What to make jewelry for scrapbooking. DIY scrapbooking: tips for beginners and various decoration options (105 photos)

Master class on chips

Idea: cover the paper image with epoxy glue and get the effect of a convex glass.
You need to take any image you like and (ideally) print it to thick white paper.
Showing my First experience , sometimes not entirely successful (so learn from my mistakes :)).
- I took the Ikea catalog :) and pulled out places with beautiful backgrounds (I chose black and white patterns),
- pasted them on thick brown cardboard,
- I circled the circles and cut them out (the longest dreary process).
Here are the blanks, part turned upside down so that you can see the cardboard - the base:

I make coasters - plasticine rounds (this was suggested to me by a smart husband),

placing mugs on coasters

Dilute the glue according to the instructions. By the way, the glue cost 56 rubles. in a hardware store. One divorced cap (from Fruto Nanny) was enough for 40 chips and this is about 1/10 of the glue package. Those. this method is very cheap.

I apply glue with a wooden stick and distribute it over the entire surface of the mug (it's easy).

You need to apply the glue quickly enough, as it thickens within about 30 minutes.

Here's what happened

Below you can see that the text began to show through from the back of the magazine sheet. So spoiled half of my first chips.

We are waiting for the glue to dry, harden - 24 hours.

And here is the result:

Convex and glossy.

Conclusions, tips (important):

Use one-sided images

Take white cardboard / paper as a basis. I have brown cardboard, it is slightly see-through and adds a brown tint to the image

Do not touch the chips until the glue is completely cured (24 hours), otherwise fingerprints will spoil the glossy surface

Stir the glue calmly, not quickly, in a circle so that there are no bubbles. If you stir quickly, as when whipping cream, there will be air bubbles that can then ruin the chips.

Make sure that the surface is horizontal, otherwise the glue will be distributed unevenly.

For more volume

cover with glue a second time

When the first layer is dry

Be sure to use coasters made of plasticine (or some other)! I put a few chips directly on the board for testing, firstly it was not convenient to cover them with glue / varnish (they fidgeted), and secondly, the glue from them tears (flowed) onto the board. And plasticine is more convenient than solid coasters, since in the process of spreading with glue, by pressing a stick on the edge of the chip, you can change the slope of the chip making it more horizontal.

My second experience.

most beautiful:)

See all the details and subtleties above.

Based on an image printed on photo paper.

In Photoshop, I arranged such circles and printed (in the photo salon) 2 photos 10 by 15 - matte (in our city it is easier and cheaper to print a photo than a sheet of paper on a color printer)

base - photo 10 by 15

The photo paper is strong, so I did not make additional substrates, but immediately applied glue.

These are the "mushrooms" that dried on my window :)

And below are chips from scrap paper decorated with stamps (I pasted it on watercolor paper for density). The red arrow points to the damaged chip, I touched it with my finger until the glue dried out and the shine was gone.

Chips with clocks and cars:

More about glue.

I used this glue. It is two-component: the resin is almost transparent, the thickener is yellowish. It is diluted in a ratio of 1/10, that is, 10 parts of a transparent resin, 1 part of a yellow hardener. And as a result, the glue is a little yellowish, but not much.

Comparison of original images and finished chips:

Since the glue adds a hazy yellow tint, a perfectly white chip cannot be obtained in this way. But the color doesn't change much. Below are the original circles (I still have them) and chips. The difference in color is visible, but the chips are still very beautiful :)

The background of the watch was light (NOT white) and they generally remained light.

A sprig of red roses (left) and a clock with roses were on a WHITE background, it can be seen that the background was not snow-white, but remained very light.

V Lately around only and talk about scrapbooking.

What is scrapbooking? This is a special technology decoration and decorating albums with their own hands using various materials.

Pretty dry wording, isn't it? Let's understand in more detail.

Nowadays, this definition has expanded significantly and includes not only the design of albums, but also the creation of postcards, decorative frames, pencil cases and boxes, collages and panels.

And one more funny fact: without knowing it, but the founders of scrapbooking in the USSR were the harsh representatives of the Armed Forces with their "demobilization" photo albums.

