Playing with a new stamp set from Avery Elle today, Cupids. It is a such a cute stamp set that has three different cupid images and tons of coordinating images as well as sentiments.
I have had this set sitting out waiting to use it and I am happy I finally got some projects made with it. I am excited to share them with you, in addition to this blog post you can also watch the making of these cards in this video right HERE.
I felt like my card needed a coordinating treat box with it, cause it's Valentine's Day, everyone should get a box of chocolates!
To color in my cute little cupids I used my Arteza colored pencils. These images are so quick and easy to color. Colored pencils seemed like the perfect medium to use for the soft look I was going for. I wanted the birds and the cupids wings to match my Cool Pool card stock, so I layered up two different colored pencils; A030 Mint and A089 Ocean Blue. Coloring with the Mint first in a very light layer. Then I went over the top of that with the Ocean Blue in another light layer. Finally finished that off with a light layer of the Mint. In order to help these blend smoothly I used a blending stump and Gamsol.
The cloud backdrop is the Cloud Mat die by Avery Elle. I die cut it from Cool Pool card stock and then glued the frame from the Snapshot frames die set from FSJ. The Snapshot frame die set is currently on sale at the Spellbinder shop as part of their Big Sale on Dies. This made a smaller area for my cupid to fly on.
I also love the white embossed background made with the I Heart embossing folder, also by FSJ. Isn't it cute how the hearts peek through the clouds.
Now let's take a look at the coordinating treat box.
This treat box was made with the Charming Cottage die set by Spellbinders. It was designed to be a Christmas box that you can make into a gingerbread house. But it can be used year round when paired with your other stamps and dies. Plus, it is also on SALE at Spellbinders! BONUS!
I used one of the squares in the set to make an opening into the box so you can see the treats inside! There are about 16 kisses inside and is fills it up about half way. So there is more room in there than you think!
I used White StazOn ink to stamp the cloud on the window sheet for a fun added detail.
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