Greetings everyone -- today I am part of a special bloghop! The Designer Crafts Connection is delighting us with dimensional papercrafts using SVG patterns from Dreaming Tree. My project has all the holiday feels and brings back my love of dimensional papercrafts with a fun twist -- using my high-tech Cricut and SVG patterns combined with cardstock, patterned paper and old school tools from my stash.
If you dream it you can make it with SVG files from Dreaming Tree...
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Be prepared to be delighted with projects for any theme or occasion at Dreaming Tree... and a large selection of FREE designs! Pick your project, download the digital package, pick your papers and put your electronic die cutter to work! I love my dies, stamps and fussy cutting and use my Cricut for vinyl projects. This is the first time I have used my machine to make something with paper.
I was so excited to find several pop-up card designs. I enjoy learning the art of making pop-up mechanisms and Dreaming Tree made the process enjoyable. I frequent a little shop that sells cards like this and with the Tis The Season Pop Up Cards SVG Bundle, I'm happy to try them myself. It also gives me a reason to get a jumpstart on making my handmade holiday cards.
The hardest part was deciding which card to make first and which of my treasured patterned papers to use. I decided on this lovely My Minds Eye snow pattern paired with a coordinating solid blue and a prized sheet from one of the retired Basic Grey holiday lines. I have the big 12" x 24" mats so I load up my papers on both ends and set up the cut files in CDS interface.
I did a little modification to the SVGs by combining the card base and the trees so I could cut them all from the same sheet of patterned paper. This worked great though the interface still decided to move things around on me.
**PLEASE NOTE** The patterns and assembly instructions use solid core cardstock. When using patterned paper, plan to make an extra set of trees that are inverted (flipped horizontal) from the original cut design. I had to go back and do this so that when I assembled I would have my beautiful snowy pattern showing on all sides and not alternating with the white backside of the paper. Not a big deal -- I now have things cut to make two cards.
Time to cut! I was a bit concerned that the delicate details would tear or not cut all the way through.
The blade whirls and dances around and
the software tells you the progress.
Wowee! I have the Cricut Expression Air II which is
a few years old and it did not disappoint.
The removal of the cut pieces is the hardest and most time consuming step. It requires a delicate touch, and a lot of patience. The reward is a ready made card phrase for another project (I wonder how to remove that all in one piece)!
This is really impressive. The resulting design on card
front is approximately 2" wide by 4" tall.
Solid blue cardstock is up next for the envelope.
This Basic Grey snowflake pattern will be the accent for the
envelope flap and also the inside papers for the card.
This beautiful snow spritz design is so tiny. I am amazed by how perfectly cut each shape is... even the tiniest dots the size of a marker spot. I use my Cricut spatula tool to gently lift the tiny pieces off the tacky mat.
The negative space design leaves me with lots of free coordinating embellishments to use later.
out of a green patterned paper from DCWV Christmas Stack.
This little box is quick and easy to cut and assemble with a bow.
I will have fun filling these with girly gifts or some sweet treats.
Now with all my pieces cut, its time for the FUN part... embellishing!
I really enjoy the assembly process and taking time to add little extra touches that make handmade cards really special. The tree pieces are very detailed so I didn't want to apply ink to them. Solution: I dusted off my "old-school" scrapbooking dry pastels and brushed on a bit of color with a soft bristle paintbrush to cover the white edges. Quick and easy and the brush easily gets into all the small nooks and crannies.
To add some sparkle, I gently swiped the edges of all patterned
paper pieces with silver distress stain dauber.
For the star, I added some craft glue and sprinkled glitter the old-fashioned way.
I filled with candies and secured the top with a silver twist tie.
I added a swirl of pom-pom garland to complete
this adorable whimsical tree... ready to gift!
Assembling a Dreaming Tree pattern is easy-peasy -- you cut/prepare all the pattern pieces following the PDF provided, then assemble by following along with a video. Before final assembly of the card and envelope bases, I used double-sided adhesive tape to sandwich some scraps of sparkly tulle behind the cut outs. This quickly adds a bit of sparkle and shimmer.
I finished off the card and envelope with some icy colored gems.
Let It Snow... Let It Snow!
I love how the pop-up dimension really ups the WOW-factor!
What dimensional delights
will you create with Dreaming Tree?
You can find SVGs galore on
Dreaming Tree Website HERE
Find lots of creative inspiration at the Dreaming Tree Blog HERE.
Thanks so much for visiting! Sb :)
** This is a sponsored post. Dreaming Tree provided SVG digital products for use in this project in exchange for my creative ideas, views and opinions. My ideas and opinions are my own.
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