More Julie Nutting Dolls

Happy Monday everyone!  Monday's can't be bad when you have Julie Nutting Chipboard to play with!  This is Robbie and I'm super excited to have my first post for the Leaky Shed Design Team.

I'm a big fan of Julie Nutting and actually purchased her book and played with her tips for drawing my own dolls.  Let me tell you, having them all cut out and ready to go is much easier than coming up with your own!  As you've already seen from some of the other designers, these little dolls are so versatile and there are endless ways to decorate them to suit your personal style.

I made a sign using three of the chipboard dolls.

This sign is only about 5x8" so it makes a perfect little door hanger.  It is one I picked up at Hobby Lobby for about a dollar.  I am forever picking up little bits and pieces to alter.

I chose to paint the doll's bodies and hair and to make their dresses from paper.  

Tip:  Before I started decorating them, I ran them through my printer and made a copy.  I then printed the copy on lightweight cardstock to make a pattern for cutting the clothes.  It's a super quick and easy!

After covering them with paper, I used my PITT Big Pens to add some details to the dresses in purple and blue.  I used a fine Pitt Artists pen to do the outlining and the details on their hair.

You can see that the outlining and details that I added are very loose.  I wanted some movement in the dresses but didn't worry about perfection.  Just a few brush strokes will do the trick.

To finish them off, I spritzed them with Perfect Pearls to add some sheen. 

Leaky Shed Studio Supplies:
Sassy 4"
Holly 4"
Spooky 4"

Thanks for dropping by!  You are always welcome at my blog, too. Just the Scrap

Julie Nutting dolls. Step by step video.

Hello. Tiffany Here. I am super excited to designing for such a fabulous company. 

Today is my first blog post and I have 2 tags to share with you featuring the Julie nutting 4 inch dolls. These are great for tags, cards and other projects. 

Feliz Navidad tag. 

This tag is featuring the Naughty or Nice doll. I used some watered down gesso to paint a coat on the doll. I then used some bic markers to color the doll. I also used a versamark pen for the white on the hat, shoes and dress. I used pearl embossing powder from Lindy's Stamp Gang. It gives it a nice shimmery white tone. For the tag I used some scrap paper. I then used a laser cut frame from Manor House Creations. I used some gorgeous lace from The Piece by Piece. The sentiment is from Verve Stamps. I used some MHC flowers to finish the tag.

You are so beautiful tag

This tag features the Princess doll 

For this tag I made a video so you can see how I created the tag.

I had so much fun creating with the dolls. Make sure to pick yours up. 

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Leaky Shed Studio Nutting Dolls Day 4

Happy Thursday Friends! It's Kris today with another post on these adorable Julie Nutting Dolls.  Have you been to the site to see them all?  Here's a link.  They are adorable.  They have little parts you can play with like bandanas, belts, hats, crowns and even masks!  So. Much. Fun.

If you've been following along all week, you're sure to have a ton of ideas & techniques to use when creating your own.  As I was playing with my dolls, they started blending into my tags and I really wanted them to stand out.

So, I was pondering what I could do, Good 'ol Ursula's voice popped into my head and said, "Never underestimate the power of bod-y lang-uage!" And the idea of silhouetting them was born.

These dolls have such darling figures & amazing detail in them that I decided to stain them black so they would pop of my tags.  I used black ink, for the simple reason that I didn't want the paint to fill in their embossed lines. 

I used stickles to paint the Princess doll's crown and then placed it above the D on my dream tag.  I couldn't bare leaving it off my tag and it was a bit much on her head.

 

After playing with the Princess doll and a shabby look, I really wanted to see if the same technique would work with a clean look, so I played around a bit and guess what? It works.  I love this Sassy Doll!  She is exactly that, Sassy!!!

(I don't know about you... but I can't stop singing poor unfortunate souls now)

Stay tuned over the next few days for more fun ideas to use on your very own Nutting Dolls and if you haven't had a chance to pick some up yet... what are you waiting for?  You will love every minute playing with them!!!

Holly Nutting Doll Christmas Card

Hello, Juliana here with my first post as a new Design Team Member for Leaky Shed Studio. Today, I have a Christmas Card to share with you that I created using the fabulous Julie Nutting Holly Chipboard Doll. I had so much fun playing with these chipboard dolls!

I used acrylic paint for the hair, skin, bracelet, berries and holly leaves. To color her dress, I used one of my favorite markers...a Krylon Gold Leafing Pen. It has a fabulous gold shine and it is so easy to work with on chipboard. I then added some small red jewels for the berries.

I love the dimension that the layered chipboard pieces give to the doll!

If you enjoyed this card, then please stop by my blog 17turtles.com to see another Christmas Card that I created using the Naughty or Nice Nutting Doll and a fun product called Snow Writer by DecoArt!

Leaky Shed Studio Nutting Dolls- Day Two!

Welcome to day 2 of the Nutting Dolls!!  This is Debbie and I'm so excited to share my first Leaky Shed Studio projects with you today!!  Everyone knows that the Nutting Dolls are all the rage these days and after playing with these I can understand why!!  It's like playing with paper dolls again!! My first instinct was to make paper dresses but I ended up with the paint brush and some mixed media tags. There are so many possibilities with these little chipboard dolls.  They come in 2 different sizes 4" and 8".

