I could not believe this Monday's challenge on Simon Says Stamp - it's "Based on a Book". I was so surprised because I am working on a book project for Houses for Habitat which I might actually be able to finish this week. Of course, it is still an out-of-season Halloween house, but it's pretty cool. See what you think.
Here is a brief preview.
I love this Tim Holtz stamp which came out last Halloween season. I decided to make a house based on this design. I greatly simplified the house, but I think you can see the resemblance. I also decided to hand draw the windows to retain that aspect of the house stamp.
Here is the house in the "book" I am still deciding on background elements: Is the twilight sky too bright, the grass too light? What color to paint the ground below the house? Do I continue the colors of the sky around the sides of the box? What about the facing page - color it like a scene or make it like a facing page in a book? Do I need a moon or a cloud or something hanging from the sky - a witch or a bat? What about a tree? What is the best fence and how do I incorporate it in front of the house (maybe behind)? Etc, etc.
Then there is always the issue of the front cover and spine - how to decorate these parts? That's why my projects take me weeks. It's not the actually making of the project, but the decisions about what to include.
Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA
That is so cool! I really like all the hand drawn detailing that you added to it. Blessings!