Hi! Happy Monday! It's an exciting day here on the blog! I am so happy to have been invited to participate in the big blog hop today - celebrating the new 2016 Hero Arts Catalog! There are so many fun new items in this catalog. I saw most of it at CHA and love it all, already! Really happy to be able to get my hands on some new product and make something to share with you today. Welcome to the hop! Be sure to leave comments on all the blogs - Hero Arts is giving away four gift certificates - randomly - from all the comments. YAHOOOO! To shop the Hero Arts Store, CLICK HERE. To start at the beginning of the hop CLICK HERE! There are a lot of my favorite craft girls on the list for today! (Full list at the bottom of my post).
One thing I was very smitten by at CHA were the new 3-D houses dies and the matching stamps to go along with them. The possibilities are endless for these products! We have new neighbors on our street, so I used the die and stamps to make a little welcome present and card to give them. I used a mason jar (kind of addicted to mason jars right now) and a soft color palette of yellow, kraft, brown and green to make my project. Let's take a look!
I made two houses out of kraft cardstock. I stamped the teeeny tiny stamps in white ink and brown ink. And added some green vines! The little window boxes were stamped on white paper and cut out by hand. Then I colored them with Copics and added flower centers with a white gel pen. The stamps are so fun - little trees, animals, shutters, doors....so CUTE! It is super easy to assemble the house. It's all one piece, you just fold it and use a little dab of clear glue.
I made these little banners by stamping more of the images from the house stamp set and wrapping them around some floral pins. Under the green paper circle and the button on top of the mason jar, I put some foam tape. That's what the pins are sticking into!
Every detail has been thought of...see the tiny porch light?
My card is a three and a half inch square card. I stamped it to match the mason jar gift and tied yellow twine on both pieces...because that's just cheery!
THANK YOU for coming by today! I hope you enjoy the hop! It's a good one. Lots of inspiration and fun today. Really happy I got to be part of it. Be sure to comment for a chance to win a prize! Have a wonderful day everyone. XOXO
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Squee! Your project and card are phenomenal! Love, love, love it! That cheery yellow is the bomb. Hero Arts has really outdone themselves with this set!
Posted by: Princess Judy | 02/18/2016 at 09:42 AM
WOW Wanda! Those houses look fabulous and the card is just the perfect adition to the set. TFS.
Have a lovely day!
Posted by: Liz O. | 02/14/2016 at 09:24 PM
The house is just darling.
Posted by: Patty Reuter | 02/14/2016 at 05:27 PM
Warm, kind idea. Neighbors would be thrilled with this.
Posted by: Maureen Loeswick | 02/14/2016 at 02:24 PM
Fabulous house warming gift. I would love to die cut these and then give them to my daughter's friends to decorate. I can just imagine the fun they would have!
Posted by: Nandini | 02/14/2016 at 04:54 AM
What a great housewarming gift!
Posted by: Kate B | 02/13/2016 at 11:30 PM
! love the gift you created! It's super cute and unique, and I'm sure your neighbor is glad to have it in their new home (and to have such a sweet neighbor)!
Posted by: Elise S. | 02/13/2016 at 10:42 PM
Oh my goodness, these little houses are so darn cute! Love the matching card too.
Posted by: shartl | 02/13/2016 at 10:23 PM
Cute cards and sweet ideas for a home sweet home. Love the stamps.
Posted by: craftmommy | 02/13/2016 at 10:14 PM
Just adorable!!! Looks like so much fun to create and play with!!!
Posted by: Laurie Brown | 02/13/2016 at 08:32 PM
Adorable 3-d houses and I just love what you did with the jar!!
Posted by: Linda W. (ScrappinBari) | 02/13/2016 at 07:54 PM
WOWOWOWOWOWOW!! SUPER AWESOME!! SO INSPIRED and LOVING the New Products!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | 02/13/2016 at 07:27 PM
Wanda, thanks for sharing your adorable houses with us! Tiny things are always so cute. Nice job!
Posted by: Debbie A. | 02/13/2016 at 06:58 PM
SO CUTE, a WONDERFUL way to welcome new neighbours and FABULOUS way to decorate all year long!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CLEVER & CREATIVE INSPIRATION :)
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | 02/13/2016 at 05:07 AM
OMG!!! What a witty & cute idea! LOVE this!!!
Posted by: Marcy | 02/12/2016 at 08:34 PM
I would be so much fun to make a whole neighborhood of these cute houses. You made a great house. Thanks
Posted by: Angie Hall | 02/12/2016 at 06:29 PM
Oh these houses are too much fun!
