A really popular trend this year is red truck Christmas decor. I LOVE vintage inspired decor, so this is definitely right up my alley! It seems like everywhere you go there’s an old red truck with a Christmas tree – pillows – throws – table decor – kitchen towels – place mats and wall art. So, I took a ride to Michaels and found a wood plaque to use as a base to create a piece of red truck Christmas decor of my own and that I could add to my “anything but a card” series.
For my project I used the Rubbernecker Stamps Truck, Barn, Evergreen Trees, Deckle Hills, Cardinals, Greenery, Small Birds and Splatter Background Stamp.
The Plaque Base
The plaque came with a rope tie so before I started I cut if off to make it easier to apply the falling snow for the background. I knew I could easily add a colorful ribbon that would be a prettier hanger than the rough rope. The plaque is 7 inches tall and 5 inches wide.
- Apply white pigment ink to the Splatter Background stamp and stamp it on the wood plaque. Repeat the process until you are happy with the snow coverage.
- Lay the plaque on a large piece of scrap paper and pour out white embossing powder to cover.
- Tap off the powder and heat with the heat gun.
- Cut four snow layers using white cardstock.
- Attach the snow layers to the plaque using hot glue. Note: I normally pop the front couple of snow layers out with mounting tape when making a card. For the plaque I wanted all the layers to be very secure so I attached them all flat to the board base.
The Scenery Elements
- Cut the truck, barn and cardinals using red cardstock, black and white cardstock.
- Use two different colors of green cardstock to cut the evergreen trees and greenery.
- Stamp the truck and barn sections with the Splatter Background before assembling the pieces together and emboss with white embossing powder.
- Attach the white roof, windows and doors to the barn using glossy accents.
- Use a rolled up 1/8″ double stick tape strip to attach the truck fender section.
- Attach the wheels to the truck using glossy accents.
- Apply snow and icicles to the barn roof and truck using white pigment reinker and a thin paint brush.
- Sprinkle the barn and truck with white embossing powder and heat with the heat gun.
- Attach the Christmas tree in the back of the truck using strips of mounting tape.
- Color the beaks of the birds using a black marker.
Create the Scene
I attached pieces of mounting tape to the back of the barn, truck, trees and cardinals so they could be popped away from the scene base. But to make sure they were well secured to the wood base and would stay in place for years to come I applied hot glue to the pieces of mounting tape before attaching the pieces.
- Apply hot glue to the back lower portion of the barn, tuck it in behind the back snow layer and attach to the plaque base. Leave the top section of the barn free to slip trees in behind it.
- Slip trees in behind both sides of the bard and secure in place with the mounting tape and hot glue.
- Attach a piece of mounting tape to the top back portion of the barn, apply a little hot glue and then attach it to the wood base.
- Continue to fill in the scene by attach the trees using pieces of mounting tape and hot glue.
- Tuck greenery pieces in between the snow layers and attach using hot glue.
- Apply touches of white snow tips to the greenery using a tiny brush and white Gesso.
- Apply pieces of mounting tape and hot glue to the back of the truck and attach it to the snow layers.
- Finish the scene by applying pieces of mounting tape and hot glue to the back of the birds and attach to the snow layer and wood base.
Creating this piece of red truck Christmas decor was so much fun. I have a long love affair of using red trucks with my paper crafting and this may be one of my all time favorite projects. I can’t decide if I can part with it to give as a gift but I do know I can always make another if I do give it away. Thanks for coming by and I hope you have a good day.
The stamp and dies used for this project.
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The supplies used.
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Red truck Christmas decor projects are fun to make and add a pop of color to your Christmas decorations!
What a stunning project! My favorite decor pieces are the very old handmade ones from when the kids were little. Yes, I am the mom who saved them all. I love getting them out and showing them off all these years later!
I love all you make. I love your explanations but most, the pictures of the things you used. Thanks
Kittie,
Loved the truck. think some of my favorite Christmas themes are cardinals. Thank you for the chance to win.
Merry Christmas
Kittie, this is BEAUTIFUL!!! You did SUCH A NICE JOB on it! I LOVE ALL the SNOW, the barn & cardinals! AND the red truck for Christmas Decor! (I’ve been wanting to get one of those red truck decorations too!) It ALWAYS reminds me of my hubby’s truck. Not red, but he DOES LOVE those vintage trucks! My favorite Christmas Decorations are kitchen themed… some I’ve made & some I’ve bought. A little egg beater, toaster, frying pan, spatula, cookie cutter, etc. I have a little tree I put up in the kitchen… A SUPER JOB on your wall decor, Kittie!!! It is SO NICE to create for your own home, isn’t it? ;)<3
My SIL decorates her walls with barns and her grandson decorates her floors with trucks. Your project is a perfect gift to make for her!
What a masterful scene you have created….and you are totally correct in seeing these red trucks come out for the holidays and I never tire of seeing them. I have gotten myself into the buffalo plaid theme the last couple of years and have been adding to my Christmas decor with that, piece by piece!! Have a wonderful Christmas Season!!
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I love this tag, Kittie! You excel at creating scenes on your cards and tags, and those are always my favorite. I love to make scene cards too and I like to include any kind of animal or bird. You have been an inspiration to me for years! Thank you so much for sharing what you make! I’m excited about your giveaway – I would be thrilled to CASE your tag when I win!
