Volumetric paper applique – unique look children's creativity, thanks to which you can glue three-dimensional figures of animals, robots, cartoon characters, houses and even letters of the alphabet. The templates and diagrams that are on our website will help you with this.
How to do it correctly?
Although the name “volumetric applique” sounds unusual, it is not difficult to do. To do this, just print ready-made templates or diagrams, cut them out and glue them along the fold lines. The applique templates are made in such a way that by bending and gluing them along the designated lines, you can get a three-dimensional toy.
Most templates are already presented in color, so you will need to print them on a color printer. However, there are also colorless diagrams on which only conditional lines are indicated. It is enough to apply glue to the side parts of the workpiece and fold it as required by the diagram. If you decide to paint such a blank, you need to do it in advance, since it will be difficult to paint the applique in volumetric form.
Here are some examples of such applications.
Templates
Pyramid
This is the simplest applique that a child can easily make.
- Print the template.
- Cut along the outline.
- If you want to make a colored pyramid, you need to color it before forming the pyramid or simply cut out a template from colored paper.
- Fold the parts of the workpiece intended for gluing.
- Cover them with glue and form a pyramid.
Magical forest
Colored toys
This application is a little more complicated, but its principle of operation is the same. There is no need to color it: you just need to print it on a color printer.
- Cut out the printed template.
- Fold the template along the fold lines.
- Lubricate the “wings” with glue and assemble SpongeBob.
- Check that the glued parts are held tightly.
poppy flower
Now let's try a more complex application - make a poppy flower.
- Print out the flower templates. If you decide to make a bouquet, you will need several blanks.
- Cut out the applique components.
- Place the flower corolla blanks on top of each other so that the petals of the top one are in the spaces between the petals of the bottom one.
- Glue the whisk together, giving it a three-dimensional shape.
- Glue the black center inside.
- Glue leaves on the outside of the flower at equal distances from each other.
- If you are making a bouquet, each flower can be placed on a wire stem wrapped in colored paper. You can also paste flowers onto a postcard or a pre-prepared base.
Such voluminous applications will look natural and simply magnificent.
Templates
You can make almost any flowers this way by printing out blanks from the website or preparing voluminous appliqués from multi-colored paper. Here, for example, is a lush carnation. However, unlike the poppy, this applique is more complex, since you will have to form the corolla of the flower from six parts.
Dog booth
Here is another more complex application. From three main parts you can put together a dog house.
- Print the templates and cut them out along the outline.
- Fold along the fold lines.
- Attach the walls to the base of the booth, forming a cube with two pentagonal walls.
- Glue the green roof on top.
The booth is ready. If you don't have a color printer at home, you can cut out parts from colored paper or simply color the blanks.
Corrugated paper
Corrugated paper is more suitable for creating voluminous appliqués. It is initially a little convex, and if you use this quality correctly, you can do interesting things.
Cornflowers
- Prepare the base for the applique. This can be cardboard or thick colored paper that is not saturated with glue.
- We apply the outlines of the drawing to the base in advance.
- From corrugated paper of blue color(you can take paper of any shade) cut out small squares measuring 1 sq. cm.
- Place a pencil in the center of each square and roll it slightly so that the squares take on a three-dimensional appearance.
- Without removing the pencil, apply glue to the end of the square and glue it.
- Fill the entire drawing with such squares.
This technique of applique from corrugated paper is called “trimming”. The good thing about it is that the flaws are almost invisible. It is simple enough that even kids can do it.
Hedgehogs
These voluminous appliqués made from colored corrugated paper are simple, but look simply wonderful.
- Prepare the base. It could be a candy box, colored paper, a postcard, etc.
- Fold a sheet of corrugated paper 4 or 5 times.
- Draw 2 circles. To make them even, you can use a compass, cup or glass.
- Cut out the circles. One hedgehog requires 10-15 circles.
- Glue the circles together, applying glue only in the center. The edges should remain free.
- Make frequent cuts and fluff out the ends.
- Cut out a triangular hedgehog muzzle from cardboard and glue it to the body.
- Place the hedgehogs on the base.
- Eyes, mouth and nose can be drawn with a black felt-tip pen or cut out of black paper and glued.
- In the same way, you can make flowers and grass for a clearing from corrugated paper by folding the paper and making cuts on it.
Here's what kind of hedgehogs you can get.
How to make a 3D postcard from paper?
Applications from ordinary colored or corrugated paper can be made at home, in kindergarten or aesthetic center. They are extremely useful for children, as they develop a sense of color shades, artistic taste, spatial thinking and a sense of composition. Cutting and gluing will have a beneficial effect on children's fine motor skills and speech development.
