Today's Saturdays with Sizzix is jam packed with ideas for No-Pennant ideas using the Pennant Bigz XL Die (PN 113483) , an exclusive Stampin' Up! Die for the Big Shot (Sizzix). Make sure to read the text for additional ideas and tips.
This cute little tree can be used as a centerpiece for a holiday party or dinner. If you chose, you can omit the string and stack cookies in the corners of the tree and wrap in plastic for adorable holiday gifts. Without the brown circular base, this little tree can also be used as a holiday card. As you follow this easy tutorial, I am sure other ideas will present themselves.
The tools you will need to create this project are listed below.
Part No. |
Description |
113439 |
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine |
113478 |
Extended Cutting Pads |
113483 |
Pennant Bigz XL Die |
100391 |
1/8" Circle Punch |
104294 |
Sticky Strip Adhesive |
111353 |
Kiwi Kiss 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock |
102128 |
Chocolate Chip 4-1/2" x 11" Card Stock |
To begin, take 2 pieces of 8.5" x 11" piece of card stock on top of each other. Fold the pieces of paper in half to yield to folded pieces that are 4.25" x 11". You can use a Scor-It tool, Score-Pal or paper cutter with a score blade to create a nice fold. Click her for a post on perfect folds. Below is a picture of the Scor-It tool being used to score the paper before folding.
Once the card stock sheets are folded in half, align the folds with the top and bottom of the pennant triangles die as shown in the picture to the right.
The picture below shows the die sandwich.
Tip: If you find that the card stock is not staying in place when you place the top die plate on the sandwich, use a small piece of tape to keep the card stock in place.
Run the die sandwich through the Big Shot. This will yield 2 pieces of die cuts. You will need to repeat this again to obtain the 4 die cuts needed for each tree. The small or large die cut pennant die can be used depending on the size tree desired.
To assemble the tree, use sticky strip on half of the back of one of the pennants as shown in the picture below.
Align the scalloped edges, remove the sticky strip protective cover strip and adhere two of the triangle pennants together as shown below. Fold the bottom of the pennant up to help stabilize the base of the tree.
Apply sticky strip to the back of the assembled pennants as shown below.
To ensure proper alignment with the scalloped edges, the remaining pennants are attached one at a time. The picture below shows the 3rd pennant attached to the assembled pennants above. After the pennant is attached, fold the bottom of the pennant up to help stabilize the base of the tree.
Using sticky strip, attache the last pennant and fold the bottom of the pennant up to help stabilize the base of the tree.
If the tree is going to be used as a card, you can trim along the perforations at the bottom. The picture points out the perforations which need to be trimmed.
While we are discussing the card, here is a picture of the little pennant card.
It used 2 sheets of 8-1/2" x 11 card stock which were cut into four pieces of 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" card stock which were folded in half to create four 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" cards. These cards were then aligned on the pennant die two at a time to cut the small pennants which were glued together to create the card shown above. This cards folds nicely to fit into a small envelope. If you prefer you can use it to add a little flare to your gift wrapping.
Getting back to the larger tree...To create the base, cut a 7.5" diameter circle from Chocolate Chip Card Stock.
Cut the circle into 4 equal parts, by cutting it in half and then in half again. Glue these circle quarters to the folded bases on the pennant tree. Your tree will look like this when complete.
After the base was completed, 1/8" holes were punched in each of the scalloped edges.
Idea: Wouldn't this make a great base for stacking Christmas Cookies? Once the cookies are stacked, the entire package could be wrapped in pretty cellophane wrapping and decorated with ribbon. The cookies could then be unwrapped and displayed on the table in this little tree cookie stand at holiday gathering.
To decorate this little tree, Red Help Twine (PN 102875) and items from the Pretties Kit (109114) were used to create the tree below.
Now, I bet you were wondering what to do with all those little left over flowers that you created. These little flowers could easily be turned into ornaments for a Christmas tree or used to create little table signs for seating arrangements at a large formal party or as labels for foods at a buffet or dessert table.
To make the little ornaments shown below, you will need 4 of the flowers from the Pennant Die. They are assembled in exactly the same method as the tree was.
If you would like to use these as a table sign, you only need to glue two adjoining sides of the ornament above to a small piece of card stock to create the table card below.
I can't wait to see the lovely creations you make with these ideas. I hope you will be kind enough to share them with me!
If you haven't bought the Pennant Die (PN 113483) and the Extender platform (PN 113478), I bet you will now! To order, click here. You will be redirected to my Stampin' Up! web site, click the "SHOP NOW" button on the upper right hand corner of the screen to purchase all the Stampin' Up! products you want from the comfort of your own home!
Happy Craftin'
They are assembled in exactly the same method as the tree was.
Posted by: ClubPenguinCheats | July 20, 2011 at 08:45 PM
these are fabulous Marie! I'm going to have to give my friend a call to come over and make these. And of course she will need to bring Big Shot.
Thanks for sharing,
Michelle
http://michellebowley.blogspot.com/
Posted by: michelle | October 06, 2008 at 09:41 AM