Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree Lot

Merry Christmas everyone! It's nearly upon us! I have a project to share today that I wanted to make for last year but it didn't happen. But it did for this season…

I present, Charlie Brown's tree lot!

I also made this to enter into Lucy Foxworth's annual Miniature Christmas House Contest. I'm so glad I got it done in time!

Do you spy the little tree?

Of course I had to light it all up, including making mini "blow molds".

The trailer is made using Eileen Hull's Sizzix 3-D Camper Die with some modifications.

Let's take a look at some of the 'behind the scenes'. The tree lot is staged in a vintage picnic tin. I made it so the whole thing can be disassembled and stored inside of it in the off season.

The supports for the scene base are made of pieces of foamcore slotted together:

The bent tabs at the back support the lid when it's propped up as a background.

A piece of watercolor paper colored with Distress Spray Stains forms the background in the lid. A diecut city scape and stenciled snow (Snowfall Grit Paste with glitter) complete the scene. (The stenciling doesn't show up in the photos but is a nice glittery accent.)

One string of white Tiny Lights runs through the trailer and the mini blow molds.

The lot light string is held up by two paper straw 'posts' that slide over large nails punched through the foam core base and glued in place.

FYI, the garland strung between them is a set of Christmas Tiny Lights wrapped around a piece of Pine Twine. 

Snow tip, I worked from the back to the front, gluing the various pieces into place as I went. For the snow I used a tub of Snow Tex I had on hand and gave it all a coating of dry Rock Candy Glitter with a Glitter Duster when I was done. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are able to carve out some creative time in this busy holiday season. I know it can be a challenge! Merry Christmas to you all!

Supplies used:

Eileen Hull Scoreboards Die - 3-D Camper Die

Tim Holtz Die Set - Cityscape, Metropolis #661804 - retired

Tim Holtz Die Set - Dash Away All #665468 - retired

Idea-ology Christmas Tiny Lights

Idea-ology Pine Twine

Idea-ology Fringe Christmas

Idea-ology Tiny Lights

Distress Spray Stain - Faded Jeans, Speckled Egg

Distress Oxide Spray Stain - Cracked Pistachio

Distress Paint (trailer) - Picket Fence, Antique Linen, Cracked Pistachio

Distress Collage Medium Matte

Distress Grit Paste - Snowfall

Dry Rock Candy Glitter

Glitter Duster

Camping Memories Tag Album + Eileen Hull's Vintage Truck Die

Hello there folks! I have a new project to share with you today. Back in April with Eileen Hull's Chapter 2 Sizzix release, we met the 3-D Camper Box Die and I used it to make a holder for a tag album commemorating many of our family's past camping trips. (Find that post HERE.) For Chapter 3, Eileen released a fabulous 3-D Vintage Truck Box Die that matches the Camper! I knew I had to make a companion piece for the Camper project, especially since I wasn't able to fit our more current camping trips into that tag album.

How cute is that little red truck? It's such a versatile die.

The tag album fits right in the box.

Here are some peeks at the insides of the tag album. I used a ton of stamps and die cuts to bring home the nature theme.

Both sides of the tags got the works!

 A few notes on the truck construction:

I spritzed both sides of two pieces of Sizzix mat board with Distress Oxide Spray Fired Brick and regular Distress Spray in Crackling Campfire and Aged Mahogany. The oxide spray gave it a wonderful aged mottled look. After cutting out my truck pieces, I sealed them with a coating of Distress Micro Glaze. On top of that, I dabbed on embossing ink and then covered all the parts with Eileen's Glistening Glass clear embossing powder.

Truck parts I cut for your reference. (Check this past post for more truck assembly instructions.) I didn't make a hood for this truck so I'd have more room to fit my tag album.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams.

Supplies used:

Dies:

Eileen Hull Sizzix 

Vintage Truck Box  ( Sizzix / SB )

3-D Camper Box  ( Sizzix / SB )

Wreath & Snowflake Set  ( Sizzix / SB )

Card, Waterfall & Tags Set ( Sizzix / SB )

Birds & Butterflies

Tim Holtz Sizzix

Circle Play ( Sizzix / SB )

Tag Collection

Noted

Gate Keeper ( Sizzix / SB )

3-D Impresslits Folder - Butterfly ( Sizzix / SB )

Tree Line ( Sizzix / SB )

Winter Wonderland - retired

Other:

Tim Holtz Stamp Sets - Specimen, Spring Sprung, Tiny Toadstools, Tree Line, Entomology, Field Notes, Falling Leaves, Flutter, Slight Alterations, Lumberjack, Halftone & Rings, Grunged

Sizzix Mat Board

Crafter's Pick - The Ultimate! glue

embossing ink

Eileen Hull Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder - Glistening Glass, Polished Silver

Distress Micro Glaze

cardstock

a zillion different Ranger inks

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Vintage Truck Box Camping Tag Album
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