A Paper Christmas (with a paper Christmas Wreath Tutorial)

I’ve been busy these days preparing Christmas presents, but even so I’ve found time to make some ornaments for our home, like this Christmas Tree based in Tracey Mason’s design (although hers is ten millions times more beautiful than mine!):

I used two kinds of wrapping paper (same design different color) for the “triangle leaves” and a piece of cardboard for the interior cone. For the star: golden cardboard. Also put some golden glitter (with glitter pen) in the curled white ends… and that’s all! Really easy and funny project… and it looks great! Thanks Tracey!

With the rests of paper I made a Christmas Wreath and, although simple, decided to share this “tutorial” with you.

1. Cut a ring from a strong cardboard using your desired measure for your wreath (doesn’t have to be perfect!)

2- Cut several leaves of paper, each one with a slit like the one shown in the picture. Put a glue drop in one side of the slit and paste on the other side.

3- Put another glue drop in the bottom of these end of the leaf and paste on the cardboard ring as shown in the picture.

4- As your goal is cover all the cardboard ring, paste one leaf in the center, one to the left and one to the right… and so on.

And that’s all!

Finally, decorate as you like… (Everything I used in this wreath is paper and cardboard… nothing else!)

Do you like it?

Simplicity (II)

And here is my second (and best) attempt in the K.I.S.S. Challenge on Pals Papers Arts:

• Clean with lots of 'white' space
• Simple Designs
• Minimum time to create
• Limited layers and embellishments
  
  

(The first card I made for this challenge was so easy and simple that I had time for a second one today.)

Simplicity (I)

There is an interesting challenge in Pals Paper Arts: the K.I.S.S Challenge (Keep It Simple, Sweetie!):

• Clean with lots of 'white' space
• Simple Designs
• Minimum time to create
• Limited layers and embellishments

In other words, simplicity. Just what I love!

Here is my first attempt (I made one more):

Red and Green for Christmas

Finally I made some red and green card for Christmas.
It was fun to work with the sketch 40 of 2 Sketches 4 you ... The idea came out smoothly and, although it was laborious, at all times was a pleasure.

I was trying of recreate the flower pattern of the green paper in the red cardboard with glitter.

This is the original sketch from the designer Kazan.

Not easy but shiny...

This is my card based in Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 45.

A little close up to show you how shining is this origami paper...

And this is the original Sketch... (It looks easy, but it wasn't!)

Rudolph doesn't know...

...what to do with all those presents!!

As I didn't be completly happy with my first attempt on Unscripted Sketch 32, I made a second card different at all... and now I'm happy!!! I enjoy to make this card from the simple idea 'til the end.

Here you have a Rudolph's glittering close up...

And, to top off, this card observe two challenges: the Unscripted Sketches 32 and the always beautiful colors from Lucy's first Challenge.

Now, tell me... Isn't my Rudolph cute???

and more glitter...

Today I’ve been working in a card based on the sketch # 32 provided by Unscripted Sketch for the currently week. Doesn’t feel very well about it, but… here it is! How do you like it?

(I’m experimenting with the glitter’n tape technique that I learned from The Goddess of Stamp.)

Here is the original sketch...

Magic Glitter!

As you can see, I love glitter!
On this card I used a lot. Made several lines of glitter in the patterned paper, in the tree and even in that dotted tag… For the glitter frame around the tree, I used the glitter’n tape technique that Tresa Black recently explained in this video.

This card is based on Crazy for Challenge Sketch # 12.

Hope you like it!

Three circles and an ornament for Christmas

I’m enjoying very much this kind of virtual challenges. Truly inspiring!
Today’s card is for the sketch challenge # 42 from Card Patterns.

I don't know why my camera doesn't take the real colors. In this card, the background is aqua, and the outer circles and the central ornament are dark pink (no red). Believe me, it looks much better "in person".

I could not resist the charm of colors...

...And here is my second try on Lucy’s Challenge, using the same papers and materials that I used in the first one. What do you think?

My first Challenges

I'm taking my first challenges in this virtual world of scrapbooking.
Lucy - an excellent scrap’s artist, has proposed a challenge: make a card using as main colors pale pink, aqua and kraft. Since I saw it, I've been mulling over the materials I have and ... here are the result: not classics colors for a beautiful and elegant Christmas card.

And this card also enter in Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge n. 92...

Supplies:
- Pale pink, Blue and dark Pink papers are from Toga's "Le Petit Bloc".
- White and kraft cardboard from some kid's manual kit.
- Liquid glue.
- Glitter pen.

Getting ready for December

For a long time I didn’t understand the need for some type of December’s "conventional" customs as gifts or cards to compliment ... but it was enough begin to do them with my own hands instead of buying, to realize their full meaning. It is the time of joy, the joy which comes from the heart, which is shared with pleasure.

But we are still in November, it is true ... and you know what I love about November? That is time to prepare for December! It is one of the most creative months of the year for me and this year is no different. I have several projects in hands and others already completed.
Let’s begin with the greeting cards. Today I bring you two of them very simple but made with love, just to getting warm.