Sunday, April 3, 2011

Bookmark doll ATC

I have been practicing making Japanese bookmark dolls in anticipation of writing a tutorial, and I wondered how small I could go.  I thought I would try an ATC, which required a half inch head. 
After I made it, I decided to attach it to a larger card but keep it easily removable, which is why there are two paper clips holding it in place on the card front.  It may look a little strange, but the recipient should appreciate that there isn't goo all over the back.

For the record, these types of dolls traditionally do not have faces or arms.  I would have liked a little pink mouth in there, I think.  I decided that since this card is going to be mostly disassembled by the recipient, I didn't need to lose a lot of sleep over the sentiment - I just grabbed a pen and wrote the words.

The patterned paper is Fruity Fusion from TAC.

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations - photo inspiration
Card Cupids - dots and stripes
Craft your days away - spots and stripes
Shannon's Sentiments - use an oval (the hair)
Wee Memories - favorite color palette
Sir Stamp a Lot - ladies and fashion
Stamping Vacation - pick 3 (circle, corner punch, sentiment)
Moving Along with the Times - more than one fold (the kimono)
Pals Paper Arts - punches
Gingersnap Creations - office supplies (paper clips)
Juliet Arrighi

21 comments:

  1. Love that bookmark card! Thanks so much for playing along with us at PPA this week.

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  2. love the little doll, you can make one for me any day, and I won't care about the sentiment either.
    thanks for playing with us at CIC.

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  3. I love it! I might use those curly circle paperclips. Looking forward to the tutorial!

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  4. Very cool- I look forward to the tutorial and learning more about the dolls.

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  5. Very cool doll ... and I love that she's detachable ... thanks for joining our Office Supply Challenge at Gingersnap Creations.

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  6. Oooh... so beautiful!! Lovely work for Card Cupids, thanks!!

    Sweet greetings, Saskia
    (guest designer)

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  7. Thabks for sharing your lovely creation with us at Stampalot, but could you please check our rules !

    B x

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  8. Like the papers a lot! I love the idea of using paperclips! Genius!

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  9. I have not seen these bookmarks before. They are wonderful! Great idea! I love how you showcased yours! I agree the recipient will be glad that she can easily remove the bookmark.

    Thanks so much for playing along with Stamping Vacation's PICK 3 challenge!

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  10. This is great!!!! Love it! Thanks for playing along with our Sentiments challenge.

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  11. Such a cute idea. Love looking at yr work. Welcome to Gingersnap Creations as our Muse!take care,gerri

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  12. Lovely little doll! Thanks for sharing with us at MAWTT this week. Pami x

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  13. A fab bookmark that doll is cute
    Thanks for joining in at CYDA this time

    Jackie x

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  14. It looks like you're well on your way to a tutorial here! What a creative and cute doll! Thanks for playing along at the Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge!

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  15. Love the dots, Thanks for joining us at Moving Along With The Times x

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  16. Cute ARC
    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT this week
    Lisa x

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  17. Oh love the wee doll, Lovely, thanks for sharing and playing along on MAWTT Hazelxo

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  18. Thanks for sharing your bookmark with us at Card Cupids.
    Hugs. Jacqueline

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  19. WOW this is really clever, I love your bright papers too. Thanks for joining us at MAWTT this week and good luck with the challenge
    Laurie x

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  20. Love your doll! It is so clever how your used the paperclips. Thanks for joing us at Gingersnap Creations.

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  21. What a fun project! Thanks for playing along at Cupcake Inspirations this week!

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