What is scrapbooking for?

Agree, it is unlikely that an ordinary photo album bought in a store will be able to convey the full depth of emotions and emphasize the touchingness of the moment captured in the photographs. Wedding, birth of a child, anniversaries, travel - all these events are extremely important in our life.

And, of course, we want to preserve the memories of them with all the details that, alas, the camera lens could not capture, but our eyes saw and our fingers felt. For such cases, it would be better to create a special photo album that tells this story.

So how do you make scrapbooking and what is this album?

The first thing you notice when you pick it up is its uniqueness! Uniqueness in everything:

• in decorating the cover, which is designed to set the general style of the entire work;
• on every photo page. Any things or objects that witnessed the creation of pictures will serve as a decor for them. Any details will come in handy, be it movie tickets, a dried flower, a shell, or a torn off button;
• in collages that are decorated with commemorative inscriptions, seals, ribbons and stencils.

By creating this photo album, you are very likely to relive all those positive emotions associated with the events that are captured on its pages.

Where to start creating?

Perhaps the design of the album will seem like a difficult task that requires special skills, then first try creating a postcard using the scrapbooking technique with your own hands. This is quite possible even for a beginner. Your desire, imagination and a little patience will surely lead to success.

Initially, you will need a small set of tools and materials:

• scissors (it would be nice to also get curly scissors that will help you neatly trim the edge of the paper);
• glue (silicone glue stick, spray glue for paper);
• Double-sided tape;
• paper and cardboard (various in size, color and texture);
• stamps (for a start it is enough to buy 2-3 stamps);
• waterproof ink (for stamping and toning);
• markers, pencils;
• figured hole punch.

When you get everything you need, all that remains is to decide on the style and design of the craft, be patient and boldly start creating. Postcards, as a rule, are dedicated to some significant event: New Year, Valentine's Day, Birthday. The nature of this event will tell you what style to choose for decorating the postcard.

You are absolutely free to use elements for decoration. You can use everything: scraps of fabric, beads, dried plants, coins, stamps, lace, buttons, multi-colored threads and ribbons.

In the future, of course, you will want to replenish your collection of tools with many different stamps, hole punches, paints and varnishes, inks and decorative elements. You may want and need to purchase more professional equipment such as an embossing and punching machine or even a cutting plotter. Improvement has no limits!

A few tips to help you get started on your creative journey:

• use buttons of various shades and shapes to create cute figures and decorate pages;
• you can make scrapbooking flowers yourself from paper, fabric or lace. It is also a great idea to use dried flowers or individual petals;
• use a sewing machine to create a beautiful stitch, sewing not only fabric, but also newspaper and magazine clippings;
• Gather some leaves and use the shaped hole puncher to create interesting shapes. Feel free to use shells, plant seeds, feathers in your work. Why spend money when nature gives you all the gifts you need;
• make envelopes from old magazines. They are great for storing photos.

And in the end, I would like to add that scrapbooking is great fun and an opportunity for creative improvement. Many even believe that there is a certain therapeutic effect in scrapbooking.

And always remember, by creating our works, we make this world a little better and today we save our yesterday for tomorrow.

DIY scrapbooking photo

MK for stamens var №1

What we need. Iris threads, nail polish, brush,
pva diluted with water (if it is thick, the threads will not be saturated with glue)
and small beads for decoration (you can buy the one for scrap
or any store that sells nail art).

No. 1 I pulled the threads on what was at hand ;-) a clothes dryer, I missed it well with PVA
№2 And now we wait until it dries
No. 3 You can also have this option, bend the wire, pull the threads, put it on paper and smear it. Then hang it somewhere to dry.
No. 4 Do not forget after you remove it from a sheet of paper, walk again with a brush without glue. And the excess glue will be removed and the rest will lie more evenly.

No. 1 So our sticks are ready.
#2 Now consider a few options. First, dip the tip into the pva glue, it turns out a drop (sorry for the quality, my phone didn’t want to focus, by no means)
№3 And immediately gently dip a drop in the beads from all sides.
No. 4 from and it's ready, now we put it in any container to dry.

