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My dear friend and stamping buddy Carol recently gifted me with a booklet on Asian embellishments and accents for cards.  Among its many wonderful ideas, I found a simple Mizuhiki knot I thought would be fun to try . . .

 Once you get the knot fashioned from a single cord, the rest is easy:  you just thread succeeding cords right next to the previous one.  I used four cords on this one which made the knot just wide enough to handle the 1/8" red liner tape I used on the back to stabilize the knot and fasten it to the card front.

As for the corrugated strip, I wondered what would happen if I ran it through my die cutting machine.  Voila!  Lots of texture remains, but with way less bulk.

Cardstock:   Marcos Jute, Bazzill Juneberry, Generic Kraft Corrugated paper,

                           Washi paper

Stamps:        Judikins Teachings of Buddha, Zum Gali Gali Oaks, Unknown

                           Chinese “Love”

Inks:               Hero Black

Colored Pencil:  Prisma Framboise

Dies:              Lil Inkers Stitched Mats: Rectangles, Wplus9 Banner Trio,

                           Repeat Impressions Flip Stitch Set

Doo Dads:    Mizuhiki cords Black, Inkssentials Enamel Accents Black