For this first tag I painted her dress red and then highlighted with black and finger rubbed the gold to give it a little sparkle.  I added some jewels to her belt and bracelet. The background tag is sprayed with Dylusions and then I added a little stamping, some modeling creme and some Inka to highlight everything.

My next tag is a Christmas tag also. It's a little different although it's mostly mixed media also.  I added a little glitter to her hat and skirt and ankle cuffs. I added some jewels to the stamped tree and to her belt.

Although Halloween is past I couldn't help but do this next doll!  She was just too fun to wait another year to pass.I used several of the same techniques to finish this doll.

I had so much playing with these cute chipboard dolls!  I will be showing you a few more soon!

Thanks for stopping by the Leaky Shed Studio Blog today!!

Debbie

Leaky Shed Julie Nutting chipboard dolls!

Hi, Maggi here today to share my very first post with you as a designer for Leaky Shed Studio and I am so excited to be working with this fabulous product.  These chipboard pieces are so sturdy and perfect for altering in so many ways.

I love making tags so I thought it would be the perfect choice for highlighting a couple of our Julie Nuttig dolls.  Let me introduce you to Holly; she is 4" tall (also available in 8") and she's dressed for a Christmas ball!  Her gown is paper pieced and her hair and skin are painted with watercolors.  Rather than cutting individual pieces for the folds in the green part of her gown, I used a colored pencil to shade in the fabric folds.  

The little frame behind Holly is a Spellbinder's diecut piece.  I sprinked a little aged gold embossing enamel around the edge of the frame and heat embossed it. I used some Petaloo mini red poinsettias to complete the look.

 One thing I really love is the little holly sprig at her waist, that is a separate piece of chipboard and so it stands out quite nicely, love it!

Supplies:

Leaky Shed Studio Holly Julie Nuttig doll 4"

Graphic 45 Twelve Days of Christmas

Petaloo Mini Poinsettieas

May Arts Ribbon

Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing Enamel

Prima Julie Nuttig tag

Here's a shabby little tag featuring a 4" Classy Julie Nuttig doll, (also available in 8").  This time I painted the chipboard with Cladia Hellmuth acrylic paints.  I added a piece of beaded white lace to accessorize her dress.  Again I used Spellbinder's diecuts to accent my doll.

After I painted her with acrylics, I painted embossing ink on her dress and embossed with clear embossing powder.  It gives her dress a nice sheen, like a soft silky fabric.  The sash is a separate piece of chipboard so it was easy to color a different color and then glue to the main body of the doll.

Supplies:

Leaky Shed Studio Classy Julie Nuttig doll 4"

Studio 75 Rosalie in the Garden paper collection

Prima Shabby Chic Resin Treasures

Prima wood butterfly

Claudia Hellmuth acrylic paint

Petaloo Wild Blossom soft gray

Flying Unicorn lace - dress

Hobby Lobby lace - around the tag

May Arts ribbon

Aren't these dolls just the cutest?  The 4" dolls are really perfect for embellishing a card or tag.     We'll be featuring Julie's dolls all week, so be sure to come back tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Maggi

Leaky Shed Studio Design Team Announcement

We want to thank everyone who sent in applications for our Design Team Call, it's so hard choosing, there is so much to consider as I said before.  That being said, the applicants brought so much to the table that it makes choosing very difficult.

Please don't be discouraged if you didn't make the team this time...we have another call in 6 months!!!

We are so excited to announce our new team...please welcome 
Debbie Sherman - Design Team Lead

I'm Debbie and I live in Wyoming with my husband Jeff and our 2 Labs Mojo and Pearl.I'm also a grandmother of 7, who inspire me everyday, they are the reason I started scrapping!

I have been involved with one craft of another all my life.  I started out beading jewelry when I was about 7 and sewing when I was 12. One day I discovered scrap booking and then it became an obsession/passion!  My husband thinks I'm a hoarder now but I say I'm just well supplied. My style varies and over the years has changed.  One day I can be in a Shabby Chic mood and the next day  I find myself elbow deep in paint and art journals.  I'm a visual person and when I see a product I love I create around it.  I draw inspiration from many places, flea markets, family, grandkids, old and vintage and color.
I'm an avid photographer and have been blessed with many professional photo opportunities. I spend time with my camera daily. More photos = more scrapping!!
I'm beyond honored to be designing for the Leaky Shed Studio and with all the wonderfully talented designers you are about to get to know.  My cup runneth over.
 http://debbie-lovescrappin.blogspot.com/
                                               Kris Silvester - Designer
Kris is my name... Crafting's my game!
Of course, my first luvs are my handsome hubs of 23 years Steve and my equally handsome sons Hunter & Bridger.
Then comes my love of being surrounded by anything crafty, shabby, crafty, trendy, pretty, crafty or just down right awesome!
I've worked in the scrap booking industry for over 15 years now and loved every minute of it.
I've done it all from design teams, product development, teaching, traveling & even behind the scenes grunt work.
I wouldn't trade a minute of it and hope to be a part of it for at least another 15 years.

p.s. I'll admit I'd rather be doing the 'hands on' part of things so sometimes neglect the 'computer' part of things, but I'm working on it. http://krissilvester.blogspot.com/
                                                            
         Maggi Harding - Designer

Hi, I am Maggi Harding, and I am really excited to be part of the Leaky Shed Studios Design Team! My home is in eastern North Carolina, but, sometimes I claim the world as home. I have spent most of my life wandering, as a child with my parents because my Dad was in the Army, and, as an adult, because I wanted to. By the time I was 18 I had been to 9 different schools, lived in France, Japan, Germany, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and North Carolina.

