Sunday, July 31, 2011

Very Merry Tutorial

Shimmer cardstock is so pretty. I especially love using white shimmer cardstock to make snow scenes. The snowflakes just glisten.


I repurposed a worn out pair of my son's khaki pants for the fabric of my tree. Start by getting the fabric wet, put in a container, add ink and work the color through it. You might want to wear rubber gloves so you don't stain your hands and nails. Let the fabric dry.


Once the fabric is dry rip it into about 1/4" strips.

Next take white shimmer cardstock and emboss with Snowflake folder. Place Scor-Tape in basic shape of tree. Don't worry about filling it all in with the tape.


Twist the strips and press down into the Scor-Tape following the basic tree shape.

If there are any pieces of the tree that are not glued down well enough I use Liquid Glass to adhere it to the card. I randomly placed dots of Liquid Glass all over the tree then coated it in glitter. I pressed the glitter down into the Liquid Glass, let it dry then shook off the excess.


Now both the card and tree glisten. To finish off the card I tore strips of paper to make "snow drifts" Next I added glue to the edges and more glitter, popped the "snow drifts" up with foam squares  for them to lay nicely over the bottom of the tree. Last I added a bow and Very Merry tag.



I hope you will take a moment to let me know you stopped by. To quote my son "It makes my heart happy" to read your lovely comments and feedback. Plus I'd love to know if you tried this technique too.
Kindest regards,
Jennifer

57 comments:

  1. What a wonderful card! Thank you for sharing your tutorial as well! Beautifully done! :D

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  2. gorgeous card Jennifer, very very pretty and thanks for the tutorial that really a cool idea to make your own special Xmas tree
    thanks for joining the PCI challenge this week
    hugs
    Miranda

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  3. Wonderful card and great tutorial. Thanks for sharing and thanks for joining us at Christmas Inspirations challenges. Hope to see you with us again soon.

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  4. so stunning creation! thanks for the tutorial!
    thanks for playing with us at fussy and fancy this week
    hugs
    céline F&F DT

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  5. wow stunning creations thank you for playing along with us at the crafty catz this week with your super work linda x

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  6. OMGosh this is amazing and the tutorial is brill too, I will have to give this ago its very effective,
    Thank you so much for joining us at Crafty Catz this week, for our challenge 93 Christmas in July.

    I have some Calorie free Candy if you are interested.

    Good Luck with the challenge,
    Hugs Bridget Crafty Catz DT :0) x

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  7. What a gorgeous card. Great tutorial. Thank you so much for joining us this week for our "Christmas in July" challenge over at Craft Your Passion Challenges. I hope you have a great week and Good luck.

    Hugs
    Shannin

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  8. Oh, how pretty! Creative and unique! What a fantastic tutorial! Thanks for joining us at Sassy Studio Designs! :)
    {hugs}
    Regan ~ Design Team

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  9. Wow, that technique totally rocks. Thanks so much for sharing. I LOVE using textiles and will definitely be giving this one a try! Your card is wonderful - I love the white CAS look along with that fabulous evergreen tree! So happy you shared it with us this week at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

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  10. Absolutely GORGEOUS cards! I am so glad you shared the wonderful technique as well. Thank you for playing along with us at Papercraft Star!

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  11. Wow... what a wonderful Christmas Card! Thanks for the step by step tutorial! Beautiful Sparkle! Thank you for joining us at Paper Creations Ink! Have a wonderful week! Happy Creating! Sara

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  12. Beautiful Creation Love your work

    Thanks for Joining us at Pap

    er Creations Ink

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  13. Lovely winter card--and cool technique for creating the tree!

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  14. Fabulous technique,TFS.Stunning card!Thanks for joining us at Scrap-Creations!!

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  15. What a very cool technique this is! Love, love that you re-purposed some old clothing for this. It's environmentally friendly, and looks fabulous, too. Thanks for sharing this with us at The Kraft Journal.

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  16. Pretty tree. Cool technique. Great embossed background.

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  17. Cool technic and a very elegant card.

    Liefs, Karen's Doodles NL!

    Renata

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  18. Fabulous technique and a wonderful card too! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Kraft Journal!

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  19. That turned out beautiful. I will have to remember this come Christmas time. I would love for you to stop by DIY Home Sweet Home today and link up your tutorial and any other projects you would like to share. Happy Monday!!

    http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/

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  20. Wow! What a creative use of jeans and your tree just looks fabulous! Thanks for joining the BC Embossing Challenge.

