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Hello in this tutorial I show you how to make a scrapbook ball like this, where you can put cards, candy and a small detail
It is an excellent gift idea
Material
cardstock of one or more colors, optional: craftingeek deco paper and the downloadable template with the measurements
photos of not less than 5 cm, crystal or stick glue, ruler, scissors
compass, pencil and eraser, crease-tool, perforator, brooches
a piece of thread, to decorate: stickers, markers
and what you will put inside, it can be chocolates, paper stars or even a small stuffed thing
Take the base, use the table and cutter to help you, cut the outline of the triangle of the size you want
I will use the 6 cm size
6 cm is the size of the diameter of the circle
choose the size you want, use the table and cutter and cut the outline of the corresponding triangle
you can use this as a base, leave aside
take the cardboard ruler and compass
make sure the tip is well sharpened
because we want perfect circles, if you have uneven circles it can lead to problems with the measures
take the ruler and open the compass to the size you want the radius of the circle
In my case I want 6 cm of diameter of the circle, the radius would be 3 cm
then trace 20 circles on the cardstock
you can use 1 color or more, I decided to do it with 5 colors, so I will trace 4 circles for each color
when you finish cut all the circles
you should have 20circles of the diameter you chose, in my case 6 cm
take 1
and accommodate over it the base of the begining
make sure that the figure is right in the middle
With a pencil trace the outline
mark the line gently, we don´t want strokes in the final result
you must have this, leave aside and do the same with all figures
You can do the reverse tracing the outline of the triangle and cut
choose the method you prefer and trace the outline in all the circles
when you finish take 1
Each line is a fold, so let's mark
you can use an object with a rounded tip like this or the back of the scissors where there isn´t the phylum
Make the lines of each of the triangles
when you finish erase the remains of pencil
do it in each of the figures
Take 1 circle and make a fold in each line of the triangle
You'll have something like that
do the same with the other circles
separate 5 which will form the top
lets start the funny part, with the photos and deco paper decorate de inside of each figure
The easiest way is this, flip the paper or photo and put the triangle of the base
to trace the outline and cut
you will have the right size
decorate this way each of the figures
when you finish cutting, glue them
to do this I recommend to use stick glue because if you use liquid glue, the cardstock may lose the shape and can have wrinkles
glue the decor of each of the figures
remember you can also add text and even decorate with figures made with your perforator
we´ll work with the 5 figures that form the top
Glue them to the tabs putting glue here and glueing to each other
for this part I´ll use cristal glue because it dries faster
put glue on the tab and then glue the other figure above
making sure that this aligned
when dry, put glue on the tab of the figure we just glued
and glue another figure
remember that they have to be well aligned
press the tabs to be ensure they are well glued
because it can move without you noticing
put glue again in the tab you just glued
and glue another figure
try to intercalate the colors
glue the last one in the same way
The top is now ready
you will have 2 tabs without glue
leave aside to dry, take another 5 figures that will form the bottom
glue them in the same way, one tab with another tab
the difference is that the in the leftover tabs we´ll put glue to join them
the bottom is now ready, leave aside to dry
Now we´ll work on the top, flip and take the piece of thread, it should be the size you want
make a knot at the bottom
and put glue in the center of the figure
pass the thread through the gap and accommodate the knot so that it is in the center
glue this excess to prevent move
leave aside to dry
Take the bottom and glue the figures in each of the tabs
put glue
and glue one of the figures over it
remember it must be well aligned
do the same with the other 4 tabs
the result will be this
glue in the middle of the free tabs an inverted figure like this
put glue
glue the figure
put glue again
glue and press
you´ll have something like this
do the same with the other tabs
the procedure looks complicated but is really easy
as you are doing the procedure you will notice how the sphere is formed
If you still need help, note that the glued figures form pentagons
we have completed almost all the sphere
it should look like this with photos and deco paper or whatever you put
To close, take the top which it should be glued on the top this way
put glue just in 3 tabs
and glue over 3 tabs of the top where the gap is not there
Align, press
and the sphere is now ready
with a gap like this where you´ll insert candy, letter or a detail
open it and introduce whatever you´ll give
it can be chocolates, paper stars or even a stuffed thing
To close, we won´t put glue, just perforate this tabs
join them as you like the final result
and perforate
do the same on the other side
Put brooches in the perforations
excellent idea, isn´t it? the sphere should look like this
you can even hang it or use as decoration
you can make it with christmas decorations and hang it in the christmas tree
or for any other occasion
we're done
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