Love You To The Moon & Back Houses

 Happy Thursday!

Valentines is only 12 days away and I thought it would be fun to add a little decor to my Valentine's Day Decor. To create these cute little houses, I used the Tim Holtz Tiny Houses die and the Happy Hearts Creative Kit from Jennifer Edwardson Creative Inc. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and learn how to recreate these cute little houses at home.

To start, die cut the small house twice at the roof once out of a piece of Mat Board. Choose two pieces of patterned paper from the Happy Hearts Creative Kit or any love themed patterned paper. The pattern that you want to use make sure it faces up when die cutting the house and the roof. You will need two house pieces. Ink the edges of the mat board houses and roof as well as the patterned papers using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the patterned paper to each of the houses. Adhere the patterned paper roof to the roof.

Adhere the house together. Adhere the roof to the top of the house using a hot glue gun.

From the ephemera package from the kit, you'll need the typewriter and the Love You To The Moon & Back Quote. Cut the quote into four strips. I fussy cut three hearts from patterned paper. Ink the edges of all of the pieces. Foam square the typewriter to the bottom right side of the house front. Adhere the moon & back strips to the typewriter as desired. Adhere the three hearts as desired around the typewriter. 

Die cut the large house twice at the roof once out of a piece of Mat Board. Choose two pieces of patterned paper from the Happy Hearts Creative Kit or any love themed patterned paper. The pattern that you want to use make sure it faces up when die cutting the house and the roof. You will need two house pieces. Ink the edges of the mat board houses and roof as well as the patterned papers using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the ephemera package from the kit, you'll need the two roses, four hearts and the Love You To The strips. I fussy cut one heart from patterned paper. Fussy cut one of the labels from the patterned paper. Ink the edges of all of the pieces. 

Adhere the patterned paper to each of the houses. Adhere the patterned paper roof to the roof.

Adhere the house together. 

Foam square the two roses, one in the top right and one in the bottom left corner of the front of the house. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the label in between the two roses. Adhere the Love You To The word strips to the label as desired. 

Adhere the five hearts as desired on the front of the house.

Adhere the roof to the top of the house using a hot glue gun.

Here are a few closeups of the finished houses.

Here is the finished Love You To The Moon & Back Houses.

Supplies Used:

- Jennifer Edwardson Creative Inc.: Happy Hearts Creative Kit

- Tim Holtz for Sizzix: Tiny Houses

- Sizzix: Mat Board - White

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain and Blending Tool with foam

Misc: Hot Glue Gun

I hope that my tutorial to create these Love You To The Moon & Back Houses has inspired you to recreate your own at home!

- Katelyn