Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Tuesday Tutorial: 3D Christmas Tree by Monique

Hello Doodlebug Fans, Monique here with a quick Christmas Tuesday Tutorial.

I don't know about you, but in November and December I'm always terribly busy and although I would love to create some handmade Christmas cards or ornaments very often I just don't have the time!

Last year I decided that this year it would be different! I was going to start early and create handmade Christmas cards for my family and friends and create some decorations for our tree.... BUT .... of course I totally forgot about my resolution and didn't start early at all!

Because I still want to create some homemade cards and decorations, I decided on this super quick AND fun technique:

1. Gather your supplies: one sheet of doublesided Christmas paper (I used "Holliday Tweet" from Santa's Workshop) and a circle cutter.


2. Cut 4 circles of different sizes:


3. Fold them once:


4. Fold them twice:


5. Fold them a third time:


6. They should look like this:


7. Adhere them to a card (I added a glue dot in the middle of the fold so the circle would stay open too wide):


8. Stitch allong all 4 sides of the card, add a sentiment and a little sticker to the top of the tree and you're done!! Easy Peasy!


But, wait there's more! I said cards and ornaments ... and this technique is easily translated from a card to an ornament, look:

1. Punch the same 4 circles and fold them the exact way as you did above:


2. Instead of adhering them to paper, you simply string a piece of Doodle Twine through them and then you'll have this:


That's it!! Easy Peasy!

Hope you like it!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Santa's Workshop, North Pole and Petit Prints; Cardstock Stickers: Icons from Santa's Workshop and Doodles "Merry Christmas".

15 comments:

  1. Super cute! Love this folding technique!

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  2. It's adorable ! Going to use it on a layout!

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  3. Oh how fun! Love this idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Fabulous and so easy! I am thinking of having my daughter help me with the ornament idea and pass out to neighbors, maybe with some holiday cookies or gingerbread mix.

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  5. This is just adorable and so creative! Love it -- off to make some trees now :)

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  6. Love this card and ornament. Great Tutorial

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  7. Hah,..I LOVE this Monique! So very cute. Will try!!

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