Show your imagination with your children!
Making voluminous applications is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance; with the help of parents, a child from 2-2.5 years old can do it. It is better to start with simple works, where only individual elements will be voluminous, for example, the middle of a flower or leaves on a tree. Later, when the child has mastered the trimming technique well, you can move on to real paintings made entirely using this technique.
For creating volumetric applications you will need: corrugated paper of different colors (it is more convenient to buy in a set), colored cardboard or a template for children's creativity - the basis for the applique, a pencil (preferably unsharpened), PVA glue, scissors, plasticine.
Volumetric applications made of corrugated paper for children: trimming on cardboard
1. We prepare the base for the application in advance: it can be cardboard with the outline of the design, children's drawing, ready-made template.
2. Cut corrugated paper into squares of approximately 1x1 cm in all the desired colors. You need a lot of squares!
3. Let's move on to the most interesting part. You need to place a pencil in the center of the square and twist it a little so that the square turns into a three-dimensional figure of an indeterminate shape (a bit like a cylinder). Now we apply glue to the end of the figure (hence the name of the technique - trimming) and glue it to the right place. We take out the pencil. In this way we fill the entire drawing.
The good thing about the trimming technique is that inaccuracies and errors are almost invisible. Even kids can do it very effectively.
Older children can be offered not only a more complex design, but also a thinner tool, for example, a ballpoint pen. The squares can also be smaller. Applications made from squares of different sizes look even more interesting (for example, the middle of a flower is made from smaller squares, and the petals are made from larger squares) or when two squares of different colors and sizes are superimposed on each other.
Volumetric applications made of corrugated paper on cardboard are good both for decorating postcards and for creating independent panels.
Volumetric applications made of corrugated paper for kids: trimming on plasticine
Cutting on plasticine is especially good for developing fine motor skills in children.
1. Roll or stick the plasticine onto a cardboard or template (the same way we did and decorated it with cereals).
2. Cut small triangles from corrugated paper.
3. We offer it to the baby reverse side Twist the brushes in the middle of the triangle, and when you get a three-dimensional figure, press it into the plasticine. It's simple, the main thing is patience, because the operation must be repeated many times. But you can do everything that your imagination tells you: a tree, flowers, and funny animals.
It turns out very impressive. But this is for older children preschool age or younger schoolchildren.
Flowers are a universal decoration for any celebration. Fresh flowers are associated with summer, warmth, and youth. Maybe that is why it is customary to give bouquets to beloved women and girls. Flowers can convey feelings and decorate a festive outfit.
Humanity has long learned to imitate nature, and now every creative person can create inflorescences with their own hands. To do this, it is enough to prepare corrugated paper, scissors, glue. Even children in kindergarten will be able to make flower arrangements and appliqués, in no way inferior to the original.
apple blossom
Corrugated paper is ideal for creating inflorescences and leaves. It is convenient to make petals from corrugation: the soft material easily rolls up without leaving kinks and at the same time holds its shape firmly. Such simple material provides a large field for creativity and imagination.
Using corrugated sheets, you can create decor for cards or voluminous bouquets that exactly replicate natural flowers.
Corrugated paper appliques “Mimosa sprig and lilac”
With preschoolers of any age, you can collect a sprig of lilac or mimosa from corrugated pellets. Creating a small application will contribute to the development of fine motor skills, imagination, logical and abstract thinking. With the help of their parents, even children 2-3 years old can perform the application.
To work you will need:
- base (thick paper or thin cardboard);
- corrugated colored sheets (lilac is purple and mimosa is yellow);
- double-sided green paper;
- template of leaves and twigs;
- scissors;
- PVA glue;
- green felt-tip pen.
Description of work:
These are just some examples of corrugated sheet appliqué. Corrugated paper can also be used to make tulips and snowdrops. Creation diagrams are shown below.
Snowdrop applique made of corrugated paper
Corrugated paper rose applique
Corrugated paper carnation applique
You can make a beautiful lush carnation from corrugated paper:
To do this you need to prepare:
- corrugated sheets (napkins);
- scissors;
- base for a postcard;
- stapler;
- glue;
- green paper (for leaves, stems, sepals).
How to make a flower step by step:
Volume bouquet
Lush roses will decorate a birthday card. They are also made from cut out circles that are stapled together. The application is shown step by step in the photo below.
Video: Volumetric 3D flowers made of corrugated paper
Applique using cutting technique
A three-dimensional applique always looks much more impressive than a simple paper picture. Adding volume to a composition using a corrugated colored sheet is not very difficult; both beginners and children 3-4 years old can easily cope with this task.
