welcome back to day two of the papertrey ink december countdown to new stamps, and another look at cupid's arrow. i hope you don't mind that i've decided to continue on my favorite clean and simple path. i specifically set out to create letterpress look cards focusing on pink with a pop of red. the simplicity of design and color of a good letterpress card always catches my eye. especially when paired with an envelope to match, like the red ones i found in my stash! and since i'm sticking with clean and simple, i thought it was only fair to give you three cards...
first up, a closer look at the three arrows included in the set. each one has a different decorative element on the stick and a different pattern of lines on the end piece. since i was going for three one layer cards with a similar look, i followed the same formula for each - main images in pink, sentiment in red, plus an additonal pop of red somewhere else for added interest. on this design, i added a small heart to highlight the center arrow - cupid's personal favorite!
of course, with all these arrows, there has to be a bow! and isn't it pretty in pink? for my extra pop of red on this design, i stamped an arrow at the ready, right over the bow. following the formula, the sentiment is also stamped in red below - cupid strikes again!
and last, but not least, another arrow card. this time, i stamped over the decorative elements on each one with the smallest solid heart in the set. in addition to carrying the red of my sentiment to the left side of the card, i was able to have matching heart arrows with different end pieces - a little more eyecatching than using the same one. a few extra hearts over the sentiment finish it off. i won't tell you how long it took me to perfect the spacing of the arrows and hearts. clean and simple does not always mean quick and easy!! be sure to head over to nichole today for even more cupid's arrow - both she and dawn are introducing it as well and i can't wait to see what they do! don't forget to follow the links to everyone else's projects too - heather, melissa, lizzie, and erin - there's so much to see this month! and as always, come back again tomorrow for more from me...
:) lexi
