cut & curl

1. Use a knife and cut the top edge of the square.

Then make vertical cuts following the lines.

2. Use a round pencil or another object to add volume by curing the paper stripes.

bend

Cut random paper shapes.

Glue them on one by one bending and creating volume.

Glue them to the base or to each other. Stay inside the square.

pleat

Cut out the template for this section (the one on the right). Use a burnisher and score over each line. This will make the fold edges nice and crisp.

You can substitute the burnisher with a knife and score light cuts over the lines.

Fold the piece “acordion” style.

Apply glue to the base lines.

Press the piece to the base.

tear & layer

Use thicker paper. Tear bigger pieces first, then smaller ones.

Glue them onto the base stacking them up in layers.

on-edge relief

Cut thin stripes from the worksheet.

You can shape them into any enclosed shape or curl them, fold, etc.

Glue them onto the base square forming a design.

crumble

Prepare some tissue paper.

Apply some glue onto a small area.

Use teared tissue paper and glue it onto this area while crumbling the paper and creating wrinkles.

Fill in the entire square.

cut & weave

Use wider stripes for weaving.

Try using different types of paper for additional effect.

cut & fold

Use a knife to cut the two hanves of the oval.

Score the folding lines with a burnisher.

Fold the two halves. Now this oval has volume that includes the negative space.

twist & roll

Cut stripes of different width.

Roll some of them and twist some.

Glue them onto the base creating a design with repeated elements. Twisted paper creates a great texture when placed next to each other and creating a flow.

Rolled paper of various heights creates an interesting accent (focal) point. Experiment!!