CAN'T VISIT THE BEACH THIS SUMMER - THEN COME TO MY MINI COTTAGES BY THE SEA

For this month’s theme at AlphaStamps, which is Vintage Beach Cabanas, I’ve used the new Cabana Row House Set to create 3 mini cottages by the sea.  I came up with names for each of the cottages, and that drove their unique designs.

Shell Cottage

Using House C from the Cabana Row House Set

Shell cottage is the beachiest of all of the cottages, surrounded by sand, seashells, and palm trees.

The palm trees are die-cut chipboard.  I painted the trees using various acrylic paints.  The base of this cottage is a foam core.  I cut slits in the foam core, inserted the trees, and glued them in place.

For all of the cottages, I first assembled the house (minus the roof), and then in the case of Shell Cottage, I papered the house and roof using an 8 x 8 paper pad titled French Riviera. 

The doors and windows are from the Window Frames & Shutters collage sheet.  I used a tiny double-sided seahorse charm for door handles.  If you snip away the loop at the top, the seahorse comes apart into two pieces.

For the roof, I started by painting the chipboard white using acrylic paint.  I then glued the seashell sequins in place using E6000 glue.  I added some of the French Riviera paper to the top of the roof and trimmed the peak with the Under the Sea chipboard border painted with acrylic paint.

In the front of the cottage are two white beach chairs painted with turquoise acrylic paint.  The chairs have a slit at the top, where I inserted the cocktail umbrellas.  In front of one of the chairs lies a beach babe, which you can find on the Bathing Beauties #2 collage sheet.

Shell Cottage Supplies from Alpha Stamps

• Cabana Row House Set – House C
• Window Frames & Shutters Collage Sheet – Door and windows
• Bathing Beauties #2 Collage Sheet – Girl lying on a towel with an umbrella
• French Riviera 8x8 Paper Pad
• Palm Tree Silhouettes
• Seashell Sequin Mix – Roof tile
• Under the Sea Chipboard Border – Roof trim
• Tiny Double-Sided Seahorse Charms – Door handles
• Miniature White Beach Chairs
• Cocktail Umbrellas
• Seashells in Plastic Tins – In sand

Sailors Cove

Using House D from the Cabana Row House Set

For this house, I again used the French Riviera paper. 

The door and windows are from the die-cut chipboard set, Seaside Doors & Windows.  I dressed the door up with a brass anchor and seahorse charm.  Around the window, in the front, I used corrugated saucer beads.  The ladies coming out of the door can be found on the Vintage Beach Babes collage sheet.  The lady in the window is on The Fourth of July collage sheet.

At the top of the roof are a ship's wheel and a nautical flag glued to a toothpick inserted into the roof.

The trim on the roof comes from the Seaside Décor & Beach Umbrellas chipboard set.

Below you can see the two umbrellas from the chipboard set.  In front of the cottage is a paper sailboat with two children which you can find on the Seaside Victorian Children collage sheet.  You'll find all of the nautical flags I used on the Sea Calls to Me collage sheet.

On the sides are more windows from the Seaside Doors & Windows chipboard set.

Sailors Cove Supplies from Alpha Stamps

• Cabana Row House Set – House D
• Vintage Beach Babes Collage Sheet – Women coming out of the door
• Seaside Victorian Children Collage Sheet– Little sailor boy and girl in the boat
• The Fourth of July Collage Sheet – Woman in window
• The Sea Calls to Me Collage Sheet – Ship flags
• French Riviera 8x8 Paper Pad
• Seaside Doors & Windows Set – Front door and windows
• Seaside Décor & Beach Umbrellas – Roof wave trim & beach umbrellas behind the boat
• Tiny Double-Sided Seahorse Charms – Door handle
• Brass Ship Wheel
• Corrugated Saucer Beads – Around the front window
• Large Anchor Charm - Bronze

Rose Cottage

Using House B from the Cabana Row House Set

The Rose Cottage is papered with House of Rose on the Porch, scrapbook paper on the house part, and French Riviera paper on the roof.

The base is foam core which is covered with Natural Grass scrapbook paper.  I cut out cobblestones from the Provincial Cobblestone scrapbook paper to create a path.

The front door is from the Mini Old Windows & Doors collage sheet.  Around the door are pink, and cream mini rose buds.  Above the door is a brass bee.

The fence is made from flat matchsticks painted white with acrylic paint.  I poked holes into the foam core and inserted the matchsticks into the holes.

The windows on the sides are from the Window Frames & Shutters collage sheet.  On the fence at the front are pink roses.

The flower boxes are made from the ends of matchbox drawers.

Rose Cottage Supplies From Alpha Stamps

• Cabana Row House Set – House B
• Window Frames & Shutters Collage Sheet – Windows
• Mini Old Windows & Doors – Collage Sheet - Door
• Seaside Victorian Children Collage Sheet– Little girl
• French Riviera 8x8 Paper Pad - Roof
• House of Roses on the Porch Scrapbook Paper – Front, back & sides
• Natural Grass Scrapbook Paper
• Provincial Cobblestone Scrapbook Paper – Stepping stones
• Giant Brass Bee
• Mini Rose Buds - Ivory
• Mini Rose Buds – Pink Cream Variegated
• Tiny Paper Roses – Pink Cream Variegated
• Tiny Paper Roses – Medium Pink

MASTER SUPPLY LIST

This list has the supplies used for all three houses.

• Cabana Row House Set
• Under the Sea Chipboard Border
• Palm Tree Silhouettes
• Seaside Doors & Windows Set
• Seaside Décor & Beach Umbrellas
• Seaside Victorian Children Collage Sheet
• Vintage Beach Babes Collage Sheet
• Bathing Beauties #2 Collage Sheet
• Window Frames & Shutters Collage Sheet
• Mini Old Windows & Doors – Collage Sheet - Door
• The Fourth of July Collage Sheet – Woman in window
• The Sea Calls to Me Collage Sheet – Ship flags
• French Riviera 8x8 Paper Pad
• House of Roses on the Porch Scrapbook Paper
• Natural Grass Scrapbook Paper
• Provincial Cobblestone Scrapbook Paper
• Mini Rose Buds - Ivory
• Mini Rose Buds – Pink Cream Variegated
• Tiny Paper Roses – Pink Cream Variegated
• Tiny Paper Roses – Medium Pink
• Giant Brass Bee
• Brass Ship Wheel
• Tiny Double-Sided Seahorse Charms
• Large Anchor Charm - Bronze
• Corrugated Saucer Beads
• Seashell Sequin Mix – Roof tile
• Seashells in Plastic Tins – In sand
• Miniature White Beach Chairs
• Cocktail Umbrellas