by Richelle Naegle

After doing the Halloween Village Manor project, I fell in love with this collection. I wanted to make a Christmas-themed house, but time got away from me, and other holiday crafts and obligations got in the way! With Christmas just a few days away, I figured I would get a jump start on Valentine’s and make my Village Surf Shack project a romantic cabana. As you probably already know, I don’t need much of an excuse to make my projects pink.

Making This Surf Shack

Pro tip: just like with any project in this collection, you have to start with the Village Dwelling die. That is the foundation for every other die in the series.

The supplementary dies allow you to change the details of the dwelling. In this case, we are using the Sizzix Village Surf Shack Bigz die, designed by Tim Holtz.

I used my Cricut Explore Air for the hearts and cut them out at 0.5″. I think the dimensions turned out to be perfect for decorating the house’s facade and the palm tree. To cut your material, as far as machines go, we recommend the Sizzix Big Shot to accommodate large Sizzix dies.

Have you used any of the Tim Holtz Village dies? If so, then you, too, know how fun it is to get creative with this paper-crafting solution. I would love to be inspired by you, so please share your projects with me on our Facebook or Instagram page (Don’t forget to tag us @craft_direct).

Happy creating!