Silver & Gold - Finished My First Christmas House!

Yep, finally did it! It has been quite the work in progress to get this little house done! I finally just made myself finish it and I am quite glad that I did!

Thanks to Amber, I re-learned how to Mod Podge. I forgot from when I was a kid to get the paper partially wet and then apply it to the surface with a coat of Mod Podge already on. Then once that dries, you can add an additional coat to give it a nice finished look. This helps prevent the annoying bubbles that I have gotten so upset about before! It makes me excited to use Mod Podge again!

So here is the finished project:


I got some snow in a can to add to the houses I am making. i am not sure if I like it. It doesn't stay fluffy once it dries up. I think I need more than what I added to make it work right, but I don't want to add any more because it will cover everything up.



I made the wreath using the bird punch from Stampin' Up! It is just the branches. I formed them into a circle and glued them together. It was pretty easy, just a little time consuming because I had to punch so many out. But it really wasn't bad at all to make.



Isn't the chimney so cute!



The snow in a can ate the ink on the tree a bit, so I didn't add too much on.

So there you have it. Not sure how I feel about the snow in a can. But I will try it whenever I get my next house done too. It will be probably twice the size as this one, so maybe it will work a little better.

Here are the supplies used:

House - Hobby Lobby
Patterned Paper - red swirl, tan {on lower part of roof}, brown {upper part of roof}, paper used on wreath Stampin' Up!; Green and cream {roof trim} My Mind's Eye; green, cream and red trim {on roof}, scallop border around base of house and cream strip around base of yard, red polka dot on chimney BasicGrey
Ribbon - tan on wreath, tinsel on tree Stampin' Up! green on chimney May Arts; red pom and tinsel Michael's Crafts; baker's twine is my own stash
Fabric - Stampin' Up!
Bling - Stampin' Up!
Glass Glitter - Stampin' Up!
Adhesives - Sticky Strip and Crystal Effects Stampin' Up!; Pop Dots Glue Dots; Mod Podge
Punches - Scallop Trim border, Scallop border, Bird Stampin' Up!; Large Corner Rounder {to make the large scallop border} EK Success
Cardstock - Stampin' Up!
Ink - Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Up!
Stamp - Stampin' Up!

Well there you have it. Hope you all are having a great Christmas Season and that everyone is well! Off to take Peyton to see Santa at the mall.

Oh, and look! I linked up to some parties! I haven't done that for a little while. Make sure to check these out:







































 

Have a Crafty Day!