Santa's Coming to Town -- in a Box Card!

Being in a festive spirit, I am sharing a Santa climbing down a chimney box card designed by Lori Whitlock. It is adorable. It’s cute enough for a child but fun to give to an adult.

 https://shop.loriwhitlock.com/a2-box-card-santa-chimney/

The digital file is already an A2 size, a basic card, so it fits into a ready-made envelope. There is no need to size paper and cut your envelope!

My first step was to assess my color layers in my Cricut Design Space program. I merged all similar colors, so I don’t have to cut different shades of the same color. Shh! That is my secret to quick projects. This is also a good time to change layer colors to make elements pop. 

Then I pulled all of my Cutcardstock papers. The ones that I used are below:

DCS Discount Card Stock: Canvas Textured Mantis Green Card Stock

Astrobright Solar Yellow 8.5x11 Discount Card Stock

Lessebo Colors Hunter Green 83lb Cardstock

Silk Glitter Opulent Opal 12x12 Card Stock

DCS Discount Card Stock: Vanilla Bean Brown Card Stock

DCS Discount Card Stock: Red Pepper Card Stock

I also use pale rose by Bazzill; black textured card stock from American Crafts; and Mint Tape, which is low-tack and repositionable, from scrapbook.com. This tape holds down my card stock on my Cricut brand cutting mats, as new mats are on order.

The third step was to cut the pieces and sort them. For example, all the Santa cuts were placed into plastic containers.

I also embossed the chimney bricks with a Sizzix embossing folder and a Big Shot machine. 

The fourth step is doing a sample layout before gluing. Once the pieces fit together and look like the final digital image, it is time to glue them down. 

After I assembled the pieces, I added glitter glue to the gifts and bow on the tree. 

Let me know if you make this box card — or a similar one! Wishing you lots of fun in your holiday crafting!