No. 1 The second option will have to tinker. We dip the tip into varnish.
No. 2 So that the varnish does not drip along the entire length of the thread, I blow the drop itself for several seconds. This will have to be done several times. In my case, this turned out to be five dippings. I didn’t wait long between each layer (the varnish dried quite quickly), while I dipped the last thread, the first one was already quite dry. But with the other end of the thread, I already did all the "procedures" only the next day.
№3 Well, actually, our stamens.
No. 4 And this is a variant of their use.

MK Flowers for decoration.

All we need is
wire, pencil and nail polish.
First, for the sample, I applied all the varnish that I had on the film
and choose the one you like.

#1 The size of the petals will depend on the thickness of the pencil. We wrap the wire around the rod and make the first petal.
№2 We take out a pencil and make the next one. And so as many petals as you want.
No. 3 Petals can be left round, or you can stretch a little.
No. 4 Now we round off a lot by putting it on the rod.

No. 1 So our blanks are ready.
No. 2 For better grip, I walked along the contour with varnish.
No. 3 Now the most interesting, we fill the void with varnish. The more varnish on the brush, the more saturated the color will be. But don't worry if it doesn't work the first time and it will be very enlightening. After drying, you can safely apply another layer.
No. 4 Well, that's it.

My experiments with color.

MK for stamens var №2
I want to offer you another version of MK stamens from my childhood. I used to work with fabric flowers and at that time, we made stamens from semolina with dyed gouache.

No. 1 For this we need semolina, gouache, wire or prepared threads for stamens, floor tape or corrugated paper (which I used at that time).
№2 To begin with, we will paint the semolina itself. To do this, simply add gouache in small portions to a plate with semolina.
No. 3 And carefully grind with a spoon. After not long rubbing with a spoon, I did everything with my hands, I just rubbed it with my fingers (it’s more convenient for me)
No. 4 Well, our mixture is ready.

No. 1 Since I sometimes make soap, I have such a pigment, I added it for shine.
No. 2 As a result, I got golden pollen.
No. 3 You can, of course, dye with food or synthetic dyes.
No. 4 Here I also could not resist and added gold pigment to the red semolina.

No. 1 Now we wrap the wire with floor tape or ...
No. 2 Corrugated paper. One caveat, since the floor tape is sticky, it sticks very easily to the wire, but do not forget to moisten the corrugated tape with pva at the beginning
№3 And of course at the end too.
No. 4 Now that we need wire if we need stamens for flowers such as lilies. In other cases, you can simply use a thread for a stamen (you can see how it is done in MK No. 1).

No. 1 Now we do as in the first micron for stamens, just dip the tip in pva and then in our semolina. Let dry and you're done.
№2 I decided to make something like a lily in the morning. So do not judge strictly, it's so simple, I made it for an example of te-shaped stamens

MK Openwork napkins
These napkins and any diameter can be made by yourself

No. 1 For this we need corner hole punchers
No. 2 As far as I know, the lower part (corner limiter) is removed from any corner hole punch.
No. 3 Next, cut out a circle of any diameter from paper and proceed. For convenience, we hold the hole puncher upside down. This is so that when piercing the next pattern,
we could see where the previous one ends.
No. 4 Now it remains to carefully combine the drawings and do this in a circle. For example, I photographed a hole from the heart of the previous drawing.

Here are our napkins.
Of course, the more interesting the corner hole punch,
the more beautiful the napkin itself will turn out.

You can also try to make a corner and a strip. The principle is the same, remove the limiter and combine the pattern to do at the distance that you like best.
You can do it on one side or both, whatever you like.

This time I offer two ideas at once ...

