Postage Stamp People

The October prompt in The Mixed Media Studio is Paper Mania and the challenge this week is Postage Stamps. I've created some Postage Stamp People.
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Supplies used in this video:
Postage Stamps with faces and heads
Tim Holtz Paper Dolls Die Cuts
Glue Stick and Tacky Glue
Background papers from my stash - mrnoprinted with Arteza Metallic Acrylics (see link below)
Arteza Water Brushes (see link below)
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[@mariavandijk20]

Beautiful, with our queen-mother Juliana in the midle. Love it, thank you. 💚

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you so much Maria - it is a beautiful image of Juliana :)

[@renig5059]

Fab little piece... love the background 👍🏻👩🏻‍🎨

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much - it was useful having some background papers already made :)

[@evelynwalter8353]

Absolutely gorgeous, dear Kylie! Love your Paper Dolls, so very artsy and unique!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks for your kind comment Evelyn :)

[@BigGrannydb]

So cute - so creative!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Debbe :)

[@bl0tt44]

what an absolutely brill idea! i often swap human and animal body parts around but this is so much more gentle. thanks xxx

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much - glad you like it :) xoxo

[@catherinegoldie3432]

Hi Kylie, love your paper dolls idea, this would look great in a collage as well, Thanks for the inspiration.x💕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@KylieCooStudio]

Hi Catherine - thanks so much and yes, this is ideal for collage X

[@neorachana5604]

Great tip about lining up the shoulders....it also helps with proportion of head to body...

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks Neora - yes lining up the shoulders is what makes this work - sometimes the head may be a little bit out of proportion but that's ok because it's not as obvious if it's been matched :)

[@cheryl7476]

Very clever and creative, Kylie. I love this idea. Have a grand week.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Cheryl - hope you are having a great week :)

[@anniefaint6373]

This was lovely,,,,xxx 👏😊💕

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Annie xoxo

[@NinaRibenaMixedMedia]

Love your postage stamp people Kylie 💕 xo

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Nina

[@Cyrilmc222004]

WOW 😮 WOW 😮 WOW 😮 Amazing Kylie, I really really love 💕 these stamp people are fantastic. I’ve never seen this before either, and I really really think 🤔 it’s a great 👍 idea 💡 too. You and Nina have made two different ideas 💡 with stamps and both are really really awesome too. I can see this would be good if like me, don’t have to many stamps to play with. Thank you so much Kylie. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Mags - I'm so pleased you like this and I do hope you give it a go - it's fun seeing how stamps can be matched up with images. Take care xoxo

[@didreams969]

hi Kylie.. you’ve given a beautiful wet, rainy feel to you’re image .. thank you

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you Dianna :)

[@martinmixedmedia2899]

I really do like one,a great way to use up paper dolls that are perhaps not your favourites.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Martin - and yes, I thought the same with the paper dolls :)

[@Ourheartswitharts]

Very cool! Love what you made xxx👍🏻😃🤗❤️

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you so much Arrabella xo

[@Ourheartswitharts]

@@KylieCooStudio your welcome 😃🤗👍🏻💜

[@stacylinn3102]

I'm just now finding this video and I'm so glad I did! Thank you for sharing this 😊

[@marcellavanos5537]

Thanks so much for this idea! I absolutely love it.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Marcella - so pleased you enjoyed it :)

[@sherrywright6634]

Love the way this turned out! Interesting way to use your stamps.💕

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Sherry :)

[@katharinazefert7637]

great idea and video, thanks Kylie!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Katharina :)

[@annewalker221]

Wonderful Kylie .i love the background x

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Anne :) x

[@marmaz57]

What a fun idea, Kylie! I was intrigued to see how you matched the stamps with magazine images as well as the paper dolls - seeing how you selected each match. And then - seeing how the characters seemed to come alive when you placed them just so on the page - with perspective - and then added the shadowing. I was mesmerized. Thanks so much for teaching this fun creative project!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Mary - there are so many possibilities and combinations with a project like this. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@kimberlybajorek1900]

Love this! Fun!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Kimberly :)

[@ginainfantino411]

Fun, fun!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you Gina :)

[@eugenebellion9142]

Love this Kylie. Really fun!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Eugene - glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Miastrong930]

Well done! Love it.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Wilma :)

[@woollyfingers]

Potentially treasonous, but hilarious!

