Christmas Countdown Tree by Sandy Trefger

Hello again everyone! Sandy here with another project for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts!  The month of November is winding down and if you haven't already, there's a fun chipboard kit you can order from Gypsy Soul to create this Countdown Tree for Christmas.  It was so easy to put together.  I did change mine up just a tad--I used the storage box section from the kit to create the floral piece at the base of the tree. And since the kit comes with 13 tags and numbers for you to have all you need for 25 days, I used scraps of chipboard to create another storage box with divider that I attached to the back of the tree onto the base.  So all of my extra numbers on tags are stored there.

I wanted my project to have a touch of winter snow on it because we usually don't get any down here in Texas and have rarely had a white Christmas.  If you can't have snow outside then have a bit of it inside.

I've created a tutorial video to show you how I put my Countdown Tree kit together and included some process footage on how I decorated it.

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Supply List:

• Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Countdown Tree Kit #SR1A * Coming Soon - Contact Store
• Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Christmas Shape Set #D38B (Street Lamp, Snowman, Hat & Scarf)
• Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Flourished Deer  #84HM
• Graphic 45 Christmas Carol 12 x 12 Paper, 2015
• Petaloo & Prima Assorted Flowers and Picks
• Assorted Christmas Floral Elements
• Large Paper Poinsettia Flower -Made with Dies & Big Shot
• Gold Metallic Canvas Cord
• Wow! Sparkling Snow Embossing Glitter
• Emboss It Clear Dabber
• White Gesso
• Nuvo Embellishment Mouse, Indian Gold
• Shimmerz Blue Grass
• Creameez Strawberry Fields
• Hot Glue Gun
• 3 in 1 Glue

Thank you so much for reading my post and for watching my video.  I hope you enjoyed it and I also hope that I've inspired you to order some of the wonderful Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts chipboard sets to use on your own projects. I'll be back on  December 16th with my next GSL project.

Happy Crafting!

~Sandy

Visit my blog/website at:  www.sandytrefger.blogspot.com

Christmas Countdown Tree

Hello to you all Shanna here and I am happy to share a new addition to the store. I altered the new Countdown Tree (coming soon) with some vintage touches. I really like it and it isn't too much or too flashy for my counter. My daughter was beyond happy to have something to countdown the days to Christmas!

First I painted the tree with some chalk paint.

Then I went and added some tissue paper with some matte medium and squished the paper on to create texture. 

I went around with a wet paint brush on the edges and then ripped the rest of the paper off. 

While that dried I used a candle to scrub wax randomly on my date tags. 

Then I brushed a light coat of chalk paint on top of the date tags. 

Once the paint dries use something to scrub the wax off like a popsicle stick or like a coin... just like those ticket scratches offs! 

Once the tree is dry I went to town with a stamp and some black ink. 

Now the black ink was a little too bright so I went over the tree again with some watered down chalk paint that I added a little bit of black ink to so it was a little gray. 

Then after it sat a little I used a baby wipe to blotch it off. 

Next I decided to glue the tree into the base with some tacky glue. 

I inked around the edges with some chalk inks.

Then I decided to fancy up my date tags with some stamps and embossing powder. 

I glued the numbers on top and I made sure everything was inked around the edges to match the tree. 

For the Days Until Christmas I went ahead and embossed these as well. 

Then I just put it together with some string, jingle bells, clothespins, and some wood pieces made to look like presents for the words to sit on.

So for some close ups of the project!

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Products used:
Christmas Countdown - Coming Soon

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