping list helps you stay within your budget. unique items. Many items can attract your attention, but preparing Discover the many varieties of this art form by ahead of time keeps you from buying something you exploring the world of paper crafting online, in may not actually need. crafting stores, or in books from your public library. Card making is currently the most popular form of Some additional examples of paper crafting paper crafting, but many other crafts are included in include the following: this fun and expressive hobby. Some forms can be traced back to the historical and cultural roots of other PLAN YOUR PROJECT Use this idea starter AND publication 4-H 365 Self-Determined Project Guide as the starting place for your 4-H self-determined project. TheSelf-Determined Project Guide is available from your county OSU Extension office or on the Web atohio4h.org/selfdetermined . You may choose to do a little or a lot depending on your level of interest. Be sure to register your project with your county OSU Extension office. – 2 – make a special gift for someone AREAS OF INTEREST AND because these flowers never die! THINGS TO DO Paper flowers can be created as Every self-determined 4-H project a home decoration or to brighten can be broken down into areas a special event. Create different of interest. These are the specific looks with various types of paper, things members want to address including tissue paper, wrapping during their project adventures. paper, or cardstock. Using 4-H 365 Self-Determined Project Guide, identify at least three areas of interest with at least three activities per area to Card Making—Some of the forms explore. Take your ideas from the of card making include types list below or make up your own. of folds, punch art cards, cards stamped with ink, cards made General Card Making with die cuts, three-dimensional ☐ List the tools needed for card (3-D) cards, embossed cards, making and begin compiling a distressed ink cards, and cards card-making tool box. with embellishments. ☐ Assemble a dictionary of Origami—In this ancient art form, card-making terms (definitions squares of paper are folded to should be in your own words) create various 3-D objects. Only and show examples of what the one supply is needed—paper. Paper Cutting—Just as the name word means by using pictures. No glue, scissors, or pencils are implies, paper cutting involves ☐ Research and practice various necessary! using scissors or craft knives to card-folding techniques. Paper Mâché—Similar to cut objects from paper to create decoupage, strips of paper are pictures. Over time, this art form ☐ Make your own templates and dipped into glue then applied to has evolved with the invention of use one to create a card. an object. After the glue dries, the die cut machines, both electronic ☐ Attend a scrapbook/card item is painted and decorated. and manual. Laser cutters and making expo or convention. Quilling—This paper crafting electronic die cut machines allow ☐ Gather information about form is made using thin strips of for users to quickly and easily a waterfall-style card and paper and a specially designed create paper-cutting works of art. make one. quilling tool used to make swirls Book Folding—Grab an old, hard- ☐ Research a concertina-style and coils creating 3-D objects. cover book from your bookshelf card and make one. These objects can be attached to and begin folding its pages in ☐ Research the history of cards greeting cards and other paper various ways to create a work and card making. crafts as embellishments. of art. ☐ Research card making in other Decoupage—This paper crafting The more you explore the many countries. art is inexpensive and involves forms of paper crafting, the gluing layers of paper onto various easier it is to see the endless Stamping Technique for items. The only tools needed are possibilities! Once you choose Card Making paper scraps, scissors, and glue. at least three Areas of Interest ☐ Research various types of inks (below) to explore, create a Paper Embroidery—All you need is and determine which ones portfolio for all your examples a needle and thread for this craft work best in the different of the various paper crafting art to create images on paper. This is stamping techniques. similar to embroidery, except you forms you create. use paper instead of fabric. Paper Flowers—Paper flowers – 3 – ☐ Review how various types of ☐ Origamic architecture is a form ☐ List steps used for Heat stamps can be used in paper of 3-D card making—define it Embossing and show crafting projects. and provide some examples. examples. ☐ Compile a wish list of stamps/ ☐ Practice various folds you ☐ List steps used for inks you would like to use— would use for 3-D card making. Dry Embossing and show examples of how you ☐ Research the Triangle show examples. would use them. Technique and create some ☐ List steps used for Foil ☐ Create a card using the examples. Embossing and show stamping technique. ☐ Practice combining various examples. ☐ Create a card using the shapes you could use in ☐ Define the following words: stamping technique with assembling 3-D cards. dry embossing, embossing ink, stenciling. embossing powder, debossing, Distressed Ink Card Making and heat embossing. You ☐ Compile a wish list and find can use examples to show pictures of materials you would differences and how they like to use for distressed ink are used. cards. ☐ Visit a craft store and look ☐ Research the differences in at the various embossing how distressed ink is used for envelopes and embossing paper crafting (mainly cards). templates. ☐ Provide examples of how the ☐ Research how to emboss ink is used in the following without using an embossing distressed ink techniques: ink machine. Photo courtesy of Joann Stores, LLC blending, stamping, stenciling, ☐ Prepare an example of watermarks, reverse stenciling, embossing done manually ☐ Use stump stamps along with ink transfer techniques, direct (without using an embossing regular stamps to design and to paper, photo tinting, and machine). create a card. (Regular stamps watercolor. ☐ Make a card using the have deep etched rubber ☐ Make a card using a distressed embossing method only. mounted on a cushion and are ink technique listed above. ☐ Make a card using the usually attached to a wooden You may want to make several embossing method along with rectangular block. Stump different cards using several of embellishments or other card- stamps (shown above) are the techniques. similar but have a short handle making techniques. and are typically round. Both Die Cut Card Making are used with ink pads. ☐ Review various die cut ☐ Use the stamping technique, machines online including design and create a card, prices, which options are then apply embellishments to offered, and any pros and cons complete your design. that help you decide which 3-D Card Making machine to purchase. ☐ Read a book about 3-D card ☐ Compile a list of die cuts you making. would like to purchase. ☐ Gather some ideas (sketches or ☐ Explain the die cut process. pictures) you could use to make ☐ Explain how using various die Embossed Card Making a 3-D card and make one. cut shapes can be used to ☐ Compile a list of supplies produce a figure. needed for this art form. – 4 – ☐ Assemble pictures of cards you ☐ Gather pictures and review the would like to make and list the techniques used for making supplies needed for each. paper mâché Day of the Dead ☐ Design a card using a dolls used in celebrations border punch. around the world. ☐ Design a card using ☐ Gather information about how nesting punches. to make a piñata. ☐ Make a die cut card using only ☐ Make a paper mâché item the die cut technique.