“Fluffy” flowers will be obtained using the trimming technique. The essence of doing this work is to glue pieces of paper or napkin using a stick (toothpick). The glued paper pieces remain “standing” upright on the base, which adds volume to the composition.
Trimming is a painstaking job that requires patience and perseverance. Therefore, for young children it is enough to trim individual elements of the appliqué. For example, in this way you can highlight the core of a flower. Adults can fill in all the elements of the applique with different colors. You will get a real picture, as if painted with paints.
Step by step photo lesson
To create a composition in the trimming style, you need to prepare:
- basis for application;
- contour drawing of a flower;
- PVA glue;
- corrugated paper;
- scissors;
- stick (pen refill, toothpick, sushi stick, pencil).
Step-by-step instructions for creating volumetric flowers:
It is worth remembering that the thinner the “stick” and the smaller the elements, the neater the finished composition will look. Ideally, the middle of the curled paper squares should not be visible (only the protruding corners are visible).
With the guys working out in senior group, you can make “fluffy” carnations or lilac branches using this method.
Creating large, large-scale compositions using the trimming method takes quite a lot of time, so such work is well suited for a collective project in a preparatory group.
Video: Master class on trimming
Corrugated cardboard card
Flowers in the applique style are made not only from corrugated colored paper, but also from cardboard. Corrugated cardboard adds volume and originality to the application. At the same time, working with it does not require any special skills, so even children can handle the craft. younger group.
A simple and cute creative project - a card with a flower made from corrugated cardboard. For MK you will need:
- sheets of corrugated cardboard in yellow, green, orange colors;
- PVA glue;
- pencil;
- scissors.
Detailed instructions:
Other entertaining applications can be made from corrugated cardboard different levels difficulties. Children's imagination can easily suggest many options for paper paintings.
Video: Application of their corrugated cardboard
About corrugated paper
Thin colored corrugated paper is a universal material for crafts. Corrugated paper is packaged in rolls. The roll height is from 50 cm, and the width is about two meters. The paper transmits light well and therefore appears lighter. For crafts made from corrugated paper, it is better to use cardboard as a background. Use a glue stick to secure paper parts. Corrugated paper is easily washed away by water, leaving marks, so synthetic glues and PVA glue will make the work sloppy. Crafts made from corrugated paper are proposed using the “applique” technique.
Application(Latin applicatio - applying) - one of the types of visual techniques based on cutting, overlaying various forms and fixing them on another material taken as the background. The applique can be made of paper, fabric, or natural materials.
The application can be of three types:
Decorative, combining various elements of decoration;
Subject, consisting of individual images (bird, tree, animal, mushroom, house);
Subject-based, depicting some action or event (winter landscape, butterfly in flowers, basket of flowers).
These three types can complement each other in various combinations.
Basic techniques for working with corrugated paper
Before you start making appliqués, we suggest you learn the basic techniques for working with corrugated paper.
For the introductory lesson, prepare multi-colored squares and strips of corrugated paper. Paper sizes can be arbitrary.
1. The paper “stretches”
The paper fibers stretch well across the width. A 3x3 cm paper square can be easily pulled out into a rectangle. With such paper pieces you can prepare a background for an applique if you glue them onto cardboard. A 12x5 cm paper strip can be stretched, and then, slightly gathered, glued to the background.
2. The paper “creases”
Crumple a 3x3 cm paper square with your fingers. Crumpled paper can be shaped into a circle or ball.
3. The paper “tears”
Tear a 3x3 cm paper square into halves. Tear the halves into small pieces. The edges of the torn pieces will be fuzzy.
4. The paper “curls”
Twist paper strips 1.5x2.5 cm into a bow. Two or three bows can be glued in the middle in the shape of a flower.
5. Paper “folds”
Start folding a 6x6 cm paper square, bending the edges. Gradually, bending the edges, give the paper a circle shape. From a large square you will get a small circle.
6. The paper “twists into a flagellum”
Twist a strip of paper 3x6 cm into a thin rope. Such flagella can be twisted and folded. If you round off one edge of the paper strip with scissors, you can prepare a “leaf” piece.
7. Paper is easy to cut with scissors
Fold a 4x8cm strip of paper in half vertically. Cut the unfolded edges with scissors, unfold the strip (grass, Christmas tree branch). The cuts with scissors can be made into shapes (dandelion leaves, Christmas trees).
Examples of applications made from corrugated paper
New master classes on making panels (applique) - bouquets of colored paper for our collection.
