Scalloped Paper Christmas Tree by Kerrie Gurney

Hi! Kerrie here today. With Christmas fast approaching I am in full decorating mode. I just love creating special little décor items for our home and also to give to friends. I made lots of these paper trees last year and this year a friend asked me to create one for her so I thought I would add a twist to my plain trees by using Couture Creations Scallop Square Nesting Dies to give this tree a cute edge.

 

Die-cut 12 of each of the 5 smaller sizes of the Scallop Square Nesting Dies from old book paper. I die-cut 6 sheets at a time, the paper is thin enough to cut through 6 sheets at a time.

   

Cut a piece of cardboard slightly smaller than the largest die-cut square and glue one sheet of die-cut book paper, this will be the base of the tree.

 

You will need a skewer and a peat pot or some type of pot for your base. Push the cardboard base onto the skewer and then hot glue the base to the pot.

 

Now, starting with the biggest size square, start layering the book paper squares onto the skewer. When layering the squares, leave a gap and rotate the squares to give the tree character.

 

Finish the tree by adding a poinsettia as a tree topper. Die-cut 2 small petals and one large petal using the Magical Christmas Decorative Die. Hold the petals together with a small brad.

 

Smoosh a bit of Red Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue onto the petals and pinch them to add life to the poinsettia.

 

TIP: Add Crystalina Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue to the edge of each layer to add some sparkle, or spray the whole tree with adhesive spray and sprinkle with glitter.

Happy Christmas Creating!
~Kerrie 

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723043 Scallop Square Nesting Dies
CO723562 Magical Christmas Eve Decorative Die
CO721979 Red Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

Couture Baubles by Tracey Cooley

Hi Creators, Tracey Cooley here! I was racking my brain trying to think of projects that I could do with my daughters that was quick and easy, so I grabbed my Couture Creations 12x12 Jolly Christmas Paper Pad and found these great baubles that I could cut out. With a bit of bling they came up like this...

To create this project all you need is a Couture Creations Jolly Christmas Paper Pad, Couture Creations Self-Adhesive Gemstones, fishing line, adhesives, Couture Creations Sharp Point Scissors and some ribbon.

Simply cut out a pair of baubles from the Couture Creations Jolly Christmas Paper Pad. Note: There are two sheets of each design included in the Jolly Christmas Paper Pad, so you will need to cut one bauble from each sheet to make a pair.

Take a small piece of fishing line and fold in half to form a loop and adhere 2 large Couture Creations Self-Adhesive Gemstones back to back over the fishing line. Repeat this process to make a row of 3 gemstones.

Add the fishing line to the back of a bauble with a glue dot and adhere the two baubles back to back with Couture Creations Double-Sided Tape.

Attach a ribbon bow to the top of each bauble and you have some really pretty Christmas Tree Decorations that are a quick and easy craft to do with your kids!

Thanks for dropping by today.

Keep on creating!

Tracey

Couture Creations Supplies:

CO723549 Jolly Christmas Paper Pad

CO721994 Pink Diva Self-Adhesive Gemstones

CO721996 Crystal Self-Adhesive Gemstone

CO721985 6mm Double-Sided Tape 6mm

CO721955 Sharp Point Scissors

CO721957 Cutting Mat