How to Make a New Home Card
Wish someone a happy moving in day with this super-simple new home card! It's a great way to celebrate the big life milestone with them.
You don’t need a lots of specialty pieces to create this easy card, just a few essential items and an hour or two of free time.
Project and instructions by Jackie Jasper
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You will also need
*Scissors
*A black pen
*An acrylic block
*A foam blender tool
How to make
To begin, gather a A6 side folded pre-cut card blank, some blue ink and a foam blender tool.
Dab the blender into the ink, then gently dab off once onto a scrap piece of paper, start inking the centre of the card front in a circular motion gradually moving outwards.
Add more ink as necessary and build up layers until a solid circle appears.
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Now it's time to add the new home sentiment. Place the clear stamp onto an acrylic block, gently tap the stamp face down onto a black ink pad - lots of little taps will ensure the whole stamp gets a good coverage of ink.
Stamp the loaded sentiment onto the card front making sure there is even pressure as you push down, then lift straight up and off.
Top Tip: Practice on a scrap piece of paper first, and make sure to hold the block with two hands as this will help with applying an event amount of pressure.
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Next, it's time to add your desired hand drawn details with a black pen.
Start by adding the detail around the inked blue centre, then carry on to the outer boarder lines.
Top Tip: If you do make a small mistake you can add some tiny detail lines to help disguise it.
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To create your house topper, trim a square of white card stock measuring approximately 4 x 4cm, then cut a triangle to fit the top with a slight over hang (see photo below). Finish by trimming a tiny scrap piece for the chimney.
Glue the roof to the very top of the square piece then add the chimney behind.
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Add the house topper to the centre of the card front using 3d foam pads, then use a heart shaped paper punch or hand cut a heart shape from red card.
Fold the heart in half making a crease, then glue along the folded crease and attach to the centre of the house.
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