Build-a-House Episode 1

Hello! Happy October! Happy World Card making week!

I am kicking off a brand new Stamp Set of the Month series today! And to shake things up a bit I am actually doing a DIE SET of the month for October! And that die set is..... Build-a-House by Lawn Fawn.

This is a versatile die set because you can make so many different houses with this die set for so many occasions. Lawn Fawn has two sets of stamp and die sets that you can pair with this house to make a Halloween scene or a Christmas scene. Today I am going to be showing you the Halloween Add on and the Tiny Halloween stamp set to turn this house die set into a Haunted House card and Sucker Holder. And throughout this month I will be showing you lots of ideas with this die set. As always there is a video for you to watch the making of these projects. If you click over to my YouTube channel to watch is make sure to give it a thumbs up and leave a comment to have a chance to WIN todays card and sucker holder!

Let's take a look at the haunted house projects.

I started by ink blending a background with Distress Oxide inks; Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot. I LOVE a green sky for a halloween card! For the grass I used Black Soot. It's super fun to switch the night sky and grass colors up. And I love how bright the moon is! I just a circle to mask off the moon before doing any ink blending. For a finishing touch to the ink blending I added a dusting of the black soot around the moon mask. This really gives the moon some dimension. Both the background and the grassy die cut were splattered with water from a distress sprayer for that amazing oxidized splatter looks. The background also got a splatter of Sparkle Silk for added shine.

All the elements for the die cut house are from the Build-a-House die set and the Halloween Add on die set. I LOVE all the possibilities when combining these two die sets and using different colors of card stock and ink.

The cute little stamped elements peeking out of the windows are all stamps from the Tiny Halloween stamp set. As well as the bats flying over the moon and the spooktacular sentiment.

The adorable ghosts are also from the Build-a-House Halloween add on die set. I love that there are two different sized ghosts. Die cutting them in this Pretty Amethyst color really gives them the feel that they are translucent and adds to the Halloween color scheme of this card.

I took advantage of the fact that I could have the front door open on my card and stamped "EEK" repeatedly on the inside of the door.

Now let's take a look at the coordinating treat holder.

I die cut two houses for this holder but only decorated the front. You could go all out and make the back of the house decorated too.

I made the front window an actual window so you could see in and get a peek at the treat inside, which is a Caramel Apple pop.

I used a different set of eyes in the doors window than I did for the house, because there are three sets of eyes in the Tiny Halloween stamp set, so why not!

And on the inside of this door I added the word "boo".

There is a middle piece between the front and back houses that hold the sucker in place. It measures 1-7/8" x 3", scored at 1-7/8" & 2-1/4". Punch a hole in the center scored area for the stick of the sucker to go through.

The shorted end gets glued to the back of the front house piece. So that it does not cover up the open window. And the larger side gets glued to the back of the back house panel, giving it more strength since there is nothing else glued to it. Easy as that.

I finished it off with a bat flying over the house, attached to a small strip of window sheet. To keep the houses closed at the top a used a small piece of thin Velcro.

And how about a bit off gingham ribbon around the sucker stick to top off the cuteness factor.

Now it is time to take a look at the video. DISCLAIMER: The first half of this video was originally recorded on my Facebook page as a LIVE demonstration. You will notice that the video goes in and out of focus as Facebook buffers my live video. Sorry for this quality issue. It is not how I normally do my videos. But I love sharing my creations LIVE with my facebook friends.

Be sure to click over to my YouTube channel to watch this video so that you can give it a thumbs up and comment, then you will be entered to win todays card and sucker holder too! The winner will be announced on next Tuesday's video!

Thank you so much for stopping by, see you again soon for another stamping creation! All the supplies I used to make these projects are listed and linked for you below. I do make a small commission when you shop my affiliate links, at no cost to you. This allows me to keep bringing you fun projects like this. Thank you so much for your support, it mean a lot to me!!!