Hi all! Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved playing with paper dolls. Well, maybe I wouldn’t call what I do now “playing”, but I love the creative process of “dressing up” a paper doll. I remember waiting for my parents to come home from grocery shopping on Saturday nights because they sometimes would bring Barbie paper dolls for me and my sisters. So fun!
So that’s the inspiration behind this Virtual Card Club. :) It’s all about the paper dolls! I think these would make the perfect personalized gift for any girl (or woman!) in your life. You can adapt and decorate the clothing and hair to look like just about anyone! For my card, I made it look like my niece Eliza. (I made a similar paper pieced “doll” for a scrapbook page a while ago)
The PDF for this month’s class is 8 pages long with large photos and step by step instructions (with photos!). I walk you through creating a paper doll, and then incorporate it into a card. You can substitute the supplies I used with whatever you have on hand. And there are LOTS of tips and tricks for putting it together. As I was writing the instructions, I made sure to be pretty detailed so that as your assembling your doll, you can prevent any problems that might arise.
Can I cut out the pieces by hand?
Absolutely! In the step-by-step instructions, I show you how to use removable adhesive to adhere the templates to your patterned paper, trim out the shape, and then assemble the final doll. The last four pages of the PDF have the templates for all the clothing (you can create multiple outfits and combos) for you to cut out by hand, and a page of examples…
What about digital cutting machine files?
For those of you with digital cutters, I added SVG and AI files to the VCC options below. It is the $7 VCC. In the zip file you download after purchase, you get the PDF with by-hand instructions, plus the SVG and AI files.
NOTE:If you’re opening the SVG file in Sure Cuts a Lot, it imports as one big file. If you want to only cut some pieces, I would suggest opening the SVG file in Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator and editing the pieces down to just what you want, doing a “save as” with a different name, and then importing your new file into SCAL.
What is Virtual Card Club?
For those of you new to VCC, it’s the way I share my in-real-life card club with all of my blog readers. Not only do you get to follow along with the projects we create by using your own supplies, but it’s a great way to show your support. The money from VCC goes to maintaining the web hosting for this blog. :) For only $5 you get detailed step-by-step instructions and photos, and a complete supply list. All you have to do is break out your supplies and get started!
NOTE: Supplies are NOT included. You must use your own supplies. Virtual Card Club is essentially an online class.
Anyhow, enjoy! And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. :)
You’ll also need Adobe Reader to view the PDF file. Download it for free here.
Virtual Card Club – Paper Dolls (PDF w/ templates & instructions), $5 US
Virtual Card Club – Paper Dolls (PDF w/ templates & instructions + AI and SVG files), $7 US
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Hi all! It’s been a bit of a quiet week around here, huh? No worries. I’m still working on the VCC, so watch for that later this weekend. :)
Anyhow, this week’s card started with a sentiment stamp from Hero Arts that reads, “Just a note filled with many thanks.” When I read it, I thought about stamping a bunch of “thanks” stamps all over the front of the card. And here we go!
CHALLENGE: Create a thank you card. Upload your creation to the TwoPeas gallery, select this challenge, and your card will appear on the challenge page on the Video Submissions tab.
Hi all! Before I post all the info on the Digital Layout Class No.4, I just realized I forgot to post about classes 2 and 3. So here are the links. Just click on each image to go to its class and video:
Hi all! Just a quick note to let you know there won’t be a Make a Card Monday video this morning. I usually film MACM videos the Sunday before, but I was nursing a raging headache yesterday and didn’t feel up to it. In fact, after I posted the class yesterday, I turned off my cell phone and zoned out for a bit. After I couldn’t sleep any longer, I listened to audio books while wearing a sleep mask to block out the afternoon sun.
Thankfully, I’m feeling much better this morning. :) In the meantime, if you haven’t had a chance to check out the class video from yesterday, you can watch this month’s A Year in Cards in lieu of a MACM video. :) For these classes, I do three cards so it’s kind of like a bonus.
In other news, I’m working on a Virtual Card Club that hopefully ya’ll will like. It’s another paper piecing one similar to the May 2009 VCC. I’m planning to have that ready for ya tomorrow or Wednesday.
Hi all! Gosh, we ought to just make August “Birthday Card Month,” yeah? After the poll told me you guys wanted birthday cards, that seems to be all I can make! LOL! Anyhow, I hope you enjoy all the birthday cards. :)
This month’s A Year in Cards class just went live over at TwoPeas. You can never have enough birthday cards on hand, so that’s why we’re making birthday cards for A Year in Cards this month.
To see this month’s class and download a PDF with step-by-step instructions click here: A Year in Cards – August 2010.
THIS MONTH’S HOMEWORK: Make a birthday card. Use the sketches included on the class page (and in the PDF download) as a jumping off point to create some cards of your own, or create your own from scratch. Have fun with it! Add your card to the TwoPeas gallery and you will be entered into a drawing to win a TwoPeas Store gift certificate. You have until September 14th at 11:59 pm to submit your card.
For this week’s Finally Friday card, I wanted to try my hand at another birthday card. I was considering using polka dots somewhere on the card when I thought about creating the dots myself with punched circles of patterned paper. Awesome! I love polka dots. They’re just so… happy!
I ended up calming down the busy-ness a bit by putting a band of patterned paper at the bottom of the card. It seemed to help. :)
CHALLENGE: Create a card using punched elements. Upload your card to the TwoPeas gallery, select this week’s Finally Friday page when you do, and your card will appear on this page under the Video Submissions tab.
