Tuesday, November 3, 2015

MIM #229

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE 

Fabric Strip Christmas Trees

This week, Melissa Phillips is up on MIM and she's got a fun use for fabric and ribbon scraps for paper-crafted holiday cards! 

Check out her beautiful card and video HERE. 
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I didn't have a pretty straw with stripes or polka dots and thought instead of buying some I would use something I already had for my tree trunk.  Remember the Popsicle sticks we needed for SAF?  :-)
I inked up my Wood Grain stamp in chocolate brown ink and stamped it onto the trunk (stick).  Added a bunch of ribbons, lace and scraps of material to create the branches like Melissa shows us, but my tree trimming skills are not so good. The topper is a silver glittery snow flake with a pearl glued to the center. 

 
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I used part of the "Enjoy" sentiment stamp from PTI's Spiral Bouquet for the Christmas "joy" and the base cardstock is PTI Rustic Cream.
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12 comments:

  1. Nancy Penir November 3, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    Love your joy banner! And the popsicle stick... adorable!

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  2. Rema DeLeeuwNovember 4, 2015 at 1:43 AM

    Helen I love this! I never thought of a popsicle stick. Very clever...

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  3. Marcia HillNovember 4, 2015 at 6:52 AM

    This is SO cute Helen! Love the popsicle stick idea and what a great way to get mileage out of your "enjoy" stamp...love it!! :0)

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  4. Jill NorwoodNovember 4, 2015 at 7:03 AM

    Helen your tree is ADORABLE! Clever use of the "enjoy" sentiment and I love the snowflake topper! Plus the stamped wood grain Popsicle stick! :) GORGEOUS!

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  5. BirgitNovember 4, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    Love your sweet tree with pink and that sweet flag! Great idea using a Popsicle stick! I haven't tried this because I don't have any pretty paper straws either. I'll have to rummage through my drawers for a pop stick. Thanks for the inspiration Helen!

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  6. The Paper ToileNovember 4, 2015 at 11:25 AM

    I love your snowflake topper...too cute!

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  7. MarybethNovember 4, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    It's beautiful,full light and airy ! The Popsicle stick was a great idea and I love the colors ,Helen!

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  8. Mona PendletonNovember 6, 2015 at 1:32 AM

    So pretty Helen! Love your choice of fabric scraps! The red buttons and pink sentiment label looks awesome!

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  9. victoria hNovember 7, 2015 at 10:21 AM

    such a pretty card

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  10. GretaNovember 9, 2015 at 12:23 AM

    The Popsicle stick was a great idea, Helen! I love the glittery snowflake for the topper!

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  11. Kirsty VittetoeNovember 9, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    Absolutely fun, I love the colors of your tree!

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  12. DarnellNovember 13, 2015 at 11:23 PM

    That's such a fun and festive way of using fabric scraps! Good for you to come up with using the Popsicle stick, Helen!! Hugs, Darnell

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