Paper Cut Layered Portrait ~ Paperbabe Stamps Challenge

Hi, thanks for visiting,

We have a new challenge over on the Paperbabe Stamps blog today...

I've had the idea to create a dimensional paper cut piece for ages and using the jointed paper art doll dies and stamps made this so easy to put together. I love that you don't have to make a complete doll with these dies and stamps.

Her torso was cut using the Jointed paper art doll, body die. I then drew around the shoulders on another piece and trimmed with a little flourish to give her a layer of clothing and cover up the joint holes.

For the face I have used the Portrait head stamp and die, I've cut both the face and ears from plain cardstock, I didn't add extra layers to these I just added dimensional adhesive to create a good shadow.

Her hand was cut a few times, trimmed and layered, for example the thumb section is completely cut away with mount not that you can see that though. I created it without any stamping so it would have an unspoilt paper look.

Her hair was a little more involved though, I used the wonderful Aleesia hair template to draw the shapes, I drew the fringe four times and the back about twice. I then cut into the layers to give the impression of lots of flowing hair, trimming some completely away and adding a couple of layers behind her ears so the front wasn't too bulky.

For the face I actually stamped onto the cut face as well as stamping the features onto the back of the small pieces of coloured cardstock and  fussy cut to add some dimension to her face. You can just make out her lashes peeking under the cardstock, I wasn't going to fussy cut all of those lol.

and I would love to enter my project to these wonderful challenges too...

Simon says Stamp ~ layers

Through The Craft Room Door ~ Anything Goes

Cute card thursday ~ Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers ~ Anything Goes

A perfect time to craft ~ Anything Goes

Addicted to stamps ~ Any Occasion

Paper fun day challenge ~ Anything Goes

Pink gem ~ Anything Goes

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Thanks for popping by, I hope it inspired,

Enjoy a wonderfully creative day

Keep safe too ♥ HuGs Kim x

TWO years, 347 posts and lots and lots of Wonderful Visitors...

It's My BLOGAVERSARY....

It's amazing how much my blog is now a part of my life, I bet we all think about our blogs on a daily basis. It's communication that is way beyond the telephone or popping to your neighbours house. This social network can lift your spirits and push your creativity and desire to do great things, I am very thankful for the wonderful experiences I have had in the last two years. It is a very special place that I can see others creating masterpieces. Cards to me are my little works of art and I love to make them.

But I started this blog with a whole different purpose... Yes, I wanted to showcase some of my artwork... but I got very distracted I have searched through ton's of pictures for a piece to show you...

This is my Dimensional Paper Illustration, this piece is a portrait of my cousin and her son. It's fictional as in the scene was completely made up by me but I tried to show the people as real as they are. I drew each piece I needed onto my old craft robo programme at the time. I used some of my decorative papers to enhance the figures. I was by no means a great photographer and the details are not very easy to see but I hope you get the essence of the depth I created with foam and layers of paper. Even the little stick in the back pocket of the boy's jeans.

I framed it in a box frame and posted it off, my cousin really loved it and this is why my blog is called Paperbabe just if you ever wanted to know LOL!

So I have started a new blog Paperbabe's Drawing Board which will show my arty works, drawings and possibly digi stamps. It is not yet public but will be very soon I am working on the deets. I hope you enjoyed this journey as much as me and thanks as always for stopping by and your fantastic comments.

And now very importantly onto the Winners of my candy...

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

19

Timestamp: 2009-06-27 00:34:01 UTC

DRUMROLLLLLLLLLLLLL PLEASE........................... comment number 19 belongs to....

Cassie

so congratulations Cassie if you would love to email me your address, so I can send you your goodies. HuGs Kim X

The winner for Followers Gift goes to

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

13

Timestamp: 2009-06-27 00:36:23 UTC

After I put all the followers names in the list and randomised, I then used random number to pick a name...
the follower's gift goes to...

Katy

so congratulations Katy simply email me your address and your choice between cat goodies or dog goodies, so I can send you your gift. HuGs Kim x

Thank you to everyone that entered and for following my sporadic creative blog which incidentally definitely needs a blogaversary face lift but there's no time at the mo', but soon, very soon and I will be able to reveal a few other exciting things too!!

HuGs Kim :)