Shaped Cards - Christmas Tree

I like making unusually shaped cards and construction cards. Making a tree-shaped card is relatively easy. Onto a piece of stiff card, draw a triangle that's about the size of the card that you want to make, then draw a rectangle at the bottom for the trunk. Cut off the bottom left hand corner of the triangle part, then cut out the rest of the tree. This is your template.

(You could use the Large Bunting die for this project to save some time. Remember, for every nesting die set that you purchase from Create and Play Club this month, you will receive one free! I'm going to buy this bunting nesting die and the scalloped bunting nesting die set as I think that they will be great to use in many Christmas projects. Contact me if you would like to place an order.)

Fold in half a piece of green card that is the width and length of the template. Place the cut-off end of the triangle part of the template against the fold of the cardstock, then trace. Cut out through both layers of the card.
Now all you need to do is embellish your card.

This is what the inside of the card looks like.

This is how I decorated the tree:

1. Trace the tree template onto a sheet of double-sided adhesive jak paper (Available from Create and Play Club).
2.  Carefully peel off one of the layers of backing paper from the jak paper, and adhere it to your card base.
3.  Trace the base of the tree template onto a piece of brown card. Cut out and stick to the base of your card.
4. This is where you can use up all of your paper scraps. Cut varying pieces of co-ordinating patterned papers into strips. The width of the strips is up to you. You can make them all the same width or vary them if you like. All the papers that I used in this card come from the Doodlebug Essentials Santa's Workshop Collection.
5.  Starting from the top of the tree, layer the strips onto the sticky top of your card. Trim each layer of papers to fit the card base as you stick it down.
6. Place a layer of double-sided tape along the horizontal join of each paper layer. Place varying colours of velvet scalloped ribbon along the strips of tape. Trim to fit the card.
7. I added a die-cut from the Santa's Workshop Collection kit to the bottom left corner of the tree, and an elf cut from one of the papers to the tree top.
8.  Add some Glitzin Glamour, and you're finished!

Tomorrow I'll show you another shaped Christmas card.

Happy creating,

Helen.