Posted by: Lisascreativeniche | 02/12/2016 at 05:07 PM
Cute houses and card.
Posted by: Sheresa King | 02/12/2016 at 02:34 PM
That little house is just too cute...
Posted by: Laura Joyce | 02/12/2016 at 01:15 PM
OMG! Adorable!
Posted by: Jamie | 02/12/2016 at 11:38 AM
awesome house warming gift, cute.
Posted by: Chandra Shasteen | 02/12/2016 at 09:54 AM
Super cute and so original!!
Posted by: Marcia | 02/12/2016 at 08:54 AM
What a creative idea! Lovely houses.
Posted by: Katarina | 02/12/2016 at 03:54 AM
Great to see the house all assembled.
Posted by: Peege04 | 02/11/2016 at 11:40 PM
Sweet! Love these little houses!
Posted by: Kris in Alaska | 02/11/2016 at 09:19 PM
Great projects and so cute. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Ericka Strange | 02/11/2016 at 07:40 PM
Nice neighborhood. You are a very crafty lady:)
Posted by: SarahC | 02/11/2016 at 07:00 PM
Such a cute idea!
Posted by: Sandy Small | 02/11/2016 at 06:04 PM
Ah, those little houses are so cute! I love how you put one in a mason jar. :)
Posted by: Amber H. | 02/11/2016 at 04:47 PM
Love the house in the jar - what an adorable gift.
Posted by: Brenda | 02/11/2016 at 04:36 PM
Cute projects!
Posted by: Brithzi Sandy | 02/11/2016 at 04:25 PM
These little houses are darling and love the card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Posted by: Linda Duensing | 02/11/2016 at 02:29 PM
Such a sweet gift, Wanda! Love this little house!!!! And that window box and the Windows!!! So Cute! Thanks
Posted by: Paulette S. | 02/11/2016 at 12:27 PM
Awesome way to use the dies and new release! Lovin' it! Thanks for the chance to win!!
~God bless~
Posted by: Janet T | 02/11/2016 at 12:25 PM
What a lovely gift for a new neighbor Wanda! So many wonderful ways to use this die, how great would it be to create a holiday village.
Posted by: Dana | 02/11/2016 at 09:16 AM
So cute! I love the build a house. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Cathy Homan | 02/11/2016 at 09:06 AM
Such a sweet new neighbor gift! I love that tiny 3D house with all the little details!
Posted by: Amanda Christensen | 02/11/2016 at 08:12 AM
Fun ideas, great way to welcome someone new to the neighborhood.
Posted by: Thalia | 02/11/2016 at 07:12 AM
Oh my goodness. Such a cute idea. And any new neighbor would appreciate receiving these! Thanks.
Posted by: Sherrie Johnson | 02/11/2016 at 06:49 AM
Fun house theme. Like the 3D. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Posted by: Melissa SunshineHoneyBee | 02/11/2016 at 04:48 AM
You are so think out of the box creative! First time visitor who will be returning.
Posted by: Lindsey | 02/10/2016 at 09:22 PM
These are really unique!! I haven't seen a set like this. Such cute houses!
Posted by: Ashlyn | 02/10/2016 at 08:18 PM
So cute--love these little houses.
Posted by: Sue D | 02/10/2016 at 07:57 PM
Clever idea. I really love the house die.
Posted by: Robin | 02/10/2016 at 06:30 PM
You are an industrious crafter....very cute houses and card.
Posted by: Sandra Meador | 02/10/2016 at 06:28 PM
Darling!!! You are so creative!!!
Posted by: Kim Faucher | 02/10/2016 at 05:55 PM
Oh my gosh look at those little houses!!! So adorable!
Posted by: Cortney Skerl | 02/10/2016 at 05:51 PM
Oh Wait Right There!! These are so Gorgeous any neighbor would love to be gifted! BRAVO!
Posted by: KimberlyRae Forde | 02/10/2016 at 05:36 PM
Wow the time and effort that went into this project is outstanding. The design and also the staging is wonderful. You really do such an outstanding job with your work and especially your photography. A picture says a 1000 words and this says true dedication to the process and the giving away of inspiration. Thank you.
Posted by: Dana | 02/10/2016 at 05:32 PM
How adorable! I love the die cut creation in the jar!!
Posted by: Marcie MacTarnaghan | 02/10/2016 at 04:42 PM