Looking for card inspiration to congratulate someone on their new abode? Impress them with one of our handmade card ideas.
House Shaped Card
What You Will Need
Dovecraft Back to Basics- Bright Spark 6” x 6” Paper Pack & Adhesive Pearls
First Edition 12” x 12” textured cardstock
Dovecraft Back to Basics – Pretty in Pink Pearls
Dovecraft 5”x 7” Kraft Card Blank
First Edition Dies - Window
Dovecraft double sided tape and craft glue
How to Make
1. Measure 7.5 cm from the top of kraft card blank and draw a line across the card where it is marked. Draw two diagonal lines from your line to the top of the card and cut along each line to create a triangle for the roof.
2. Cut a 9.9cm x 12.5cm piece of Dovecraft Bright Spark paper to stick to the bottom of the card blank with double sided tape.
3. We have then cut a piece of the multi-coloured striped paper to 12.5cm x 10cm x 10cm triangle to stick on the roof. Cut a piece of the pink square paper to 1.7cm x 3cm to make a small chimney for your house and stick to the left hand side of the roof.
4. With textured card stock, die cut the long rectangular window and cut in half to make two smaller windows. We have then cut two pieces of the pink square paper to 3.7cm x 3.5cm and glued to the back of the die cut windows. Stick the windows to the card.
5. To make a door for your card, cut a piece of textured card stock to 5.2cm x 3.6cm and curve one side to create the door. Stick to the bottom of the card, making sure it is central to the card.
6. We have then die cut the window boxes in the green and pink card stock. Cut out the flower heads from the cut pink window box and glue on top of the green flowers. Stick a window box to each side of the door and glue with the heart and swirl scraps from your pink card stock on top of the window box. To finish, die cut the cat and add to the right hand side of the door.
7. As a finishing touch to your card, stick adhesive pearls in varying sizes to the flowers and add a single pearl to the door to create a handle.
Flower Pot Card
What You Will Need
First Edition 12” x 12” textured cardstock
First Edition 12” x 12” Man Made Paper Pad
First Edition Dies - Pots and Jars
Dovecraft 5”x7” white card blanks
Dovecraft Alphabet Stamps
Fiskars Squeeze Punch – X Large – Circle, Scalloped Circle & Cloud
How to Make
1. Die cut the largest pot using red textured cardstock and add to bottom of the card in the centre.
2. With different coloured card stock, cut out three scalloped circles using the Fiskars punch. Use the Fiskars circle punch to cut three wheels from the 12” x 12” Man Made paper pad. Use double sided tape to stick the bicycle wheels to the centre of the scalloped circles. Stick two of the scalloped circles with double sided tape above the die cut pot and add the third with 3D foam squares.
3. With the pastel blue textured card, punch two clouds using the Fiskars cloud punch and stick to the top of the card. On white card, stamp the words ‘NEW HOME’ using the alphabet set. Once dry, cut out the individual letters and layer onto the clouds using foam pads.
Key to the Door Card
What You Will Need
First Edition The Promise 6” x 6” paper pad
Dovecraft 6”x6” kraft card blank
Dovecraft alphabet stamps
Dovecraft A4 Kraft & White card
Dovecraft Bohemian metal key
SANTORO®’s Willow Steel Dies
Lace & Twine
Dovecraft foam tape, double sided tape & craft glue
How to Make
1. Cut a piece of white card stock to make a 14.9cm square and stick to the centre of the kraft card blank. Layer with a 14.4 x 14.4cm square of grey damask paper.
2. Cut your house shape template with a 13.4cm x 10.5cm piece of kraft card. Cut out the 8cm square and triangle and layer both with white card stock, giving a small amount of allowance to create a border for the card. Layer the square kraft card with a piece of The Promise paper cut to 7.5cm x 7.2cm.
3. We have then added the 10.5cm x 7.9cm x 7.9cm kraft triangle to the top of the square using double sided tape. Layer the white card on the roof with a 9.2cm x 6.8cm x 6.8cm piece of The Promise grey polka paper.
4. To decorate, we have added a 16 cm piece of white lace to the bottom of the house and created two layers by overlapping the lace on the card. Finish by wrapping some twine around the house and feeding a metal key to the front before making a bow. Stick the papercraft house to the centre of the card using strips of foam tape.
5. Stamp the words ‘New Home’ using the alphabet stamps and cut both words separately. Add above the lace using foam pads. Die cut the heart shaped key hole with kraft card and stick above the stamped text.
New Home Window Card
What You Will Need
Dovecraft 6”x6” kraft card blank
Dovecraft alphabet stamps
First Edition 12” x 12” Man Made Paper Pad
Me to You Tiny Tatty Teddy Boy Wooden Buttons
Twine
Dovecraft 3D Foam Squares & double sided tape
How to Make
1. Cut a piece of the map paper from the First Edition Travel Notes paper pad to 14.8cm x 14.8cm andstick to the centre of the kraft card blank.
2. Print and cut out your template and use it to cut out the house shape in the centre of your chosen 14.5cm x 14.5cm paper. Layer on top of your card blank using foam squares to give your card dimension.
3. Cut out one car from the First Edition Travel Notes paper and add to the bottom right of the house.
4. Stamp the words ‘New Home’ onto a contrasting piece of paper and cut the words out separately. Add to the bottom of the card with foam squares.
5. Feed and tie some twine through a large wooden button and stick to the right hand side of the map paper to create a door handle.
Has someone just flown the nest or just bought a new home? We would love to see your crafty creations in the project gallery.