Christmas Cards as gifts - 2012

Hi everyone, the other day I posted the Chinese New Year cards and now I am putting up the Christmas cards. Sorry friends, I somehow have forgotten that I took some photos of the simple cards that I made. Now that I saw them still in my camera, I thought I would just share them with you. 

I made them as gifts for my neighbour. Yeap, you can made any cards as gifts for someone but remember to  leave them empty so that the receiver will be ale to write whatever he or she wants. I enjoyed doing the cards because they really dig into my creativeness. 

Chinese New Year card personalized

These two Chinese New Year cards were given to two very special friends. I have bought the cards and then personalized them. When one personalizes a  card, it changes the whole set up of a card and the message conveyed. I had a wonderful time making the dolls and decorating them. 

You know what, I found out that although I may know how to make the dolls as I have done so many of them but if that day my mood is poor or I am feeling awfully tired, the dolls won't look beautiful. The 'cloth' might be wrongly chosen to go with the hairdo or the posture of the doll not graceful. Even the beads might not be picked rightly and the doll will come out reflecting your awful mood. 

Dolls appeal to me a lot. These are paper dolls. In my other blog: www. elainesideashop.com, you will see dolls made from flour. They are small : Chibi dolls. 

The paper dolls are kirigami dolls, part folding, part cutting and paste.