Tim Holtz Bell Tower Die with Shari Carroll
Happy Saturday everyone and welcome back to the blog! For the last couple months I’ve been making paper houses to display as decoration for the holidays. I’ve created a Surf Shack, Victorian Manor, Haunted House and Gingerbread house, all very different with various techniques and treatments for you to try.
I worked with the Tim Holtz Bell Tower die to create a clean and simple church to add to village. I wanted to keep it pristine looking so I added soft colored printed papers from the Prima Salvage collection to create a vintage look without being too grungy.
I added thin strips of paper to the sides of the structure to look like shiplap and was pleasantly surprised to see how it looked once I put a battery votive inside. The spaces between the strips allowed the light to glow through.
I have filmed the entire process of how to create my project, you can view the video below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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I hope I’ve inspired you to create a village for the holidays! Thanks for stopping by!
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really love this but I don’t think I posess your patience to do this myself. a job well done
I just love these little houses!
I really love watching you make these buildings. You make it look so easy and they are all so beautiful. Also like the addition of the shiplap. My ultimate favorite was the haunted house, but I really like them all. Thanks for the very detailed videos.
So lovely! Reminds me of those beautiful porcelain Christmas villages!!
Simply beautiful.
GORGEOUS!!! I have been making a little house today too! I love the addition of the shiplap, what a brilliant idea!! I will definitely be CASE’ing this :-)
luv
Lols x x x
Wow such an amazing project!! I always love when Shari builds these houses:)
I love churches! And I too like the way the light “glows” through the ship lap
Lovely! What a great project.
Pretty church! Thanks for sharing!
I hope when you are done making them all you will show us them all together.
How gorgeous!! <3
Amazing project!Thank you for sharing!
I like how you added the strips & the way the light of the votive shows thru. Wonderful job.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
This is just stunning! I really love the simple white and the gray pattern paper. I guess I’ve seen these dies online and thought they were very neat bit I didn’t believe that I would be able to put it together and have it come out.Also adding the battery light to the inside never even crossed my mind so now I am off to watch your video because now I am convinced that my die collection my need this new die. Thanks for sharing!
Shari makes the most beautiful mixed media art. Gorgeous.
What a beautiful church! Love all the different houses you make. You are so amazing and I love to see what you create.
Fabulous project!
Another Gorgeous house!!! I would LOVE to see your display of all your house creations!!!
Oh, what a great project this is! Love Tim’s dies!
I love to make these little buildings.
the church is so pretty. Would be great for
many occasions – as well as a decoration for the
house. thanks for sharing.
Lovely!
This is absolutely beautiful. Can you believe I bought this set when it was first released and still haven’t played with it yet?!! Think a playtime is due over the holidays. Thanks for the video share. I’m sure it’ll help me. X
Wow – this looks amazing!
Love the siding effect you created
Very pretty building. Live the siding and lighted windows.
This is so cute! The shiplap looks really good :)
Wow, amazing!!!!
Yes, Shari, you have inspired me, but I don’t know if I would do a good job assebeling this church.
Very inspiring. You have created quite a lovely village
Very pretty!!
How cute is that!
This is so beautiful.
This is such a beautiful decoration piece, these dies are so well thought!
Your village is truly a keepsake treasure! I adore this church!
Wow! This church is
so pretty and love
the light inside it.
Carla from Utah
Love this! I have to get this base die!
Your bell tower is so lovely. I like the little battery operated light so that it shines through, so pretty. Thanks for sharing this project with us.
I love the shiplap idea! I’m going to work that into a card design! Thanks for the inspiration.
So pretty and classy.
Love this 3D idea! Would be fun to make a Christmas village this way. Thanks for sharing ☺️
Very pretty church!
This is simply amazing. Beautifully done, Shari.
wow!
its gorgeous!
I just love little houses and churches for Christmas decor. The details on this are amazing!
so enjoy Tim’s village of houses. . . yours is beautiful!
A truly awesome project! I love the shiplap sides especially!
Gorgeous house addition to the village, I’ve loved seeing them all! So creative, I just love the light glowing through the windows.
Wow–this is too cool!
What a beautiful paper house!