For the Paris Tag Swap in the Yahoo Group Character Constructions, we made 5 tags, kept one, and sent in the other 4 to be swapped out. We will get 4 tags returned. If you have not been on this site, you are missing some very creative art work. I have been very impressed by these ladies and their work. Go have a look: www.yahoogroups.com/characterconstructions. In fact, join us!
This is the tag I kept for myself. It was the first one I made and I felt like the others improved as I continued working on the tags. Catherine Moore has so many wonderful art doll stamps and many, many additional stamps to compliment the dolls. I have several, but certainly not all of her stamps. ") She also has an online store at: www.characterconstructions.com. I named this doll: At the Eiffel Tower. My set is named "Touring Paris".
I used the same cardstock (from K & Co's Blue Awning collection) for the skirt. I alternated between pink and a lavendar for the top and the envelope trim at the bottom. The gold paper used on the tag was bought in Paris as was the burgundy ribbon (from la droguerie in La Halle). The Paris tape used down the left side of the tag is from Cavallini.
Some of the dolls have pearls as embellishments on the ribbon and some rhinestones.
I stamped the letters on glossy card stock and cut them out separately. I outlined each letter with a red Copic marker. I also used brown to edge the tag, blue to edge the envelopes and burgundy to edge the dresses. I cut a wide, crinkled ribbon into strips to add the tie at the top of tag.
Stamps I used from Character Constructions plates were: the dress and "pour vous": Bird and Bee Paperie #6; the arms, Bird and Bee Paperie #11; the bird, Nature History #3; face, Inner Child #7; "ooh la la", Paris post mark, and tiny Paris tag, French Laundry #6,
For the back of my tag, I used the reverse side from the card stock used for the skirt. I stamped the back with a fluer de lis stamp by Inkadinkado.
