Thursday, January 28, 2010

Paper Heart Trees Tutorial!


Okay, for Craft Night this month we made my Paper Heart Trees! It was so much fun and everyone did such a great job making them!!!

I have now made 4 Paper Heart Trees...and I am done! I love them...but can I just say that I am sick of cutting out hearts!!











Okay so here we go!

Supplies needed:

1 - 8 1/2 by 11" frame
1 piece of Black Cardstock 8 1/2 by 11" (make sure you cut this to fit your frame! Sometimes this size is a little too big so make sure it fits!)
1 piece of pink cardstock cut to 11" x 6"
1 piece of brown cardstock for the tree.
20-25 hearts cut out of coordinating scrapbook paper. My sizes range from 1/2"- 1 1/2"
The word "love" cut to 1 1/2 inches tall
6 buttons
Red ribbon
Ink
Glue Stick
Hot Glue
Scissors

Step 1: Cut your black piece of cardstock to fit your frame

Step 2: Cut your pink piece of cardstock 11" x 6"

Step 3: Trace your tree template onto a brown piece of paper and cut out

Step 4: Glue your tree on the center of your pink paper


Step 5: Ink the edges of all of your hearts and letters. This helps them stand out on the paper better.


Step 6: Place your hearts all around your tree until you like the way it looks then glue them on

Step 7: Hot glue buttons on some of the hearts.


Step 8: Glue your letters on the side of your black pannel


Step 9: Hot glue your buttons in between your letters.


Step 10: Tie your ribbon around where the pink paper meets the black paper and just tie a knot


Now place your paper in your frame and your done!!
This was so fun for a craft night project and only cost 6 dollars per person to make!!



Here are all the ladies showing off their new Paper Heart Trees!!




I am participating in SYS at Somewhat Simple

3 comments:

Sandra said...

How fun you have a monthly craft night with friends and you create some stinkin cute projects. Love the tree!

inadvertent farmer said...

This is just darling...great job! Kim

JustYolie said...

Adorable heart tree! Love how you placed hearts at the bottom! Cute!