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Welcome to Paper and Passementerie, I am so happy to be share my "A Girl for Every Season" Julie Nutting Doll Tags! I know that you will probably hear just how amazingly versatile these doll stamps can be, so I thought I would illustrate the principal by creating 4 different tags, each representing a season, Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn, using only one doll stamp - Lorenna! These are so fun to make and there really are no rules or limitations to what you can invent.

I start my tags out by having a firm idea of what kind of "feeling" I want the double-sided tag to have. I often use mood or a scenario as a foundation of my tags because I think they make great little vignettes or mini stories. After selecting the papers in the colors and patterns I want, I then begin to build my background. Often times I approach the background like I would a "stage." I simply figure out what I want for my scenery. This can be simple or elaborately layered. For my winter scene, I used some die cut trees and lovely little snowflakes.

One of the things I love best about the dolls is how you can use non-traditional items to dress them. For instance, I used cheesecloth to give her a "fur" stole. I used paper curly-Q's to accent her dress and I gave her some pretty sparkly accessories with a little bling.

My spring tag has some layering as I built upon the base paper, letting the design of the paper show through. I love to use lots of ribbon, laces and flowers to give multiple layers of dimension and fullness. I make my tags double-sided with a pocket on the backside so that I can use them for many different things. Some options could include putting a calendar on one of the larger tags, printing out a greeting and use it as a "card within a tag," or using the tag for a gift-card holder, letting it serve as the actual present. Tags are so versatile and the Julie Nutting Dolls add that perfect, beautiful touch!

I just love to accessorize the JN Dolls, and here I used a Flying Unicorn Adornment fan for a flirty little garnish.

My autum tag was so fun to make. I added lots of swirls and leaves to the fall colors and layered elements to fill it out. I like the contrast of light and dark colors and I try to interplay with the colors to get a blended effect.

Here is a close up of some fussy cutting I did and the layers.

 Here is the back of the tag and the pocket full of mini-tags.

For the summer tag, I used papers from numerous collections, mixing and coordinating - using several patterns with similar colors from different paper lines. I even used a Halloween paper, but you can't tell.

Here is another close look at how I constructed this tag.

 I even had this little envelope that would be perfect for a gift card to fit within the pocket on the tag.

Those are my tags - I hope you liked them....
Want to win the doll I used or any of the other ones?

The choice will be yours along with a Time Traveler or Seashore Collection 6x6 paper pack by Prima. To be eligible all you have to do is:

 

• Become a follower of my blog 
• Comment below this post and tell me, "what's your favorite season/holiday to scrap?" 
• This giveaway is open worldwide

 

But Wait, there is more..... 

One lucky person will win the Uni's & Dolls Grand Prize!!!!

 I hope you are enjoying your time with us and will continue to hop along and discover some incredible inspiration from our wonderful team. Your next stop is the lovely and talented Shona

 (Shona's Wonderful Mess.) Thank you for hopping and stopping by!