Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: House on Wheels using Tim Holtz's Sizzix Village Collection and Theories Stamp Set

"Transport It" is this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme, so I thought to myself, why not make a house on wheels?  I always love a good quirky house!

I started this project with Strathmore Mixed Media paper (nice and sturdy), my Sizzix Big Shot, and Tim Holtz's Village Collection die set from Sizzix.  The village set is a costly investment as far as dies go, but there are about a billion dies in the set, so it justifies the price in my opinion.  I also liked how you could get the whole village (towers, add-on's -- everything) in one big hurrah.  That saved me from having to obsess about if/when subsequent village sets would be made available.

Once I had the pieces cut (I did trim down the side wall pieces and my roof so my house would be narrow enough to fit on my thread spool wheels), I painted over all the pieces with a layer of white acrylic paint.  Then I stamped images onto the pieces using Dina Wakley's You are the Universe stamp set and also glued on some patterned paper scraps.

And then, you know how I do!  Paint, paint, paint.

I assembled the house and found myself at this point:

I decided it needed a scallop overhanging part, so I cut out a scallop edge and painted it.  I stuck it onto my house with foam dots for a little more dimension.  Next I painted a piece of cardboard for my house to sit on.  I threaded a thick wire through the base and stuck it all the way through the inside of my house with the wire poking up through the roof.  I also made my little flag banner that would fly from the wire.

I assembled everything (added some yarny bits to my wire) and wah-la!  This house was ready to roll!  Here's a side view:

And this is what the back looks like:

The shift key image was cut from a fabric scrap I've had in my stash forever.

And here's that fabulous sentiment that flies above my house (from Tim Holtz's Theories stamp set):

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

tim-holtz-sizzix-village-collection-thinlits-dies-665564	Stamper′s Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set in Theories	Dina Wakley You are the Universe Stamp Set	Honey Bee Harvest Festival 6x6 Paper Pad	Reverse Confetti 6X6 Free Spirit Paper	Craft Consortium Wood Textures 6x6 Paper	Best Creation Big Circles 3D Foam Tape Adhesive
Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Fuchsia Acrylic Paint	Dina Wakley Ranger BLACKBERRY 1OZ Media Acrylic Paints MDQ53958	Dina Wakley Ranger NIGHT acrylic paint	Dina Wakley Ocean Paint	Dina Wakley Olive Acrylic paint	Dina Wakley LEMON Media Acrylic Paint
Dina Wakley Carnation Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Dylusions Tropical Sangria	ranger archival jet black ink pad	Strathmore Mixed Media 6x8 Paper

We are excited to see how you interpret our "transport it" theme this week!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.