Tim Holtz Village Dies: The Mansion!
Welcome everyone! It’s Shari here with another installment using the Village series dies. I’m looking forward to building a collection that I can put on display for the holidays…like my mom always did with little porcelain houses, all lit up on a blanket of snow.
So….If you were a Victorian house… what kind would you be? I think I would be a colorful artsy one like the one I’ve created with brightly stained resit walls and silver accents. This… makes me Happy!
I’ve only made one alteration from the original “Mansion” design. The suggested roof top is to use the top portion of the fence, but I opted to use the Lace Thinly Die to create my own. I think it gives the house a little more of a dainty look.
So… the roof shingles, these are one of my favorite parts, they are realistic looking with a bit of walnut stain added to the edges. The Village Rooftop dies have three styles, and a roof vent piece too!
For the walls, I used Brushed Pewter Distress Paint to stamp the word images and then used Distress Stains for color creating a resist over the paint.
I’ve created a video which shows how this all comes together that you can watch below , or on our YouTube channel here.
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The victorian House in my second in a series that I’ll be doing through December. If you missed my first “Surf Shack”, you can view it HERE.
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Wow, what an amazing project!
Wow that mansion is amazing! It’s almost hard to believe it’s made from card stock.
OH my gosh, that is so amazing! I love the paper that she used, with the blues and green. Gives a whimsical magical look
What an awesome job!! I love your “Colorful Artful Victorian House”!! I think it represents every one of us artsy type people out there. It’s perfect and beautiful!!!! I can’t imagine what work went into this!!
OMG!. This project is absolutely stunning. You are one super creative lady Shari.
Impressive! Love the colors, too!
I didn;t miss the surfshacka nd this one is just as amazing! well done, love your colors on the walls (bluee, green and orange bits)
How cool! Our wonderful neighbor has these types of little houses up for the holidays. We’ll have to share this with him, how fun!
Super cute and this is sooo you! :) Love your style. Thanks so much for sharing!
Katie B.
Simply amazing.
love the mansion. . . .
I am just amazed how Tim designed a die set that ca create a mansion house and your ability to construct it.
That house looks amazing! Love this!!!
Oh my. Such dtail
Shari, this house also makes me very happy. It’s delightful. Will be eager to see your completed. village all nestled in snow as we approach the holidays.
I love that Victorian house, one of my favorite styles! Love the resist technique, the colors are so pretty.
OMG!!! I love love love this mansion, it’s absolutely fantastic!!!
This message is for Kelly about her wreath video card. The colouring was so good that I thought you had used something 3d like M & M’s! Wonderful job!! Sorry I couldn’t find the comments for your video!!
Omg this is so amazing I want to make a dozen of them for the holidays
Awesome project! Beautifully detailed!
The most beautiful project I have ever seen, absolutely gorgeous. Love all the attention to detail!!!
amazing! awesome colors and textures!
This is very cool!
Such an amazing 3d project! Wow!
WOW WOW WOW, super fun project!
I like the bright colors on the Mansion. it gives it a totally different look.
Love love love!!! :o)
Wow that is something!!
Love the Victorian House! A village under the tree for the holidays would be awesome!
WOW – your mansion is MAGNIFICENT Shari!!!
THANK YOU for sharing :)
That is so cool. Would make a great spooky house. Hugz
That is just a wow look and so appreciate seeing all the steps and hints you have given me … I really liked the look and sturdiness of the watercolor paper. Thanks so much.
So cute
Outstanding! I’d have a blast making a variety of mansions with my niece and nephew! Too. Much. Fun!
~carol
This die could make a whole bunch of amazing mansions!! Christmas Village ideas are popping in my head now!
I love it! I’d love to create a village too! TFS
I love this mansion so much! I’ve always been partial to 3D papercrafting and this is absolutely superb!!! Thanks for the awesome inspiration today and everyday!!!!
I am in love with this house. You did such a great job. Just beautiful
So, so cute and great video. You are so talented and I enjoy your project very much. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Fantastic! Beautiful house.
Just WOW! You make it look easy. The background on the house is simply amazing. Your tutorial is very clear and detailed – thanks! What a beautiful project.
Super project – love this great victorian house !
Oh my word!!! Wowsers!
Fabulous project! I love the colors and love the picket fence. I’m so in awe of your creativity and your awesome skills at putting those ideas to paper!
Just WOW !!! I love the colors for this project!!
All of your houses are wonderful. Each has it’s own traits and your coloring and constructions is absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Wow! Wow! Wow! What an amazing project! So much detail, so much fun! :)
I watched the Haunted Mansion first. What. Great comparison to this mansion! I love your coloring and technique for both!
This would make me happy too. You did an excellent job with the texture and color of the walls. This is a keeper all right.