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Step 1. Follow
the directions at this link to make stamped gift wrap
using Christmas Rubber Stamps and red and green inks.
Step 2. Wrap the box in the stamped gift wrap paper.
For detailed
wrapping instructions, click here.
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Step 3. Use the EK Success bare branch tree punch
and green paper scraps to punch a lot of trees. It's easier
to punch with the punch upside down, as in the photo, so you
can see exactly where you are punching. This allows you to
punch closer together and get more punches out of your paper.
For this particular project, you should punch some trees
entirely, and some with the tree truck edge of the punch off
the paper, so you end up with a tree without a trunk base.
This latter shape is good to make the top layer of branches
on the Christmas Tree card. How many punched trees you need
will depend on the size of your card.
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Step 4. Punch a bunch of small circles out of different
colors of paper scraps -- these will make your tree ornaments.
Step 5. Cut the forest green mat the size you want your
card to be.
Step 6. We used Fiskar's lace border
punch along all four edges of the forest green mat to create
its intricate, lacy edge.
Step 7. We cut our brick red mat 1/2 inch smaller than the
green mat, then used Fiskars round
photo corner punch to round the four corners of the paper.
Step 8. We cut the beige mat 3/8 of an inch smaller than
the red mat, so that it will neatly fit inserted into the punched
corners.
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Step 9. Slip the beige mat (ours has a Christmas lettering
design on it) into the punched corners of the brick red mat.
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Step 10. Apply spray adhesive to the entire back side
of the brick red mat (or run it through a Xyron
machine) and apply it to the center of the forest green
mat.
Take a pencil and ruler and lightly trace a large triangle
on the beige mat -- this will be the general shape of your
Christmas tree. Don't worry about the pencil marks, they will
be covered when the card is finished.
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Step 11. Starting at the top of the tree and working
your way down the outline of the triangle, begin applying
the small punched trees to the card. To do so , apply a small
drop of white glue or glue from a glue stick to the bottom
part of the punched tree only. Keeping the top part of the
punches free of adhesives will give your tree a 3 dimensional
look.
Tip: You can give your tree even more dimension by
using a pencil or even your fingers to slightly curl the branches
of the punched trees before applying glue and sticking them
to the card.
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12. Continue placing tree on the card. To get a realistic
look, place the punched trees at a slight upward angle. Outline
the edges of the tree and fill in towards the center. Use
some the punches without the bottom trunks to fill in the
top layers of branches.
After you have filled all the branches, randomly glue the
colored punched dots onto the tree for decorations.
Tip: For gluing tiny pieces, like the small dots or
even the punched trees, try using your glue stick to "pick
them up," thereby transferring some of the adhesive to
the paper, while being able to move and place the paper piece.
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13. To make the base or trunk of the tree, fold a
small piece of paper in half and freeform cut a small, flat
topped triangle piece of paper. Open the fold and glue this
to the base of the tree, hiding any ragged punch ends in the
process.
14. Glue a small quilled
bow to the center of the base of the trunk using a glue
dot or other adhesive.
15. Turn the card over and apply a thin layer of spray
adhesive to the back of the green mat. Apply the card to the
front of the wrapped package.
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More Gift Wrapping!
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and techniques for creative gift wraps and gift tags.
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