No. 1 This idea is that it doesn’t have to be on the page, the whole photo is needed. Why don't we cut it into little pieces...
After choosing a photo, if it has one face, it will be better not to cut it. To do this, we measure from the front side, how many cm from the top of the photo, to the head, and also from the side of the photo, to the face.
No. 2 Now we put dots from the inside out and decide how many cm our square will be. I have a photo of 10x15 cm, and the squares themselves are 1.5x1.5 cm each. (Do not forget when you dot from the inside that the photo turns over and the left side becomes right, and the right side becomes left.)
№3 Now we begin to mark the next squares from the first. I had a few mm left along the edge of the photo, I cut them off immediately. Now let's number so as not to confuse the sequence ...
No. 4 and cut. Of course, you can leave it like that, just decide on the width between the squares

No. 1 but you can connect your imagination and arrange everything more interesting.
No. 2 Or even just remove some of the squares.

No. 1 Now for the next decoration ... For this we need a sheet of paper with any pattern (it doesn’t have to be stripes, it’s just that I had one at that time), a stapler and a tool for processing the edge of the paper (there is a special one for creating a torn edges, I use a regular thread ripper).
No. 2 Now we cut the paper into strips, my strip width is a little more than 1 cm. After we process the edges, you can then also shade them with some kind of color or leave them white.
No. 3 Here are our stripes and ready. Now each mode is still, I cut 2.5 cm
No. 4 After each small strip, fold in half and fix with a stapler.

And now we turn on the fantasy again and decide how we will apply them. You can take a photo in a circle, in a square, an oval ... You can also make just an empty circle, and in it either an inscription or decoration, or you can just leave it like that.

Modern needlework techniques are very diverse, rich and very popular, thanks to a very wide and rich selection of materials, tools and accessories. You can take absolutely any technique and each of them will delight and surprise us with its versatility. Today, quite popular techniques are cardmaking, patchwork, etc. Each of them is interesting in its own way and allows us to make very beautiful and original products that can be used both in everyday life and as gifts for your surroundings. Each of the above techniques complement each other, each of them is very interesting, so if you already own at least one of these techniques, then mastering other techniques will not be a problem. The most important thing in any needlework is fantasy. It is thanks to her that a person can create something unique and perfect, such a product that will be pleasant to make, and then also give as a present. For example, let's even take the scrapbooking technique. Why is she so interesting? This is one of the most popular techniques at the moment, it is in it that such products as a postcard, a notebook, an envelope for money, an album, an interesting gift box, etc. are made. In a word, you can create any paper object. Of course, to make any product you need a lot of different materials and accessories. In addition to paper and cardboard for paper souvenirs, you need a lot of various scrap decorations: flowers, leaves, beads, pictures, carvings, buttons, ribbons, cuttings, etc. Very popular decorations for scrap products are products from polymer clay. It can be frames, flowers, birds, cameos and other items. Even a small frame will add some originality and additional effect to your postcard. You can buy ready-made jewelry in special stores, or you can make such different elements at home using different molds. Forms for creating plastic jewelry are called molds. Molds are silicone molds for jewelry. How exactly to use them and what they are right now we will consider.

So we need to take:
Two silicone mold frames + mini figures;
Plastic in sticks of 17 grams;
Knife for cutting;
Board for plasticine;
Glue for decoupage;
Decoupage brush;

Forms must be clean and dry. I put them on the board. We take sticks with plastic and cut into small pieces with a knife.

We make a green frame, take a piece of green plastic and knead it until it becomes soft and flexible.

We roll a small sausage out of it and lay it out in a mold, push it in and lay it with the back of the brush.

We roll the next piece and fill out the entire form.

We do the same with the second form.

A couple of scrapbook flowers

Flowers are one of the most popular decorations for any scrap item, from miniature cards to scrapbooks. Of course, in specialized stores the range of such jewelry is quite large. But first, even in big stores it is not always possible to find something that really suits the style and color scheme. Secondly, it is not difficult to make flowers for scrapbooking with your own hands, they will cost less and will be absolutely unique. The material is most often paper, but sometimes they are made from fabric and even polymer clay.

Flowers from plain thick paper

To begin with, let's look at how to make paper flowers without special figured hole punches and other devices. The first option: cut out 5 blanks with seven petals from colored paper. Each next detail should be less than the previous one. The smallest one can be additionally colored, and also placed a bead in the middle. Petals are slightly bent up. The flower is collected so that the largest part is at the bottom, then the second largest and so on.