Love this! I’m with you, my favorite Christmas decor is almost anything with the familiar RED TRUCK. Adding a Christmas tree to the back of it, is a plus. Thanks for the inspiration!
OMG!! Another PERFECT creation! I LOVE red trucks and Christmas … especially since I drive an 17 year old red truck!! I will DEFINITELY CASE your tag if I win … either way, I appreciate the TRULY AWESOME inspiration you continually provide!!
This year it’s lighthouses! Have them all over the house. Just moved to Florida so I think it’s appropriate! Love your creations! Ty for the inspiration!
You have been an inspiration for years!!! I love all your posts, they make my day. I love vintage Santa’s and everything Christmas.
Decorating with snow people is one of my favorites. I have them tumbling across the fireplace mantle and sitting everywhere in my home. Love your red truck plaque. It turned out beautifully.
What a beautiful creation! My favorite is decorating the tree with all ornaments that remind me of special people (present & passed) and family vacations where ornaments were specially purchased. I love that our adult son is now doing the same. Merry Christmas.
This is absolutely beautiful. This is on top of my to do list. Thanks for sharing and your inspiration. My grandson’s favorite color is red and he loves pick up trucks.He is going to just love this.
Love your wonderful scene – such brilliant colors and all the detail – amazing! I love to decorate with snowmen and snowflakes – one of my all time favorites! Thanks for sharing!
Your truck card is beautiful! I wish I could visit a place just like your picture but where I live in Northern California, all we have is rain. I love everything about your plaque. I love to add holly on my cards. I’m a sucker for any holly die, too. ha ha Have a wonderful and merry Christmas!
I love all the cards you make. This truck design is especially beautiful. I’ve only been making cards for about two years now. A friend, who also makes cards, told me I should do it, and that I’d be good at it. I didn’t think I had time, but I changed my mind when I saw some of your designs in the Martha Stewart magazine. Oh my goodness! What a talent you are! You are my inspiration now! I look forward to your new designs every day. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world!
Since my hubbie is into old cars (and trucks) I would use it to make his Christmas card this year. Love your dies. Buy lots when you come to Scrapbook Expo. Have a Merry Christmas Kittie.
Kittie this plague is gorgeous I usually just decorate with white lights and candles and some vintage Santa Clauses. Thanks for the opportunity to win your awesome blog candy. Email bpega@aol.com
I, too, have jumped on the band wagon of the little red truck. It is such a classic. Thank you for the chance at winning. I absolutely love your exquisite work!
Love little red trucks but this year I am using vintage tree ornaments.
I really love the red truck in the snow. The barn gives the project such a down home country Christmas feel to it. I love it! Thanks again for sharing your wonderful talent. What a wonderful gift to give someone for Christmas.
I love that you started out with the wood piece, it is a great background for your creation!! I always love how you put little greenery on the barn and throughout the snow hills 🙂
I don’t have a real theme at christmas, many of my things have been given to me that are handmade from family and friends over the years, so my home is full of years of memories 🙂
We show custom cars so I try to send Christmas cards with an old car or truck on the cards to our friends that also show cars. So I liked this truck and the ideas for my Christmas cards for this year.
I too love the little red trucks. I have one I leave out year round. I have also made Christmas cards with a red truck a few years ago. So cute, love your creation.
I love your red truck design, always looks so pretty with the snow and red paper. I love to do Snowman’s, They are rather fast if I need to do a lot of cards. Thanks for the chance to win your blog candy
I love paper decor. A lot of it resembles the decorations of the 50’s. A special piece is the old red truck. My dad had one when we were kids. I’ve made 2 3d red trucks in the past few years and numerous tree decorations. One of the trucks stays out all year long. (it remains me of my dad) Sorry for the novel. This is just special to me.
Kittie…your tag is gorgeous! You always inspire me to try out all these wonderful dies you use! This year I have bought a few old trucks and put them around the house! I just bought Christmas napkins with old Christmas themed old trucks on them!
I absolutely love your project! Any scene with a red truck is going to be a favorite! This year I’m also loving all the buffalo plaid and gingham prints!
I love all nature scenes. Seems so peaceful.
LOVE your sweet little plaque scene Kittie and I don’t know that I could bear to give it away either…even knowing I could make another one! I’ve always been about floral or snowmen cards for Christmas, but have to admit the little red trucks (and tractors!) have really caught my eye this year! I’ve been following you for years and years (even though I’m terrible about leaving comments!!) and just love seeing what you create! Love seeing you a little bit on IG now too! Hugs. :0)
You make the most wonderful and intricate cards! I love pine–pine trees, pine boughs, pine cones–anything with pine! Your vignettes are lovely, and they make me want to buy everything on the supply list. Thanks for sharing your creations, they are most inspiring!
I love this scene so much, I am obsessed with the red ruck trend!!! My favorite Christmas decor theme is Vintage. I collect vintage Santa mugs and Shiny brite ornaments and tree toppers. So fun to pull them out each December and just as fun to hunt for he Vintage items throughout the year!
Kittie… I LOVE THIS!!!! THAT IS ALL!!!
There is something therapeutic about that old red truck… it just makes me happy! I also am in love with the barn! Such a cute… cute project. I will have to try making these next year. Thank you Kittie for sharing your amazing talents with all of us! Huggies! Vicki