4-H 365.20 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

PROJECT IDEA STARTER 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 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 , crafters improve. and masks are examples of paper crafts used in When purchasing supplies, do some research 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 , 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 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 ☐☐ 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 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 —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 , 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 ☐☐ —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 are card-making tool . 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 ☐☐ —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 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 , 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 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. supplies needed for each. ☐☐ Define origami and research ☐☐ Gather pictures and review the ☐☐ Design a card using a its history. techniques used for making border punch. ☐☐ Compile a list of supplies, paper mâché Day of the Dead ☐☐ Design a card using types of paper, and where to dolls used in celebrations nesting punches. find them. around the world. ☐☐ Make a die cut card using only ☐☐ Analyze how mathematics skills ☐☐ Gather information about how the die cut technique. are needed for origami (angle to make a piñata. ☐☐ Use the die cut technique trisection and cube doubling) ☐☐ Make a paper mâché item and another card-making and show examples. (mask, , or piñata). method to make a card. You ☐☐ Read a book about origami. can combine other techniques as well. ☐☐ Research and make samples of the various types of origami techniques: • Action • Furoshiki • • Modular • Pureland • Sekkei • Tesselations Quilling • Wet Folding Embellishments for Card Making ☐☐ Research the history of quilling. ☐☐ Compile directions for various ☐☐ Gather samples of cards using objects and categorize them by ☐☐ Compile a list of supplies, different embellishments. animals, figures, or people. tools, and paper, and where to ☐☐ Compile a list of purchase them. ☐☐ Make samples of the various embellishments used in types of origami folds. ☐☐ Study and practice the various card making. quilling techniques. ☐☐ Give examples of some ways ☐☐ Assemble an embellishment origami has been used in ☐☐ Gather pictures showing box to use for card making. television programs or movies. quilling used in various art forms. – 5 –

☐☐ Make a card or picture using on paper. ☐☐ List the steps used in paper the quilling technique. ☐☐ Create several designs for cutting. possible cards. ☐☐ Draw several designs fit for a ☐☐ Design a card using paper-cutting project. embroidery techniques. ☐☐ Select one of your designs and complete a paper-cutting Paper Flowers picture. Take pictures of the ☐☐ Research the history of various steps. paper flowers and how other countries use them for Book Folding decorating. ☐☐ Go online and watch a ☐☐ Find directions of how to create video showing how to do various types of flowers. book folding. Decoupage ☐☐ List the various types of paper ☐☐ Prepare and present a demonstration on how to ☐☐ Research types of glue and list used for paper flowers. do various book folding the pros and cons for each one. ☐☐ Create a bouquet of flowers techniques. ☐☐ Compile a list of tools and (three to five) using various ☐☐ Locate three to five patterns materials needed for a techniques and paper types. used for book folding. decoupage project. ☐☐ Using the patterns, complete ☐☐ List steps used in the an actual book folding project. decoupage process. ☐☐ Research famous artists Related Resources who have used decoupage You can share what you learn by techniques in their art projects. leading easy activities ☐☐ Research the various in your club. What might work in a decoupage techniques, such group setting? Check out Discover as 3-D, pyramid, and Florentine. 4-H Paper Crafts Clubs from ☐☐ Complete a decoupage item. Utah 4-H for ideas and directions: utah4h.org/discover. Paper Embroidery ☐☐ Research the history of paper Source embroidery and describe how Paper Cutting “Piñata.” Children and Youth in it has changed over time. ☐☐ Research the history of History. Accessed November 21, ☐☐ Compile a list of materials you paper cutting. 2017. chnm.gmu.edu/cyh/primary- would need, including any ☐☐ Compare and contrast how the sources/411 items you may have already in art of paper cutting is used in your art supplies. Unless noted, images provided by different countries. ☐☐ Look at and practice actual thinkstock.com. ☐☐ Study an artist who has used embroidery stitches on scrap the paper-cutting technique. fabric. Determine if some can be used in your design ☐☐ Compile a list of supplies.

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