Friday, July 18, 2008

Homemade Paper Doll Birthday Card for My Sweet O

I really wanted to make a homemade birthday card for O, and when I saw this I knew what I had to do :) I printed the doll on cardstock, cut her out, and painted her with watercolor paint. After I painted her, I laminated her. I traced around the doll to create an identical back, so the card could open. I taped them together using white labels.
I cut dresses out of scrapbook paper, and then I laminated the dresses. I put a small sticky magnetic square on the back of the doll and on the back of each dress. Then I put magnetic squares in the file folder, so O would have a place to keep her doll and all of the dresses.

She's going to love the dot file folder!
This was an easy, fun, and quick project, and I hope O likes it. I'd really like to make shoes for the doll, but all of the shoes that I made looked ridiculous. I may work on them again later if she asks for shoes (and I'm sure she will!).
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11 comments:

  1. k2July 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM

    Perfect thoughtful gift to make with your daughter or for her.

    Laminating is a good idea. My heads spinning with all these great ideas.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 18, 2008 at 3:19 PM

    That is such a cute idea! I love the colors and patterns you used. Very fun and fresh!

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  3. UnknownJuly 18, 2008 at 3:46 PM

    This is such a cute idea, I think I might just have to try it. I am not very crafty but I think I can pull this off. How old is your daughter? I am new to your blog and wondered if O likes it will my daughter like it as well.

    BTW, you are very inspiring!!

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  4. UnknownJuly 18, 2008 at 4:05 PM

    For those not so crafy people in the world, like myself here is a link that has some clothing templates to print.

    http://familycrafts.about.com/od/paperdolls/tp/paperdolls.htm

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  5. MelissaJuly 18, 2008 at 4:09 PM

    Thanks for the comments! Tara- O turned 2 on Wednesday :)

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  6. Pecos BlueJuly 18, 2008 at 4:30 PM

    great idea for a unique gift.

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  7. Gidget Girl ReadingJuly 18, 2008 at 4:52 PM

    great job and a fun make and take activity in one!!!

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  8. This Girl loves to TalkJuly 18, 2008 at 10:27 PM

    thanks for the comment.. I was about to leave a message here to say thanks.. you saved our saturday morning.. daddy is off helping people move house and i needed to think of something to keep the kids busy.

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  9. Good + Happy DayJuly 21, 2008 at 8:49 PM

    Oh my, how CUUUTE! I remember paper dolls being my favorite when i was little, but never though to make some for my girls... until now! thank you for the inspiration!

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  10. Custom CardsSeptember 12, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    Home made cards are very very simple and their loos are also very different as well with respect to the professional work.

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  11. RizwanDecember 27, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    I am new to your blog and wondered i like it so much thanks for sharing

    plastic card printing

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