How did you do that?

Here are the photos of how I put Valentina together.

The image is from The Graphics Fairy. 

I printed it onto some photo paper with a matte finish. 

 I glued the image

to some sturdy, brown paper. 

After it has dried, I cut out all the pieces.

As you can see, I printed extra arms and legs as I am creating an 

articulated or movable paper doll.

Next, I need to create a torso and I have chosen to use

 this lovely Christmas card.

Trace it...

cut it out.

Again, I glue some sturdy paper on the back.

I gather up the arms and as you can see,

 I cut them it what might seem 

like an odd combination.

I need a long upper arm and a long lower arm 

to make a single arm.

I need to trim both the lower arm and upper 

arm to have a natural looking arm.

I use a nail file to smooth out the edges

and colored ink to 

cover the white edges.

Ouch! 

Line up the elbow with the upper arm 

and put a hole in it.

Add the brads and there you go!

I tried to use brads that were a similar color 

to the doll's gloves.

Attach arms to the dolls shoulders and torso.

Sometimes, I am not sure if I should place the arms over 

or below the shoulder. It depends on the doll and what 

I plan on applying to the neck area.

Back view of paper doll.

Same procedure for the legs.

A longer upper leg and a longer lower leg.

Trim and smooth the edges and color the 

edges with color coordinating ink.

Attach the brad and carefully cut 

a nice knee cap.

Attach to the doll's body and your doll

is complete, almost!

A piece of sturdy cardboard can help

 give our lady a little back bone.

I printed up an extra face as

 I wanted to make a 3-d hat.

Some glitter for the pom poms and some

 Sparkle Mod Podge 

for a glittery hat.

After the glue is dry, I add some 

Glossy Accents to give 

the hat some depth.

I place some spacers 

behind the hat so it really 

stands out when I glue it to the doll.

I sewed a running stitch 

on to a folded strip of  fabric,

then I pull the thread  and 

adjust the skirt until

it fits the doll's hips.

Then, I added some trim 

to the skirt and glued

it in place.

 Next, I added some trim to her 

shoulder and of course 

some red gems would look great too!

A little Sparkle Mod Podge on

the shoes looks great.

Next, I cut out two little velvet hearts 

to glue to each shoe.

Perfect!