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I had bought a whole set of Chinese character stamps and stencils the other day, so decided to experiment with them. I started out with a simple design in mind. First, I used a stencil for the front of the card. I brushed in some color since the white was a little too bland. If you can't read Chinese, it says "peace". Next, I wanted to use one of those stamps inside the card. It took a while for me to decided which stamp I wanted to use, but then I remembered that it was almost Father's Day. The set of stamps I got had characters for luck, longevity, prosperity, wealth and happiness. I wanted to use all of them, but each stamp was 3x2 in. and wouldn't have been able to fit on the tiny card. Recently, my dad has been going through some financial troubles, so in the end I decided to give him "wealth" along with peace. I had trouble with picking out what color went best with the red ink though, and since I didn't have much paper to use, I decided on a contrasting purple. I think it worked out ok. |
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