How to make a folding card or just a voluminous flower pendant

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Every time, once a year, one of our favorite holidays comes: New Year, so we need to think now about how we will celebrate this holiday, where and with whom? There are a lot of questions, and even more troubles. After all, this is not an ordinary holiday; New Year and Christmas miracles happen only once a year, so the preparation must be thorough.

The richer, more beautiful and brighter the New Year's table and the treats on it are, the more life will be the same this year, hence, in fact, the proverb: “How you celebrate the New Year is how you will spend it!” And these are not just words, this is really, true. You need to think carefully so that everything goes at the highest level: decorate the Christmas tree, gather the whole family and close friends, cover the table with a New Year's tablecloth and put a New Year's composition with candles on it, fill the table with various goodies and snacks, fruits and candies, a bottle of your favorite New Year's champagne, hang bright tinsel and shiny garlands in the house.

Well, under the beautiful guest Christmas tree there should be a lot of gifts for absolutely everyone present at this holiday. Any little thing will bring a person a lot of joy and positivity, and it will be especially nice to receive a New Year’s card made by yourself, which will leave pleasant and warm words from you to the person for whom you created it yourself.

Today we will make a complex postcard, which will consist of two parts: an envelope-package and the folding card itself.

Interesting and original do-it-yourself folding postcard

Hello, dear readers of the blog about needlework and more! Recently, more and more people are turning their attention to handmade cards. there are a lot of emotions from just one original handmade postcard

Have you tried making cards with your own hands? If not, it doesn't matter. Today I will show you how to make such an unusual folding postcard. Believe me, it's easier than you think. We will definitely look at how to make a blank for a folding card, because knowing the basics, you can then make cards with your own hands for any holiday.

So, let's go! We collect materials:

• A4 cardstock (a sheet of paper for watercolors or thin colored cardboard);
• scrap paper;
• glue pencil and universal transparent;
• pencil, ruler, creasing;
• stationery knife;
• a mock-up mat or just a wooden board;
• silicone stamps;
• ink pad;
• double-sided bulk tape;
• curly scissors;
• small figured hole punch;
• decorative elements: flowers, cut-out butterflies, ribbons, etc.

Here is the list that came out. In fact, needlewomen have much more in their stash, but this does not mean at all that in order to make this original postcard with your own hands, you need to urgently buy everything written. The main thing is scrap paper. And the rest will be found. In this work I used Boho Chic (First Edition) paper.

What is a sliding folder and how to make one? Materials for downloading and printing

Folders are an effective way to convey up-to-date information about the upbringing and development of children, which is actively used in kindergartens. The product is a double-sided accordion book in A4 format. The base of the folder can be made with your own hands from sheets of cardboard or plastic ceiling tiles, and the material can be downloaded from our website, printed and pasted into file pockets.

Volumetric postcards using scrapbooking technique

Scrapbooking is the art of decorating photo albums, but its techniques are also very popular when creating cards.

Using Kirigami elements, using the Scrapbooking technique, you can also make a three-dimensional postcard with your own hands. We cut out and fold “steps” from scrap paper for the “pop-up” candles on the second half of the card. Glue the candles and glue the resulting blank onto the base of the card.

You can make a simple but original greeting card from scrap or colored paper. We cut out the candle flame and decorate it with sparkles, then glue it to 2-sided tape. We glue the second part of the candle with glue. The congratulation itself can be tied or glued to an elegant satin ribbon. Simple and original!

A postcard made from paper of a different texture will look completely different)

By placing each element of the card on top of each other, again using double-sided tape, you can create such a voluminous, bright cake!

Let's take a look at Tatyana Sadomskaya's master class on how to easily make a voluminous, delicate postcard using the Scrapbooking technique using ready-made pictures.

To create such a postcard, Tatyana used:

• scrap set ScrapBerry's “Favorite Pet”
• scissors
• thick cardboard
• glue

It is better to use scrap paper with a large number of miniatures that can be cut from a single sheet, as well as colored stamp prints and chipboards.

