Beer cardboard: features, varieties, craft options

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

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 used repeatedly.

Beer scrapbooking board has a multilayer structure. It is lightweight and can be easily cut with scissors and a knife. You need to bend the cardboard as carefully as possible, since it does not have high flexibility. Carelessness can lead to the appearance of ugly creases and delamination. The material comes in various densities and thicknesses, so it is actively used to create covers and scrap pages. You can also make various crafts from it: coasters, boxes, decorative houses, trays, etc. Cardboard is sold in sheets of various sizes: 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 stationery knife will not work, because it does not have such a strong blade. During operation, it bends and spoils the material.
• The blade of a construction knife should always be sharp, so change the attachments 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 the sharp blade of a construction cutter. The best option is to use a construction ruler with a level.
• Beer cardboard cannot be cut with a runner cutter. If you are planning to get professional tools, look into guillotine knives.

Craft options

For the manufacture of various boxes and coasters, it is better to take 1 mm beer cardboard, and for pages, frames and covers - 1.5 mm. You will also need additional materials: scissors, pencils, knives, decorative items, etc.

Gift box

Required tools and materials:

• beer cardboard;
• glue gun;
• cardboard tube;
• glue stick;
• watercolor paper;
• simple pencil;
• stationery knife;
• raffia;
• mother-of-pearl half bead.

Steps of work:

• Measure 7 cm from the tube. Cut off the measured part with a clerical knife. This is the basis for the gift box.
• Put the tube on a sheet of cardboard, circle around. Repeat again so that you have 2 identical parts.
• Glue one piece to the bottom of the tube. Use hot glue.
• To make the rim, cut a strip of beer cardboard. Herdimensions must match the dimensions of the cover. Glue the edge to the lid using hot glue.
• Trace the lid and bottom of the box on paper. Leave 1cm for seam allowances.
• Cut out round pieces. On each of them make cuts with scissors.
• Apply glue to the top of the cover, fix the paper. Leave the blank for a while to dry.
• Glue the top edge of the lid with glue, fix the cut corners. Tape the bottom of the box in the same way.
• Finish the side. Cut a strip from beautiful paper, grease it with glue, glue it to the side.
• Decorate the inside of the box. Cut out a circle of suitable diameter. First glue it to the bottom, and then to the inner wall.
• Cut out decor elements from paper: stripes and flowers. Glue on the lid too, along with the raffia and mother-of-pearl half-bead.

Photo frame

The craft is created quickly and simply, but at the same time it will become an original decoration for the interior.

Required tools and materials:

• beer cardboard;
• color foil;
• scissors;
• ruler;
• thread;
• simple pencil;
• cutter.

Steps of work:

• Attach the photo to the beer cardboard, circle with a simple pencil.
• Add 2-3 cm on each side.
• Cut out the central part with scissors or a cutter.
• Wrap the resulting blank with colored foil.
• Glue on the backa loop of thread so that the photo frame can be hung on the wall.

Tea House

Craft will appeal to all tea lovers. The tea house also makes a great gift option.

Required tools and materials:

• beer carton sheet;
• scissors;
• sharp knife;
• simple pencil;
• scrapbooking paper;
• thin cardboard for children's creativity;
• decorative elements.

Steps of work:

• From beer cardboard, cut out the details of the craft: 4 sides (size 20 x 9 cm), 2 pieces for the roof (10 x 10 cm), 1 piece for inserting into the roof (10 x 6 cm), 1 bottom piece (10 x 10 cm). Cut out the elements with a sharp knife. Scissors will damage the material.
• Cut out strips 3 wide and 20 cm long from cardboard for children's creativity. Bend each blank in half, paste over the craft from the inside. With their help, the parts are connected to each other. To make the strips bend more easily, push them with the blunt side of the knife.
• Make a roof: bend the smallest part into a triangle shape, secure it with a strip from the inside. Glue the main parts of the roof on top. Do the bottom 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 easily purchased at a craft store.