The Art of Inking

Quick Origami Tree Tutorial

 

So many people have asked me how I did the tree on this card so I put together a quick tutorial. If you have any questions, just let me know.

You are going to repeat the steps for each square. The four squares measure 3", 2 1/2", 2" and 1 1/2".

Use a bone folder when folding to get good creases.

Thinner decorative paper works better than cardstock.

 

With good side down, fold paper diagonally corner to corner both ways. Then, fold in half. Dotted lines show how the fold lines will look.

 

Fold paper in half by creasing on the diagonal folds and pushing the half fold towards center as shown in the picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is how it should look held upright.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then you will fold the right side towards the center making sure the edge is straight down the middle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, you will do the same on the left side making sure the center lines meet.

Repeat these steps to all 4 squares. Adhere to your card starting with the smallest. Place the next tip inside the previous one until you are done.

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Be Merry with Mr. Twigster!

  This is the 3rd card that I made for my upline's challenge. I stamped Mr. Twigster with Black stazon so I could watercolor him with Bashful blue. Then I colored in the rest with markers. The presents were stamped on a piece of scrap paper, cut out and adhered with a Stampin' dimensional.

The designer series paper is from the Bella Rose package.

The sentiment is from the Warm words stamp set that is on the dormant list. It's punched with the 1 1/4" circle punch and layered on the 1 3/8" circle punch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A quick close up of Mr. Twigster!

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Introducing Mr. Twigster!

  Ok, I have fallen in love but don't tell my husband! Mr Twigster is the cutest little guy I have seen in a long time! This is the first of 3 cards I have made using Mr. Twigster for an upline's monthly challenge. The requirements were to use a stamp set from the Holiday mini catalog, any designer series paper and at least one punch.

I used the Kiwi kiss side of the Bella Rose dsp on the background and also with the oval punch. The other punches I used were the Designer label punch and the Word window punch. The sentiment comes from the Warm words stamp set that is on the dormant list but is stll available.

The main piece is cut from Whisper white & Riding hood red on the Big shot machine using the Top Notes Die. The edge of the whisper white was cut on the perforated line in order to layer it on the red.

 

Mr Twigster, the tree & presents were stamped with Black stazon and colored in with markers. Snowflakes were stamped very lightly in bashful blue and the edge of the Top Note was sponged with kiwi.

The Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla satin ribbon were threaded through the double rectangle punched holes and tied into a bow.

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Kiwi Tree!

  Ok, so the title is misleading, it's not really a kiwi tree but a tree made out of the Kiwi kiss side of the Bella Rose designer series paper. I used 4 squares measuring 3, 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2 inches. I will try to post a tutorial but my internet is not working properly lately. For the top of the tree, I punched the small star looking flower with the Boho Blossoms punch and added a gold brad to the center.

The oval was made using the coluzzle and it was sponged.

The sentiment comes from the Holidays & Wishes stamp set and is punched with the ticket corner punch and sponged.

The background is stamped with the swirl from the Baroque Motif stamp set in Vanilla craft ink. Some vanilla taffeta ribbon was tied at the top.

All supplies are from Stampin' Up!