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!! :o)
Wow! you are amazing. That must have taken hours upon hours. I wouldn’t sell that for less than 100$ I can’t say enough about that. way to go.
How awesome! Love it!
So very cool! Love the look of the walls and the different shades of color.
This is outstanding!
I honestly don’t need another paper crafting hobby :), you make this look like so much fun…. thank you for showing us such wonderful things to accomplish.
So, so cute and love all the different colors. Your project are always outstanding. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Oh my… I love this spooktacular mansion! These village buildings look like so much fun!
This is absolutely amazing! I am in AWE!
WOW Shari’s past 2 houses have been AMAZING!!!!!
This is stunning! Great job!
OMG, they just keep getting better! L.O.V.E. this – it’s friggin awesome! :D
This is soooo beautiful!Absolutely stunning!
What a difference from the last post! So many great details!
Such awesome details! Perfectly spooky!
Wow this is really spooktacular Shari!
Super cool!
Wow, love the metallic look!
Wow!!! Amazing detail and the color you were able to add was very subtle but effective. Just WOW!!! Love it!!
Super Spooky and Fun!!, love these colors and and all the texture!!
Looks amazing! Loved watching the video! Glad you filmed it. The cheese cloth looks great. And the coloring was perfect!
Absolutely amazing! Had I not known I don’t know that I would have guessed that it is made out of paper!
Get out! That’s amazing! Really hard to believe it’s made w/paper! Love the textures and details!!
This is awesome Shari! Love the look of the exterior with the cheesecloth and grit-paste!
Wow! You’ve done beautiful work here. The textures and colors are stunning!
love it!
Wowza, that is awesome! It looks so realistic ! I’d love it as a Halloween decoration in my house!
Wow!!! I didn’t think it could get any better than your last mansion, but Boy was I wrong!!!! FANTASTIC!!!!! Love the way the cheesecloth looks like spider webs!!!
Fabulous project!
Using the colors, the grit paste, and the cheesecloth to add texture to this project was brilliant! This project is absolutely amazing!!! It blows my mind just looking at the pictures but I’m guessing it’s even better in person. Incredible job!!!! Thanks for sharing this and for the great video!
Really like the idea of using cheesecloth for texture. It sure looks like a haunted mansion.
AMAZING!!! I had not thought of using poster board…what a great idea…thanks!
Oh Shari, you are so talented. This mansion really looks spooky and ghoulish. Just in time for Halloween.
Very cool and spooky!
Wow Shari! This mansion is fabulous! TFS
I absolutely love these houses!
I love how you did the walls. They look great!
Really a great project!!!
Cristina
thehouseoftheblackbirds.blogspot.it
A Fabulous work of art! TFS
Wow! This is so cool!
Wow, the amount of detail on that thing! Amazing.
Very cool. Love this. Hugz
SUPER AWESOME!! LOVE the Colors and the Texture!! Such a FUN Design!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Spooktacular … LOVE those textures !!!
Wow! Amazing again! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with next!
Loving these mansions!
The cheesecloth walls
are brilliant and look
grest.
Carla from Utah
Super amazing Mansion. Love all the different texture.
WOW! The mansion is amazing!
Love these houses. They are so fun.
Incredibly spooky house! You sure know how to decorate a place :)