This is for Jacqueline's fun Teapot Tuesday challenge and Karen's Technique challenge - embossed folder stamping.
The idea for this card came about thanks to Angie and Susan's IC challenge last weekend....dress-up Barbie!!
The background was from my ginormous stash of Dylusions ink spray's and Distress ink backgrounds. There is some really faint stamping pocking out behind the dress, which is how I clean stamps, by stamping onto some backgrounds. Same applies to the text stamping.
I did add the dotty tree today, using sepia coloured Versafine ink. A few liquid pearl spots were also added.
For her dress I used an embossing folder that I bought about 5 years ago, but as this is its first outing I'm classing this as my 'new' element.
H = hair
N = Nutting, as in Julie Nutting doll stamp
E = embossing folder technique.
I inked the inside of the EF with a purple and pink distress ink, squirted on water then pressed the cardstock onto the folder.
Karen provided a great link to a tutorial by Audrie. Up until I saw Audries video, I always thought you actually ran the EF through an embossing machine after inking it....LOL no wonder mine never worked before.
I digress, after the cardstock dried, I stamped the image on, then fussy cut. To give the skirt a 3D look, fold the skirt (mountain fold) where each seam line is, carefully manipulate the folds in line with the curves. Doing one fold at a time, scrub a foam dauber along the folded edge, I don't generally need to add more ink as the residue from walnut stain and other dark ink lasts for ages.
If you still need a bit more dark shadows, use a Copic or pencil and draw a line next to the fold. The actual doll body is just copy paper coloured with pencils and a few Copic highlights in her hair, the dress was then paper pieced on top.
Because this image is too big for the card base, I just chopped her legs off and tucked them under the skirt.
Happy new year everyone and thanks very much for looking.
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Sun, Jan 06, 2019 @ 6:54 AM
Can you say, Fantabulistic????!!! Wow, another masterpiece from the master! I LOVe LOVE her dress (and I ran mine through my machine the first time also - great minds??), and your bg is so perfect - jumped into my faves.....
Susie this is striking! I always love a beautiful dress! I have a card to share later this week where I stamped a mandala on a coffee cup in similar colors. Your dress made me think of that!
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Tue, Jan 15, 2019 @ 2:19 PM
What a gorgeous gown! Sabrina said 70's but it brought to mind the 60's for me. Doing batik on the kitchen stove with RITT dye. Your card is amazing and the swish you gave that gown worthy of a fashion designer prize. Wow!