Tim Holtz Village Dies: Haunted Mansion
Hello everyone!!! I’m back again with another version of the Village Mansion… only this one is a bit more spoooooky!!
I’m amazed by these little houses and get completely immersed while I’m creating. When I’m done… it’s hard to believe they are made of paper!
I tried something different on this one by using some cheesecloth and Distress Grit paste to gain some texture. I was going for a “The stucco has fallen off the walls look” and I think this combination did the trick. I used a variety of Distress paints to color the walls, then went over everything with Black Soot paint to give it a darker tone.
I used Distress Stains and Woodgrain cardstock for the roof tiles. Once the paper was colored and dry, I used the Village Rooftops die to cut out about 28 strips. Once I put them on the roof, I ran my blending tool with a slight amount of Black Soot paint over top to darken them.
I’ve left the embellishments simple… one could really go crazy at this point, but I just used a Cross bones Adornment above the door.
I have put together a video of the process, you can view it below or on our YouTube channel.
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Be sure to check out my other Villages in the series, I have created a Surf Shack and Victorian Mansion. I hope you have a great week and thanks for stopping by!!!
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Awesome!! You are so talented Shari!
Wow!!! Spooky, indeed!! Love the multiple ways you added texture and interest. I’ll have to remember the cheesecloth technique – very cool!!
Haunted spook-tacular house. How big (height & width) is the assembled house?
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love the different looks you can get with one die set
Amazingly Awesome! thank you
Great job on the haunted house! :)
Amazing project!
Wow. Wow, simply amazing work!!!
I love the “stucco falling off” look! Great way to recreate it Shari! Your multi-coloured walls are so fabulous! Love it!
You’re SCARE Awesome Shari!!
Thanks for Sharing your vid with us!
That’s Scary Awesome Shari ;)
Your mansion so so gruesome, I love it. I was amazing watching it come to life.
Spectacular with so many interesting elements, you gave it to life!
Fun to look ar
That is bad ass!!!!
Wow, this looks amazing! So spooky!
Looks real
This is FANTASTIC!!!
Amazing project. This is why I love everything Tim.
Love the texture created by using cheesecloth on your haunted mansion!
WOW! This is awesome! It’s definitely not CAS! The texture and detail is fantastic!
Awesomely amazing haunted mansion…!!
I related to your “completely immersed” observation–I just love when that happens and is absolutely why I enjoy crafting so much. Yes, you could have gone over the top with embellies but I agree you made the right call keeping it on the simple side. There’s so much detail in how you handled the painted surfaces that it would be a shame to cover it up. It’s really charming (in a scary way, of course) and having a video to refer to for instruction is ideal. Thanks, Shari!
So hauntingly FABULOUS!!!
Looks awesome!
Amazing project!
Great project you created. So much detail and texture. Love the skull.
I’m absolutely blown away by how wonderful this is, and how you thought of the whole thing. The cheesecloth/grit past combo is brilliant. I loved watching you make it in the video.
I’m anxious to make the cottage that I bought last week.
Tim makes such amazing dies and the coloring and
embellishing is wonderful.
Love this haunted castle.
thanks for sharing.
Very spooky haunted house … but in a totally awesome kind of way! Such beautiful work and creativity, thanks for sharing.
Your finished spooky mansion is absolutely perfect. It would be the best addition for a Halloween centerpiece decoration. I was especially interested in the cheesecloth and texture paste technique. Fabulous effect. Your projects are always amazing. Thanks so much for another wonderful design project and technique idea.
I’m in love with how spooky it is, amazing job
Wow! This will make such a great keepsake! I love that you left it with the colors and not overly done!! Makes it more versatile for home decor now and in years to come, too!!
This is fantastic. You know a project has made an impact when a product that I never even thought of, shoots to the top of my wish list! Spooky indeed!
Wowzers! This is incredible! The cheesecloth stucco looks amazing! I just love the spooky texture!
Spook-tacular project!!!! Absolutely awesome!!!
The cheesecloth gives a wonderful look–another incredible mansion!
This house is so cool and hard to believe it’s hand made.
This is beyond amazing. Well done.
This spooky house is just awesome. I love how you incorporated a bunch of products to create cool textures colours.
Yes, I can relate to those ‘completely immersed’, being in the flow moments, where everything becomes magical. Your mansion is absolutely amazing…the texture, the techniques, the final ‘stage performance’….WOW!
~carol
This is beyond creepy and cool!
Great haunted mansion. The detail is fantastic! Just an amazing little work of art, really! :)
Awesome and spooky! It definitely doesn’t look like it’s made of paper!
Holy crow! This is amazing! LOVE this haunted mansion!!
IT LOOKS LIKE REAL WOOD!!!
That’s so neat! Doesn’t look like paper!
Wow–the details are amazing! Love it!
Love what you did with this house. It’s perfect!
Wow! Really spooky. Love the look of the cheesecloth.