Several weeks ago we made Holiday Bags, Tags & Wraps
with a Santa design, a string of lights and a reindeer
Today we’re going to draw some whimsical trees
that you can also use to make quick gift tags, cards
or even painted ornaments!
The Curly Swirly Tree, top right,
starts with curl or “S” strokes
Start at the top center of the paper or cardstock and draw curly strokes
down on both sides and the center, connecting them as you go
Place the strokes in a triangular tree shape
Next you can enhance them by making some of the curls wider
by adding an extra stroke then filling them in with short lines
I started with a .01 fine liner pen,
but then switched to a larger nib .05 pen
and went over the original lines because I liked the thicker lines better
You could also use a red or a green pen
I decided to add a pop of color with dots
I used Zig Clean Color Dot pens
You could also color the stripes red and turn it into a
Peppermint Candy Tree!
I thought of this as I was writing the post
so I did a quick {messy!} mock up in PicMonkey
just to give you a glimpse of how cute it would be!
You can also create a tree with markers and simple shapes
Again, start at the top and add loopy shapes in varying sizes to form the tree shape
I used 3 colors of green and drew the outlines then went back and filled them in
You can use as is or add a star and lines
I saw this ornament from Crate & Barrel on Pinterest
It retails for $10 but you can easily paint one using plain ornaments,
that cost less than $1, and paint a simple tree with a small brush or paint pens
Did you know they make glitter paint pens?
You can find them on Amazon here
I didn’t have an ornament to paint but I drew one so you could get the idea
Just a few lines and dots!
I hope you will give these trees a try and create something fabulous!
Be Fearless!
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