I don't often upload w/o it being for a challenge. I made a little dress card a couple of weeks ago and I had such fun doing it, I made a few more. Actually, I made six of these for Pamela at FireCracker Designs. She loves to send out thank you cards w/ orders.
I used a free template Dress Pattern from Paper Crafts Magazine. I cut the card in the dress shape, then cut the main dress from white paper. I stamped the little flowers and birds and colored them in with markers and a blender pen. The little bands were cut with scallop scissors and edged with the markers.
For the translucent aprons, I did a little recycling/repurposing. They may look like vellum, but my aprons are actually made from translucent shopping bags. A scrapbooking store I shop in has these great bags. They are translucent/transparent like vellum, they cut like a dream and when used with the Cuttlebug embossing folders they really look like vellum. Big difference? They are much tougher than vellum and won't rip. They're also easier to attach as they take the glue tape much better than vellum.
The aprons are attached on top of the dresses, the the bands are on top of the aprons. I used markers to dye my thin ribbon to match each dress, tied little bows then attached on top of the aprons and wrapped the ends to the back side. The round tags were first cut with a Nestabilities circle die then embossed with a Cuttlebug word folder. A small hole was punched in the top and ink was slightly sponged over the top. Then the dress was attached to the dress card. I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities scallop oval to make my little collars by cutting the the ovals out of white cardstock, then cutting a collar shape out of the bottom and top part of the oval. I used a piercing tool around the scallops on the collar and band.
Please visit my blog The Write Stuff for more pics and details on the FCD Spring Fling.
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009 GMT Views: 7162
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Registered: January 28, 2006 Location: Reseda, California Posts: 145
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 @ 6:45 AM
These dresses are absolutely adorable. Can u please send me the link for the template? Thanks so much. Email me at [email protected]. Have a wonderful day.
Susie T
Registered: June 15, 2008 Location: North of Boston MA Posts: 9197
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 @ 9:19 AM
These are absolutely Beautiful! the cutest ever! Most creative use of bags that I've ever heard! Thanks for sharing the link and your creative ideas! TFS!
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this has to be the cutest card ever!!!!!! Just adorable, amazing and every other word in the dictionary that describes cuteness! Sure sounds like you but alot of work into them, but definitely worth it!
Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 @ 7:39 PM
Oh My Goodness! these are to adorable! lucky person to get one of these little treasures! I copied the pattern, then forgot about it... thanks for the inspiration.. wouldn't these look great for the Easter table settings!
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Registered: July 1, 2007 Location: small town near montreal, quebec Posts: 26677
Mon, Mar 30, 2009 @ 12:29 PM
How lovely are those dresses. Love the patterns you created and the swiss dot velum. WOW you really rocked and rolled this template. Just so adorable Julie! TFS