The Nickel Nook: Home Sweet Home Decor for Clear Scraps

Hello, my friends!

I'm back with a fun new project for Clear Scraps!
This time it's a home decor item.

This project features the Standing House with Wood Embellishment.
This item comes unassembled and ready to decorate.

I added some pieces from the Embellishments Chipboard Punchout Home:

I also added one key that I had leftover from Keys Chipboard Embellishments.

Here are all the pieces I used:

I chose four colors of acrylic paint: white, light brown, light grey, and dark grey.

These happen to be the colors in my brick backsplash.

Here is how I painted all the pieces:

The house portion of the stand: I brushed on one coat of the acrylic paint. While it was still wet,
I used a baby wipe to remove some of the paint.
The base of the stand: I used the dark grey acrylic paint, and brushed on two coats.
The scroll embellishment: Again, two coats of the dark paint. I left the edges unpainted.
Home Sweet Home Chipboard: I painted in dark grey.
Small Chipboard House: I removed the heart, and painted the house in light grey.

Chipboard Key: Painted in light grey.
Wooden Knob: Painted in white.
Small Chipboard Heart: Painted in white.

I set all the pieces aside to dry. Once they were dry, I moved on to the stenciling.

I placed a small amount of each of the four acrylic paints on a palette.
Using a makeup sponge, I picked up a bit of each color.
After dabbing it on a paper towel, I sponged the paint onto the house,

using the 4 x 6 Brick Wall Stencil.

I just kept dabbing until I had the look I wanted.

Next, I inked around all the edges, of all the pieces, using black ink.
I decided on my placement, and then used my tacky glue to adhere everything in place.
Finally, apply a coat of water-based varnish to protect your finished project.

Here's a closer look: