Gretchen Barron: Japanese Doll Gift Set

Hello there everyone! I saw these adorable little Japanese Doll cards several weeks ago and they've been on the back burner until I had a chance to play with them! Today was the day! I created this darling little gift set for a friend's birthday! Four cards and stamped envelopes fit perfectly inside the little gift box!

I used Flock Together Designer Series Papers; Embrace You and Oval All Stamp Sets;Basic Black, Garden Green and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Garden Green Ink; the Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punches; Black Brads; the Big Shot and the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds I Texturz Plates; a Black Jumbo Grommet and a Corduroy Button (I used the Summer Sun and died it with Black Stazon Reinker). Punches used to make the Japanese Doll were the Wide Oval, 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches. I used a Tutorial from Kirsteen Gill for my inspiration for this project.

Now before you even ask, I created the box by cutting Basic Black cardstock at 7.5 x 8.75" and scored at 1.5" on all sides. Make two of these -- one for the bottom and one for the top. Cut on each side to the score lines and put the box together using Sticky Strip Adhesive. Cut panels of the Garden Green cardstock to fit each side and top and run them through the Big Shot using the Texturz plate before decorating. I stamped the inside of each card and the envelope with more of the branch image, using Garden Green Ink. I added just a little pink to the cheeks using Stampin' Pastels!

This is a different look for me but I love how this little gift set turned out. Have fun making these little Japanese Dolls!

If you haven't seen it yet, I've got a new Class-on-the-Go Kit -- this darling three-piece Camping Gift Set using the Under the Stars Stamp Set. You can purchase the class Kit or simply order the tutorial! Either way, it's a darling project for summer fun! Click HERE for more information and to place your order today!