Ideas for postcards: corrugated paper facing

Earlier, to give cards for all holidays was the norm. People tried to find an interesting postcard to please friends or colleagues. Today, when the choice of postcards in stores is endless, such a present has ceased to be relevant. The original hand-made article made by own hands can be an excellent gift for a birthday. Feelings that cause standard purchased items will not equal the emotions that you see on the face of the birthday person, surprised by the creative imagination and spiritual impulse, thanks to which your masterpiece was born.

Corrugated paper corrugation

One of the techniques that can be used in the manufacture of postcards is the facetting. The essence of this method is to create voluminous images from pieces of corrugated paper or napkins. Such "carpets" amaze imagination and cause admiration in anyone who sees them. Unbelievable, but beautiful application of corrugated paper will be obtained even by the child. It takes only a little imagination and patience.

Materials

Corrugated paper facing does not require serious financial investment. You need to buy paper, PVA glue. Also need a rod from a conventional pen, cardboard for the decoration of cards, scissors and clippings from magazines.

We carry out a paper facing

1. To begin with, cut the corrugated paper into squares, each side of which will be 1 centimeter.

2. On the blank for the postcard, draw a pattern. For the birthday, you can use color drawings, for the New Year's greeting cards are suitable images of Christmas trees or branches.

3. Apply a little glue to a small area of the future pattern. The blunt end of the stem from the handle is put in the center of one square, crush the paper and roll the rod between the fingers. This will be a blank for one tube-trimming. Now the part can be glued to the postcard, placing it on the glue. It remains to remove the rod.

4. This procedure should be repeated many times, gluing each new end close to the previous part, until the entire picture is filled. Each new element should be put tightly to the next one, so that there is not a single gap left.

5. Now it remains to finish the work on the postcard, pasting funny photos or clippings from magazines, and write a congratulation.

We do crafts with children

Corrugation of corrugated paper is a laborious process, but the result will be impressive. Try different techniques. For example, the trimming can be laid out only along the contour or fill them with the entire background of the drawing. In the second case you will get a nice fluffy rug. Work on a postcard can be turned into a fun game. For example, you can split the postcard field into squares and give each member of the family the task of filling out their part according to the sketch. Thus, we will get an original teamwork.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, recently we rarely write letters to each other, and give cards less often. Meanwhile, a postcard made with your own hands in the technique of "corrugated paper facing", in which a part of your soul is enclosed, will certainly cause delight to your relatives and relatives.