Before creating a postcard, you need to decide on its plot in order to choose the color of the base of the postcard and its “characters”. In this case, the basis is paper with a calm beige print, and the components of the plot are cut out of it: kittens, a puppy, flowers, a crown on a pillow.

Next we work with the base. It is necessary to make markings for cuts on the front side.

Don’t forget to decide before starting this work what will be in the foreground and what will be behind it!

In our case, we put the larger kitten in the foreground, this will enhance the feeling that it is closer than kittens with a dog.

We make the necessary cuts. The result is a design with “steps”. We glue leaves of arbitrary size onto the resulting “steps”. These leaves imitate a wooden fence.

Next, we gradually glue our elements, starting from near to far. We start from the foreground and glue the kitten. We glue it onto beer cardboard, because it gives additional volume and casts a shadow. Using the same principle, you can glue several other elements, for example, balls and flowers. When the inside is ready, glue it to the base of the card.

We also decorate the outside of the card with an elegant floral print.

For greater elegance, decorate the elements of the card with sparkles (use glitter).

For inspiration, check out this masterpiece 3D cake card:

Christmas trees - origami

No less interesting are postcards with corrugated paper for the New Year made using the origami technique.

You will need:

• paper sheets;
• glue;
• scissors.

How to do:

1. cut the paper into squares of different sizes;
2. fold in half and then bend at the sides, forming a triangle;
3. Glue Christmas tree-shaped blanks onto the base sheet.

For decoration, use ready-made stickers, ribbons, buttons, and a star.

Accordion postcard (diagrams and templates)

Another type of voluminous postcard is the accordion postcard.

To create such a postcard you will need: thick scrap paper for the base frame, a die-cut scrap knife or stationery knife, transparent plastic for the internal parts, stamens, semi-pearls and other materials for decoration.

We take the template and make blanks for the postcard. We cut out 8 blanks for the base frame from thick scrap paper and 4 from transparent plastic.

Thick paper blank...

...and transparent plastic

We glue the plastic blanks to a paper base. To make the card fold, we make a double crease of about 2 mm on the outer folds. We connect the resulting 4 parts - glue them with glue or use 2-sided tape. Glue the remaining 4 frames on the opposite side.

Next, we connect the internal plastic parts. The easiest way to do this is to use transparent tape. We get this basis for an accordion postcard.

We connect the parts with tape

Basis for an accordion card

Now you can begin the most creative part of creating a card - decorating it! Glue fluttering butterflies and twisted greenery to the plastic. The postcard is ready!

Let's start decorating

See below for various templates for making the bases of such postcards:

Using your imagination, you can create all sorts of variants of such folding postcards. For example, with a predominance of children's themes. The number of components may vary.

Clock for the night owl

Asterisks for the astrologer

Birds, flowers, butterflies always look very light and airy on postcards!

Ah, France, Provence!

For the most beloved!

How do you like this original clock mechanism?!

How to make birthday cards with flowers

How to do

1. Fold the crimson paper in half crosswise. Draw a smooth line in front, as shown in the photo, and cut along the contour.

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2. Use scissors to divide a sheet of pink paper in half crosswise. The half should be the same size as the folded card. Glue the paper to the back cover.

Draw semicircles on pink paper along the edge of the cover. For convenience, you can outline the lid or something else. Cut along the outline.

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3. Form two small identical squares from paper of three different colors. You can use stickers without adhesive.

Fold one diagonally. Then bend the corners as shown in the photo or video below.

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4. From the corner side, draw something like a heart on the figure and cut it along the contour.

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5. Open the part and curl the petals with a pencil. In the same way, fold the second square of the same color, draw a heart on it and cut it out. Open, shade the beginning of the petals and twist them outward. Make a small cut in one place between the petals and glue one petal to the other.

Volumetric

A New Year's card made of corrugated paper allows you to use your imagination.