The end result should be something like this

The second option is a simple paper rosette. Draw a spiral on a square piece of paper. Then the pattern is changed so that the spiral line is wavy, and the workpiece itself is irregular in shape with rounded edges. Scissors cut the paper along the spiral line.

Rose flower preparation

The outer part of the spiral will be the center of the flower, so here you need to cut a small section of the “fringe” and tint it with yellow paint. The workpiece is slightly crushed by hand and twisted around the core, giving the bud the shape of a rose. At the end, the paper is glued. Additionally, a sepal can be cut out of green paper and glued onto paper tape.

A simplified version of the finished rose

Watercolor paper roses

The most popular paper flowers for scrapbooking are roses. This is no coincidence, because the rose is considered the queen among flowers, and it always looks impressive, no matter what it is made of. For the next job you will need:

• Watercolor paper and pencil.
• A thin wooden stick (you can use a toothpick).
• Ink (gouache, watercolor or acrylic paints are also suitable).
• Sponge.
• Scissors and PVA glue.

For one rose, you need to cut out six paper blanks - 2 large and 4 smaller, with five petals. In the center of each, circle a circle-core of the same size. The decorating sequence will be as follows:

1. We cut the petals to a circle in the center.
2. We tint the edges of the petals with ink or paint, wetting a sponge with them. We are waiting for drying.
3. We wind one of the edges of each petal onto a toothpick. We twist the opposite edge in the other direction, turning the workpiece over.
4. Slightly bend the petals inward.
5. Now the rose can be assembled by gluing the blanks together.

Cut out petals of different sizes and prepare for coloring
We color the petals with a sponge, giving them naturalness
We twist all the petals with a wooden stick
We glue already finished petals forming a bud
We get such a wonderful rose

DIY paper gardenias

This flower, made from ordinary watercolor or whatman paper, looks very natural. Blanks with six petals are easiest to make with a hole punch, but you can also cut them out by hand. In addition, you will need food coloring, glue, cotton swabs, a container of water and gloves (optional). You can buy gardenia stamens or make your own.

• For one flower, we cut out two large blanks with 6 petals and one smaller one.
• We lower the parts into a container with water, they should get wet quite well.
• In parallel with this, we dilute food coloring in water.
• Wet parts are stacked and applied with a cotton swab paint. You can apply it to the central part or along the edges of the stack.
• We distribute the paint by squeezing the pile with our hands. Dried flowers will be paler.
• We fold the dried paper blanks with an “accordion” and carefully make folds on the petals, squeezing them with our fingers.
• Then they need to be straightened and completely dried.
• We collect flowers, connecting 2 large parts with 1 small one. We make holes for the stamens.
• We fold the blanks for the stamens in half in a pile, fasten with wire and glue.

Ready hydrangea in blue

Advice!

If there are no factory stamens, you can make them from threads with glue and semolina.

To do this, we lower the segments of the threads into the glue, twist them together and dry them. Then we make small bunches of them. We again apply glue to the ends of the threads, then semolina and dry it. The stamens are ready!

Scrapbook paper flowers with a border punch

Do-it-yourself paper flowers for scrap products are very convenient to make using various hole punches - border, circular, curly. For the first option, you will need strips of scrap paper, decorations for the core, some ink or paint for tinting, cardboard mugs for the base and glue. In addition, you will need the border punch itself, scissors and, if possible, a crimper (embossing tool).

Everything you need to make flowers

The sequence of work will be as follows:

1. Cut out 2 strips of scrap paper (2.5x30 cm). One of the edges of each strip must be processed with a border hole punch.
2. If there is a crimper, we apply embossing; if not, we leave everything as it is and continue to work.
3. On a circle for the base (about 2-2.5 cm in diameter), apply glue and carefully fold the paper strip along the outer edge of the circle. Cut off excess paper with scissors.
4. Optionally, we tint the edges of the “petals” with ink and an ink pad.
5. After adding a little glue to the center, fold the second strip of paper on top of the first. We also cut off the excess.
6. We glue the core - a button, a half-bead, a rhinestone, etc. The edges of the flower can be slightly raised.

