Kiwiana

Kiwiana is a term that refers to New Zealand items - kiwi, silver fern, jandals, Buzzy Bee and other things that I grew up with.  I have incorporated some of that into this card:

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Delightful Inspirations - From The Heart Sketch 028
http://designed2delight.com/blog/2013/07/i-heart-card-sketches-no-28/
Clear It Out Challenge - International (NZ) and Washi Tape
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/07/its-time-to-represent.html

I have used a background paper that features pohutukawa tree flowers.  In New Zealand, the pohutukawa is sometimes referred to as New Zealand Christmas tree.  It is a tree that tends to thrive in coastal areas.  Our national emblem is the Silver Fern - our national netball team is known as the Silver Ferns.  The kiwi is a native bird, is one of our national symbols and is a "pet name" that New Zealanders are often known by.  The kiwi is a flightless bird with very small wings, it is also an endangered bird.

So, the card uses both pohutukawa flower paper and silver fern paper - both from a paper pad by Rosies Studio.  The Kiwi bird image comes from Ikes World.  The washi tape is from my stash - lost the packet it came in but I have a feeling it was called "Trendy Tape".  The embellishment is from a Pacific Island craft pack.  We have a lot of pacific islanders living in New Zealand so I thought this was a good choice of embellishment.

This is the sketch that I have followed: