Marie A. Doll

I used Character Constructions rubber stamps to create this Marie Antionette Doll.

I stamped the doll's head and bodice skirt and legs on heavy card stock. I then stamped the bodice and skirt on pink dotted paper and glued to the card stock. The curtains were stamped in purple on Purple glitter patterned paper.

I used chalk to color the hair and skin tone and then highlighted the doll with a clear glitter pen as well as some color glitter pens.

I added some ribbon and demensional items like the clock. I plan to use this on the top of a birthday cake and will add another small stick so to keep her shoes out of the icing. She is about 11 inches tall.

Water Color Crayons.

I discovered something about water color crayons. Don't take them to the beach.
I like to stamp images and then color them at the beach either with water color crayons or water color pencils. I finally purchased the largest set of water color crayons and used them at the beach one day and left them in my beach bag in the sun while I took a swim.
To my dismay the crayons were melted the next time I opened the tin! I'm sure I can still put my wet brush to the melted blobs and they will still work but my advice is don't take them to the beach or leave them in a hot Florida car!

Front Covers of the Books

Front covers are three demensional. If you click on them the photos will enlarge. The photo to the left the books are turned.

I will try and figure out how to turn it!

Handmade Three Inch Books and Book Shelf

I took a class at the Stamp Shack with artist Joyce Hazen and learned how to make the little 3 inch books. I knew then that I had to make this set for Betsy for her 60 th Birthday. Each book has a different theme.

1. Art

2. "B" book, for Birthday and Betsy

3. Pen and Ink

4. Toys

5. Woman Power

6. Birds, Flowers, and Friendship

7. Lady Liberty Calling

8. Fashionista

My favorite of the books was the Toy book since it has a stamp of Howdy Doody in a TV. My all time favorite show when I was a kid. The last page has a small paper doll that is just too cute.