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