I love making 'people' and these little angels are, to my mind, so cute! PaperArtsy are challenging us to use 'Fragile Paper' this fortnight and the paper in my vintage gardening book from a charity shop is pretty fragile!
I adhered the bodies (neck down!) to my paper and sanded the edges so they became the right shape. I coloured them with Portfolio Pastels - love those lots but be careful on fragile paper as they will lift the surface if you use water or rub really hard!
The faces are from a Lynne Perrella stamp, stamped onto tissue paper and painted using Fresco paint on the reverse. When they were dry, I cut them out and carefully added them. The wings are covered in the same paper, sanded and then I added a little Gathered Twigs Distress ink to all of the edges. The final flourishes were to add halos, a word and wire to hang them with!
Thanks for the challenge Leandra, I enjoyed it immensely!
Ooh, I love, love, love little people and I adore these Gabrielle! They are just up my street. You would so love making Art dolls, Gabrielle. I think that the Mary Jane Chadbourne video may have gone on sale now. It's called 'Anthology of an Art doll', I think. She is a great teacher and I think you would love the course. Hope your New year got off to a good start. xxx
Your angels are really precious! Each one so lovely. I admire you also for taking the time and patience it must have taken to glue the tissue faces in place.
Wow wow absolutely gorgeous stunning angels. The look so amazing especially with the LP faces. Did you buy the angels or make the bases yourself? Happy Creating ☺ Kezzy xxx
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They are gorgeous Gabrielle xxx
Always love your little people. Just fab x
These little angels just couldn't be any sweeter! Beautifully made!
Gorgeous!
I love them Gabrielle!!
These are so pretty xx
Ooh, I love, love, love little people and I adore these Gabrielle! They are just up my street. You would so love making Art dolls, Gabrielle. I think that the Mary Jane Chadbourne video may have gone on sale now. It's called 'Anthology of an Art doll', I think. She is a great teacher and I think you would love the course. Hope your New year got off to a good start. xxx
These are amazing! They have such an original look to them. I really like them!!
Lucy x
Gabrielle your dolls looks awesome...book pages, colours, faces....everything match together so well...superb!!
Best wishes from Slovenia
Oh so gorgeous, love them. xx
Exquisite little dolls Gabrielle, love them!
wunderfull I love little!
They are so gorgeous!
I love your little angels, so sweet. You've put your vintage gardening book pages to great use xx
Gabrielle,
These little angels are just adorable. I can picture them hanging out on someones wall.
What a fabulous trio - I have been playing with LP faces but nothing finished! I loVe your colour choices!
Your angels are really precious!
Each one so lovely.
I admire you also for taking the time and patience it must have taken to glue the tissue faces in place.
fabulous
I've fallen in love with your little angels - fabulous!
Gorgeous angels!
OMG Gabby, totes adorable!!!!
Love your angels
Wow wow absolutely gorgeous stunning angels. The look so amazing especially with the LP faces. Did you buy the angels or make the bases yourself? Happy Creating ☺ Kezzy xxx
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