Bookmark and Stickers: Good Shepherd

It’s June already! time surely flies so fast. It feels like Christmas was yesterday and now we are all in the sixth month of 2020.

Due to crazy pandemic, I pray and always wish you all good health and happiness. I know some may feel that they are mentally exhausted for staying at home for too long. If you feel so, I encourage you to make yourself busy with creative activities at home. It can be anything from drawing to origami making. Basically, creativity has no limit and it will help you to forget about the day and relax your mind.

As of today, I would love to share something adorable from my creativity during this pandemic. It’s a bookmark and stickers of a Good Shepherd. This illustration hopefully will bring warmth and joy whenever you see it. Get this cute bundle for free!

note: It’s for personal use only. Please read here for more details.

How to add a border around the picture

For a better result, it’s better to add a border around the picture. The border will guide you to cut the sticker precisely as the original size and it becomes neater. Below is the little steps you can do to add a border using Photoshop.

Open the file and click Image >> Canvas Size

Tick the Relative and set the value of width and height as you like it (I put 3 mm). Then, set the canvas extension color to black and click OK.

And…Voila! here you go 🙂

June 6, 2020August 12, 2023

DIY Cute Boxes

Hello again! I hope you are all doing fine and healthy. As of today, I want to share one of my bunch of creations. I am sure it would be pretty interesting for some of you who love paper crafts. It’s DIY cute box :)!

These boxes are not ordinary as you can see from the shapes and the drawings on it. It would be wonderful for many purposes. I myself made it from scratch because I’ve once seen a post about cute drawings and I thought it would be so kawaii if I can draw it myself and have it on the boxes.

You can download the template below for free. You will get a zip file containing 3 .JPG images that you can resize and edit whatever you want. The original and real size from the picture is around 3.2 inches width and I printed it on 200 gsm A4 paper.

note: It’s for personal use only. Please read here for more details.

Tools and Materials

o 200 gsm A4 Paper (customize as you like it)

o Ruler

o Scissor

o Double sided tape

Instructions

Download and print the template.

Cut the template with a scissor.

Fold the dashed lines from the back. I use the tip of my scissor to define the line and make it more foldable with the help of a ruler to make my line straight. Note: do it gently 😉

Then, make sure to fold the paper as shown in the picture below.

Next, you can start gluing the flap as shown below with double sided tape or just regular glue. And, your cute box is done!

August 22, 2019July 11, 2020

DIY Kitchen Shadow Box

Let’s make your own kitchen shadow box with the free and adorable illustration you can directly download. It’s a great gift for housewarming and even for special occasions like birthday, mother’s day and for those who enjoy and spend their time a lot in the kitchen.

This illustration was designed manually using watercolour paints. It was my favorite illustration that I am very happy to share with you. You can see the illustration looks more alive because of the 3D effect. Curious enough to know how to make it? Let’s learn together!

Tools & Materials

- 3D Frame photo (20 x 15 cm) or A5
- 200 or 220 gsm paper – I use watercolor paper.
- Printer
- Scissor
- Glue
- EVA foam sheet

Instructions

First, download and print the illustration on the paper. I used 200 gsm watercolor paper. Then, you can cut each drawing with scissor.

Start by covering the base of the frame with white paper. I use a watercolour paper. You can directly glue the paper or use double-sided tape to attach the paper.

To make a 3D effect for the shadow box, I used EVA foam sheet.

Glue the floor as shown below. Please make sure to glue it neatly. Then, prepare to glue the next furnitures!

For the table, glue the 4 little squares of EVA foam sheet on the back side as shown in the picture. After the glue dries, glue again on the little squares and attach it on the floor (follow the bigger illustration to know where to place each furniture or just randomly place it).

Attach the cake and the piping bag on the table.

Then, place the oven stove! so you can cook and bake :p

While for the picture, utensil holder and the utensils, I don’t use the EVA foam sheet on the back side. So, you can glue it directly.

Attach the frame right above the utensil holder and the picture. You can definitely replace the frame with any image or text you want.

Lastly, attach the EVA mat sheets on the back of the kettle, pot, little smoke puff and the main character, the chubby squirrel who loves to cook.

Then attach the rest as shown in the picture! and it’s done!

Then, put inside the frame! Voila!

July 18, 2019February 13, 2020

DIY Cupcake Earring

Quilling paper is always fun and easy to make. You can make endless creations with this craft. For this tutorial, I will share how to quill the stripes of corrugated paper into cute cupcake earrings. It’s really easy and fun to make. It doesn’t need special materials and really suitable for kids.

This paper is known as Kokoru paper in my country. It is basically similar to regular quilling paper but only the texture is different. These stripes of paper are corrugated and it will add unique texture to your creations. However, you can use regular quilling paper to make this.

I used to work with this craft to make graduation dolls and other paper dolls. With more colors, I believe you can create more variation for your creations.

These cute cupcake earrings are suitable for creating sweeter look on your special day. You can change the colors to match your outfit. Without further do, let’s keep reading to find out the materials you need and how to make these earrings.

Tools & Materials

o Corrugated quilling papers

o strong glue

o scissor

o earring hooks

o jump rings (4 pcs)

o small pink beads (6 pcs)

o eye pins (4 pcs)

o plier

Instructions

Let’s start by cutting the stripe into halves. You will use a half of the stripe for one base of the cupcake.

One stripe is 18.5 x 0.5 inches.

You can start roll the stripe tightly. You can determine the diameter of the base as you want.

If you’re about to reach the end, glue to secure the roll.

With your thumb, gently push it right at the centre to create the base. Then, you can glue the inside of the base to secure it. Let it dry.

While you’re waiting for the base, let’s create the cake. Cut in half the pink stripe with your scissor. Because the cake should be wider than the base, add more stripe (~5.5 inches) to the end of the half stripe you’ve cut before with glue.