The diversity of the world of flowers amazes with the abundance of shapes, colors and aromas! Everyone will find in this beautiful collection a flower that is pleasing to the eye or associated with memorable event. Our step by step instructions with photos they will show you how to make beautiful ones with your own hands: chrysanthemums, daisies, carnations and peonies.
Chrysanthemums have gained popularity due to the rich variety of varieties. These flowers differ in the size of the buds, the shape of the petals, the color scheme and the number of flowers on one stem. This means that anyone will find among this splendor flowers that will meet all their needs and desires. The buds of pink chrysanthemums used in bouquets, flower arrangements, garlands and wreaths look very tender and tender. You can also use the pink color of chrysanthemums as a basis to create a panel, composition or applique from corrugated paper. Let's look at this idea based on our master class.
Materials and tools
When creating a panel applique with pink voluminous chrysanthemums you will need:
- double-sided colored and decorative paper;
- thick pink corrugated paper;
- White paper;
- yellow and dark green felt-tip pen;
- PVA glue (silicate glue).
How to make an applique with voluminous pink chrysanthemums from corrugated paper
To create chrysanthemums, it is better to use high-density corrugated (creped) paper - this way the flowers will hold their shape better. For work, prepare the necessary tools and related materials.
Cut out long strips of corrugated paper with a width of about 5-6 cm (the larger the width, the longer the flower petals).
Fold the strips several times, as in the picture.
Using scissors, cut out the sharp petals, leaving 1-1.5 cm from the edge.
Make cuts evenly so that the width of the petals is approximately the same.
Straighten each of the strips. Apply a thin line of glue along the entire length of the strip.
Start rolling the strip into a tight roll. When the first strip is curled, start gluing the second strip around it.
Make several chrysanthemum flower preparations in a similar manner.
Gently spread outer chrysanthemum petals.
Spread the remaining petals to give the flower volume.
Using a scissor blade, curl the ends of the petals. Do this with all the petals so that the chrysanthemum becomes voluminous.
Lightly tint the center of the flower with a yellow felt-tip pen.
The number of flowers can be any, but it is desirable that the chrysanthemums differ slightly in size.
Cut out a vase of any shape from decorating paper. From dark green paper, cut out leaves that look like real chrysanthemum leaves. Use a green marker to highlight the veins on each leaf.
For the applique, make a base of office paper in two different colors. Cut the top rectangle with curly scissors to create a beautiful frame. Glue the shaped sheet onto the rectangle.
Glue the vase onto the applique base.
Turn the flowers petals down. Make cuts at the base of the flowers and open the edges. Generously coat the edges of the flowers with glue.
Glue three flowers above the rim of the vase. Glue the remaining flowers to the second row.
Bend the edges of the leaves slightly using the blade of the scissors. Glue the leaves near the flowers and inside the bouquet. Glue a couple of sheets near the vase.
Give the painting a little time to rest so that all the parts are firmly glued to the base. The applique with delicate pink chrysanthemums is ready!
What a wonderful original composition with pink flowers We got chrysanthemums! A little patience, diligence and time, and such a wonderful result of the work done! This master class can serve as an example for creating similar applications with chrysanthemums of any other color or using flowers to decorate the interior.
"Blooming daisies" made of corrugated paper
Spring brings warm sunny days and new hopes. Thanks to the change of seasons, everything awakens from a long winter sleep and the world reveals itself in colors! The harbingers of spring are bird trills and primroses, which inspire artists, poets, and connoisseurs of beauty. And therefore, we will devote our today’s master class to creating a panel with delicate blooming daisies from crepe paper.
Materials and tools
When creating a panel with delicate blooming daisies, we used:
- crepe (corrugated) paper in pink, yellow and green;
- yellow and green office paper;
- stationery and curly scissors;
- toothpick;
- PVA glue;
- green chalk;
- pink marker.
How to make a beautiful panel with blooming daisies from crepe paper
Prepare stripes to create three-dimensional flowers. Cut a strip of 4*20-25 cm from pink crepe paper. Cut a strip of 1.5*15 cm from yellow corrugated paper, and several strips of 1.5*10 cm from green paper.
Fold the strips several times and make notches on the yellow and green workpiece, and on the pink one - deep cuts, leaving 0.5 cm along the bottom.
Straighten the stripes. Divide the yellow blank into two parts. Connect the stripes, alternating yellow and green. Apply glue along the bottom of the long piece.
Place the toothpick on the edge of the workpiece and begin to twist the strip.
Try to twist the strip so that the length of the notches on the surface is the same.
