"Did You Know You Can Create Your Own Gorgeous 'Flake Seals' to Elevate Your Paper Items? ♡"

What are "Flake Seals"?

Do you know what "Flake Seals" are? Flake seals are stickers that are cut into small pieces along an illustration. There are many types available commercially, and you can find sets with dozens of sheets at LOFT or Hands in the sticker section.

Flake seals are often used for decorating planners and diaries. They can make things look very vibrant and cute just by sticking them on, which is highly recommended!

Here’s how to make your own flake seals! ♡

How to Make Flake Seals?? What You Need

The materials you'll need for DIY Flake Seals are:

① Free cut sticker paper

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② Clear packing tape

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③ Scissors or a cutter

④ Glue

⑤ Materials you want to turn into Flake Seals

Materials can be anything from printed photos and illustrations on paper, magazine cutouts, washi tape, stamps pressed on paper, to removable stickers. ♡

How to Make Flake Seals Step 1: Cut the Materials

Use scissors or a cutter to cut out the materials you want to use. Since you will cover the materials later with packing tape, make sure to cut them smaller than the width of the tape! If you want to create larger flake seals, it’s recommended to buy larger clear stickers instead of packing tape.

If you use pre-shaped notes, it saves you the hassle of cutting them out!

How to Make Flake Seals Step 2: Place the Cut Materials on Sticker Paper and Glue

Arrange the cut materials on the sticker paper with some space in between, and glue them down. It’s less likely to result in mistakes if you first arrange everything to finalize the positions before gluing!

If you're using patterned washi tape, you can stick it directly onto the sticker paper without cutting or gluing.

How to Make Flake Seals Step 3: Cover with Clear Tape

Once you've glued the materials onto the sticker paper, cover the area with packing tape so that the materials are fully covered. Be cautious as you can’t fix it once it’s on!

How to Make Flake Seals Step 4: Cut Along the Shape of the Material with the Sticker Paper

After applying the clear tape over the materials, cut around each piece using scissors or a cutter. Make sure to leave a few millimeters of space from the materials to avoid peeling off.

Making flake seals is really easy! From here, I will introduce some examples of how to use them in wedding DIY projects!

Example Use of Flake Seals 1: Decoration for Wedding Albums

Many brides might be thinking of creating handmade albums with pictures from the ceremony or pre-wedding photos. This would make a lovely gift for parents or your partner, so you want it to look nice! In such cases, using flake seals to decorate can make it stylish.

Make original flake seals using pictures of flowers and stick them into the album. Layering them gives a cute three-dimensional effect!

It's obvious that a lot of effort went into it. You can’t achieve this three-dimensional effect just by printing from a computer!

Example Use of Flake Seals 2: In Guest Books or Message Trees

How about making pre-made flake seals using guests' photos or caricatures and having them stick them in the guest book or message tree along with handwritten messages?

Not only does it surprise the guests, but it also makes the completed guest book a lovely keepsake, killing two birds with one stone!

Example Use of Flake Seals 3: Cute Decoration for Petit Gifts

Petit gifts given to guests when they leave are special. So why not make the wrapping cute as well? In such cases, using flake seals is an easy and recommended way to decorate!

You can handmake flake seals with dates, names, or messages and stick them on to create original wrapping.

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DIY Wedding Items with Original Flake Seals! ♡

How was that? The kind of flake seals you make is up to you! ♡ Flake seals can be used in various situations, so give it a try!

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