[@KylieCooStudio]

The thing is Jane ... a few years ago I actually did some research into whether I could actually incorporate postage stamps into my art - couldn't find anything saying I couldn't - but it's perhaps it's just as well that our HRH didn't match with any of the dolls I had :D

[@Marjan-creative]

This is beautiful ánd inspiring! Thank you for sharing. 🌷

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed it :)

[@evelynrauseo467]

I do love the grounding and details added with the inktense pencil. Know that i am thinking of you, 🙏🥰

[@CatsCradleCorner]

Oh I love them! So cute! I subscribed and I always watch in full

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you so much Cadys Corner - much appreciated :)

[@koyuki_mitsuki]

Absolutely stunning!😍

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you 😊

[@lindadoucet1431]

What a wonderful and fun work of art. TFS

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Linda :)

[@bonnerdebbie]

Great idea, thanks Kylie.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Debbie :)

[@TracieFoxCreative]

Oh I just LOVE these! Thank you for the inspiration x

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Tracie :)

[@annholcomb4448]

Fun idea. Loved the path perspective.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks Ann - I just felt that because one of the images was so much smaller the perspective was just a way of pulling it together. :)

[@yolandakouwenberg-meijer344]

I love it hihihi so funny a stamp on that face...

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks Yolanda - it's a fun project :)

[@jneigler]

So clever! Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and stay well.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Joan :)

[@dawnc8755]

These have always made me laugh. I love them! This image makes me think of social distancing during COVID; it's all on our minds right now, I guess.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks Dawn - glad you enjoyed it .... the funny thing is I was thinking the exact same thing about the line of people! :)

[@evelynrauseo467]

Kylie this is an awesome piece. I love it! I have wanted to try this for years, but have been a little intimidated. Seeing them used with TH paper dolls makes it so doable! I love the detailing you did with just a black inktense pencil. Genius!!! TFS. I did. God bless and stay safe.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Evelyn - I'm glad this has shown you how doable it is. For me, using the paper dolls was both a way of just using more of them up but also saved me the time of cutting other images out. Thanks again :)

[@fenellachivers3873]

Love them
The background is spot on. Like London smog I thought.
Brilliant fun page

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Fenella - and it is a moody background so I see what you mean :)

[@elisabethhathorn1656]

I love it!!! Inspires me to use some of my stash of postage stamps in a different way! Thank you!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Elizabeth - glad it's given you an idea :)

[@purplenanna1272]

Love this 😁x

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Lynda :)

[@donnal.hanrahan2824]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️very cool

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Donna

[@bborod]

So many ideas! Love yours!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed it :)

[@woollysteph]

That's a great way to use stamps, Kylie. I've not seen this done before. Thanks for sharing 💗

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Steph - I think it could become addictive trying to match things up :)

[@o8rufus]

Loves this , thank you for the inspiration.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks - I appreciate you watching and commenting :)

[@jewelelaine6866]

Very interesting concept. I remember your lovely gelli print paper which works so well with these figures...

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much - it was really good having the papers to use for a quick background :)

[@Lamb716]

Hello! This project is GENIUS! You’re amazing and love this tutorial. Thank you so much.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much for you kind comment Mardell - much appreciated :)

[@ChattylaineCreates]

A really fun project, I do love using stamps in collage, this is an unusual way to use them, the end pictures were so different, lovely😁💖

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Elaine - much appreciated :)

[@AliceGoesNomad]

💖

[@sherryvanderpool4024]

Very different

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks for watching and commenting Sherry :)

[@susannahfaith7322]

Great tips and tutorial, thank you Kylie!
I'm not sure if I would have thought to match the shoulder line at all. Love it 💕

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Susannah - yes matching the shoulder line is what makes it work :)

[@dawnkarasaki6172]

I just love this Kylie, and I have a million stamps. What fun.

[@brendariddle2349]

Where do you get your stamps? Every where I look they are so expensive!! I live in USA.

[@dawnkarasaki6172]

@@brendariddle2349 I’ve gotten them from travels, second hand shops and my mom and mother in law used to save envelopes and stamps.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Dawn - hope you give it a try :)

[@KylieCooStudio]

Hi Brenda - I collected stamps as a child so I have that collection to fall back on and I also keep stamps from any mail that comes in. Although having a ready supply I have also bought some from Etsy sellers here in the UK and I'm fairly certain you would get some from Etsy in the US. I know that they are also available form Amazon and I've also seen them on eBay. Hope that helps. :)

[@robertoperezcatalan3043]

😊👍👍

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you :)

[@JournalBreeze]

