Paper doll prints!

[Mountains and Clouds]

Hi everyone!
Lately, I have been inspired by Pilarfarmer, from whom I received an ATC with a tiny paper doll on it.  I couldn't leave the idea of paper dolls, and just had to get into them and spend some time with the idea.




I actually decided to make paper doll prints, so that I could reproduce them, and maybe eventually play around with the idea of mixing and matching the different parts!


I then went ahead and carved a ballerina doll stamp:


I admit, I am not sure of the measurements, and just kind of eyeballed it, so I apologize if the proportions are off! 



The best part is that you can make many many dolls from one piece of cardstock, and try different color combinations and media!



After testing this print the first time, I ended up carving new arm segments.... these were weird and tiny!


Here are some dancing ballerinas!


For the joints, I couldn't find brads big enough, and ended up using jewelry pins (and bending them into a little loop on the back).   I have been informed by Pilarfarmer, though, that scrapbooks.com has micro brads which are a good size!  (At least for ATC sized paper dolls! YAY!)

Then, I also carved a Harlequin/Pierrot character:



And now, here are just a few action shots:







Thank you for looking!  These have been a lot of fun so far!

[fancybutch]

love them all! so fun, and great idea to do a stamp in order to do multiples.  More, more!

[jillybeans]

What a cute idea, MaC!  I love 'em!!!

[HSG]

So well done, and such a great idea!

[miknessevie]

soooooo fun!

[LimeRiot]

What a fantastic idea to make a stamp so your dolls could multiply!! Your stamps and dolls are great.

[Mountains and Clouds]

Thanks, everyone!

[waterbaby]

Fantastic!  I see many miniature corps de ballet in your future (a tiny Swan Lake, perhaps?).  And if you ever want to go the 2D route, with all the individual pieces you could easily stamp your dancers in poses directly onto a variety of surfaces as well.

[rackycoo]

I love these, especially the Harlequin! I just featured this project on Craftster's Facebook page. Thanks for sharing. 

[pilarfarmer]

wow...love the ballerina, and love the idea of making a stamp. you took the idea and ran with it. yes the brads i bought are perfect i also have been experimenting with small paper dolls. it is kinda addicting.  pilar

[hgddm]

What a brilliant idea!

[Mountains and Clouds]

i also have been experimenting with small paper dolls. it is kinda addicting. 

Hehe, I completely understand!!

[elderflower]

Lovely. Now I want to make some too and I have never been much interested in paper crafts.  Thanks for sharing and especially for all the lovely action photos.

[La Chapa]

How fun!

[Knotmad]

Very unique work!

[John Winston]

You have done beautifully paper doll prints.....
Its really very cute idea to make some paper doll....
You have done a grate job...
Thanks for sharing....

[AlphaBrett]

So great, I am inspired to try my hand at stamp carving. Keep up the killer work!

[petskin]

These are fantastic! I love Your little dolls and stamps!

[arwenjade]

These are so cool! What a nifty idea! I want to make some now. lol I'm wisting this idea too.

[Oath Keeper]

Aw I love the pictures of them all interaction with each other They are oddly sweet. I think I need to pull out my carving tools and give this a go!

[WideEyedLife]

Adorable!  This gives me so many ideas!  I love the way you've used the rubber-stamps to make 3D elements!

[KittyHerman]

Such a clever idea... I love them!

[sweets4ever]

Congrats!!

You're a Craftster Best of 2012 Winner!



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[Mountains and Clouds]

Wow, thanks!  What an honor!  These were fun to make and I'm glad other people like them as we'll!

[Beautifulsoul]

This looks like such a fun project Awesome designing skills. My favorite are the Harlequin/Pierrot characters. Congrats on the award!