Realistic Leaf Frame - Maria Marinoni @maria.marinoni

Excel Blades presents a new DIY video from Blog Artist Maria Marinoni.  In this video, she shows you how to make a frame with the illusion of realistic leaves and flowers.  This crafty tutorial lets your imagination run wild!  Hang your favorite pictures on the wall in the midst of a realistic leaf and flower frame.  Enjoy!
 
Materials
-Sturdy Cardboard (at least 3mm thick) (Maria used a 4mm thick cardboard)
-Different colored sheets of paper
-Pencil
-Hot Glue Gun
-Soft Embossing mat
-Black Ink Pad

 

Process

  1. Measure (5) 4 x 18cm stripes and cut them with the K2 knife
  2. Grab your Mitre Box and cut the ends off (4) of the stripes in a 45° angle
  3. Cut (1) 17.5 x 17.5cm square using your K2 knife
  4. Glue all the strips on the cut corners and put together to form a frame
  5. Glue on the last strip to the back of the frame
  6. Glue the square back on to the strip you just put on the frame
  7. Grab your colored paper and draw leaves (Maria used green paper for this)
  8. Cut them out with your K18 knife
  9. Take your burnishing tip, pounce wheel, and soft embossing mat and mold, engrave and carve them
  10. Color and shade the edges with a black in pad
  11. Fix all the leaves onto the frame
  12. Glue the leaves onto the frame
  13. Take the ink pad and color the frame's sides
  14. Take the remaining colored paper you picked and draw flowers (Maria uses blue and yellow paper for this)
  15. Cut them out with your K18 knife
  16. Take your burnishing tip, pounce wheel, and soft embossing mat and mold, engrave and carve them
  17. Finally, grab your frame and glue the flowers on
You're finished!

 

For more paper art designs from Maria Marinoni visit her Instagram - click here

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