Monday, November 28, 2011

Oh Christmas tree ...

Update:  Yay me! These trees were showcased by UnstampaBelles and chosen by My Sheri Crafts.


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I just love the cover project on Paper Creations Magazine this month and so I had to try re-creating it for myself. Well, the tree ended up being so fun & easy that I made 3!
To keep the project super simple and to ensure that all 3 trees coordinated, I used double-sided Christmas paper from "My Mind's Eye" ("The Merry Days of Christmas" collection) along with some inexpensive red cardstock. I topped 2 of the trees with fuzzy green ribbon and a few buttons from my stash. I followed the instructions in the magazine pretty closely for the first 2 trees but got a bit creative with the last one (in front). Instead of looping the paper, I used my Martha Stewart fringe scissors to cut the strips - once the resulting fringe is curled and then layered, the end tree looks almost fuzzy. I'm thinking about doing a couple more - maybe using ribbon instead of paper.

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21 comments:

  1. Cathy LeeNovember 28, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Gorgeous trees my dear...I gotta try this one. Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Your Passion 'Tis the Season Challenge this week.
    Hugz,
    Cathy Lee

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  2. shaz earlNovember 29, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    Fabulous trees

    Thanks for joining us at CYDA for our button or bow challenge

    hope you will join us again soon, good luck xx

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  3. LizNovember 29, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    So pretty !!! Loving it !!! Thanks for joining us this week at C4E.
    Liz

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  4. GlendaNovember 29, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Lovely trees! Pretty papers! I like your creativity with the fringe scissors! Thanks for sharing with us at My Sheri Crafts!
    Glenda
    http://glendascards.blogspot.com/

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  5. PaulineNovember 29, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    These are jus tbeautiful! Thanks for joining us at The Ribbon Reel this week!

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  6. ShanNovember 29, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Your trees are fantastic. I have always wanted to try this but have never gotten around to it. Thank you so much for playing along with our "Tis the Season" challenge at Craft Your passion Challenges this week. I hope you have a wonderful day and good luck.

    Shannin :)

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  7. Anne Marie HileNovember 29, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    WOW! These are so fun and festive, Shelley! I have to get those fringe scissors you used, too. How cool are they?? So happy you joined us this week at Our Creative Corner! Have a happy day today! :)

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  8. pinkyNovember 29, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Brilliant, I love them. Thanks for joining us at C4E this week.
    Pinky

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  9. Kelly Krocker KreatesNovember 29, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Great project. I can't decide which tree I like more. They are all so pretty.

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  10. earthspirit927November 29, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    What a wonderful center piece these would make. Very beautiful.Thank you for joining us this week at Craft You Passion Challenges for our Tis the Season Challenge. Good Luck and have a wonderful week.

    Melissa
    expressionswithearthspirit.blogspot.com

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  11. CathyCNovember 29, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Gorgeous trees! Thanks for joining in UnstampaBelles Challenge this month.

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  12. WendyNovember 29, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    These are fabulous...Thanks for joining us at Totally Papercrafts this week.
    Wendy xx

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  13. AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Your trees turned out spectacular! Especially the fringed one! Thank you for joining us @ My Sheri Crafts!

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  14. Sharon WheetNovember 30, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    how fabulous! i have seen these 'trees' done before, but never have i tried it! your trees came out soo gorgeous that you make me want to try it! LOVE it! and thank you for the entry! beautiful work.
    thank you for playing along with us 2 occ

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  15. Jennifer RzasaNovember 30, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    I love that you used the fringed scissors on one of the trees.....but they all look great! Thanks for joining us this week at Our Creative Corner!

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  16. UnknownDecember 1, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    These are great! The fringed one looks like it too A LOT of time. The end product came out wonderful!

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  17. micheleDecember 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Gorgeous trees! Thanks for joining us at Crafts 4 Eternity this week hugs x

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  18. Stacie (craft-princess)December 1, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    WOW! Very creative idea! Gorgeous decorations for the house! Thanks for sharing with us over at Unstampabelles!

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  19. CharlotteDecember 4, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    These are just wonderful. What a great wy to decorate. Thanks for joining My Sheri Crafts.

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  20. CathyCDecember 4, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Congratulations Shelley, you are our Design Team Favourite for November ;-) Please email me to get the UnstampaBelles DT Fave badge.

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  21. Helen BerryDecember 11, 2011 at 6:12 AM

    gorgeous little trees Shelley!! Very creative - thanks for joining us at The Ribbon Reel this fortnight.

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