American Princess

Before you start reading this post, look over in the right column under "happymusic" and push the play button. There ... isn't that better with a little Born in the U.S.A. blaring at you?! Now you are in the right frame of mind to read this post! LOL!

When Christine posted the Altered/Collage Challenge this week at Scrap Artist, I wasn't too sure about it. Our inspiration this week is artist Sally Jean and she has this strange knack for using china doll heads on her artwork. I have never been a fan of playing with dolls. But I decided to give it a try. Christine seems to think this challenge will help us find our inner princess. Guess what ... it was a blast! I never thought I liked dolls but I guess digital dolls are different! And my American Princess just jumped right out onto the canvas.

Come on over to the Scrap Artist Altered/Collage Challenge and try it out for yourself. Christine has even posted a freebie doll head for you to use. AND ... this challenge is a digital swap so at the end of the week, you will receive a zip file with high-resolution copies of all participants' ATC's. Fun stuff!

To create the doll, I used a china doll head from the Internet and dressed her with clothes cut out from the Scrap Artist collaboration All American kit. I used the pen tool to freehand the dress parts. The bottom of the dress is crocheted lace from Maya's Flower Girl kit. The background map is also by Maya in her Weathered Treasures kit (both from Scrapbook Graphics). I blended the map in with elements from the All-American kit from Scrap Artist. I drew the feet and then cleaned them up in Illustrator. The grungy brushes are all from Nancie Rowe-Janitz's Digital Distressing kit at Scrap Artist. I used Atomic Cupcake's inking action. Fonts are Times New Roman and EmmaScript MVB. Created in Photoshop and Illustrator CS2.