To make spruce you will need:

• a sheet of paper of any color;
• green corrugated paper;
• scissors;
• glue;
• stapler;
• rhinestones, snowflakes, beads, sequins.

Process:

1. Cut corrugated paper into rectangles of different sizes and fold them like an accordion. We fasten it in the middle with a stapler, and make teeth along the edges using scissors. We unfold the blanks in a semicircle, they will look like a flower.

2. Take the base. In the spread we form a Christmas tree.

3. From top to bottom, glue the prepared elements into the spread, starting with small ones and ending with large and wide ones.

We decorate with sequins, stick rhinestones and snowflakes around the tree.

Such a spruce can be made not only with rounded ends, but also with straight ones, decorated with an ordinary star.

Postcard from February boat, poovo with photo

To work you will need:

• sheet of paper A 4;
• pencil;
• red colored paper;
• scissors;
• blue cardboard;
• glue.

Step 1 Cut out a boat, seagulls and clouds from a white sheet according to the template.

Step 2 The number 23 is made from red paper. Step 3 A sheet of cardboard will serve as the base of the card. It is bent in half. Step 4 The internal protrusions of the boat are also bent.

Step 5 Attach the boat to the middle of the base, coating only the top and sides with glue. Use a pencil to lift the middle part.

Step 6

The work is decorated with clouds and seagulls hovering over the water.

Clamshell postcard

Gray everyday life is brightened up by bright holidays; the brighter the card, the more fun the event. What birthday card? Of course, a postcard with a surprise.

The master class is devoted to how to make a folding card from colored cardboard, paper, ribbons and decorative elements.

– Colored cardboard, main-background and color double-sided;

– Regular and curly scissors;

– Colored gel pens;

First, cut out the main detail of the future postcard from plain cardboard (*color scheme can be any). Dimensions: The main square is 15x15 cm, and the collar is 7.3x10 cm.

Then we bend the collar inward. The base is ready.

Now we are making the folding part (the one that is a surprise (it is with the help of it, and also with the help of the gate, that the card can stand).

Cut out a rectangle 14x14.5 cm. And line it with stripes, width:

– two stripes of 4 cm,

– two stripes of 3 cm,

– two stripes of 2.5 cm,

We bend two strips of each width together to form an accordion.

I note that the width of the entire accordion should be half a centimeter less than the width of the main square of the postcard, so that the collar can close normally and not wrinkle the accordion.

On the part of the accordion that is wide and will be attached to the main part of the postcard, you need to make a small fold and this is what will be attached to the postcard itself.

Now let's make the accordion elegant. Let's make strips smaller in size than the width of each field of one fold and glue them to double-sided tape.

Now we will make holes in the hoops, into which we will subsequently attach a tape that will hold the hoops and prevent the accordion from jumping out ahead of time.

Then we will cut out additional elements - small fields where we will write congratulations, as well as the cherished words: HAPPY BIRTHDAY. For cutting, we use paper of different colors and with different patterns. We will also need curly scissors.

On one of the blanks we write a congratulation with a contrasting gel pen and set it aside for a while so that it hardens, while we ourselves proceed to the “header”, the inscription that will reign at the top of the card.

We write the necessary words on the blank with a pencil and then begin to circle and paint over them. It turns out very juicy.

We attach the decorative element to the workpiece in advance by making a hole with a hole punch and threading the tape.

Now you can start collecting all the parts of the future postcard.

And when folded the card looks like this.

You open it, and there is a good mood.

How else can you make a book?

If you don't like boring sticky paper, use paper, border tape, or pre-made scrapbooking kits. They include ready-made pictures, beautiful frames and adhesive tapes. Stickers, paper, labels, rubber and silicone stamps, special markers will allow you to expand your arsenal of expressive means.

Scrapbooking kit Scrapbooking

There are also a large number of electronic scrapbooking sites on the Internet that offer interesting backgrounds and designs to print. Go to any of them, download and print the image you like. Glue it onto the cardboard before you start pinning the pages together.

