Daruma Wish Card

                                       

Japanese folklore says that you should make a wish and paint an eye on a daruma doll  When the wish comes true you can then paint the other eye onto the doll.  I like this tradition because it offers hope that wishes really can come true.  This card was created to celebrate this Japanese custom and was inspired by the Hero Arts stencil and a Japanese wood handled rubber stamp.  To get the background effect, I used a stencil brush and a silver ink pad.  I am very satisfied with the outcome of this technique.  The daruma design was stamped with permanent ink and colored in with Copic pens.  To get a shiny surface on the daruma doll I painted it with Glossy Accents. Once it was dry, the images were fussy cut and adhered with adhesive foam dots. For the 'wish' I used some silver foil letter stickers which I found in a long forgotten drawer.  See it is good to be a hoarder!  Because this card was super easy and turned out very close to what I imagined, I am thrilled and surely will make more cards like this. *W*I*S*H* Granted!