This week's colour challenge features some of the colours that were added to the new SU! colour line this year. This is a great opportunity to pull 'em out and put 'em to good use, so I hope you'll be playing along with the challenge this week!
My mind has been on Christmas gift ideas lately, and I had wanted to try transforming the Milk Carton box into a little house for a while now. I thought it could make a great stand-alone box or an oh-so-cute Christmas village if you were to make more than one! After seeing how long this one took, I'm not so sure I will manage to put together a whole village, but at least, this is a start.
I've inked all of my pieces with a dauber to give the house more depth, and I've used a two-way glue pen with Dazzling Diamonds glitter to add "snow" to the house. I am particularly happy with the awnings, which were stamped with the Sold Stripes stamp and embossed with white powder, then punched with the Scallop Edge punch. Really cute, huh? The Scallop Edge punch was also used to create the shingles on the rooftop.
I cannot (and will not) take credit for the little wreath on the door, but I will say that I think it is so darn adorable! The idea and how-to came from Carrie Gaskins, who shared a tutorial on her blog HERE. She had done a little wreath to hang on a candelabra, but I thought it was the perfect touch for my door. Big thanks to Carrie for the wonderful inspiration!
The Oval Wide punch was used to create the half-circle window at the top of the door. The door was created by cutting off the sides of a punched circle and adding "planks" with the help of a Daffodil Delight marker. The doorknob is simply a brad.
Tip: Do not assemble the box before decorating. This way, if you want to poke the brad inside, you will not have to deal with the prongs showing. I also punched a square window and glued the vellum windowpane inside the house - yet another thing you wouldn't be able to do once the house is assembled.
(On a side note, once I was finished with the house, I noticed how the pink walls, bleu rooftop and rounded door are very reminiscent of Nathalie's house on Le village de Nathalie, one of my favorite childhood show. I was drawing inspiration from the challenge's colours so I didn't realize this until I was finished, but add a couple of hearts on the door and there's a definite resemblance there!)
Here are the links to the other Design Team members' creations:
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Solid Stripes, Confetti
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, Vellum Cardstock
Inks: Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, Versamark
Punches: Circles, Scallop Edge, Pinking Hearts, Squares, Oval Wide
Big Shot: Milk Carton die
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds glitter, White gel pen, Daffodil Delight
marker, Daubers, White embossing powder, Pretty in pink brad
Wow this is beautiful. You've done a wonderful job Cindy
Posted by: Sandra Farrell | October 15, 2010 at 00:52
Gorgeous!!
Posted by: Bronwyn | October 15, 2010 at 02:24
Wow, that is soooo cute.
Posted by: Fiona Harrison | October 15, 2010 at 03:10
I love this Cindy! Super cute! I might have to give this a go!
Kirsty
Posted by: Kirsty Brown | October 15, 2010 at 04:08
Wow ! Ta petite maison est vraiment magnifique !! Wow ! wow !
Posted by: Anne Bélanger | October 15, 2010 at 07:03
Oh Cindy, this is adorable! Surely you can't stop at just one - would love to see a whole village.... :)
Posted by: Helen H | October 15, 2010 at 08:17
Adorable! Simplement adorable. Le petit auvent, la petit couronne, la petite marche à l'avant.... tout est mignon!
Posted by: CeeCee | October 15, 2010 at 10:26
WOW, Cindy! This is soooooooooooooooo cute!
Posted by: Renée | October 15, 2010 at 11:03
C'est trop mignon! Wow! Trop cute!
Posted by: Marika Lemay | October 15, 2010 at 15:09
Now that is one amazing little house Cindy!!! I know how tiny those milk cartons are, so the details you have done are so intricate! Love all the sparkly snow glitter on there too! Thanks so much for your inspiration this week! Love Keesh x
Posted by: Makeesha Byl | October 15, 2010 at 18:04
That is simply gorgeous Cindy. Wow!! You have just made those colours pop, they look so perfect together. I love all of the little details, the scalloped trim roof, the window and shutter and the wreath on the door. Simply amazing!!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Lee-Anne
Posted by: Lee-Anne | October 15, 2010 at 20:20