KIMONO & TEMPLE

Rob and I have not visited Japan, yet.

My daughter, Kate, was fortunate enough to be selected as one of several Australian students through the JENESYS Programme (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) and spent three weeks exploring Japan, when she was in Year 11. Some of that time was spent with a host family – she went to school with her ‘sister’ and enjoyed many aspects of life in Japan with her family, in their traditionally styled home. Her host mother gave her a kimono, wrapped in a traditional cloth and paper package, to bring home for me.

As you can imagine, when I saw this Sale-a-bration stamp set, I knew I would choose it.

I wanted to create a peaceful and elegant card that reflected traditional Japanese life – kimono, temple, lantern and bonsai.

Although I have no calligraphy skills, I thought water colouring would suffice.

So, after yesterday’s Z fold card, I decided to do a variation of one for this card.

Again, I used only three colours: Pretty Peacock, Terracotta Tile and Shaded Spruce, as well as Memento Black.

A touch of Clear Wink of Stella added a little sparkle.

Thanks for dropping by … happy stamping.

mmm … Michele

These are the products I used to create this card. If you live in Australia, you can order through me.

Product List

Power Of Hope Bundle [152318] $0.00	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Terracotta Tile A4 Cardstock [150890] $15.25	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75
Aqua Painters [103954] $20.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $13.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $13.00	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $13.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Refill [102566] $12.25	Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad [151508] $17.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50
Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $61.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $50.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Very Vanilla C6 Envelopes [106589] $13.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00