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Family Tree Scrapbook Page and Leaves Accordion-Fold Card

Family Tree Scrapbook Page
Tools and Materials
Punch Around the Page Fall Leaves corner and edge punches, by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com and Michael's

Brick red, putty, cream, brown, orange, gold cardstock, by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Circle cutter, by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Craft knife by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Family photos

Alphabet stickers

Double-sided tape

12-by-12-inch cutting mat

Scrapbook Page How-To
1. Trim a piece of brick red cardstock to 11-by-11-inch and adhere to a 12-by-12-inch piece of putty cardstock.

2. Trim a piece of cream cardstock to 10 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches. Punch the corners using the Fall Leaves corner punch; with the edge punch, connect the pattern from corner to corner using the guides on the tool's wings.

3. Cut a tree shape out of brown cardstock and adhere onto the white background.

4. Using brick red, orange, and gold cardstock, punch out leaves with the edge and corner punches and then adhere them to the tree branches.

5. Crop photos with a circle cutter. If desired, mat photos on slightly larger circles of brick red cardstock. Affix photos to the branches of the tree. Print first names onto cream paper, trim into rectangles, and mat on brick red cardstock. Affix names to the photos.

6. Create the family name with alphabet stickers on cream cardstock, and then mat onto brick red cardstock, leaving an inch border on each vertical side. Punch the sides with the leaf corner punch. Affix to the bottom of the tree.

Fall Leaves Accordion-Fold Card
Tools and Materials
Punch Around the Page Fall Leaves corner and edge punches by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com and Michael's

Brick red, putty, cream, brown, orange, gold cardstock by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Ruler by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Bone folder by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Craft knife by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Photo

Alphabet stickers

Double-sided tape

Fine-tip glue pen by Martha Stewart Crafts, available at marthastewartcrafts.com

Accordion-Fold-Card How-To
1. Cut a 12-by-4-inch strip of putty cardstock. Use a ruler and bone folder to score and fold the strip in half, and then score and fold each side in half again in the opposite direction to create an accordion card.

2. On the first and last panel, punch the top corners with the leaf corner punch. On the second panel, adhere a piece of brick red cardstock, trimmed to fit. Trim down a photo to fit the third panel and adhere.

3.Using the leaf edge punch, punch both long sides of a 1 1/2 in strip of brick red cardstock. Set leaves aside and adhere the strip across the bottom of the card.

4. Use alphabet stickers to create title on front of card and message inside card.

5. Using brick red, orange, and gold cardstock, punch out leaves with the edge and corner punches and then adhere them to the front and inside panels of the card, as desired.

6. Create the family name with alphabet stickers on cream cardstock, and then mat onto brick red cardstock, leaving an inch border on each vertical side. Punch the sides with the leaf corner punch. Affix to the bottom of the tree.

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