Recently, we’ve overhauled our fine papers, adding variety in color and designs to create a swoon worthy collection. In celebration of the new designs, we’ve taken a few of our new favorites and created 4 easy crafts!
Marble Monogram
What You’ll Need
- A sheet of the Gold, Black & Cream Marble Fine Paper
- Paper Mod Podge
- Uppercase Craft Letter
- Paste Brush
- Scissors
- Pencil
Directions
- Using the Uppercase Craft Letter of your choice, trace the shape onto the back side of the Marble Paper with a pencil. Make sure to trace your letter backwards!
- Cut out the traced letter.
- Following the directions on the Mod Podge, adhere the Marble Paper to the Uppercase Craft Letter using the Paste Brush.
- Let dry according to the Mod Podge directions.
- Get creative – embellish with glitter, ribbon, stickers, etc.
- Hang on a wall or place as an accent on a bookshelf!
Floral Favor
What You’ll Need
- A sheet of Hand Drawn Floral on Pink Fine Paper
- An 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of Antique Gold
- .25″ Blush Satin Ribbon
- Memory Tape Runner Permanent XL
- Uniball White Gel Pen
- 1/8″ Round Hole Punch
- Scissors
- Your favorite bottle of wine
Directions
- Trim down your piece of Floral Fine Paper to desired label size
- Trim down the sheet of antique gold so that it is slightly larger than the Floral Fine Paper (we made ours so that it had a .25″ border).
- Adhere the Floral Fine Paper to the front of the Antique Gold using the Tape Runner.
- Using the tape runner again, adhere the paper label onto the wine bottle.
- With left over Antique Gold paper, trim to a desired gift tag size and punch a hole on one end for the ribbon to run through.
- In your best handwriting, write a fun message on the tag using the White Uniball Pen (it writes like butter so practice on scrap paper first)!
- Attach the gift tag to the neck of the wine bottle using the Blush Ribbon.
Triangular Textbook Cover
What You’ll Need
- A sheet of Small Triangles Gold on Blue Fine Paper
- iCraft Mini Tape Runner Dots
- 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of Night
- 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of Antique Gold
- Bone Folder
- Scissors
Directions
- Laying your book of choice flat on the sheet of Triangle Fine Paper, trim the sheet down to the same height of the book you’d like to cover.
- Close your book and fold a .25″ flap with your Bone Folder to wrap around and sit in the front cover. Secure with the Tape Runner.
- Flip the book over and create another flap for the back cover. Secure with the Tape Runner.
- Trim your Antique Gold Paper down to desired belly band size. Ours is about 2″.
- Cut the sheet of Night down to a slightly larger size than the Antique Gold (we created a .25″ border).
- Adhere the Antique Gold to the sheet of Night using your tape runner.
- Again, create flaps on the belly band for the front and back cover and secure with Tape Runner.
- Add some personal flair to the belly band with stamps, embossing powders, etc.
Origami’d Organs
What You’ll Need
- A sheet of
Black Geometric Animals on Cream Fine Paper - 8.5″ x 11″ sheet in Antique Gold
- A6 Folded Card in Superfine Softwhite
- A6 Envelope in Antique Gold
- Envelope Liner Template
- Memory Tape Runner Permanent XL
- Scissors
Directions
- Trim your sheet of Antique Gold to a slightly smaller size than the Superfine Softwhite folded card. We trimmed ours to 4″ x 5.75″
- Adhere the Antique Gold paper to the front of the Superfine Softwhite card using the Tape Runner.
- Following this origami guide, fold as many origami hearts out of the Geometric Animal Paper as desired to cover the front of your card and attach using the Tape Runner
- Using the A6 Envelope Liner Template, trace a liner on the back of the Geometric Animal Paper and trim to size.
- Place the liner in the envelope and fold down flap to create crease. Attach to place using the tape runner.
Do you sell fine papers for art making? Such as Japanese lace paper or similar items?
Yes! Visit us online or at your local store. https://www.papersource.com/gift-wrap/wrapping-paper/handmade