Paper Doll

One of my Christmas gifts this year was a paper laminator, but I hadn't opened it until this idea came to me.

We had just received the Paper Doll Dress-Up Cartridge (thanks to Grandma!) and Aidan's cousin's birthday was the following day {she's the one I made the Feliz Cumpleaños card for} so I decided to make her a little princess doll to decorate her gift. Laminating it made it so she could keep it as a decoration/toy.

I started out by making the doll, using the Paper Doll Dress-Up Cricut cartridge. I used glitter paper for her dress and then an even more glittery paper for her necklace and crown.

I believe I used the DCWV Neutrals Mat Stack for her base and hair. The shoes were made with some eyelet patterned paper.

Then it was time to laminate. I have to admit I was worried, I've never used a laminator myself.

This was one of those Christmas presents I'd picked out myself. It was a great deal at Costco. There are 100 laminating sheets to get you started.

I'd probably better read this...

The "Guide" wasn't all that helpful though. It explained the basics but...that's about it.

It's pretty simple though. You put your paper in the sleeve and then once the machine is warmed up you can slide it in, it pulls it through and you're done.

I had to cut her down to size, of course, which was a bit confusing because I didn't want to cut into it too closely and have the lamination be ruined, but I wanted it to be as close as I could get it....the "Guide" doesn't explain this at all.

Pretty!

I'll be using this laminator more and more, I think!