My husband and I share our home with our two standard poodles, or spoos as we call them. We have a 3 year old, Nika, and 4 month old, Tisha. We recently lost our dear Chena who was "famous" for her travel escapades with her good friend Escape Kitty. We love to travel and do so mostly in our RV so that our spoos can accompany us wherever we go. We have been from Key West, Florida to Fairbanks, Alaska and from the Pacific shores of California to the Atlantic shores of North Carolina in our well traveled motor home!

I discovered scrap booking in 2005 when I decided to make scrapbooks for my two best friends from college. It quickly became my passion and something that I spend hours doing and never grow tired of my efforts.

I describe my style as vintage/shabby chic with touches of bright color. For me, scrap booking is an artistic adventure, what can I create, how can I make this piece of paper come to life? Along with scrapping the pictures, I love to tell the stories and often reflect on how to tell the story hidden in my photographs. Scrap booking has awakened my “inner artist” and satisfies the creative side of my brain that was long neglected during my career as a CPA. I am really happy to be a stay at home retired crazy scrapbook lady!
My blog: http://scraptravelbark.blogspot.com/

                                    Robbie Herring - Designer

My name is Robbie. I live in Texas. I have a great family. My husband and I have been married 26 years. We have two great kids. Our daughter is a graduate of Texas State University and our son is a graduate of Texas A&M. After being a stay at home mom for 20 years, being an empty nester meant I needed to find something to keep me busy.  Paper crafting fit the bill perfectly!

I have been scrapping about 7 years. I wanted to make a book for my daughter documenting her Senior year. Thanks to great friends, who got me started, it happened. Thanks to a daughter, who takes pictures of everything, her book turned into 4 books! My son's Senior book is only one book and I was lucky to get that much as he takes pictures only if I force him!

In addition to scrap booking, I love to sew and paint.  Sometimes it's hard to find time to do it all! 

Style is a tough one for me. I seem to like a little bit of everything I am a true flower girl! I love flowers and flourishes. I do have a teenage son, though, and he really doesn't want flowers in his books! For his pages, I seem to be drawn to much more classic designs. I have never seen an embellishment I didn't like, which makes designing for Leaky Shed Studio perfect! 

I've been so lucky to work with many different companies and publications over the years and I'm so excited to be a part of the Leaky Shed Studio team!

 http://robbiesphotoblog.blogspot.com/

                                               Tiffany Solorio - Designer

My name is Tiffany. I have an amazing husband and 2 wonderful children. Besides paper crafting I love making memories with my family. I started crafting about 4 years ago. I would have never guessed when I bought my few supplies back then that I would be where I am today. It took me a while to find my style. I love shabby and grunge. I am so excited to be designing for Leaky Shed Studio. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity.

You can follow my blog stampingattiffanys.blogspot.com
You can visit my Etsy shop at Tiffanys Paper Designs

                                        Juliana Michaels

Hello! My name is Juliana Michaels. I grew up loving art, crafting and photography thanks to a creative mother who loved to paint, sew and draw. I love color, texture, trying new techniques and playing with new products. Products always inspire me to create whatever it is, whether it be a card, a scrapbook layout or an altered object/home decor item. I have been a project designer in the paper craft and scrapbook industry since 2007, but I have been scrap booking since 1997. Leaky Shed Studios has great quality chipboard that is perfect for all kinds of paper crafting projects. I am thrilled to be a member of the Leaky Shed Design Team and I hope you enjoy the projects I share with you as much as I enjoy creating them.

http://www.17turtles.com/



                                             Tracey Sabella

I reside in northeast Ohio with my amazing husband, Gary. Our family and faith have always been an important part of our lives. We've been blessed with four wonderful children, and with two weddings in as many years, our family is growing.

I'm a shabby chic mixed media artist and enjoy the creative outlet of paper crafting. I'm a life long crafter and employ many of those skills on my projects. I adore learning new techniques along the way and enjoy sharing my projects along with tips, techniques, and tutorials on my blog. I absolutely adore using chipboard on my projects and am so thrilled and honored to have the opportunity to design with Wendy's amazing Leaky Shed Studio products. I also design for Donna Salazar Designs, Once Upon A…Sketch, and Helmar.

I'd be delighted for you to visit my blog, Garden of Grace. http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

Next week will be doing a giveaway so be sure to check back for details!!

Thanks for stopping by our blog!!

The Leaky Shed Studio Design Team!!