The Underground Tutorial Project Life | Nicole Reaves

I adored the House Guests stamp set the moment I saw it, but since Project Life is my primary method of memory keeping, I wanted a way to use this versatile set in my pocket pages. Today I'm sharing the Silhouette cut file of a mini 3x4 house I created to fit in my Project Life spreads, as well as a step by step tutorial on how I fill in the windows and decorate the house exterior using patterned paper scraps.

1. Open the house_guests.studio file in Silhouette Studio and cut out from cardstock or patterned paper. Cut a background paper to 3x4 and back the house cut with it.*


2. Start stamping your background images – anything that would be inside the house – with black ink. I began with the cute girl with the mug in the first floor window.


3. Use the curtains outline stamp and stamp on patterned paper. You could also use the solid curtain with a colored ink on white cardstock and then stamp an outline over it. Use scissors to trim out curtains. Cutting just outside the outline will fill the window on the cut file.


4. Apply adhesive to the back of the curtains and adhere inside the second floor windows.


5. Add more details inside the windows. Here I added a bird to the windowsill on the second floor window.


6. Stamp the vertical blind stamp with black ink on patterned paper and cut out. Adhere to the first floor window. Tuck up inside the window if you’d like to adjust how much of the blinds show past the top of the window.


7. Choose another patterned paper and cut a strip that measures 3” long x 1/4" high. Adhere to the top of the house for the cornice.


8. Cut another 1/4" strip of patterned paper and trim down the length for windowsills. Here, mine are just a bit wider than the window, at 1 1/8” wide. Adhere just below each of the three windows.


9. Cut a 3/8” strip of green cardstock or patterned paper for grass. Using your scissors, cut fringe on the top half of the paper. Adhere the strip to the bottom edge of the house, leaving a blank space in front of the door. Rough up the top edge of the grass to loosen up the fringe.


10. Add any other stamping details, like the “mmm” stamp. The door space is a nice spot for a short phrase or journaling.


11. With all of the paper and ink color options, the possibilities are endless for these little houses!

*Note : the House Guests cut file measures exactly 3”x4.” This size fits nicely in the Handbook page protectors. If you are using a page protector that has a slightly narrower pocket, trim down the width of the house before layering and stamping.

Supplies : House Guests stamp set, The Underground 4x6 paper pad, dot roller adhesive, scissors, grid paper, acrylic block, Versafine Black Onyx ink, Color Theory Coral Bay ink pad

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13 comments

  1. supertoni says…
    10/14/2014

    What a great idea. Not sure how I missed that gem in your awesome PL pages. Great tutorial too!

    I really wish I had purchased the digital house file now, when I purchased the stamp. Maybe SC can re-release it since they made a new Christmas stamp set? Would that be possible?

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  2. nicolereaves says…
    10/14/2014

    @supertoni, the cut file is a freebie! Just click on the link near the bottom of the post after "Note:"

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  3. LindaInAus says…
    10/14/2014

    This is so cute, thanks for the cut file.

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  4. Brinkleyboy says…
    10/14/2014

    Great idea, Nicole. Thanks for the tutorial and cut file.

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  5. toribissell says…
    10/14/2014

    What a fun idea!

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  6. kellyxenos says…
    10/14/2014

    This is so great, Nicole!! Love it!

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  7. BeautyScraps says…
    10/14/2014

    This is too cute! Thanks!

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  8. Llynx59 says…
    10/15/2014

    This is just adorable! Where do you find the "house guests" stamp set?

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  9. nicolereaves says…
    10/15/2014

    @Llynx59, there is a clickable link under Supplies at the end of this post.

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  10. pepper56 says…
    10/16/2014

    This is so adorable! Where can I find the cut file? :)

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  11. Llynx59 says…
    10/16/2014

    Thanks Nicole! :)

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  12. rkokes says…
    10/18/2014

    thanks!!

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  13. ammi says…
    10/25/2014

    This is so cute!!

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