From Christmas house to Valentine house! The Christmas house on the left is one of several I bought at Christmas time in one of the big box craft stores. A year or two earlier I had bought something similar, put designer paper on the front, and adhered a little wreath and ribbon. I didn’t get more made this year for Christmas so I got the idea to make a Valentine house out of the wooden blocks I had. Click HERE to see the ones I made previously.
These Valentine houses were fun to make! Bet you can’t make just one! It was easy to measure the bottom portion of the block and cut out a piece of designer series paper to cover it. Then I traced the roof area onto a piece of cardstock, cut it out, and embossed it. I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue for the whole project. The back of each house has a solid piece of cardstock that I just traced from the block and cut out. It’s best to use the Liquid Glue because you have a moment to get the paper perfectly placed. If necessary, you can trim off an overhanging edge with scissors or use a craft knife carefully.
These two houses were the first ones I made! The house on the left uses a piece of the Sweet Sorbet gingham paper in the Country Gingham 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper on the front. The roof is Sweet Sorbet cardstock embossed with the Gingham Embossing Folder. The door is die cut with the door in the Warm Welcome Dies. The door is rather tall for this project so I made it shorter. I used gold foil to cut out the door knocker and door knob with the same die set. For the plants on each side of the door I just chose some greenery dies. The little flowers are the teeny tiny Loose Daisy Embellishments. I just put a tiny drop of glue where I wanted the flowers and carefully placed them.
The house on the right is decorated with the little hearts page in the Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper. The roof is a piece of gingham paper in Petal Pink. The door is Petal Pink. On both houses, the hearts are Basic White and Flirty Flamingo, diecut with the heart in the Warm Welcome Dies.
Here are two more houses decorated in the same way using designer paper, embossing the roof paper, diecutting doors, accessories, hearts, and plants.
You may notice the door on the house on the left is taller than the door on the right. I had made the other houses the other day and forgot I made the door shorter so I would have room at the top for hearts. But that’s okay (because there are no mistakes in stamping!), I just made smaller hearts! Those smaller hearts are cut out with dies in the Teacup dies.
Here are four of my houses all lined up! Something different to do with our paper and supplies! Use a house for a Valentine decoration in your house or on your tiered tray. You can probably find something similar at the store. Later, you could decorate one for Easter or another holiday! The important thing is to have fun making something different!