Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Flower Petal Christmas Tree

Today, I have a Christmas tree card to show you, with a unique twist.  These leaves look like eucalyptus leaves, don't they?


This tree is made from paper flower petals, painted with Emerald shimmer paint.  (You may recall I made some shamrocks with these, too.)

















I cut them apart and assembled into a tree, directly onto the patterned paper, using craft glue.  Use the glue sparingly, though, so it does not warp the paper beneath (you live, you learn ;).


The punched-star was gilded with Gold shimmer paint, and the tree trunk (a Word Window punch) sports a coat of Chocolate shimmer paint.

Sadly, this is my last post as a DT member of Creative Inspirations Paints.  :-(  I have THOROUGHLY enjoyed being part of the team, and am such a fan of these amazing paints.  With some new work commitments in my life, however, I need to pare down a bit.  Thank you to Kendra for being a terrific DT coordinator, who makes everything wonderful with her great organizational skills and sunny attitude.  :-)

And thank YOU ever so much for joining me here today!



Dimensions: 4.25" x 5.5"
Stamps: Holiday Sayings - Hero Arts
Paper: patterned paper - Our Holiday Traditions - Me & My Big Ideas; Chocolate Chip, Handsome Hunter, Cranberry Crisp - SU; white - PTI
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko
Fibers: twine - Creative Impressions
Other: star die cut; Gold, Chocolate, Emerald shimmer paints - Creative Inspirations Paints; flower petals - Prima; Word Window Punch - SU

7 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wowwwwwwwwwww!!! This is GORGEOUS!!! I love love love that tree!!!!!!! WOW!!!!

Jinny Newlin said...

What a great idea, Col! And I adore all the dimension!

Annette Allen said...

wow wee that is cool...love it

Lisa Elton said...

Pretty shine on the tree Colleen looks great with the DP!

Benzi said...

Love this tree, Colleen...so unique. I may just have to find time to try this.
I'm sure you will be missed at CIP.

Maria said...

Wow! So creative and gorgeous! The Christmas tree with the fab leaves is so interesting with great texture and dimension!

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness girly. You are so creative. I just love this. Love how you used those flowers. Looks amazing.

Hugs~

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