"Say Boo To Your Friends"

It is Halloween time and here is a fun idea. Utilize your Autumn Dominoes collection from your paper dolls to create this fun card. Also try this same layout and adhere to a paper handle bag for "trick or treating" or any social event.

Instructions:

1) You will need a 7x5" piece (the example is brown) of heavy card stock. Fold the card stock in half horizontally.

2) Trim a piece of card stock, this example with images is from Creative Imaginations, slightly smaller than the card. Ink the edges of the paper with brown ink and glue to the card.

3) Glue a pre-glittered foam pumpkin or any style pumpkin to the card.

4) Affix any Halloween stickers to your card.

5) Dress your Susie doll for fit and proportion in the orange T shirt and belted skinny jean from he Autumn Dominoes Collection.

6) Carefully remove the outfit from your Susie doll and tape the two pieces together.

7) Affix your outfit to the card with foam dots.

8) Stamp, computer generate or write your message inside.

"Dot's great!"

Now that you are in school you have had a chance to reconnect with old classmates or meet new ones. Have a friend over for crafts and coordinate together one of Susie's outfits and place on a card. This is my favorite outfit and here are the instructions. Which outfit are you going to choose? I am sure it will be great!

Instructions:
1) You will need a 5 3/4" by 4 1/2" cream envelope.
2) You will also need a 8 1/4" by 5 1/2" piece of cream cardstock folded horizontally.
3) Cut a piece of peach colored cardstock slightly smaller than the card and affix the cardstock to the card with a glue stick or dimensional tape.
4) Closely trim Susie's outfit and dress her for fit and proportion in the poplin shirt, green tube sweater anad the panel skirt from the Domino's fall collection.
5) Carefully remove the outfit from the doll and tape the three pieces together.
6) Affix the assembled outfit to the card with a glue stick or dimensional tape.

Have fun!

Card of the month

Ever wonder what else you can do with your paper dolls?

How about making your own cards? Send a friend a thoughtful card or attach a more personalized card to your present.

I will continue to give you more ideas for creative uses with your doll and collections.

Each month I will post a new card. I will include instruction with each card and you may take all or part as your inspiration.

Invite a friend over and make some cards for future use. It is always great to have a card ready for any occasion.

Have fun!

"Back to School" Card

Instructions:

1) You will need a legal size envelope.

2) Trim a letter size sheet of paper or card stock to 9 1/4 x 8 inches.

3) Fold the card stock in half vertically.

4) Trim the first layer of paper or card stock slightly smaller than the card. A corner rounder was used to round the corners.

5) Trim the second layer of paper or card stock slightly smaller than the first layer, round the corners and glue to the first layer.

6) Dress your Susie doll for proper fit in an outfit of your choice.

7) Carefully remove your outfit from the doll and tape the pieces together.

8) Glue your assembled outfit to the two layers of paper or card stock.

9) Affix all three layers to the card with pop dots.

10) Use your creativity to choose embellishments for your card. This sample card attaches three fancy hair pins underneath all three layers at the upper left side of your card.