Little House

Here's a gift I just made for a friend using a 3-D Birdhouse cutting die from Sizzix. For scale reference, the hole in the is about the size of a dime.

A little house would make a cute ornament if you add a hanger loop to the top. They are easy to assemble and fun to decorate. 

I cut the foundation from poster board, then cut and glued scrapbook paper panels to all four sides. The roof is die-cut from corrugated craft paper. I inked the house corners, edges and roof for a little dimension and added a small sun charm to the front. I printed words out on my inkjet and used colored pencil to "box" them, then cut them out and glued to the house.

I found a twig in the yard (lilac bush) and glued on tiny paper leaves to make the tree (using Aleene's Fast-Grab Tacky Glue). I made a tiny blue bird and added him to the tree as well.

The base is a chunk of foam board covered with paper. I made a small hole to glue the tree into, and also glued the house to the base.

I used Elmer's Extra-Strength Glue Sticks to adhere the papers to the house and base, and Aleene's Fast-Grab Tacky Glue to assemble everything.