Pumpkin Woman Collage Project by Barbara Smith
To create the paper doll, use black inkand stamp pumpkin head image and bodice image from the Bird & Bee Paperie No. 3 stamp, and shoes from the Queen of Tarts No. 3 set on cream paper and color with pencils. Stamp skirt image from the French Laundry No. 6 set on patterned paper and attach to other stamped, colored pieces. Attach some vintage lace to the bottom of the skirt. Apply a cancelled postage stamp to a brass locket. Attach locket, velvet leaf, and ribbon to pumpkin lady.
Make a copy of a vintage ledger page. Layer on various styles of other vintage papers. Apply stamped images and paint. Stitch around some of the paper edges with a sewing machine. Place pumpkin lady on background where you plan to attach her and trace around the outside edge lightly with a pencil. Remove pumpkin lady and using watercolor crayons, add color around the pencil lines for a shadow effect, blending with your fingers.
*You may also add some color around the outside edges of the collage too. Attach pumpkin lady with foam tape. Apply vintage buttons.
To create the paper doll, use black inkand stamp pumpkin head image and bodice image from the Bird & Bee Paperie No. 3 stamp, and shoes from the Queen of Tarts No. 3 set on cream paper and color with pencils. Stamp skirt image from the French Laundry No. 6 set on patterned paper and attach to other stamped, colored pieces. Attach some vintage lace to the bottom of the skirt. Apply a cancelled postage stamp to a brass locket. Attach locket, velvet leaf, and ribbon to pumpkin lady.
Make a copy of a vintage ledger page. Layer on various styles of other vintage papers. Apply stamped images and paint. Stitch around some of the paper edges with a sewing machine. Place pumpkin lady on background where you plan to attach her and trace around the outside edge lightly with a pencil. Remove pumpkin lady and using watercolor crayons, add color around the pencil lines for a shadow effect, blending with your fingers.
*You may also add some color around the outside edges of the collage too. Attach pumpkin lady with foam tape. Apply vintage buttons.