Christmas Design One

I've decided that it's time to start sharing my Christmas designs with you so here is the first installment of three.

This stylish Christmas tree can be made very quickly and can use up odd scraps of paper and card. You will notice, over time, that the majority of my cards are made on tall and slim blanks. I prefer this to using the traditional A6 card as I think it looks more special.

1. Cut three triangles the same size from different coloured paper or card.
2. Cut each one along the bottom edge with special effect scissors, you should cut different amounts off each to make them different sizes. I suggest you play around with different sizes and angles to get what you think looks best.
3. Cut out a little plant pot shape to go at the bottom of the tree.
4. Glue all the tree parts together as shown - overlapping them slightly.
5. For the foil background I've used an old sweet wrapper. I just flattened it out and trimmed it so that it was just larger than the tree.
6. Cut out a piece of Christmas Red paper, this time just larger than the foil.
7. Combine the tree, foil and red paper, twisting them at odd angles and mount onto your card blank.
8. Stick a 'Merry Christmas' sticker onto another piece of the red paper. Cut out so that it will fit nicely onto the card. Mount it near the bottom of your card blank.
9. Glue three small star shaped sequins onto the card blank as shown.

I hope you enjoy making this card as much as I enjoyed designing it. Also - if you want to make it extra special you could add a star or gem to the top of the tree!