The Paper Dolls FIRST challenge!

05/29/2011

Hey, all!! Thienly and I are SO excited about this week's challenge on our new blog, The Paper Dolls!

Our friend and SVG designer, Jessica created some special SVG's just for our first challenge! What are the special SVG's?.... PAPER DOLLS! How cute, right? I was so excited when I saw them and was immediately thinking of everything I could use them for!

This time around, I made a card.. I don't make enough cards and I really wanted to try something fun with these! I chose some amazing October Afternoon papers that would give my card a vintage'ish feel. I hope you like it! One of my favorite things to do with a friend is SHOP! And that was my inspiration for this card.

I used my new Crop-a-Dile for some eyelets! Want to win one for yourself? Details coming soon!

The gorgeous crinkle ribbon can be found at My Craft Spot! LOVE this stuff!

Ta-Da! Cuteness, right?... Two dolls trying on dresses! Yes, they can actually 'try' them on! The dresses are repositionable!

**WARNING - Paper doll nudity ahead.. scroll down at your own risk! Cover the little one's eyes!**

If you'd like to make one for yourself, this is what you gotta do...

1). Download the needed Paper Doll SVG files at our BLOG

2). Cut the doll files to the following sizes. You will be using items from the 'woman' file.

woman - 3.50h
dress1 - 2.304w (cut several)
dress2 - 2.304w (cut several)
hair - 2.304w

3). Cut a rectangle from SCAL basic shapes library with 'keep proportions' unchecked. Size to 7h x 10w. Score and fold gatefold style (as shown). Add eyelets and ribbon if you'd like.

4). If you want, cut some rectangles to fit inside the card. I knew I wanted a 'wallpaper' look for mine.

5). Cut the hangers at 1.50w. I've created a file for you! Download Hanger IMPORTANT - So it's not super thin, add a rounded shadow at .50in SCAL. Cut several.

6). For the pink polkadot awnings I welded a rectangle with half circle in SCAL. The rectangle was 2.50h and as wide at the side of the card you're adding it to. The circles welded on are .45w. I only adhered the top portion and curled up the bottom. You just have to be careful when closing the card.

7). Add a sentiment, stitching, inking, buttons, etc. I decided to go with a lot of patterned paper to make it a little 'busy' yes, I wanted it 'busy'.. but not too busy ;)

8). The circle 'sales tags' are cut right from the 5 & Dime stack by October Afternoon!

Have fun with it! It's super easy to make with just a few files!

Now, the 'fun' stuff... First, we'd LOVE it if you'd come 'like' us on Facebook - The Paper Dolls! and then head on over to our BLOG to check out our FIRST SVG challenge! We'd really like to have a good turn out for our first challenge! You can download the cute paper doll files there and submit your project using those files! We're also going to do a giveaway from the challenge entries, so head over to the blog for details!

See ya!

Posted on 05/29/2011 at 09:00 PM | Permalink

Comments

I love your card! Can't believe that you haven't made a card til recently! Love how you used the Paper Dolls here... that must be you and me going clothes shopping, right??? One day, hope that happens! and thanks for going on this new venture with me - everything is better with a good friend :)

Posted by: Thienly | 05/30/2011 at 08:33 AM

Awesome project, LOVE it! So so cute, adorable papers as always, and you totally cracked me up with your warning about paper dolls nudity, LOL Can I just say I adore that cute little hanger!!! <3 Thanks so much for sharing it with us!! :-D

Posted by: Bee | 05/30/2011 at 09:10 AM

Very cute - how do you make the dresses repositionable?
Karen

Posted by: Karen | 05/30/2011 at 09:50 AM

Karen, you can use sticky velcro.. or sticky foam squares :)

Thienly! Yup! Us shopping!! Hopefully someday we can go raid a craft store together! lol.

Bee, Thanks so much!

Posted by: Tamara | 05/30/2011 at 02:22 PM

Ummmm speechless!

Posted by: Yaileen | 05/30/2011 at 02:55 PM

I love this. I think I need to satr doing SVG files where to begin?

Posted by: DIANA L. | 05/30/2011 at 03:24 PM

I love this! I was totally thinking that one of you were going to make an actual paper doll set with dresses to change! I really love the stitching on your paper and the cute valances at the top of your card! Thanks for inviting me to play along!

Posted by: Anna Dawn | 05/30/2011 at 05:37 PM

Very cute! My granddaughters would love this!

Posted by: Jan | 05/31/2011 at 07:12 AM

Thank you for the cute hanger! ILove your blog and your designs! Thanks for sharing! :)

Posted by: Sharon Gifford | 05/31/2011 at 12:28 PM

I am so happy that I found you!!! These are the most adorable projects that I have seen for quite a while! I could not become a member, darn blogger) but I will be back. Thanks so much for inspiring us!
Deanne

Posted by: Deanne | 05/31/2011 at 01:22 PM

Just adorable

Posted by: Liz Bauernschub | 06/01/2011 at 04:42 AM

I love your card. It really is one of the BEST i have ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing. I think I will try this one.

Posted by: Julie Shearer | 06/01/2011 at 06:53 AM

This is awesome!!! i love this!

Posted by: Summer | 06/01/2011 at 09:41 AM

I love this card so much. It is perfect. I just discovered your blog (I think I left a comment earlier today) and I am enjoying going to back it when I have time and looking at your projects.

Posted by: Christine | 11/02/2011 at 11:56 AM