Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The Project Bin

Today's Christmas card sponsored by The Project Bin features the wonderful Santa face from their newest Christmas set, Mid Century Christmas. It brings back so many treasured holiday memories of my 50s and 60s childhood so, of course, I love creating with it!

During those years my dad and my uncle worked for the some electric company. My uncle had always played Santa at all of the company Christmas parties. The time came when he could no longer do it, and my dad decided he would enjoy that. Well, it just so happened that my mother was an amazing seamstress and made all of the clothes for herself, my sister, and I. Undaunted by the task, she set about to make him the most amazingly awesome Santa suit that he enjoyed wearing for many, many years to come serving as Santa for his company, our church, and many charitable organizations. Even after retirement, he would dress up in that gorgeous Santa suit each Christmas to delight and entertain his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

There even came a time when he was involved in a traffic accident while wearing his suit. Imagine the story that lady went home to tell her family! "Guess who I ran into today? Santa!" We still laugh about that one!

Designer Paper: North Pole by Doddlebug Design Inc.

Holly Sticker by Jolee's Boutique

Check out the other wonderful images and sentiments that 

are a part of Mid Century Christmas and be sure to pick up the matching dies

in The Project Bin Shop!

  

Christmases Past - The Project Bin

This wonderful Christmas tree image, which is a part of the Mid Century Christmas set by The Project Bin, takes me back in time to the early sixties when every other house on the street featured a silver tinsel Christmas tree in the front bay window lighted by a spinning wheel of pastel colors.

That was the inspiration for this holiday card sponsored by The Project Bin. To create the rainbow background I used the smashed acetate method created with water-based markers spritzed with water and slapped onto the paper. I embossed the tree in silver, of course!!

I know many of my friends share the same memories! I need to start checking the antique stores to see if I can track down one of these magical trees!!

Mid Century Christmas - The Project Bin

I am here today to share with you the new Christmas release from The Project Bin. The stamp set is called Mid Century Christmas and features a fabulous retro Santa face and Christmas tree! Our family never owned a tree like this, but we certainly envied those who did! The trees came in all colors and sizes and looked so amazing with their perfect symmetry! Included in Mid Century Christmas are numerous fun sentiments  as well as ornaments, a star, and gifts for the tree!

Released with it is a 4 piece matching die set which cuts out the tree, the gifts, and the star. What fun!

The Project Bin sponsored Christmas card I have created for you today uses all of the picture images from the set along with this fabulous sentiment!! I stamped the sentiment on a die cut heart which was mounted over the  sweater designer paper from Comfort and Joy by My Mind's Eye chosen for the tiny hearts  woven into the print. The images were then popped up over it with dimensionals.

My next card with this set with feature the glittering silver tree I so admired in the picture windows of the homes in our neighborhood in the 60s! These images bring back so many memories of Christmases past!

Thanks for visiting here today!  If you are a child of the 50s and 60s like I am, you'll want to add this awesome set to your Christmas collection!!