Cottonberry Creations: A little house

A little house

This is a little house I made which makes a good gift holder ( I put chocolates in mine). The roof is hinged so a small gift or Chocolates can be put inside. I used papers and kraft card from CraftWork cards. The pretty pink and turquoise papers are printed with tiny flowers which worked perfectly for this project. For the apex of the roof I cut DP using scalloped edged scissors. I measured to strips of white card and punched the four edges. I then glued each piece to either side of the roof and glued two of the patterned edges upright to make the peak. Scaps of Kraft card were used to make the windows and door and I used a metal flower brad for the door handle. I punched flowers to decorate the front of the house and added Candi to the centres. I punched and added mini butterflies/ flowers/ die cuts/ stitched flower length and ribbon to decorate. You might just be able to see the loop handle on the roof for carrying the house. I made this by twisting white wire around ribbon and pushed it through the two holes I made with my Cropadile.

25 comments:

Ellibelle said...: What a cute creation Shirley. Love the pastel colors you used, and great idea to put some little chocolate inside.; 23 January 2014 at 15:00
Chris Hanselman said...: Cute, cute cute. Love the butterflies. Thanks for joining our Winged Things Challenge at Created With Love Challenges

~~Chris
Co-Owner
Created with Love Challenges; 23 January 2014 at 15:38
Bridie said...: Ah, what a sweet project, love it

Thank you so much for leaving a lovely comment on my blog

Have a great day!

Hugs

Bridie@BGPayne Crafts; 23 January 2014 at 15:52
Rhonda Miller said...: Wow, this is fabulous. I saw it on MIM.; 23 January 2014 at 17:24
Lady Bug Stampers said...: Oh what a great project. Love it. love the colors you used and the butterflies as well. Thanks so much for joining us this week at Created with love challenge Winged things.
Linda K. DT
www.ladybugstampers.blogspot.com; 23 January 2014 at 20:20
Anne Fenton said...: What a great project. Thank you for joining TTCRD this week.; 23 January 2014 at 21:27
Isobel said...: Great project thanks for joining us at Feeling Crafty and good luck x; 24 January 2014 at 07:06
KraftyKoolKat said...: Wow Shirley this is really awesome. So very pretty.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxxx; 24 January 2014 at 12:07
Shirley-Anne said...: That's one mega cute house beautifully decorated ..Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday; 24 January 2014 at 12:20
verybellemakes said...: Such a stunning little house!! I love the colours and papers. Such a lovely way to present a gift :) Thanks for joining the Crafty Girls challenge, hope to see you again very soon.

Victoria DT; 24 January 2014 at 14:04
craftin-dawn said...: What a great project! So refreshing to see something other than cards! Great colors and love the little butterflies! Thanks for joining us this week at Created With Love Challenges for our Winged Things Challenge!
DawnD; 24 January 2014 at 17:50
Becky Garrison said...: I love your little house, Shirley! And I know it took a lot of time, because I have made tiny little houses too, and all the detail work is very time consuming! Thanks so much for joining us at Anything But A Card! Becky (DT); 25 January 2014 at 00:30
CJ said...: That is stunning and so inspiring. Saw it on MIM.

CJ; 25 January 2014 at 13:28
mytawnyinspirations said...: This is a sweet house and I can see iit making a fabulous gift, especially when filled. I love the work you have put into it, using up your bits and pieces, but also making sure all elements were balanced. Thank you for playing at Anything But A card . Cheers, Di; 25 January 2014 at 14:05
mixamatoasties said...: What a super creation!

Thanks for sharing at Hobbycutz this week.

Susan; 25 January 2014 at 22:01
Mandy Ashley said...: A Cute project! Love the colours and emblies :)

Thanks for joining in with us over at Feeling Crafty Challenge ~ good luck!; 26 January 2014 at 20:21
pjmackay said...: What a fantastic project love your house with all the beautiful colors! Thanks for joining mated love challenges; 27 January 2014 at 01:02
Karen Letchworth said...: This little cottage is just gorgeous, Shirley. Thanks for sharing this in our challenge this month,and please stop by next month for another great challenge. We love having you share your lovely art with us.
Karen
V's Sweet Ideas

P.S. Come play along with us at:
www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - another great family-friendly Anything Goes Challenge blog; 27 January 2014 at 03:11
http://blog.timetocreate.com.au/ said...: What a sweet make Shirley. Thank you for joining us at Anything But A Card this month. I guess your house would need to be balanced or it would fall over!; 27 January 2014 at 04:44
Unknown said...: It looks like a house from a fairytale, sweet and adorable. This is a little wonder, what you have made here. Thank you for joining our challenge at Pile It On and I hope you will come back again.
Hugs,
Anna xxx; 27 January 2014 at 07:34
Kiki Halbert said...: Beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us at Party Time Tuesday!; 29 January 2014 at 01:15
TantiK Creation said...: What a beautiful project. Love the colour so much. Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge.; 29 January 2014 at 23:04
Spyder said...: Lovely creation, thank you for joining Quirky Crafts challenge this fortnight,
((Lyn)) DT; 1 February 2014 at 21:28
flossbite said...: This is fantastic, really love it! Thanks for joining us at Crafting for all Seasons.
Hugs
Fiona x; 4 February 2014 at 17:38
Julia S-W said...: Such a great deal of work in your little house - what a beautiful gift to receive (especially if those gifts are edible too!).
Thanks for joining us at Anything But A Card for our Balance Challenge. Julia x; 7 February 2014 at 18:28