February 2009
Bird of Paradise Note Cards
by
Amy Kinsch
 Bird of Paradise 1090M 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" |
 Bird of Paradise Flower 1292N 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" |
 Tall Fern 950K 2 1/4" x 3" |
 Boulders 979J 4 1/2" x 1 1/2" |
 Thank You 1255G 3" x 1/2" |
 Stamped with Love By 609A 2" x 1/2" |
 Tropical Post 1192F 1 1/4" x 1 3/4" |
| Supplies: note cards, scissors, post-it notes, ink, coloring medium of your choice & stamps (1090M Bird of Paradise, 1292N Bird of Paradise Flower, 950K Tall Fern, 979J Boulders, 1192F Tropical Post, 1255G Thank You, 609A Stamped with Love by) |
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| For the first card, stamp the Bird of Paradise Flower on the front of a note card. I decided to use water colors for this project so I stamped in black Document Ink from Stamp Zia. |
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| For the second card, stamp the Boulders at the bottom of a note card and mask with a post-it note. Then stamp the Bird of Paradise and the Tall Fern. I just used the top portion of the Tall Fern and stamped it three times so it was peeking over the rocks. |
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Color in both cards with
your coloring medium of choice. I decided to go out of my
comfort zone and used water colors instead of colored pencils.
No matter what you choose, always start with the lightest colors
first and build off of them. To get the colors as accurate
as possible
I used this picture. |
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| On the inside of the cards I stamped Thank You and on the back I stamped the Tropical Post with Stamped With Love By underneath. You could also put the Tropical Post on the envelope flap, or if you're hand delivering this card you could stamp it in the corner where a regular postal stamp would go. |
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| To give these away as a gift, stamp multiples of each card. Wrap up all the cards with envelopes in a ribbon and tie it in a bow. |
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