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Kids' Personal Stationery From "Greetings from DIY" episode DGFD-103

Project by Jone Hallmark.

These can be made several at a time and make great gifts for birthdays or any other occasion. Simply tie a bow around the pack and you have something very special and personalized.

Materials:

Note cards and envelopes
rubber stamps chosen by the child
permanent ink pad
watercolor pencils
small paint brush
cup of water
rubber stamp alphabet

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E

1. Stamp on the cards using a permanent outline stamp pad (figure A).

2. Use watercolor pencils to color in the images like you would in a coloring book (figure B).

3. Using a brush and clear water, "paint" over the pencil marks, starting with the lightest color (figure C). Be sure to clean your brush between colors.

4. Write the child's name on the card or have them do it themselves. You can also use small rubber stamp letters to add initials (figure D).

5. On the envelope, you can stamp an image up in the left hand corner and add the return address (figure E).

Option: Make your own rubber stamp by taking your child's signature or initials and reverse them on a light table or the window. Using carbon paper, trace over the reversed letters onto a plastic eraser. With a permanent marker, trace over your carbon marks. Then cut with a small utility knife around the marks that you made on the eraser, leaving the image raised. Try stamping your image at various times during the carving process so you can see where you may need to make adjustments. Once you are pleased with the results, that stamp may be used over and over to personalize anything you can stamp!

GUESTS :

Jone Hallmark
Illustrator/Designer
Creative Imaginations
Huntington Beach, CA
Website: www.cigift.com
Website: www.joneinc.com