Scrapbooking sheets

FOR YOUR INFORMATION! Choose sets with a children's theme. Set simple tasks for your child and ask him to help you.

A folding book made by a child with his own hands or with your help will be his first work experience and will make his hands more dexterous. In the process of communication, he will acquire useful skills and learn many new words. You will learn to understand children and find a common language with them.

Book of Seasons Book with a winter fairy tale Book with funny pictures

Educational accordion book

It's no secret that little children love everything bright and unusual. A hand-made accordion book with love can become not only entertainment for a child, but also educational material.

You can fill the pages of the book with letters of the alphabet, numbers from one to ten, names of animals, fruits or flowers. You can print out a small children's fairy tale and draw illustrations in it with your own hand, or together with your child.

Such children's books, made by the mother or together, will certainly become the child's favorite. He will look at them again and again, receiving developing information at the same time.

A first-grader with the help of his parents can make such a craft about the seasons for his little brother or beloved grandmother.

Postcard with a bouquet for grandmother

A voluminous postcard with a bag in which flowers are wrapped looks unusual. To make it, you can use ready-made artificial flowers or make them yourself.

1. Glue a rectangle 2 cm smaller on each side onto a sheet of paper.
2. From another sheet we form a bag - approximately the same as the ones they sell sunflower seeds in. We fasten it in the center of the rectangle. All that's left is to put in the flowers.
3. It's very easy to make carnations from tissue paper. We fold the strip like an accordion and collect it in our hand like a fan. We secure the base with a piece of green paper, spread the fan in a circle - you get a flower. Attach a stem of thin wire, make several of these carnations and the festive bouquet is ready.
4. We write congratulations and give it to the birthday boy.

Cards made from colored paper are an affordable and budget-friendly way to effectively congratulate a loved one on their occasion!

Original ideas with chocolate for children in grades 1–4 of primary school

To give a chocolate bar, you can make a chocolate card with pockets for tea bags, a truly original and unusual gift!

We will need:

• thick cardboard;
• scissors;
• ruler;
• ribbon;
• details of decorating the outside of the card. This could be braid or some decorative elements.

Stages of work:

For the base, take a rectangle measuring 17 by 22 cm. Divide it like this:

Don't forget to fold the middle of the card.

Now let's cut out a pocket for the chocolate. Its size is 10 by 12 cm. The photo clearly shows the folds, their size is 5 mm.

Three pockets for tea bags, measuring 8 cm by 8 mm by 14 cm. The folds are also shown.

We fold the pocket for the chocolate, this is the type of pocket on the back side that we will glue to the base

We also prepare pockets for tea. Cut off the edges of the shorter half and you get a piece like the one in the picture

Glue the front side to the flaps and you get a nice little pocket. The corners of the valves can be rounded with a special hole punch or carefully cut with scissors.

Glue the pockets to the base and put chocolate and tea bags into the pockets. Don't forget to decorate the outside of the card as you wish.

A few examples of chocolate cards:

Here are the real masterpieces:

But even primary school children can handle these chocolate makers

The second version of the sweet card will be with lollipop. Of course, such a surprise will not suit all mothers, but it can be made for your beloved sister or friend.

We will need:

• pink cardboard sheet;
• scissors;
• glue;
• bow;
• some black and red paper;
• Chupa Chups.

Stages of work:

Fold a sheet of cardboard in half and cut out the number 8. Its lower parts are connected. We make a hole in the connection for the stick.

We insert a leg of sweet candy into it. So that Chupa Chups himself ends up in the bottom hole of the figure eight. We tie the card with a bow.

Let's decorate the number with a ladybug. To do this, cut out two circles from colored paper. Draw eyes and dots with a marker or gouache. We attach the ladybug in the upper half of the number. The postcard is ready.

If you show your imagination, you will get these sweet gift cards:

Postcard with your photo and chupik in hand