Annie Suzabella: Paper Dolls of the Day - Lorrena & Adam & Julie Nutting at CHA

Introducing Lorrena, the first gal with a floor-length dress who appeared in the second group of Prima's Julie Nutting doll stamps. She is quite a fancy gal and could be dressed as a prom queen, a princess or a bride. If you browse Pinterest, you will find she has many lives. (FYI, the first six dolls did not have names . . . all dolls since do have names. I believe Lorrena is named for Julie's daughter.)

Lorrena's prom-style dress was stamped upside down on patterned paper so the flowers would cascade down from the waist. The bottom ruffle was stamped on the edge of a coordinating paper for a watercolor-ish effect, cut out and placed over the original hemline. Her script paper skin and dark hair were colored with Prismacolor pencils. I gave her dark hair for dramatic contrast. As a finishing touch, a headband was stamped (inking only the head of the doll stamp), cut out and added to Lorrena's up-do.

All dressed up . . . so where does Lorrena go? To the prom, of course. Meet Adam, Lorrena's date for this special occasion. Notice she has put on some jewels - earrings and a long glitzy necklace - recently released self-stick bling accents from Prima.

The first adult-looking male doll, Adam is part of the most recent Prima doll stamp group that was unveiled at the Craft & Hobby Association merchandise show in January. He arrives in his underwear - his jacket and trousers are a set and a separate purchase. However, the "business casual" suit is his only wardrobe choice - guess he's a suit kind of guy. :-) FYI Adam has a coordinating gal, Marisol, who arrives in a slip - her wardrobe stamps are also a separate purchase. Marisol has not moved into my house as yet . . . but give her time . . .

Back to Adam . . . he was stamped on ledger paper - his skin and hair were colored with Prismacolor pencils. His jacket and pants were stamped on smooth 65# black cardstock using VersaMagic Cloud White chalk ink. The black stamped shirt and tie were snipped away from the jacket and replaced with the same neckline stamped on white cardstock with black ink. Prismacolor crimson red was used to color his tie. Nice looking pair, n'est-ce pas?

Speaking of the CHA show . . . I would love to go there someday . . . but unfortunately I am not a "brand" and I don't own a craft store . . . I grabbed a few pictures from the many that were posted online . . .