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  21. How creative. Your card is simply stunning.

    Thank you for joining us at Craft Us Crazy.

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  22. Wow, this is beautiful. I can see how this might work for several different scenes. It is gorgeous work. Thanks for the tutorial and for joining us at DDSC. Hugs, dj

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  23. Beautiful Christmas cards - wonderful tutorial!Thanks for playing along with the Bloggers Challenge!

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  24. WOW! That is beautiful! I love how you made the tree, it is now on my to do list! Thanks for playing along with SSD!

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  25. Gorgeous card love how you made the trees. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter this week. luv gina xx

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  26. wow! now this is AWESOME! what a creative idea and such a gorgeous card! I LOVE!
    Thanks for playing at Gingerloft. Good Luck!

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  27. So wonderfully creative.Beautiful card.Thanks for joining us at DDSC.Hope to see you again next week :D
    Lisa x

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  28. thank you so much for choosing Passionately Artistic this week to link your projects.
    You are featured this week :)
    http://passionatelyartistic.com
    Maggie

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  29. This is AMAZING! Thanks so much for sharing the fabulous tutorial on the gorgeous tree!!! Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls!

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  30. Wow! This really is a cool technique! And your card is so pretty! Thanks for sharing the tutorial and for playing our JUGs challenge!

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  31. My mouth still hangs open...this is a great and creative idea! Thanks so much for sharing and playing at Fussy and Fancy.

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  32. OMG! These pieces ARE beyond stunning - I love a girl who blazes her own trail! Well done! Sorry I'm here late, but I'm DELIGHTED to see your BEAUTIFUL creation! THANKS for sharing this FINE piece of crafty fabulousness with Just Us Girls! We adore having your participate with us!

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  33. Fabulous Jennifer! I'll definitely try the technique you've used in your card. Thanks for the tutorial:)...and congrats on winning the Challenge @ PCS :) Liliana

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  34. It is very fancy creative and like to appreciate for sharing the tutorial and for playing JUGs challenge. I sure to use this technique in this Christmas.

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  35. Amazing! What an unique idea. And so beautiful, too!

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  36. This. Is. Stunning! I am definitely going to try this technique! TFS your directions. :) What a great way to recycle, too. And, Liquid Glass rocks!
    ~doreen at http://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com

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  37. Gorgeous card!!! Your tree is AMAZING!!!!! I love love love the idea that you used your sons pants and died them!!!!

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  38. Love your card!!! It all shimmers, sparkles and glows. What a great idea!
    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  39. Stunning card. I am definitely going to try this technique soon! TFS directions is exact way to learn a new. What a great way to recycle, too.

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  40. Came via ScrapScene. What a fun and creative idea!

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  41. Fantastic trees, thanks for the tutorial!

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  42. your card is gorgeous! thanks for the tutorial! merry christmas to you and yours.

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  43. It's absolutely gorgeous, and very creative! Thanks for sharing your talent :)
    Happy Holidays....

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  44. Awsome card and I will be making them soon. Thanks for the great instructions. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Thanks again.

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  45. Thank you for this great card idea. I really liked it!!!

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  46. These cards are absolutely AWESOME!! What a very cool ideal!
    I will be trying this one! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  47. please give your son a message for me, "my heart would be on the ground if I did not say to your mom she is a artist, and very talented."

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  48. These cards are gorgeous and I have found them at just the right time of year(well, maybe it would have been better if I'd found them a little earlier)LOL. I will be making some for my friends and relatives this year. Thank you for sharing your tutorial and these gorgeous cards!
    Hugs, Paula

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  49. Love this card! Simply said!

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  50. Absolutely beautiful!!! I followed the link over from Tater Tots and Jello. If I didn't have a million projects to do already I would be making copies of your gorgeous card! I am definitely bookmarking this post for next year. Thank you for sharing!
    LilMsTiff

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  51. Beautiful cards!!! Every year I say I'm going to make my own..... I think I may get started on s few tonight! At least a few people will get the homemade ones. :) You have great ideas! Thank you SO much for sharing with us!!!

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  52. your cards are beautiful and your tutorial is so easy

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  53. This is soooo fired up!! I'm so glad that you shared your inspiration with so many fellow crafters...I can feel my spirit coming to life!! It sounds like i could even do it...we had fresh snow fall this morning, so for sure i am going to be crafting tonight!!! Merry Christmas to you!!!!

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