This is for Lisa's WTUI challenge this week - check it out here: WT584 In Stitches.
I had fun making this, although it's way out of my normal style.
Stamped the tape-measure background on the base, after inking with several colours.
Die-cut the dress form twice from an old cereal box. The bottom layer was painted with a couple of coats of white acrylic.
For the upper layer, I used just the torso, and with double-sided adhesive, added muslin to it. Then I added a little skirt made from gathered lace and a strip of gold paper which was on my desk (and now I remember why I had a spare birdcage lying around which I used for last week's MIX challenge, I was going to use it on this!!). I used a fancy brad and some pink wire to make a necklace.
The wings are a heart which has been on my desk for...wait for it....8 years! I was making an iris-folded wedding card and this was what a cut out. I thought it made great wings with minimal trimming, and am glad to have finally found a use for it. It already had Liquid Pearls round the edges, so I just added more after trimming it.
To finish I added the sentiment and some stamped flourishes.
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 GMT Views: 1069
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Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 6:21 AM
Sabrina I am so in love with hos this heart turned out for your "wings" They are so super stunning. The dress form and lacy skirt and the stunning brad and wire just add such a stunning elegance to this card. Than you so much for creating such a beautiful sample card for my challenge.
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Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 6:43 AM
I checked out the challenge title while in bed ... and had the same thoughts as you - so went in a different direction. I could never have matched your funky style and the ruler background is just perfect!
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Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 7:41 AM
Sabrina, this is fabulous! I love the skirt you added to the dress form, and the wings, of course. Great sentiment!!
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