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.

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters - holiday
• Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas decorations
• Craft Your Days Away - buttons or bows (buttons on tops of the trees)
• Craft Your Passion - anything winter or holiday
• My Sheri Crafts - decorate for Christmas
• Our Creative Corner - include a Christmas tree
• Ribbon Reel - anything goes
• Totally Papercrafts - Christmas
• Unstampabelles - trees