When the Tim Holtz Village Rooftops dies from Sizzix arrived to my own real house, I was so happy because it added so much detail and personality to my little houses. I have used them on almost every house since then, I think.
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Examples of Paper Houses using the Tim Holtz Village Rooftops
Bat Clock House
Bat Clock House with the Village Rooftops shingles. This die makes shingles that look like wooden shakes.
Close-up of the distressed shingles on the Bat Clock House
Raven's Crest Clock House
Raven's Crest Clock House was made with the wavy-shaped die shingles.
Widow's Walk Halloween House
Overview of the Widow's Walk roofline with more traditional looking shingles - except that I outlined them in white to distress them for Halloween.
Close-up of the roof of the Widow's Walk Halloween House
Added Bonus from the Village Rooftop Dies
One cool thing I noticed is that the off cuts can be used for rooftops as well. You can see a little bit of that on the Widow's Walk Rooftop where I used the off cut around the edge to give some spooky spikes to the edge.
Here are a few photos of the dies and how the off cuts can be used.
Village Rooftop shingles cut out in cardboard
Leftover cardboard after cutting out the Village Rooftop shingles
Separate pieces of the left over cut outs from the Tim Holtz Village Rooftops die
Make a few cuts in the top leftover piece to make more shingles.
Rounded Shingles
Stagger the shingles to add extra dimension to the roofs of your little houses
Staggered shake offcuts
Sometimes I combine these with the regular shakes so you don't have to cut out as many.
The shingles made from this set over leftover cut outs makes a more rustic look for your little houses
Staggered Pointy off cuts
I think these shingles look a little spookier than the others. I have just the house for this one.
This particular set of leftover from cutting out the shingles makes a spookier rooftop.
Spiky Shingled Halloween House
Here's how I used the pointy leftovers from the Village rooftops on the Spiky Shingled House with the Pumpkin Tree
Rusted Roof Widow's Walk with Spiky Detail
While this little Halloween house has a rusted roof, I used the spiky detail to outline the Widow's Walk.
So if you are cutting out a lot of shingles for your little houses, be sure to save the off cut pieces of cardboard or card stock so you can save time and have even more options for decorating your little houses.
As I have said before, I love this die. It has made making the roofs so much more fun. Now I don't have to cut out shingles by hand anymore.
Pin to your favorite Pinterest board for ideas on your next paper house. The houses in this photo are the Haunted Manor, Widow's Walk Halloween House, Spiky Shingled House and Raven's Crest Clock House.
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Kim
Do you have a suggestion for an alternative when making rooftops since the Rooftop die has been discontinued and is unavailable online