**Altered Christmas Frame/Wreath Class!**

[Queenie451]

I'm crumpling ...

[kguercio]

Love the shortcut on cutting the circles!

[ScrapGoo]

Once your frame is dry and you have all your paper tufts you can plug in your glue gun and get rolling! I found it best to add a dot of glue to the tuft rather than putting the glue directly on the frame but it is up to you. There is no true perfect pattern for gluing and you may find that your arrangement is different from what I did based on the size of your frame. I pretty much had three rows of tufts across the width of my frame. I angled the innermost row towards the center of the frame, the middle row was facing upwards, and the outermost row was angled slightly to the outside.

[ScrapGoo]

The corners get a little tricky but once you get the hang of your gluing pattern it all goes very quickly. Remember, you can sort of fluff and squeeze the papers at the end to make everything look uniform.

Before we move on I just want to make sure this is all clear... so if you have more questions, fire away!

[averys_mom]

I was hoping you were following along Mandi! This is just your type of project:)

That's why I love you, Steph! (P.S. I already have plans for this frame, too! Going to be a Christmas present for one of my sisters!)

[scrapbookmary]

Got it! Gonna be cuttin' for awhile though!

[ScrapGoo]

Ok no questions soooo....

- Cut the red dot paper to 9" x 7", ink the edges in brown ink (I used Ranger Distress Ink in Walnut Stain), and distress all edges.
- Cut the striped paper to 8 3/4" x 6 3/4", ink the edges and distress all edges.
- Cut the red paper to 8 3/4" x 3 1/2", ink the edges and distress all edges.
- Nest the striped paper inside the red dot paper.
- Adhere the red paper as shown:

[Sweyo]

Before I saw you on here, I went to my Yahoo IM and FB IM to see if you were on-line!


I love this frame and think it would be great on my wall and as a gift.

[averys_mom]

Before I saw you on here, I went to my Yahoo IM and FB IM to see if you were on-line!


I love this frame and think it would be great on my wall and as a gift.

I don't think I'm logged into Yahoo and I have my FB chat turned off, LOL! Should probably fix that!

[ScrapGoo]

Sorry about the crap lighting in this series of photos, gals. This is what I get for crafting at night.

[ScrapGoo]

- Find the green scalloped card in the card stack and cut off the full length of one scallop. Trim the top to 6". Border punch the right edge. Ink the edges. Adhere as shown:

[ScrapGoo]

- Cut a 2" x 2" square of the large green dot paper and cut it on the diagonal to make a triangle. Ink the edges.
- Cut the large print paper to 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". Ink the edges.
- Refer to the original photo to see how I placed the triangle under the top right corner of the print paper. I added this at a later point in my creative process so you won't see it for a couple of photos! Sorry about that!
- Adhere the mat as shown:

[ScrapGoo]

- Find these tags from the tag pack and ink the edges.

[Nunina]

Still cutting the circles! LOL

[ScrapGoo]

Still cutting the circles! LOL

You may want to set the circles aside till you have a chunk of time for that part of the project. It isn't the most fun part!

[ScrapGoo]

- Cut a 1" x 12" strip of the large green dot paper. Accordion fold approximately every 1/4". Adhere end to end to form a circle. Use a small scrap of paper with a strong, wet adhesive and push the accordion down so it forms a flat circle. You may have to hold it for a minute to ensure it holds. Find the "joy" tag and ink the edges. Adhere it to the center of the top of the accordion flower. Ink the edges of the flower.

[ScrapGoo]

- Cut a length of ribbon or lace and add two of the circle tags and the accordion flower as shown:

[ScrapGoo]

- Use a strong, wet adhesive to add the wood elements and last circle tag as shown:

[LyndaKay]

Boy, this is getting so pretty! Love the accordion circle.

[ScrapGoo]

Boy, this is getting so pretty! Love the accordion circle.

Thanks Lynda! I tried to keep some of the basics from the Halloween design.