Valentine Paper Trees

Update 1/12/2014: I am now a contributing artist at Silhouette and you will be able to  purchase the Silhouette cutting files for this project at the online store. I have posted a Silhouette tutorial for this project here. The cutting file is available here. There is also a solid heart tree cutting file here.

My valentine style leans toward simple, clean, and graphic. yesterday I shared Scandinavian hearts that influence my style. Keeping with the simple heart shape and repeating it, I designed two templates for the Silhouette cutting machine for valentine trees to be used in table or mantelscapes.

 

I love the dynamics of the positive and negative space plus the contrast of red and white. The first tree I designed was with the solid hearts.

It has a three-dimensional heart made from three red hearts suspended on a satin ribbon in the center.

David suggested making it a little more open so I made a second template with open hearts. I love the weld tool in the Silhouette software!

I decided to hanging red beads leftover from Christmas ornaments in the center of this design. And both are topped with simple red bows.

Now to find a place to display them....

Tutorial: I ran out of white cardstock. More is on order. I'll post a tutorial once I have supplies to make more and photograph them.  It really was an easy project.

Update 1/14/13: Tutorial is done and posted HERE!

Previous Posts of Interest:

• Scandinavian Hearts
• Ideas for Valentine Cards
• Home is Where the Heart is • A Valentine Door (with Duck Tape!)
• Valentine Wreaths
• Valentine Centerpiece 2012
• Simple Valentine Centerpiece 2011

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