Papercraft Ladies

Get out your punches and make some papercraft ladies!

"I have bursts of being a lady, but it doesn't last long
~Shelly Winters"

Do you have a secret yearning to make paper dolls? Or are you an aspiring fashion artiste perhaps? Maybe you are looking for a papercraft idea and would like to make a special set of character ladies for your next scrap swap or get together? Maybe you could use these girls to fund raise for breast cancer awareness??

Whatever you would like to use them for, making Hearty Ladies can lead to lots of laughs and conversation, and who doesn't like that?

I made a couple of papercraft ladies to show you how to make them. The first was this demure creature you can see above, then I decided I would make a slightly less demure damsel. Here's how to make your own.

You will need the following punches:

• Two big Heart shapes, one for the body and one for the bodice, and a tiny heart for the sunglasses
• An Oval for the hat brim
• Two sizes of Circles, one for the head and one for the hat crown
• Flowers if desired

You will also need some rhinestones or other embellishments and a few Stampin' Write markers, some sharp scissors, adhesive and a flower shaping tool, though pressing a punched circle with your thumb into the palm of your hand may do just as well.

Here's What to Do:

First, cut or tear the coloured large heart shape to make a bodice for your lady. I chose to tear mine and roll/distress the neckline a bit more. I then shaped both pieces a little with my flower shaping tool and thumb in the palm of my hand.

Adhere the top to the other intact, upside-down heart shape

Then shape the body a little and adhere the decorated bodice and the head circle thus:

Now shape the hat and distress/tear the edges. I cut a slit in the hat to allow the placement of the crown:

I adhered the hat together then glued it to the head. After that I cut out a small heart and sliced the pointy end off to make her sunglasses, and added them:

Add some accents with a white gel pen to make the glasses look shiny, (make them even shinier with Crystal Effects), and draw in the lips and a few other little details:

And there she is, my Hearty Lady in sunglasses! She would make a lovely card topper or accent for a layout, don't you think?

In fact, if you would like to purchase a Hearty Lady or two, you may just find one in my Etsy Shop, though maybe not as they have been so popular I may be sold out.

But if you make your own papercraft ladies, I would just love to see them. I hope you will share your punch art with me :)

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