Spring was here for a week or so, but winter came roaring back yesterday with a bit of snow and some pretty cold air blew in with it as well. Grateful we aren't having the blizzard like weather or getting dumped on either that many others to the east are having to deal with.
I've been able to spend a little time with my software and cutting machine again -- having some and trying some new to me stuff. We made some Spring/Easter cards for the family. They turned out really nice. I learned some new stuff that my cutting software (SCAL 6 Pro) can do and used that to create this card. The pre-colored digital images are from Polkadoodles.
My big project for March was to convert a house file into a doll house. To be honest, I nearly gave up as I had to change a few things to make it work. I used the Halfling Hideaway House from Simply Crafty SVGs for this one.
The doorway is changed and the alternative roof pieces were resized and used as the walls and ceiling for the interior of the house. I added an extra layer for the flooring which is "brick" and inked some strips for the wood trim for the interior. I think it turned out pretty good. The house isn't a true 1:12, but is more closely a 1:24. It will make creating the furniture a little more interesting since things will be much smaller. I did get a table and benches made (file from Thicketworks), it still needs some detailing --
I've talked to one of my daughters and we're going thrift shopping for an old dollhouse to see if we could use it in there once we get the outside of the house spruced up. I do like working with miniatures a bit and it would be fun to do something a little bigger and maybe even make a replica of the 150 year old family cradle that all my my children were rocked in as babies as well as me and my siblings, my mother and her father and several of his siblings and include that in the dollhouse. I think it would be cool.
Hope you have some creative time built into your schedule this coming week. Nurture your heart and have a wonderful week!
RESOURCES USED:
AC Cardstock
Bearly Art Glue
SCAL 6 Pro
Skycut C24
Digital paper (rocks and bricks from stash)
Halfling Hideaway House
Polkadoodle Digital Stamps: Spring into Easter (Big Kahuna Collection)
Photoshop Elements
mini hinge and mini brads (stash)
Moss (hobby Lobby)
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