EK Success
PaperKins
by Alison Beachem

EK Success has come up with a great new product.  Paperkins are paper dolls that include “accessories”.  They also have the face already printed on.  I have taught many paper doll classes and the one thing that students hate doing is drawing on the face.  This feature eliminates that fear of “wrecking” the paper doll.  However, if a unique face is what you want, you can use the backside of the doll.  

There are 48 designs in all and four body colors to choose from:  cocoa, cream, toffee, and caramel.  If the color of the die cut is not the color you want, trace the die cut onto the color of cardstock or patterned paper you want.  Not only do you get the paper doll in the packet, but a few extra things like an umbrella and frog (see below). 

Not only do these paper dolls make your layouts really cute, they are super easy too!  Each package has a color example of what to do with all of the pieces in that packet.  There is no cutting, just glue it together and you're done. 

Rain, Rain, Yeah!
by Alison Beachem

Supplies:

• Paper doll (Paperkins, EK Success)

• Patterned paper (NRN)

• Brush tip blue pen (EK Success)

• Black pen (Writer, EK Success)

• Cardstock (Paper Reflections)

Instructions:

Assemble paper doll according to package instructions.  Cut 2” strip of white cardstock.  Mount vertically on patterned paper.  Mount paper doll to bottom of strip.  Using brush tip pen, flatten pen tip on paper to create raindrops.  Mount photos on blue and yellow cardstock.  Cut one photo with oval cutter leaving part uncut.  Silhouette the uncut part (hand).  Cut oval out of yellow cardstock and mount photo.

Legoland Birthday Party
By Alison Beachem

Supplies:

• Paper doll (Paperkins, EK Success)

• Patterned paper (Making Memories)

• Zigzag scissor (Fiskars)

• Black pen (EK Success)

Instructions:

Mount photo on white, then yellow, and then royal blue.  Cut two strip of white; one, ¾” and the other, 1 ¼”.  Mount these on yellow and trim with zigzag scissor.  Mount on blue cardstock.  Trim with trimmer.  Create paper doll according to package directions.  Mount paper doll to bottom border.  Add confetti strips and present from Paperkins.

Supplies:

• Paper doll (Paperkins, EK Success)

• Cardstock (Paper Reflections)

• Giraffe die cut (My Mind’s Eye)

• Pen (Zig Twin Tip, EK Success)

Tear strips of two different colors of green, 8 ½” wide by assorted heights. Mount alternating greens on a background of blue cardstock. Assemble paper doll according to directions on packet. Mount at the bottom of the right corner of the page. Trim excess white off of the giraffe and mount on the bottom of the left side of the page.

• Paper doll (Paperkins, EK Success)

• Patterned paper (Scrapbook Safari)

• Cardstock (Making Memories)

• Pen (Zig Twin Tip, EK Success)

Mat photos and text box on green patterned paper. Assemble the paper doll according to directions on the package. Add photos, text box and paper doll to page. Do your journaling.