To glue the finished flower, you can use glue or paper tape.

We get such beautiful flowers
Like this wonderful postcard can be made using this technique

Using a circular hole punch to make flowers

This option is also suitable for those who do not have special hole punchers. Round blanks can be cut with scissors using a template. To work, you will need double-sided scrap paper, decorations for the middle, glue, ink (optional) and a hole punch with a diameter of about 2.5 cm. The work sequence is step by step:

1. Cut out 6 paper circles.
2. 5 circles need to be bent as follows: we divide each into 4 equal parts, drawing a horizontal and vertical line through the center. It turned out 4 points along the edge. From the top point, we lower straight lines to the right and left - these are the fold lines.
3. We grease the petals with glue from below and glue them on the 6th circle close to each other. Before gluing, it is worth trying on the petals and adjusting the folds if necessary.
4. Now you need to add a core to decorate the flower with sparkles to your taste.

As a result, flowers like this are obtained

The use of a curly (flower) hole punch

Among the tools with which you can make scrapbooking decorations, there are special flower punches. The flat blanks obtained with their help are also used for the manufacture of three-dimensional flowers.

Simple flower puncher

For such colors, double-sided cardboard is best suited, from which 6 blanks are cut out with a hole punch, preferably 3 different sizes. This can be done with your own hands according to the template. Next, you will need a wooden skewer, a spray bottle with water, glue, glitter or pearls for the core, ink for toning (optional). The algorithm of work is the following:

• Spray the flowers lightly with water.
• We twist the petals around a wooden skewer to give volume. For very thin petals, you can take a sewing needle.
• Lightly squeeze the petals with your fingers and leave to dry for 15-20 minutes.
• We collect a flower from six layers and glue the middle. For the assembly of small parts, paper tape is not recommended. We decorate ready product sequins.

After the flowers have dried and given a voluminous shape, we glue everything we did and that's what we get

Making a paper flower: scrapbooking technique

How to make fabric flowers

To decorate crafts using the scrapbooking technique, you can make fabric flowers with your own hands. It is not difficult to make such flowers, the main thing is to choose the most light, translucent materials that will not weigh down the composition. Nylon, thin chiffon and silk will do.

For a simple nylon rose, you will need a suitable fabric, a candle, scissors, small beads and a needle and thread. One rose is collected from four blanks for a bud with wavy edges, slightly different in diameter. In addition, you will need 2 leaves.

Cut out mugs of different sizes from kapron
Gently fold and burn the edges of the nylon to add volume to the petals

Then the blanks must be collected, starting with the largest and ending with the smallest. Fasten the rose with threads, sewing a few beads into the core. Glue the leaves underneath.

We get such a voluminous rose

DIY chiffon flowers

The next master class is devoted to the manufacture of voluminous and delicate chiffon flowers. You will need pieces of chiffon 10x30 cm (5 pcs.), Felt mugs for the base, scissors, glue (gun), beads or rhinestones.

Delicate chiffon flower

For one flower with a diameter of about 5 cm, you need to cut 5 circles of fabric, 5 cm in diameter. You can choose any size, depending on your preferences. The sequence of actions will be as follows:

1. We slightly stretch the prepared circles so that the edges become shaggy and slightly wavy.
2. We bend each blank in half, then we turn the edges to the middle, adding a drop of glue so that it does not shine through.
3. We apply glue to the chiffon circle and carefully lay out the finished petals without pressing them. The structure should retain airiness and volume.
4. Glue the decoration in the center of the flower.

Master class on creating flowers from chiffon

There are many ways to make paper flowers for scrapbooking crafts. Their choice depends on your taste and on what tools and materials are available. Fabric flowers will look no less original. Having shown imagination and a little patience, everyone will be able to choose for themselves the most suitable ways of making these jewelry.

Such wonderful flowers can be worn as decorations.