Asian Valentine Card

As promised, I finished this card just in time for Valentine's Day. Happy Valentine's Day everyone in blogland! This card was inspired by the Valentine Sister Stamps and some cards sent to us by friends in Japan. I started to notice that many of the Japanese greeting cards had a piece of printed washi paper or Japanese print that extended from the front of the card to the back. I really liked this effect so I stamped the Hero Arts background stamp in black on the red card. (The texture of the red paper gives the stamped design a fabric-like appearance.) Then it was easy work to stamp and heat emboss the G-Studio 'Be Mine' stamp in gold. The Copic colored Sister Stamp images were attached to the card with coils of wire (like the one shown on the last posted card). Oh, here's a tip that I discovered while working on this card: If you have trouble coloring black Asian hair try coloring the hair completely black with Copic ink then going back with a slightly moistened white watercolor pencil to add the highlights.

The big Inkadinkado plastic square is a handle for extra large stamps like the Hero Arts background Clings stamp. The grid on the piece makes it easy to align stamp designs and the tray-like shape allows for easy holding and pressing. If you cannot find this product in the rubber stamp area of Ben Franklin Crafts, it maybe in the printable fabrics and inks aisle, alongside the selection of super Inkadinkado design sets. Well, I hope you learned something from this post and enjoyed the special Valentine card I made for all of you. Thank you for visiting my blog and please return often. If you have the time I would love it if you left a comment. Enjoy a day of LOVE!