Paper Source Knock-off: Watercolor Stripes Stationery

I came across these gorgeous watercolor letterpress cards at Paper Source a few weeks ago and kept going back to add them to my mental "must buy" list. I just couldn't justify $24.95 for SIX note cards. Instead I turned to the craft store and got a high quality letterpress cardstock set on clearance for $2.99 (enough for 12!) and made my own.

You can make these in any color you want and all you need is some high quality paper, a good flat shading brush, and watercolors. Yep, just paint some straight-ish lines across the paper and let them dry. Could this tutorial be any easier? I think not.

When you're done, you can have ones that look like this:

Or you can add water gradually and do a pretty ombre effect!

To coordinate the envelopes, I did end up doing a diagonal stripe across a corner. And with that, you have a set of fantastic hand-painted stationary for a fraction of the original price. Gotta love that!

So, I have to ask -- what is the easiest knock-off you ever did? Links are most definitely welcome! I'd love to see :)

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