Wednesday, April 6, 2011

shiori ningyo

Another bookmark doll, this time much larger.
I am hoping that you can see in this photo that this is a kickstand card, which is to say, the background doesn't go all the way down - only the bottom of the kimono is holding the front of the card up.  The top of the doll is glued in place on the gold background.  the white you see is on the inside of the card.

Why?  Because the card base is cut from 8.5 x 11 inch cardstock.  when I completed the doll, I realized she would need a 7 inch tall card, and it occurred to me that there different ways to achieve that goal.  I cut the base as a 3.25 wide strip, and scored it at 4 inches for the front, and 7 inches for the back. 

Anyway, I didn't intend to make such a big doll, but scrapbook paper can be heavy for this.  Washi or origami paper would have been better.

I made this for the Gingersnap Creations geisha challenge (and check out Petra's super cute shiori ningyo!), but am also entering into the following challenges:

Critter Sketch Challenge - fancy folds
Karen's Doodles - fancy and feminine
Stamping Vacation - playing dress up
Sir Stampalot - ladies and fashion

Juliet Arrighi
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18 comments:

  1. Elaine ♥April 6, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Love this, so very different and beautiful :)

    Thanks for joining us at Karens Doodles this week :)

    Elaine ♥

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  2. Sanna SaksijaApril 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Wow! Great idea!

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  3. pinkyApril 6, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Thats amazing, never saw one like it before:) Thanks for playing along with us at Sir Stampalot this month.
    Pinky

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  4. NettyApril 6, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Terrific bookmark and so beautifully made. Annette x

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  5. Lynne KApril 6, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    This is wonderful! So unusual. Thanks for sharing it with us at Sir Stampalot this month.
    Lynne x

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  6. Sally HApril 6, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    What a great card! I love it! Thanks for sharing with us at Sir stampalot this month and good luck!

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  7. marshaApril 6, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    How gorgeous and creative! Thanks so much for joining us for this week's Critter Sketch Challenge Blog, hope you will come back and play again next week!
    Hugs,
    Marsha

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  8. UnknownApril 6, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    How sweet she is! I didn't understand any of that "card-speak" but I love how she looks!

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  9. Georgia EhrmannApril 6, 2011 at 9:27 PM

    super cute bookmark! Thank you for playing at Critter Sketch Challenge this week!
    Hugs,
    Georgia

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  10. Gerri HerbstApril 6, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Wonderful. Do like that its a kickstand card, so very creative.take care, gerri

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  11. brendaApril 7, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    A super make Juliet.

    Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation and joining in at Stampalot Challenge this month.

    B x

    There's a Stampalot voucher up for grabs here

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  12. Dolly DaydreamsApril 7, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    This is so beautiful a real treat very dynamic piece.

    Marie

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  13. AnneApril 7, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    ohhhhhhhhh I like this. Very different. A smashing card.
    Thanks for joining us this week on Karen's Doodles
    Anne x

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  14. MerryApril 7, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    This is lovely...wonderful origami. I have been trying a little myself this week. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Vacation.

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  15. Beach Cat !April 7, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Oh my gosh, this is just plain exquisite!

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  16. Suze BainApril 8, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    This is really lovely, such a clever design, works perfectly with the geisha. x

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  17. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    I love your Geisha! Awesome! Such a fab design!

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  18. FrancescaApril 12, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Absolutely beautiful creation

    Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot challenge this month and good luck!

    Hugs
    Francesca

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