Carrie Stamps

Build-a-Treat House

I am back with Part 2 of Episode 2 featuring my die set of the month, Build-a-House! 

In part 2 I am making treat houses!  They are SO cute!  And easy to make!

Here you can see the card from part 1 of Episode 2, if you missed that you can find it here. And next to it the treat house, built with the Build-A-House die set and the Halloween Add On die set.  It's a box that holds 2 fun size candy bars, KitKat's in this case. I found some that have glow in the dark wrappers! 

I knew I wanted to make a few different color houses. I decorated them all the same, using the Tiny Halloween stamp and die set and the Costume Party Stamp and die set.

Two things I love to do to give these houses a halloween feel is to 1. add a dusting of black ink to the edges of the die cut pieces and 2. glue the die cut pieces to the house so that they are slightly crooked.

Now let's talk about the box that holds the treat.

The paper for the box measures 2-3/4" x 4".

Score the paper at 5/8" on both sides and at 1-1/2" on both ends.

Then you snip the small score lines on both sides to create flaps to glue the box together and sandwich it in between two die cut houses. This box fits two fun size KitKat bars exactly.  And the house then can stand up for a cute decoration too. There is room behind these houses for a bigger box if you want to put something different in these boxes. I think fun size Hershey bars would fit too.

I did not want to put too much work in to the back of the house, but you could add to it  as much as you like.

But it is the perfect place to add a sentiment and a hand written message if you like.

I used black glitter paper to accent my houses with dies from the Halloween Build-a-House add on die set. And I put the bat on the end of a strip of clear window sheet. So it looks like it is flying over the house.

For more fun I glued on the door so that it opens and stamped BOO from Tiny Halloween and put a bowl of candy from the Costume Party stamp set inside.

You can see the making of the Build-a-Treat Houses in this YouTube video.

Be sure to tune into my YouTube channel for more ideas with the Build-a-House die set. I will be bringing you a new episode every Tuesday in the month of October with this die set.

You can find all the products I used to make these houses listed and linked for you in the comments below. When you click and shop my links I do get a small percentage of the sale at NO cost to you. I appreciate your support so that I can continue to bring you fun new ideas on my blog and YouTube channel.

 

Build-a-House Episode 2

Hey there stamping friends!  Fall is underway and cooler temps are being enjoyed here in Idaho. And talk of costumes, pumpkin cookies, and parties being heard in my house. So, I was in the mood for a Trick-or-Treat card with the Build-a-House die set by Lawn Fawn.

In this episode I am making my first ever Reveal Wheel Card!  And I LOVE it!  Interactive, Shape and Shaker cards make me happy! So, let's take a look at this card and you tell me if it takes you back to your days of trick or treating.

In this scene I envisioned a typical American neighborhood with kids trick-or-treating. The mummy has his pumpkin bucket to fill with treats. And the dinosaur is thrilled that she got a FULL SIZED candy bar!  And you know this house has to be a good one to trick-or treat at, they have decked their house out for Halloween. They even have a fancy changing scene in the upstairs window. 

With a turn of the wheel the picture in the window changes.

This face is one that you can use on the pumpkin, instead of the one I used.  I love that the Costume Party stamp set gives you two faces to make you own Jack-O-Lantern.

All the images in the window are from the Tiny Halloween stamp set, except for the face above.  It's made to fit in the window, but can be used for so much more.  I used the little cat on the front steps of my house, he's adorable!

I did not stop there. I had to add a panel on the inside of this card because the front of the card is heavy with lots of layers.

I had to put this cutie on my card, isn't he adorable.  The sayings on this card are a mix of the Costume Party stamp set and Tiny Halloween.

You can see the making of this card in this video:

Be sure to click over and watch this on YouTube for a chance to win this card!  All you have to do is LIKE and leave a COMMENT there to be entered!

AND the WINNER of last week's card is..... Hope Jones! Congrats Hope!  I'll be in touch to get your card sent out to you right away.

All the products I have used have been listed and linked for you below. Thank you for your support, when you click and shop my links it helps to support my blog and YouTube channel, at no cost to you.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, tune in tomorrow for the second part of Episode 2, the Trick or Treat Box!

 

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!!!

 

 

 

Tune in next week for Episode 2, a Reveal Wheel creation with the Build-a-House die set!