Love it! You have such an artful eye. The shading made such a difference but I never would have thought to try that. TFS!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much for your kind comment - the shading just helps and it just needed a little bit really. Thanks again :)

[@maureenmunro2826]

So much fun!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Maureen - glad you enjoyed it :)

[@healingmagichands]

I really like this idea!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Ellie - much appreciated :)

[@luannmercer4002]

Brilliant!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you so much :)

[@raecheladams8333]

Wow , so clever , must try this ...thankyou

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks Raechel - glad you enjoyed it :)

[@ednamorgan7827]

Ooh I wasn't at all sure about this technique at the start of the video, Kylie but I absolutely love what you have ended up with. It's really clever, attractive and also very interesting. Thanks so much for a really informative video once again.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Edna. I wanted to take a bit of time at the start to show different ways of doing this and I was hoping that wouldn't put people off because it's only when the piece starts to come together that it makes 'sense' - by that I mean that it's possible to see how it fits. Thanks again :)

[@elizabethnaisbitt1795]

I am in awe of your creativity, these are excellent and I've never seen stamps with different heads on them, mine are all of the Queen lol. Looking forward to seeing what I can come up with this time. Tfs xo

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you so much Elizabeth. Our stamps here tend to be very much the same and although I keep them off envelopes there really isn't a great deal of choice - but older UK stamps or stamps from other countries make this type of project more doable and interesting. Glad you like it :) xo

[@Wvnursey]

Very creative!!!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Cindy :)

[@riteasrain]

Such a fun idea! Loved watching this to see where you went with it! :D

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Hillie - it's one of those projects that almost only makes sense when it's done :)

[@lenabot5961]

Hello kylie, this looks great and when we had the close up.....I saw juliana, the former queen of the netherlands, how funny, so greetings from holland, lena

[@KylieCooStudio]

Hello Lena - although this particular stamp is quite worn I thought it was a very beautiful image - I'm glad you like how I used the stamps. Love to Holland from Scotland xo

[@ylezama-artes1919]

Clever.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you :)

[@missyb.623]

This is fun!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Missy B :)

[@scormack56]

Great, thinking animal stamps on people, have some floral. Will check out you tube for ideas. Thanks

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much and yes it's possible to use different stamps in many ways. Have fun :)

[@jackiecopeland1835]

That’s such a fun idea. I love all the shading details you added. I’m going to check out Mail Art on TH-cam. Thank you.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Jackie - glad you like it :)

[@troberts589]

You are so cool!!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks for your kind comment Tom :)

[@MaryMadeAJournal]

Very nice finished piece! I hope to do something inspired by your video!💕

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Mary - I hope you have fun with this one :)

[@kaynixon8356]

Amazing... :)

[@KylieCooStudio]

Many thanks Kay :)

[@ShelleyCarlson]

🎃

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you Shelley :)

[@MrFoolingyu]

I was hoping you would use a Penny Black.

[@sarahjanehamshere7423]

Interesting, I've not seen stamps used like this before. Love how you created the perspective too.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Sarah - it's nice to be able to bring something different that many people hadn't seen before :)

[@cassfonnesbeck8057]

Very mixed media. I love it! Way too much fun! Where will you use them? I love them on the paperdolls!

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thanks so much Cass - glad you enjoyed it. I've just got this sitting in my studio at the moment but it could go on the cover of a journal or could be a page in a journal - but for the timbering I'll just leave it as is :)

[@bettinaendelt8243]

What a funny idea😊🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@KylieCooStudio]

Thank you Bettina :)

[@brendariddle2349]

Where do you get your stamps?? I would like to find a cheap source as I am on very limited budget.

[@KylieCooStudio]

Hi Brenda - duplicate answer as you also left a comment further below. I collected stamps as a child so I have that collection to fall back on and I also keep stamps from any mail that comes in. Although having a ready supply I have also bought some from Etsy sellers here in the UK and I'm fairly certain you would get some from Etsy in the US. I know that they are also available form Amazon and I've also seen them on eBay. Hope that helps. :)

[@artifexmom3824]

Wow! That’s so cute artwork and i like it!☺️❤️Hello Kylie Coo, ☺️❤️ and I’m #11.9k
Stay healthy and God bless.🙏🏻

[@KylieCooStudio]

Hi @ARTIFEX MOM - Lovely to meet you. Thanks for visiting and for your kind comment. Best wishes

[@artifexmom3824]

@@KylieCooStudio
My pleasure and I’m happy to know your channel.☺️❤️