A paper cake with wishes is a very unusual gift with a surprise inside that will bring joy and surprise not only a child, but also an adult.
It can be used instead of an envelope or postcard for a cash presentation for a wedding or birthday.
You can make such a cake to congratulate colleagues on a corporate holiday or present it on the occasion of the anniversary, the birth of the baby, for a housewarming party, as well as for any other reason.
Do-it-yourself paper cake: materials and tools
Making a paper cake with your own hands is not so difficult.
First you need to prepare everything you need for this fascinating creative process.
You should think over the concept and design of a paper cake with wishes in advance - it depends on what set of materials for decoration and inner filling of the boxes you need.
The basic set of materials is as follows:
• scissors;
• Pencil and ruler;
• Glue (PVA or other suitable for cardboard and textiles);
• Double sided tape
• Colored cardboard (not very thick to make it convenient to bend). You can find very beautiful designer cardboard with a variety of prints in stores selling scrapbooking goods. You can make all the pieces of the same color or choose 2-3 options for a harmonious color combination;
• Decor elements: colored satin ribbons and thin ropes, paper lace, colored scotch tape, corrugated paper, beads and rhinestones, small artificial flowers, toy figures, various stickers, contour paints;
• Small colored pieces of paper for wishes: you can print on a color printer blanks found on the Internet, or buy ready-made ones.
Paper cake with wishes: manufacturing methods
Option 1
A paper cake with wishes consists of 10-12 separate "pieces" of boxes, in each of which they put a small souvenir and attach a note with a wish to it.
Step 1
We print a "pattern" of a piece on the printer. If the printer is not at hand, you will have to redraw it manually. Cut it and circle on each sheet of cardboard. You can print templates directly on the cardboard sheets themselves.
One A4 sheet of cardboard is designed for 1 piece about 11 centimeters long. Depending on the desired cake size, the pattern can be slightly reduced or increased.
Step 2
We cut each blank and fold it along the fold lines so that a triangular box is obtained. For convenience, it is best to outline the fold lines in advance and bend by applying a ruler - then everything will turn out smoothly and accurately.
Step 3
It remains to apply glue to the seams and glue the box. First of all, we glue an acute angle, then the side part. So that the future cake does not fall apart, you need to press the parts to be glued together as tightly as possible. For better durability, the bottom of the box can be carefully glued with a strip of narrow tape.
The main part of the cake is ready.
Step 4
Now the most enjoyable and creative moment: we fill the cake with “filling” and decorate it.
First we fill the boxes with the contents: sweets, small souvenirs, magnets, useful little things can be attached to wishes twisted into a tube.
Small toys, stickers, balloons, chocolate eggs with surprises are suitable as a gift for a child.
You need to pick up surprises so that they somehow resonate with the theme of your wishes - if we want prosperity, then in addition we attach a money as a gift, etc. Here you can give vent to imagination and a sense of humor.
So that the surprise does not fall out of the box, it must be bandaged with ribbon, lace or braid - in this case, a satin ribbon can, for example, imitate a creamy layer of cake.
Boxes can be decorated with small bows or flowers by gluing them with glue or double-sided tape. Cover the bottom with a strip of paper lace or wrap each piece with a paper lace napkin, just like a real cake! You can create an imitation of cream contour paints or flowers from satin ribbons.
So that the cake does not crumble into separate pieces, they are folded together on a substrate and tied with a ribbon, lace or rope. The middle can be decorated with a candle or flower.
It is absolutely not necessary to decorate the cake with a large number of colorful details - a two-color cake made of white cardboard with lace and small delicate flowers in pastel colors will look no less stylish and elegant.
A paper cake with wishes can be not only single-tier, but also two- or even three-story - this will especially please the little birthday people. In this case, you can put not only wishes inside, but also funny predictions or funny tasks and games for all guests. So that the tiers do not fall apart, they are glued to double-sided tape.
To pack a gift, you can try to get ready-made packaging from a real cake or wrap it beautifully with cellophane.
Option 2
Another version of the “slices” for the cake with your own hands looks a little different: this is a triangular box, which has a separate cover on top.
This method differs from the previous one in that you have to make two blanks - a separate box and a separate lid. Accordingly, you will either have to reduce the size of each piece, or take twice as much cardboard.
All other actions are the same here: we transfer the template to cardboard, cut, fold and glue. Then we fill the boxes and decorate the cake.
Such a gift will bring no less joy and pleasure than a real sweet cake.
DIY paper cake: professional tips
• The larger the base of the triangle, the smaller the number of “pieces” of the cake you get — you can make, for example, 6 wider pieces or 12 narrow ones.
• For a multi-tiered cake, you need to reduce the pattern so that each next tier is less than the previous one. The number of pieces in each tier is best done the same.
• The colors used in the design of the cake should combine well with each other, not have a sharp contrast. If in doubt, you can use special color matching tables.
• Colorful and colorful design is more suitable for children's birthday. It is best for an adult to choose neutral, discreet tones that will give a gift a stylish and elegant look.
• To make the cake look more realistic, you should keep in mind a picture of a real cake and create it in the likeness. To do this, decorate the “pieces” not only from above, but also on the sides, taking into account how a real cake would look in section.
And finally, some tips on the "filling" of the cake: interesting ideas for wishes:
• To the wish of a bright life, you can attach small multi-colored sweets or colored pencils;
• Health - vitamins;
• Find your way - a compass;
• Sweet life - sweets or chocolates;
• Love - figures or magnets in the form of hearts;
• To the wish of prosperity and wealth, you can add a small model car, banknotes or the key to the apartment:
• Good luck and luck - you can put playing dice or a casino chip;
• Energy and vigor - a battery or coffee beans;
• Warmth and cosiness - a small knitted little thing, a soft toy or a small candle.
