Kimono Card

When we first saw Rosmary's card with its simple but gorgeous elegance, we couldn't wait to put it up on this page! But Simply Sentiments magazine called us and asked us to let them feature it on the home page of their own web site before displaying it here. This we granted.

Click on the orange letters at left to see both the Japanese set and the Joy/Luck set. Used together there are virtually unlimited posh-abilities of combinations that can be performed. Each set alone provides many, many combinations. Combine them together and you can express originality until the cows come home!

Rosemary's card demonstrates it is not necessary to load a card with embellishments. The only embellishments used are the coin with Japanese symbols placed over the vertical front made with gold paper. However, as the center of focus, they are all that is needed.

• Stamp kimono on white cardstock with Marvy crimson lake ink. Cut image out.
  Cut ½” wide vellum strip and glue to center of kimono. Cut two 1/8” wide strips of gold and glue to edge of vellum. Cut 1/8” wide strip of black cardstock and glue to back of kimono. Set aside.

• Cut a piece of white cardstock 4-3/4 X 4-1/4”. Stamp a portion of the Asian background stamp with Marvy black ink on lower left corner and upper right corner. Then, layer the white cardstock onto black cardstock paper, then layer onto red cardstock

• Thread a black string through gold coin and tie a small knot. Pull both ends of the black string to the back of kimono and attach with tape. Glue the finished kimono to the white cardstock.

• The finished project!!