Pina & Genevieve - Darkroom Door

Say hello to 'Pina'.  She loves to go exploring in the tropics!

To create Pina, I started out by transferring Darkroom Door's 'Tropical Lady' Line Art stamp image onto silk fabric using Lesley Riley's TAP (Transfer Artist Paper).  I also used the same method for Darkroom Door's 'Explore' Collage stamp, but gently water coloured the image before transferring it onto fabric.  I used Tim Holtz Distress pens to colour the stamped collage image on TAP paper.  To do this I scribbled the distress markers onto a plastic palette and 'picked up' the colour with an Aquash brush.  Note:  The image is reversed once it is transferred, but I tried to compensate for that by creating the word 'Explore' by stamping the letters directly onto fabric using Darkroom Door's stamp set, 'Alphabet Medley'.

Then it was a matter of layering fabrics, creating arms and stitching everything together to create Pina, my first Darkroom Door cloth doll.  I added a lei and a flower in her hair to complete the tropical island holiday look.

Now it's time to meet Genevieve.  She loves to be creative and is a crafty girl at heart.

To create Genevieve,  I began by stamping Darkroom Door's 'Crafty Lady' Line Art stamp onto TAP paper and colouring it gently with Tim Holtz distress markers in the same manner as mentioned above and then transferred this image onto silk.  

I then created another fabric panel using images from Darkroom Door's stamp set 'Dressmaker', and two Darkroom Door Texture stamps 'Criss Cross' and 'Star'.  They were stamped within and around Darkroom Door's Frame stamp, 'Emulsion'.

The word 'create' was also made by stamping directly onto fabric using Darkroom Door's 'Alphabet Medley'.

Finally I layered fabrics together to form the shape of the doll and stitched everything together to create the front layer of the doll.  I then embellished it with buttons, ribbon, fabric scraps, trims, laces, a scissor charm and fabric snaps.  I then sewed the front and back together to complete this project.

Darkroom Door's Line Art Ladies are a wonderful way to start a cloth project doll!

Apple Cherry Pie - Darkroom Door

Have you checked out the recently released 'Line Art' stamps over at Darkroom Door?  There are currently six lovely ladies starring in this new collection.  I've used 'Cherry Apple Lady' for this piece.   

To begin with I coloured 'Cherry Apple Lady' with watercolour pencils and an Aquash brush.  I fussy cut around the image.  Then I stamped the image once more, coloured the apples and cherries at the top of her head and fuzzy cut around the fruit.

Next I stamped the wooden spoon and rolling pin found in the stamp set, 'From the Kitchen' with dark brown ink and swiped a lighter brown over the top to give a rich wooden colour and fussy cut around the images.

I layered a folded brown paper bag and some sewing pattern tissue paper onto the front of a folded piece of card, and machine stitched the layers together to create a recipe folder.  I then added the stamped images to the work, including a label, 'Recipes' also found in 'From the Kitchen'.

Finally I free motioned stitched 'Apple Cherry Pie' on the recipe file cover to complete this piece.

I'll be back soon with some more 'Line Art Ladies'.

Hmmm, in the meantime, I think it's time to warm up some yummy apple pie with a cherry on top!