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Project by guest Cherryl Greene

Designer Cherryl Greene shares this design for "Decked"-Out Paper Dolls.

Materials:
2 pieces uncoated card stock - each cut 2-1/2" x 3-1/2"
Adhesive Tech light box
tracing paper
3M removable tape
queen playing card - any suit
Faber-Castell permanent black ink pen
EK Success corner rounder
Polyshrink 1/4" sheet shrink plastic by Lucky Squirrel
face rubber stamp
crown rubber stamp
Tsukineko for Stayzon permanent black ink pad
fine-grit sandpaper
egg-shaped head template (make your own)
scissors
1/8" hole punch
1/16" hole punch
six jump rings
assortment of small coordinating beads
Beadalon 20 gauge wire - two 4" pieces and two 3" pieces
Craf-T chalks
Portfolio Series water-soluble oil pastels by Binney & Smith
Liquin medium
jewelry tools
heat tool
Krylon gold leaf marker
cotton swabs
stipple brush
permanent red ink pad
piece of coordinating decorative paper (about 3" x 4")
tiny brad
2 dice
jewelry glue
glue stick
bone folder

Figure A

Steps:
Body
1. Trace a queen playing card onto tracing paper with a permanent pen (Figure A). Trace as much or as little of the playing card as you want. Be sure to trace the lined border around the card.

2. Tape tracing paper to light box with removable tape. Place one 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of white card stock on top of tracing paper and tape down with removable tape. If you don’t have a light box, simply hold tracing paper and card up to window glass.

Figure B

3. Turn light box on then use permanent black ink pen to trace playing card onto card stock (Figure B). Remove from light box. Trim corners with corner rounder.

Figure C

4. Doodle with the permanent black pen to fill in any of the white space on your card (Figure C).

Figure D

5. Color card with water soluble oil pastels and blend with Liquin medium. Another option is to use colored pencils (Figure D).

Figure E

6. Place sticky note on inside of lined border and stipple color from a red permanent ink pad around outside edges of card (Figure E).

Figure F

7. Glue decorative paper onto second piece of 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" heavy card stock with glue stick. Use a bone folder to insure a good bond. Trim any access decorative paper. Round corners with a corner rounder. This is the back of your doll (Figure F).

Figure G

8. Use double-sided tape to adhere the two completed cards together so that you have a front and a back for your doll. Trim, if necessary (Figure G).

Figure H

9. Use 1/16" hole punch to punch hole in the middle of the top edge of your card body. Punch holes for arms on each side of the card about 1" to 1-1/4" from top. Also punch two holes evenly spaced at the bottom edge of the card for legs (Figure H).

10. Edge card body with gold leaf pen. Set card body aside.

Doll Head
1. Sand shrink plastic on both sides. Wipe off any dust.

2. Stamp crown onto shrink plastic - in the top/middle of your piece.

Figure I

3. Trace head template onto shrink plastic with permanent ink pen, so that crown is sitting on top of head (Figure I).

Figure J

4. Stamp face onto shrink plastic head with permanent black ink pad.
Let dry for a minute or two (Figure J).

Figure K

5. Lightly color face with chalks. Cut out with scissors (Figure K).

6. Punch hole in face at the bottom of the chin with 1/8" hole punch.

Figure L

7. Shrink with heat tool (Figure L).

Assembly
1. Attach head to card body with tiny brad.

2. Use round nose pliers to make a loop at one end in each of the four wires (two, 4" for legs and two, 3" for arms).

3. Bead each of the four wires. End with another wire loop or a small coil.

Figure M

4. Attach beaded wire arms and legs with a jump ring (Figure M).

Figure N

Variations

5. Attach two dice to back side of doll with jewelry glue so that your Decked Out Paper Doll can sit if you want (Figure N). Adjust wire arms and legs as needed.

Resources
rubber stamps - Judikins, Zettiology, All Night Media
JudiKins
Website: www.judikins.com
Guests
Cherryl Greene
Crafter
Out of the Box Designs
E-mail: info@outoftheboxdesigns.biz
Website: www.outoftheboxdesigns.biz
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