Scrunched Heart Tutorial

Now that Christmas is well and truly over it's time to think forward to the next even on the crafters calendar... Valentines day!

Now we at Craft UK generally prefer style over sentimentality but the odd heart here and there isn't going to spoil our week, so long as it's a stylish heart! Last year we made a tonne of these in various sizes and used them to decorate our stand at a local craft fair. There are so many applications for them from scrapbooking and card-making to decorating tables or even giving your place settings and gift tags a 3rd dimension.

So knock yourself out, experiment with sizes and colours, and find what works for you.

Cute 3D Scrunched Heart

What you need:

An old book - we love the slightly yellowed look of old paper but whatever you find in a charity shop for 10p will work just fine!

A 1" circle punch, scalloped or plain.

A piece of stiff card cut into a heart shape

Scissors

A blunt pencil

Decent glue - you can use a glue gun but we are loving Touch of Gloss right now

Optional extras:

A brooch pin

Ribbon

Stamping inks

Paints

Gather your 'ingredients'

 Step 1: Cut out a heart using the stiff card and scissors (obviously) and punch a whole load of 1" circles from your old book.

Step 2: 'Scrunch' the paper circles over the top of the blunt pencil. It's probably best to do a load of these and then glue them all in one go, otherwise it gets messy and your glue can dry while you're busy scrunching!

Scrunch them over your pencil

Step 3: Starting with the outside edge glue your scrunched up paper to your card heart. Once the outside is done, continue working towards the middle until the entire heart is covered. When working on the inside we found it easier to hold the paper over the tip of your pencil and ad a little dab of glue directly to it. Then use the pencil to position and press your paper in place.

Work from the outside first

Now leave it to dry for an hour - have a cup of tea, write us a guest piece, or even start working on the next heart!

Giant Heart, but little ones work fine too!

Step 4: This is where you can get really creative. Brushing our heart over a stamping ink pad can add a touch of colour, or perhaps you want to make it bold with a spray paint or even dabbing on some pva glue and going wild with the glitter?

Personally, we like 'em plain but whatever floats your boat!

Let us know if you make any of these scrunched hearts or, better still, send us a photo for the gallery (and a link to your web site).


Happy crafting!

Nikki x