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Triple Gable Gothic Halloween Paper House No. 7

October 24, 2018 by Lucy 2 Comments

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Triple Gable Gothic Halloween House - House No. 7 for the 13 Days of Halloween

Triple Gable Gothic is Halloween House No. 7 for the 13 Days of Halloween series. This house is unique with 3 steep gables for the roofline and stamped with spooky patterns for extra Halloween effect. You can make this little Halloween house to add to your Halloween village with the free pattern from the Paper Glitter Glue library.

Let's get started in this fun miniature Halloween house.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE The Triple Gable Gothic HOUSE?

Download the free pattern at the Paper Glitter Glue Library

As always, you can find all my free patterns in my Paper Glitter Glue Library. I list the patterns chronologically. Which means you will find the newest 13 Days of Halloween paper house pattern in the 2018 section of the library.

To get access to the library, simply subscribe to my newsletter with the form below or at the bottom of the post and you will be sent the password immediately so you can download the pattern. Then click on the library link, click to enter the password protected area, type in the password and then the list of free patterns and tutorials will be available.

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MATERIALS

  • Halloween House No. 7 Pattern PDF or SVG files
  • Tracing paper (if tracing to the cardboard)
  • Cardboard (this house needs to be made of cardboard because of the steep gables)
  • Cutting Mat - this is my favorite cutting mat
  • Metal-edged ruler - even if you use a Cricut or other automatic cutting machine, a metal-edged ruler helps for folding and scoring
  • Craft knife and/or scissors
  • Aleene’s Tacky Glue or other white PVA glue
  • Paint – I use Tim Holtz Distress Paints because these paints work so well for Halloween projects. I also use either white or black gesso to prime my houses before I paint them.
  • Colored pens, pencils if desired
  • Paintbrushes - you need small brushes for details
  • Various Halloween Embellishments - I make little pumpkins from polymer clay that are easy and fun to make.

BRIEF OUTLINE OF DIRECTIONS

  • Download and print pattern
  • Copy pattern to cardboard
  • Score, then cut out pattern, and a small cardboard base
  • Prime the house with the base color
  • Stamp with the design of your choice
  • Add windows and doors
  • Fold and glue house together
  • Glue the roof to the house
  • Paint cardboard base
  • Glue to base
  • Decorate your little house

ADDITIONAL LINKS:

  • 13 Days of Halloween Paper House patterns:
    • Halloween Paper House No. 1
    • Halloween Paper House No. 2
    • Halloween Paper House No. 3
    • Halloween Paper House No. 4
    • Halloween Paper House No. 5
    • Halloween Paper House No. 6
    • Halloween Paper House No. 7
    • Halloween Paper House No. 8
    • Halloween Paper House No. 9
    • Halloween Paper House No. 10
    • Halloween Paper House No. 11
    • Halloween Paper House No. 12
    • Halloween Paper House No. 13

And here is the very first Triple Gable Gothic house that I made.

HOW TO MAKE THE Triple Gable Gothic – HALLOWEEN PAPER HOUSE NO. 7

These directions are the same as the previous directions. The most challenging step in this house is gluing the roof on. So I have gone into more detail at that step.
Halloween Paper house #diyhalloween #halloweenhouse #paperhouse

Triple Gable Gothic Halloween Paper House

  • DOWNLOAD AND PRINT PATTERN FOR THE TRIPLE GABLE GOTHIC HALLOWEEN HOUSE

First download and print the PDF pattern.

This pattern has been updated as an SVG pattern which you can download from the Paper Glitter Glue library as well.

  • NOW COPY PATTERN TO CARDBOARD

Use whatever method you want to copy the pattern to your cardboard.

  • SCORE, THEN CUT OUT PATTERN AND A SMALL CARDBOARD BASE

For these little houses, cut out a small piece cardboard a little bit larger than the house. They don’t need to be anything fancy. In fact, I think irregular works better for this little Halloween neighborhood.

  • PRIME THE HOUSE WITH THE BASE COLOR

To mix things up on this pattern, I've painted one house black and one house white. Both are painted with gesso because it makes such a nice base.

  • Stamp with the design of your choice

To add texture of the surface of the Triple Gable Gothic houses I used two different Stampers Anonymous stamps. One is called Planks and the other is Tangled Webs. They are perfect for decorating the surface very easily.

