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The sentiment of ‘A New Home’ was created in Cricut Design Space and
sized to fit comfortably along the bottom of a 5 1/8” square of White
Linen cardstock. I used the Cricut Explore to cut the correct size
piece from the White Linen and the ‘attach’
function to ensure the writing remained as I had planned it in the
preview screen. A Cricut pen in ‘Midnight’ was used to write the
sentiment and it came out extremely clear and even on the Linen texture
of the card.
I then inked around the edges of the Linen
panel using distress Ink in ‘Broken China’ which is a nice blue colour
and just tones down the bright white at the edges helping to
co-ordinate with the blue toned elements in the house design. The panel
was matted onto a slightly larger square of Post Box Red and then
positioned centrally onto the buff card front using double sided tape to
adhere each layer.
A basic house shape with a window cut-out detail was cut from Buff card, a door and roof details from Pale Turquoise card and a little window box and heart from Post Box Red card.
A basic house shape with a window cut-out detail was cut from Buff card, a door and roof details from Pale Turquoise card and a little window box and heart from Post Box Red card.
I ran the Buff house shape through the Big shot using an
embossing folder with the ‘mosaic’ design which I thought gave a good
enough impression of brick or stonework. Lightly swiped across the
raised embossing with ‘Tea Dye’ distress ink applied with a small piece
of foam. The ‘Tea Dye’ colour is a pale browny colour and just adds a
little subtle definition to the embossing.
I also ran the Turquoise card shapes of door and roof and the red window box shape through the Big Shot using a ‘dots’ embossing folder. A versamark pen added a little detail to these pieces. A small piece of pale lemon vellum was adhered to the back to cover the window cut-out. I did add a couple of score lines to give the impression of window panes.
The Buff house shape was attached centrally using 3D foam pads to the card front evenly spaced just above the sentiment. The door, Roof detail and Window box were then added, again using 3D foam pads to add height and interest, along with the red heart to provide the ‘chimney’.
2 heart shaped buttons in blue and red were layered up and attached to the house using Cosmic Shimmer glue to provide a strong bond. A little red gem for the door handle provides the finishing touch.
This
is a fun and relatively simple design which you can simplify by omitting
the embossing and inking if you prefer. You could make in different
colour schemes and handwrite or stamp the sentiment; it would also be
fun to add a number to the door or extra details to personalise.
Materials Used:
Papermilldirect cardstock in White Linen, Post Box Red, Buff, and Pale Turquoise
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders ‘Mosaic’ and ‘Swiss Dots’
Heart shaped buttons, small piece of lemon vellum
Distress Inkpads in ‘Tea Dye’ and ‘Broken China’
Versamark Pen
Cricut ‘Midnight’ pen (or sentiment stamp)
Adhesives: Double Sided Tape, 3D Foam Pads, Cosmic Shimmer (clear drying) Glue
Materials Used:
Papermilldirect cardstock in White Linen, Post Box Red, Buff, and Pale Turquoise
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders ‘Mosaic’ and ‘Swiss Dots’
Heart shaped buttons, small piece of lemon vellum
Distress Inkpads in ‘Tea Dye’ and ‘Broken China’
Versamark Pen
Cricut ‘Midnight’ pen (or sentiment stamp)
Adhesives: Double Sided Tape, 3D Foam Pads, Cosmic Shimmer (clear drying) Glue
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