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