Today, I have a Christmas card that was a lot of fun to make. Who doesn’t love a vintage red truck loaded with presents and a green Christmas tree? To give it a little more interest, I made a weathered sign background to put it on. This would look perfect hanging over a porch or outside a cute little Christmas shop.
For the Inspiration Challenge IC991, we are visiting The Tin Bin & their Pinterest Board. I was inspired by THIS wonderful picture. I knew I had the perfect dies to use for the red truck & weathered sign.
After die cutting the truck back (it also has a front view) & the new Christmas/Fall truck add ons, I set about putting them all together. It’s actually pretty easy & I have a tip for you on doing this. The truck front/back picture on the package is the actual size so put your pieces on top of the picture as you’re gluing them, & they will all be in the correct position. If you leave it inside the plastic package, any glue overrun can be easily wiped off. For the weathered sign, I used white for the inside but before die cutting it, I rubbed over the die (not the card stock) w/ a hickory smoke oxide ink pad. Then I carefully placed it on the white card & die cut it. The frame part of the sign was cut out of Kraft. The greeting banner was die cut & I inked the two word greeting separately, first w/ the red then w/ the chianti, & stamped each half on the inside of the banner pieces. I used a pine green Copic on the tree to give it a little dimension.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)
| Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Let it Snow set |
| Paper: Staples 110# white, kraft, lt red, dk red, green, cobalt blue, silver, gold, black |
| Ink: Versaclair tulip red & chianti (chianti used over the tulip red), Distress Oxide ink hickory smoke |
| Accessories: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Truck Front/Back, Winter/Fall Truck Ad Ons, Ribbon Banner dies, Misti |
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