My Other Creations: Houses Using Tim Holtz's Tiny Houses Die

This week's Simon Says Stamp Monday theme is "Handmade Flowers."  I made some flowers out of Tim Holtz's crinkle ribbon and added them as embellishments to these two little houses:

I started by coloring some crinkle ribbon, which is easily done with Distress Ink and/or Distress Stain.  I like to dab ink directly onto my craft mat, spray the ink with a bit or water, then wipe it up with my ribbon.  To create sections of ribbon with greater color intensity, I dab Distress Stain right onto it in a few places.  

I have a clip tool from Stampendous that I use to do any sort of spiral-wrapping, though a quilling tool would also work well.  I clipped the end of the ribbon, then spun it in a circle to form the flower shape.

Once I had the flower shape I wanted, I glued the end of the ribbon down with hot glue.  Then I went to work on the houses.  I did some stenciling and stamping on the house components before assembling them.  

I added some more stamping, some white paint over the top, some bits of patterned paper, a strip of washi, and the flowers with green yarn for the stems. 

Being the remedial math person that I am, I hoped the assembly of these houses wouldn't be too complicated with lots of tricky angles, etc.  But they were really easy to put together. I also trimmed the roof pieces down a bit so there wasn't as much of an overhang on the sides.  I like the ease and versatility of these dies and they're already among my Tim Holtz favorites.

I found this "good house" sentiment in an old book and tacked in on to finish up this project. I always love an iconic house shape and these were a fun project!  

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Tim Holtz Sizzix Tiny Houses die	Sizzix Big Shot	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Crinkle Ribbon	Mini Mister Spray Bottle	Tim Holtz Distress Stain In Picked Raspberry
Spun Sugar - Distress Stains	Carabelle Studio Ronds Quadrilles Stencil	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil SPLATTERS	Taylored Expressions Stroke of Genius 2 Stamp Set	Dina Wakley Printed Media Tape
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Bo Bunny Believe 12 x 12 Paper	Happiness is Homemade 12 x 12 paper by Echo Park	Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid 6x6 Paper	Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet
Tim Holtz Distress Twisted Citron Ink Pad	Salty Ocean - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WILTED VIOLET	Mustard Seed - Distress Ink	Ripe Persimmon - Distress Ink
Picked Raspberry - Distress Ink	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Black Sharpie Fine Point Pen

I'm excited to see all of your glorious floral creations, so be sure to upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!