Card Positioning Systems sketch, Kelly Jo's Stamp Pad, Corrosive Challenge

I absolutely could not get good pictures of this card which is unfortunate, because it is really pretty in person. The sketch at Card Positioning System is a tall card which was perfect for what I wanted to accomplish with this card. When I saw the colors this week at Kelly Jo's Stamp Pad (black, kraft and blue) I knew exactly what paper I was going to use because I've been saving it for this card. Then I found out the challenge at The Corrosive Challenge is for an Asian card also. My image for this card is from the new Asian Cuttlebag pack. When I first saw this particular folder I thought, what in the world am I going to do with this. But then I remembered my Japanese friend that I met through my aunt. I knew I could use it to make a special card for her. I embossed the kraft paper then using an Iridescent Medium and watercolors mixed together I hand painted all the embossing lines. You can't see the irredescent quality in this picture but it is there.

I used my Cricut Pagoda cartridge to cut the Kanji word. This is the symbol for friend. I added a simple ribbon bow with a fancy button in the center that I recycled off an old sweater for embellishment. I know Niecy is just going to love this card. She is so proud of her Japanese heritage and culture and I think she'll be touched by my efforts to honor them, too.