Red Trucks and Christmas, they must go hand in hand because I feel like I don’t ever see them outside of the winter season. Anyone Else?
Today’s holiday project is from our Associate Designer, Julie, who says, “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.”
We just love this truck design and love these quick and easy instructions so we can recreate one of our own.
- 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.
