Christmas Transport at Sparkles Monthly-It’s almost Christmas!

Animals, Christmas, Holidays, Inky Stamper, Lisa Horton Crafts, masculine, Occupations, Seasons, travel, Winter

Hey friends!  Wow, how in the world did Christmas get here so darn fast?!  I feel like we just got through Thanksgiving and then things were a blur after that!😳  So, I’m also now realizing that it’s been a whole month since I’ve posted!  YIKES!

Since it IS December…and the middle of it…that means today starts the December challenge over at Sparkles Monthly and for this month, our hostess is asking to see Christmas Transport on your project.  Be sure to stop by the blog to see what the rest of the team has created for you.  Here’s my project for this challenge:

For me, Christmas transport is not planes, trains or anything busy or noisy, but something a little more outdoors around the countryside.  There’s nothing better than a good road trip with snow falling and the smell of fresh pine in the air!  I live in an area where there are lots of tree farms to pick out your perfect tree.  (Do I pick out a real tree?  Nope…but I do love them and the smell.  Just not the mess. LOL) I prefer to visit the trees and not chop one down.

I’ve used the adorable Inky Stamper set called Vintage Truck and I’ve decided to add the tree image to the back of his truck as he’s taking it home to decorate for Christmas!  I’ve fussy cut the image out after coloring and even added a snowflake stamp to the truck door from the Inky Stamper Toboggan stamp set.  I’ve also stamped a few more along with the larger snowflake and cut out to add to the background of the card.

For the background, I’ve used some paper from the Lisa Horton A Festive Tapestry pack as it was perfect for a landscape of trees.  At the bottom, I’ve used the road die from Lawn Fawn and then placed it over my tree landscape and added the truck over it by popping up with foam tape so it looks like he’s on the road.  

So while making this card, I had the song stuck in my head and so I found a perfect sentiment to go with it from the Inky Stamper Tree stamp set.  I white heat embossed over a green piece and cut out a banner to add to the top left of the card.  Everything was placed over a white A2 top folding card base and I lastly added some Iridescent Clear Drops in the center of the snowflakes.

  • Hope you’ve enjoyed my card for you today and I hope that you’ll hop on over to the challenge blog and play along!  I’d love to see what you come up with!

Challenges:

  1. 613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes optional: Any Winter Holiday (Christmas)
  2. We Love Stamping – Winter/Anything Goes
  3. Stamping Sensations – Anything Goes Winter
  4. Sparkles Christmas – #167 Christmas Song-Carol (“Oh Tannenbaum”/Oh Christmas Tree”)
  5. Cardz for Guyz – #362 Holiday/Christmas Card/Tag
  6. Krafty Chicks – #746 Christmas
  7. As You Like It – Anything Goes Christmas
  8. C.R.A.F.T. – #744 Christmas/The Last Stretch 
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30 thoughts on “Christmas Transport at Sparkles Monthly-It’s almost Christmas!”

  1. Hi Vicki this is fantastic I love the scene you have created seeing the truck always reminds me of America at Christmas time in the old movies a lovely bit of nostalgia super card

    hugs

    Lorraine x

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  2. Like you, my head is just spinning with how quickly Christmas is approaching. Time seems to be moving quicker now than ever before. Your card is just adorable with that cute mouse driving the truck down the road to bring the Christmas tree to his house. You’ve created such a fun background with all the trees and the road and now that song is in my head too LOL It’s good to see a post from you again and I wish you a wonderful week ahead as we scramble to finish everything in just ten more days LOL

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  4. What a fun card! I was wondering who was driving, and I love that it’s the cute mouse. He looks pretty serious, perhaps he could yet find a tree. Grin. We always chop our tree, but the biggest mess is the small fake tree I have in my dining room/kitchen. It has that fake snow/flocking on which falls off and sticks to everything. I’m surprised after all these years it hasn’t all fallen off. Have a fun pre-Christmas week. Hugs-Erika

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  5. Love this card with the gorgeous background and the funny mouse in the car with the tree on top.

    xxx Margreet

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  6. Absolutely adorable Vicki, such a fun and cute scene, the perfect background papers and love how you added the road, just fun and fabulous..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  8. a beautiful card you have recreated a nice Christmas scene, the little mouse carrying the tree is adorable. Thank you for joining C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Taty x DT

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  9. OMGoodness, how stinkin’ cute is that mouse in that amazing red truck?! I LOVE it! I’m with you… I’m shaking my head at how fast this year has flown by and how fast Christmas got here! But I love this season – Merry Christmas to you and your hubby! ❤

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  10. It certainly does seem to have crept up very quickly this year Vicki!

    A very sweet Winter scene, thanks so much for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations and We Love Stamping challenges.

    B x

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  12. Wondered where you were! Hope having fun! That’s a delightful card and what perfect background paper, I agree. Lawn Fawn makes the best ground dies, mine are old but still used often. Hope your Christmas is merry and bright, xoxo

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  13. Such a lovely little Christmas scene with the little mouse taking home his chosen tree in his trusty red truck. I do love a real Christmas tree, artificial ones may be cleaner but they don’t have that wonderful fresh smell.

    Thanks for sharing your lovely card at Stamping Sensations .

    Chris

    x

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  14. Everyone is commenting on the little muse drivig he truck – he is too cute. I have a truck stamp – now to find a mouse to fit in the drivers seat. Have a Merry Christmas.

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  16. A lovely card.
    Thank you so much for entering our challenge this week at CRAFT Challenge, looking forward to see you again next challenge.
    Hugs Sheryl xx CRAFT DT

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  17. Fantastic fun card, love the little road – great design. Thank you for joining us at We Love Stamping. Emma

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  18. Great scene and also the one you painted with your intro and I agree! We grew some no shed trees a while ago and although they do shed a tad it’s no more than our ancient artificial one! Sadly the sheep got in the enclosure last winter and ate the few remaining so no tree this year! Thanks for linking up at Cardz4Guyz. 🙂

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  20. A wonderful scene Vicki,love your mouse driving the truck full of Christmas trees, wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy Prosperous New Year,thank you for your support,love Meg xx

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  21. I agree Vicki seems like we are still waiting for Summer to fully arrive and now Christmas is less than a week away!!! Love your fabulous card and cute mouse with his tree, great background and love the curved road-Merry Christmas to you and your Hubby and best wishes for the New Year.

    Carol x x x

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  22. I love this fun Christmas card, Vicki, with that adorable mouse driving his Christmas tree home in his snowy red pickup. Too cute for words.

    I not getting much crafting time or computer time these days. Hopefully things will turn around for me in another month or two and I can jump back into the mix. I miss it a lot!

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  23. Vicki, your Christmas transport card is absolutely charming! The vintage truck carrying the Christmas tree is such a nostalgic and heartwarming scene. I love the background paper you chose and the way you added the road die to create a perfect winter landscape. The little mouse driving the truck is adorable and adds a fun touch to the card. Thank you for sharing your creativity and inspiring us with your beautiful work. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

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  24. I love this…adorable!! Thanks for playing along with our “Tag//Christmas” challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!! You nailed both the theme and the masculine element that is always called for in our challenges!! Deb Horst, DT #C4G362

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  26. Very cute, love the idea of the added tree in the back. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at We Love Stamping. Wishing you a Very Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year.
    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  29. What a fun card! I love your sweet image! Thank you so much for joining us this week at As You Like It Challenge, looking forward to seeing you again in our next challenge.

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  30. You combined all the elements into a coherent whole perfectly. Great paper for the background, the truck, the Christmas tree and even that road… A brilliant idea for a beautiful card

    xx

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