Twist the yellow-green center of the flower until the strip ends.
Using the blade of scissors, curl the edges of the petals on the pink blank, as in the picture.
Apply glue along the bottom of the blanks and begin to twist the strip with petals around the core of the flower so that the petals open outward.
Curl the pink strip completely and you will get a lush spring flower.
In order to make a daisy bud, you need to twist the strip with the petals inward.
Make a few flowers and a couple of unopened buds according to the sample.
Cut out several rectangles of different lengths from green crepe paper. Twist each rectangle into a tight stem, coat the edges with glue and secure around the stem.
Also cut out shaped leaves from green crepe paper, as in the picture.
Using green wax chalk, highlight the edges and central vein on each leaf.
Give volume to the center of the sheets by straightening the paper.
Cut out a rectangle from green office paper, and a smaller shaped rectangle from yellow office paper. Use a bright marker to trace along the edge of the shaped sheet. Glue the shaped rectangle onto the green base.
Glue the flowers to the base of the panel. Choose a layout that is convenient for you to create a harmonious composition.
Glue the stems under each flower.
Glue leaves to the base of the stems.
A three-dimensional panel with blooming daisies is ready!
What delicate flowers came from! As if by magic, spring daisies bloomed in the picture! Such an unusual panel will be a wonderful gift for a holiday or significant date, as well as an original solution in interior decoration.
“Tender carnations” made from wet crepe paper
Bright red carnation flowers are often given to men and women, variegated ones will decorate any bouquet, and white and pink ones will emphasize the tenderness of feelings. Try making beautiful carnations out of paper and decorating them with an applique. Our detailed master class will explain and show how to do it yourself.
To create an applique with delicate carnations you will need:
- pink crepe paper;
- colored paper (double-sided);
- thick paper for the base;
- curly scissors;
- stationery scissors;
- stapler;
- glue;
- spray bottle with water;
- colored markers.
How to make an applique with delicate carnations from wet crepe paper
This creative work requires different types of paper and tools, so you should prepare everything you need from the list in advance.
Cut 4 identical squares from corrugated paper.
Place the squares on top of each other, alternating the direction of the compressed “pattern”. Use a stapler to connect all the squares.
Using scissors, cut a circle from a stack of squares. Make cuts towards the center to divide the circle into petals.
Pick up the petals from the topmost circle.
Do the same with all the rows to get a lush flower.
Use a pink marker to make veins on all the petals.
Spray the voluminous flower with water.
Fold the flower in half and then into a quarter circle.
Let the flower dry in a warm place, or dry it with a hairdryer.
In this way, make several flowers and one unopened bud.
Take half a sheet of light yellow paper and paste a light green colored piece of paper on top.
Cut three 2.5 cm wide strips from dark green paper and glue them into tube stems. Cut out the sepals and narrow leaves as shown in the photo.
Glue the flowers to the base of the applique.
When all the flowers are glued, glue the stems to three large carnations.
Glue the sepals on top of the flowers.
Glue the leaves to the flower stems. Cut off the ends of the stems.
The applique with delicate pink carnations is ready!
What lovely pink carnations we got! The carnations are voluminous, with color transitions - this unusual technique allows you to achieve similarity between paper flowers and the original. The applique can be supplemented with a festive ribbon or multi-colored butterflies, or you can come up with other color combinations for decorating carnations.
“Scarlet peonies” from paper accordions
The world of flowers is beautiful and diverse! You are amazed at what bizarre shapes, combinations of colors and shades are found in the kingdom of flora. Among garden flowers, beautiful spherical peonies stand out for their lush forms, blooming profusely on bushes and flower beds. These flowers look wonderful in bouquets, compositions and festive decorative elements. You can also make beautiful voluminous peonies from corrugated paper and use them in the design of an applique or panel.
What you will need in the master class
To create an applique with scarlet peonies, we will need to take:
- office paper light green and light yellow color;
- colored double-sided paper in yellow and dark green;
- bright red corrugated paper;
- corrugated cardboard orange or brown;
- green marker (felt-tip pen);
- scissors, glue.
How to make an applique with scarlet peonies from corrugated paper
Prepare the necessary tools, colored paper and cardboard to create a composition with voluminous flowers.
Take a piece of light yellow paper and glue a light green rectangle on top of it, leaving a border around the edges.
Cut out a flower basket from orange corrugated cardboard. Glue the basket onto the base.
Prepare rectangles of red corrugated paper, as well as small yellow rectangles to decorate the center of the flowers. Divide each red rectangle into four parts and stack them on top of each other.