Triple Gable Gothic Halloween Paper House web stamp

Triple Gable Gothic Halloween House stamped with Stampers Anonymous Tangled Webs stamp

Triple Gable Gothic Halloween paper house stamped #halloweenhouse #diyhalloween #paperhouse

Triple Gable Gothic Halloween House stamped with Stampers Anonymous the Planks stamp

  • Add windows and doors

Before you add the windows and doors, remember the front piece is the one WITHOUT the glue tab. The glue tab always goes in the back. Well, if you remember. Sometimes I decorate the wrong piece and the glue tab seam ends up in the front. Just paint the seam to keep it from showing up too much.

So on the last house, I told you that I figured out the easiest way to make windows and doors for these houses because I am trying to keep these houses simple. Basically, just cut out little squares and rectangles for the windows and doors, then paint them. That way if you mess one up during painting you can just discard it. I prefer cardboard over paper because it gives a little dimension to the window or door.

Also it helps to glue the windows and doors on the house before you glue it together.

  • Fold and glue the little Halloween house together

Now fold the house along the scored lines and glue the house together with the glue tab in the back. Let dry.

  • Glue the roof to the house

Here we go. The only hard step on the Triple Gable Gothic Halloween house is gluing the 3 pieces of the roof onto the gables. I tried making the roof with just one piece, but it didn't work. I found the cardboard folds were too thick and wouldn't fit down in the sharp angles of the gables so I went with 3 different pieces. You'll see several photos to help you with this step.

  • First glue the tallest middle gable roof in place

First glue the middle gable piece in place. Apply a thick bead of glue to the middle tallest gable. Then apply the folded middle roof in place. Try to center it over the gables so that there is an equal overhang on the front and back. The tip of the middle gable is skinny and pretty flexible. Sometimes I have to push it in place with a pencil or stylus.

Glue bead on Halloween Triple Gable Gothic paper house #diyhalloween #halloweenhouse #paperhouse

Apply a thick bead of glue to the middle gable on Halloween Triple Gable Gothic paper house

Hold roof piece triple gable gothic halloween paper house

Hold the roof piece in place until it sticks pretty well. Mop up the excess glue that oozes out.

Hold in place to let it dry. This is critical because the next 2 sections are dependent upon this one being secured.

Glue roof pieces on triple gable gothic halloween paper house

Here you can see the glue oozing around the roof pieces. I mop them up with the tip of a stylus or pencil covered with paper towel

  • Next glue the next two roof pieces to the other gables

After the first middle piece has been glued on, glue on the next 2 roof pieces. Again try to center them on the roof with equal distance of overhang on the front and back. It doesn't always work. Mine are often uneven, but I think I notice it more than anyone else.

Glue roof pieces on Triple Gable Gothic

Here are the 3 roof pieces for the next Triple Gable Gothic house and tape reinforcing the 2 side gables on the Tangled Webs Halloween house

  • Paint cardboard base

Now that you have the roof in place, your little Halloween house is basically done. Pick a contrasting color for the base and paint it. Distress the base with paint it if you like. That's one of my favorite details.

  • Glue to base

To glue the house to the base, apply a thick bead of glue onto the bottom of the house and apply to the cardboard base. Let dry.

  • Decorate your little house

Finally we come to decorating part of making the little house. Just like the other houses, I am keeping in simple with the same little polymer pumpkins. And once again, I suggest you use more imagination than I have. Go wild with your little Triple Gable Gothic Halloween House. This is one of my favorite designs. Tomorrow's house is a variation on the Triple Gable Gothic. It's a miniature Bat Wing House. I think it looks really cute, too - I mean spooky.

Triple gable gothic halloween paper houses #halloweenhouse #diyhalloween #paperhouse

Triple Gable Gothic Halloween Houses

If my directions aren't clear, please let me know. Leave a comment or email me at [email protected] and I will be glad to help.

See you tomorrow with the Miniature Bat Wing House.

Lucy

P.S. I am adding this house to this week's Simon Says Stamp challenge called Halloween/Spooky. They always have inspiring projects on that challenge. Check it out.

Triple Gable Gothic miniature Halloween house tutorial

Halloween House No. 7 Triple Gable Gothic

Halloween Paper House No. 7 #diyhalloween #halloweenhouse #paperhouses

This little Halloween house is the 7th in the 13 Days of Halloween series. It's called the Triple Gable Gothic house because of the 3 steep gables on the roof.

« Crooked Little House - Halloween Paper House No. 6
The Bat Wing Miniature House - Halloween Paper House No. 8 »

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  1. Sandra

    October 27, 2018 at 4:34 am

    I just love your cardboard houses, and these halloween houses also. Stunning! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra

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    • Lucy

      October 27, 2018 at 6:12 am

      Thank you, Sandra.

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