Beer cardboard is widely used in scrapbooking. It is made from wood pulp. Due to this, the material has a high level of hygroscopicity. Beer cardboard owes its name to beer bars, where it was used as coasters. It absorbs up to 300% moisture. However, it can be reused.
Beer cardboard for scrapbooking has a multilayer structure. It is lightweight, easily cut with scissors and a knife. It is necessary to bend cardboard as accurately as possible, since it does not have high flexibility. Carelessness can lead to the appearance of ugly creases and stratification. The material is of varying density and thickness, so it is actively used to create covers and scrapbook pages. You can also make various crafts from it: coasters, boxes, decorative houses, trays, etc. Cardboard is sold in sheets of various formats: from 15 x 15 cm to 30.5 x 30.5 cm.
Subtleties of working with material
- Beer cardboard has a dense structure, so it is better to use a construction cutter to work with it. An ordinary clerical knife will not work, because it does not have such a durable blade. During operation, it bends and spoils the material.
- The blade of a construction knife should always be sharp, so change the nozzles for it as often as possible.
- Use metal rulers to draw lines and cut the necessary pieces. They will not be damaged by interaction with a sharp blade of a construction torch. The best option is to use a construction line with a level.
- Beer cardboard cannot be cut with the slider cutter. If you plan to acquire professional tools, pay attention to the guillotine knives.
Craft options
For the manufacture of various boxes and coasters, it is better to take beer cardboard 1 mm, and for pages, frames and covers - 1.5 mm. You will also need additional materials: scissors, pencils, knives, decorative items, etc.
Gift box
Necessary tools and materials:
- beer cardboard;
- glue gun;
- cardboard tube;
- glue stick;
- watercolor paper;
- a simple pencil;
- stationery knife;
- raffia;
- mother-of-pearl half beads.
Work Stages:
- Measure 7 cm from the tube. Cut off the measured part with a clerical knife. This is the basis for a gift box.
- Place the tube on a piece of cardboard, circle in a circle. Repeat again to get 2 identical parts.
- Glue one part to the bottom of the tube. Use hot glue.
- To make a side, cut a strip from the beer cardboard. Its dimensions should match the dimensions of the cover. Glue the bead to the lid using hot glue.
- Circle the lid and bottom of the box on paper. Leave 1 cm for allowances.
- Cut round parts. On each of them make cuts with scissors.
- Apply glue to the top of the cover, fix the paper. Leave the workpiece for a while to dry.
- Lubricate the upper part of the lid flange with glue, fix the cut corners. Similarly, glue the bottom of the box.
- Decorate the side. From a beautiful paper cut a strip, grease it with glue, glue it to the side.
- Decorate the inside of the box. Cut a circle of suitable diameter. Glue it to the bottom first, and then to the inner wall.
- Cut decor elements from paper: stripes and flowers. Glue and on the lid together with raffia and mother of pearl bead.
Photo frame
The craft is created quickly and easily, but at the same time it will become an original decoration for the interior.
Necessary tools and materials:
- beer cardboard;
- multi-colored foil;
- scissors;
- ruler;
- thread;
- a simple pencil;
- cutter.
Work Stages:
- Attach the photo to the beer cardboard, circle with a simple pencil.
- On each side, add 2-3 cm.
- Cut the central part with scissors or a cutter.
- Wrap the resulting workpiece with colored foil.
- Glue a loop of thread on the back so that the photo frame can be hung on the wall.
Tea house
The craft will appeal to all tea lovers. A tea house will also be a great gift option.
Necessary tools and materials:
- a sheet of beer cardboard;
- scissors;
- sharp knife;
- a simple pencil;
- scrapbooking paper;
- thin cardboard for children's creativity;
- decorative elements.
Work Stages:
- From the beer cardboard, cut out the details of the craft: 4 sidewalls (size 20 x 9 cm), 2 parts for the roof (10 x 10 cm), 1 part for insertion into the roof (10 x 6 cm), 1 bottom part (10 x 10 cm) . Cut items with a sharp knife. Scissors will damage the material.
- From strips of paper for children's creativity, cut strips of width 3 and a length of 20 cm. Fold each blank in half, glue the craft from the inside. With their help, the parts are interconnected. To make the strips easier to bend, push them with the blunt side of the knife.
- Make a roof: bend the smallest part in the shape of a triangle, fix it with a strip from the inside. Stick on top of the main parts of the roof. Make the lower part in the same way. Close the sides of the roof with triangles.
- Decorate the tea house to your liking.
Beer cardboard in Moscow, St. Petersburg or any other city can be purchased without problems in a store for creativity.