What?! Who among us has an unused stamp? Umm...guess that would be me! I LOVE stamps! I seem to collect stamps! ...And, I use stamps...I just haven't used all of them ...YET! But, that is why this challenge is so wonderful! It made me use a stamp I really had forgotten I had!
I looked through my stamps and found one that I fell in love with three years ago when I found it in Arizona. It is a Santos Paper Doll stamp.
I loved this stamp because it is a complete jointed paper doll...head and body, arms, hands, and even a jointed skirt. I love the fact that she can be stationary or free to move...whatever your heart desires!
I stamped the doll onto a heavy manilla folder using Timber Brown Stazon ink. Then I added Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks to the shaded areas indicated on the doll. I stamped another torso and the skirt out of one of Tim Holtz' wonderful solid papers from his Lost And Found paper stack. I embossed the torso with the Cuddlebug "textile" folder and used some Antique Gold Rub N' Buff to lightly accent the high areas of the bodice of the dress to give it a "brocade" look. I also highlighted the skirt spokes. All of the joints are put together with antique copper brads.
I then dressed the doll using pieces of antique laces for the bodice of the dress. Her hair piece is also made from antique laces. I added a touch of "bling" to her hairpiece and her bodice. Next I colored a piece of cream lace with a color I made using Tea Dye Refill Distress Ink, Sparkling Sunflower Perfect Pearls and water in a Mini Mister. This became my paper doll's shawl.
I chose to weave a strand of heart lace in and out of the skirt "spokes" because I wanted to make this doll with a bit of a Valentine theme. I sized some vintage Valentine post cards to make a Valentine banner. I inked the edges of the postcards with Vintage Photo and rubbed Rock Candy Stickles over the fronts of the postcards to pop the color...and it did! Then I glued the postcards onto a small piece of red ribbon and intertwined it in the doll's fingers.
For the finishing touch, I colored some small white flowers (from Maya Road) and used the same color spray technique I used on the shawl. The flowers are sprayed with Spiced Marmalade and Worn Lipstick as my Distress Ink colors. I used the flowers in her hairpiece and along the ribbon of the Valentine garland.
Now that I have used this stamp, I am sure that I will use her again! She has so many possibilities!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have some fun and make some art! IT'S SOUL FOOD!
Love your doll creation, especially the added lace shawl :D
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Minxy for checking out my little Santos Doll. She was really fun to do. :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea she was a stamp, cool project, she is amazing, love her
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! This is awesome! I love her, her adornment of lace, and LOVE the string of Valentines she is holding. Yes, it does indeed look like it was fun to make. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Lois! Yep...she is one of those umounted stamps you get on a sheet and then you mount them yourself. I can see her on all sorts of things...even a different skirt that is a solid piece that you'd just make your own pattern and some neat papers to make a dress.
ReplyDeleteHi Shirley! Yeah...she is a really neat stamp! Can't you just see her used in so many different ways? How about a solid skirt, wearing an apron and holding a recipe card? Or she kind of looks medievel and would be neat dressed like that with a cone hat and long flowing streamers from it. How about a mother holding a child? What about Latin apparel? Just all sorts of possibilities...
ReplyDeleteOh wowee Candy am so loving your doll and how you have created her. Brilliant crafting. Annette x
ReplyDeleteCandy, she is gorgeous!! You show such great attention to detail - every little piece, every aspect of your creation has something wonderful to offer!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge ... and for sharing on your blog your artistry.
Ooo, this is gorgeous! I love each and every detail, which come together so well to make a totally unique piece! Love it! Thanks for joining the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!
ReplyDeleteHi Lori! Thanks so much for your thoughts and compliments! I love these challenges and so glad that I found out about them!
ReplyDeleteOh my Nancy....thank you so much for your compliments! What you said really makes me feel so good!
ReplyDeleteNetty...you are so talented! I thank you so much for the encouragment you give me! Wow! :)
ReplyDeleteCandy, another gorgeous creation! Your work is beautifully creative!
ReplyDeleteWow, she is beautiful! I know you made her a Valentine theme, but she's actually perfect year round as a beautiful Spanish or Mexican Santos - the lace and the red roses are spot on! May I post this on our Santos site?
ReplyDeleteNancy...thank you so much! YOUR WORK is the really beautifully creative stuff though! :)
ReplyDeleteHi SantosCageDoll! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and thank you for your very nice comments! You are more than welcome to post her on your blog...I thank you for asking! :) If you wouldn't mind including a link to my blog with your post...I would really appreciate that. :) Happy New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! wow, I can't believe yuo waited so long to use it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Neil! I can't believe I didn't remember that I HAD it! haha It was an unmounted set and I had tucked them in with some other unmounted things I need to mount. I love her! Thanks for leaving a comment!
ReplyDeleteWow she is stunning. What a work of art! Congratulations on your new blinkie! How fun for you!
ReplyDeleteTerry...thank you so much for leaving a comment! I was thrilled to win another Blinkie! :) I LOVE these challenges! Fun to be given an idea and then run with it. :)
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