Asian Cards - Newest

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Young Girl (A26S)
    This card was created digitally using a layered template, although you can use traditional papers and stamps. Click here for digital directions

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine

Asian Slide (A23Q)
  1. Print oriental image on vellum
  2. Stamp Thanks symbol in Lavender Sachet Palette, then Black Memories ink, and heat set to dry
  3. Layer to white card stock cut the same size as the vellum, then to mauve cardstock with purple eyelets
  4. Tear the bottom of the mauve, and thread sheer purple ribbon through the eyelets on the right side
  5. Layer to dark purple 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card.
  6. Using finger, rub purple metallic acrylic paint onto slide mount
  7. Repeat until surface is covered
  8. When dry, rub a little rose metallic paint on and let dry
  9. Ink Chinese Newsprint stamp with black and press slide mount onto stamp, lifting carefully
  10. Attach slide mount with double-sided tape to card, outlining the three Oriental ladies.

    Stamps: Chinese Newsprint, Kanji Thanks stamps (Hero Arts)

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine

Dragon (A24S)
  1. Cut dark purple cardstock 4 7/8" square and attach to a 5 1/4" square sage speckled card.
  2. Rub edges with purple inkpad
  3. Cut three rectangles from olive cardstock - one 4 1/2" x 2 1/8", and the other two 4 1/2" x 1"
  4. Stamp all pieces with the decorative stamp in gold metallic and in purple ink
  5. Outline with gold leafing pen and tape to card
  6. Print dragon clip art on sage cardstock and trim to 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" - outline with gold leafing pen
  7. Mat to dark purple cardstock that has been outlined with gold leafing pen and attach to card with foam tape
  8. Glue a flower button in bottom right corner - highlight flowers with gold rub-ons
  9. Thread 3 purple beads through an eye pin and then thread through an Asian coin - glue to card
  10. Stamp Oriental design in gold ink in bottom left corner

    Stamps: Decorative stamp (PSX); Oriental design (Koi Pond Set by Stampendous). Email me if you want the dragon clip art

Collage Thank You (A25H)
  1. Fold 8 1/2 x 11" olive card stock in half, and stamp Japanese symbol in red ink on bottom and right sides as shown
  2. Tear font collage paper and tape to dark red card stock, leaving 1/4" border
  3. Tear red card stock along the same torn edge as the collage paper
  4. Attach a red eyelet to the top and bottom
  5. Thread three brass coins on thin olive ribbon, and feed the ends through the eyelets
  6. Tape the ends of the ribbon on the back, then tape the piece to the olive card, leaving 1/4" border at top and left side
  7. Rub a piece of grey cardboard with Old Paper Distress Ink
  8. Dab a TINY bit of red ink in a few places and add a little gold Pearl-Ex
  9. Sprinkle with UTEE and heat
  10. While still molten, stamp with Thanks stamp and hold a few seconds until the UTEE hardens. Carefully remove stamp.
  11. When cool, use a Q-tip to add copper Pearl-Ex to the impressed image
  12. Mount the tile on red cardstock with foam tape, and attach to card with foam tape
  13. Glue a small piece of brass tube through a bead and glue the bead on top of the tile
  14. Glue the coins to the card so they won't slide down the ribbon.

    Stamps: Japanese Symbol - Koi Pond Wood Set (Stampendous); Chinese Thanks Wish (Hero Arts); Your own Font Collage Background (A sample of the background is shown to the left)

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine

Clay Booklet (A26)
  1. Roll 2 pieces of pearl sculpey through pasta machine, one a little thinner
  2. Lay chrysanthemum cane slices on the thinner piece and roll through pasta machine
  3. Cut front of book from cane piece and back of book from plain
  4. Punch holes with "anywhere" hole punch
  5. Print Geisha from dingbat font on laser printer. Lay paper face down onto front of book and rub with acetone soaked cotton ball until image transfers
  6. Bake 20-25 minutes at 275
  7. Cut two pieces of white card a little smaller than front and back of book and punch holes to line up with covers
  8. Sponge pages with purple and pink inks, and stamp assorted Asian themed stamps
  9. Line up covers and pages and thread pink artistic wire through each hole
  10. Print fan image and transfer to shrink plastic with acetone
  11. Punch hole in fan
  12. Color with chalk and shrink
  13. Thread onto end of artistic wire; then curl wire

    Stamps: Stamps (Hero Arts). Geisha and Fans are dingbat fonts from House of Lime

Asian Blocks (A27H)
  1. Print background using VTMeiOrnaments font (size 20)in peach on a sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" yellow cardstock. (Since my printer will not print to the edges, I trimmed the cardstock to the very edges of the printing before folding in half).
  2. Cut two pieces of black cardstock to 2" x 4 3/8", and two pieces to 2" x 2 5/8."
  3. Cut two pieces of dark pink cardstock to 1 7/8" x 4 1/4" and two 1 7/8" x 2 1/2".
  4. Tape black pieces to card, aligning at top, bottom and sides to make a rectangle, and attach dark pink on top of each black piece.
  5. Print Hiragana font symbols and Dream symbol from JayCons font (size 187) on peach cardstock with peach ink.
  6. Trim Hiragana to 1 3/4" x 4 1/8" and Dream to 1 3/4" x 2 1/4."
  7. Attach both to dark pink rectangles as shown.
  8. Cut a third piece of peach cardstock to 1 3/4" x 2 1/4" and attach to smaller dark pink rectangle.
  9. Stamp Chinese Newsprint on a small piece of parchment paper and roll up ends.
  10. Put a little glue on the edges so they won't unroll.
  11. Glue parchment to small rectangle, and glue a brass coin on top. (You could use one of the Oriental fonts if you don't have the Newsprint stamp)
  12. Stamp Fish from Koi Pond set on white cardstock with black ink and black emboss.
  13. Sponge with apricot and coral pigment inks and trim, cutting around portion of fish that extend beyond the border.
  14. Attach to last large rectangle with foam tape.
  15. Attach 4 tiny black brads in corners of this piece.

    Stamps: Japanese Symbol - Koi Pond Wood Set (Stampendous); Chinese Newsprint (Hero Arts);

    Published in SSReflections On-Line Ezine





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