Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Cupid


Cupid. A mischevious, winged child armed with a bow and arrows famous for piercing hearts and making his targets fall deeply in love... ~source
The Craft's Meow is gearing up towards the Valentine Holiday with a day full of lovely inspiration. If you are following the hop you should have arrived from Jessica's Blog, and if you've just begun, you can find the entire list of links at The Craft's Meow Blog.

The Craft's Meow has an amazing collection of Valentine's Day/Love Themed Stamp Sets, you can find them all here! I chose to work with the super sweet Valentine Wishes stamp set, because I needed some children friendly cards to send to a friend for her recent card drive.


I stamped the sweet Cupid image onto plain white cardstock and colored him in with markers. The wings have a touch of glitter added to them, and I scribbled a shadow around the image as well with a light gray marker. I stamped the sentiment and finished the card with a few layers of washi tape.

Today's Tip: Make an image pop off the card base by coloring the area around it with a light gray or brown marker.

There is a prize today too, for participating in the hop and leaving comments! Your choice of an in-stock stamp set! You have until 8:00 pm Pacific on Saturday, February 9th to leave comments.

The next stop is Lin!
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56 comments:

  1. Jay GeeFebruary 7, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    So cute Karen and I love your colouring :)

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  2. TaheerahFebruary 7, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    Haha, cute chubby Cupid! Great card Karen!

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  3. Kelly GriglioneFebruary 7, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    Love your tip about coloring the outside of a white image gray! I didn't pick up on that, but of course, it makes such a difference! That Target washi tape is so fun, especially for being from a non-paper craft manufacturer. Who knew?

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  4. JenniferFebruary 7, 2013 at 1:24 AM

    Very cute, thanks for the tip!

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  5. lostinpaperFebruary 7, 2013 at 1:27 AM

    Fantastic! Your colouring is perfect!

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  6. CarynFebruary 7, 2013 at 3:37 AM

    Very sweet - what a lovely image. Love the layered strips at he bottom.

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  7. joyFebruary 7, 2013 at 5:16 AM

    Great tip for shading - Cute card!

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  8. BrandiFebruary 7, 2013 at 5:21 AM

    Oh my goodness....This is absolutely adorable!

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  9. ~amy~February 7, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    awww...super cute.

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  10. BrendaFebruary 7, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    This is adorable. Love the idea of adding a bit of shading around the stamped image. It really makes a difference.

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  11. JingleFebruary 7, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    This is so cute!

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  12. Sherry EckbladFebruary 7, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    Oh this is too cute and I LOVE that stamp set.

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  13. UnknownFebruary 7, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    Just too cute. Cheers.

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  14. Tricia February 7, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    That is such a sweet set!

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  15. Lisa EltonFebruary 7, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    This is THE sweetest little cupid! Darling card Karen, and colored to perfection as always ;)

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  16. JennieFebruary 7, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    This is so cute Karen!!

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  17. Tracey McNeelyFebruary 7, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    So adorable Karen!

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  18. Lisa HjulbergFebruary 7, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    Oh, Karen, how sweet!!! I love your style, dear girl! The washi tape is the perfect touch. Thank you so much!!!

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  19. Lori TurnerFebruary 7, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    OMGOSH, how cute!! I love the CAS layout!

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  20. Sue DFebruary 7, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    Very cute--I like the grey shadow and the washi tape.

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  21. Becky DunhamFebruary 7, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    Such a darling card Karen! I love that washi tape with the rest of the coloring you have on this card! Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  22. Annette AllenFebruary 7, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    cute cute cute... i love it... and how you added the washi tape...perfect..

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  23. Kristie GouletFebruary 7, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    Adorable card Karen!

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  24. Sherri PFebruary 7, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    love the simplicity of this

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  25. SabrinaFebruary 7, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    What a sweet card and I love all your Tips of the days. They really come in handy!!

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  26. ClareFebruary 7, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    Adorable card, love it!

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  27. sharon gFebruary 7, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    What a sweet, simple card. I'd like to make one with those stamps--for my niece.

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  28. Natasha G.P.February 7, 2013 at 2:03 PM

    You picked a really cute stamp to use. I love the little, single hair on top. I also love your coloring skills.

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  29. Donna JonesFebruary 7, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    Hi Karen,
    Such a cute character coloured to perfection :-)

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  30. Courtney KFebruary 7, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    such a sweet, simple card!

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  31. Emily HFebruary 7, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    Aw! How cute! I love the colors!

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  32. morentin1326February 7, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    so adorable... just love it.
    thanks for the hop and the chance
    adventureofthecreativemind.blogspot.com
    morentin1326ATaolDOTcom

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  33. Teresa Godines #6857February 7, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    I really love this set. Your card is awesome!!!

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  34. Mommy25February 7, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    such a cute card! great job TFS

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  35. Mary-Anne VFebruary 7, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    Very sweet card...the image is adorable and love your use of washi tape.thanks for the colouring tip.

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  36. Barbara HFebruary 7, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    Thanks for the tips and a cute card.

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  37. MoosiskFebruary 7, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    Oh, my! This little Valentine is adorable. :D

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  38. LyndalFebruary 7, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous Valentines card Karen :)

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  39. BarbaraFebruary 7, 2013 at 8:12 PM

    Very cute and fun little card!

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  40. Denise BryantFebruary 7, 2013 at 8:34 PM

    Sweet card! Love the colors!
    DeniseB

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  41. SharriFebruary 7, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Adorable card Karen! I love the colors!

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  42. craftymom205February 7, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    Love the card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  43. Emily KeatonFebruary 7, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    Totally darling!

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  44. LageneFebruary 7, 2013 at 10:54 PM

    This is so sweet!

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  45. LeanneFebruary 8, 2013 at 12:33 AM

    Truly sweet.

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  46. SHartlFebruary 8, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    Absolutely adorable! Sweet and simple!

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  47. ~Tammy~February 8, 2013 at 5:05 AM

    Simply cute Karen!

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  48. MSFebruary 8, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    so sweet! That image is cute. Love the washi strips too! I need to remember to outline images, I keep forgetting!

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  49. Miriam PrantnerFebruary 8, 2013 at 1:30 PM

    So cute! Love the use of washi!

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  50. Jean BullockFebruary 8, 2013 at 7:21 PM

    What a sweet card. Cute as can be.

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  51. LynndaFebruary 8, 2013 at 8:04 PM

    So sweet!!! hugs...xoxo

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  52. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2013 at 8:30 PM

    Thanks for the tip. Great card. TFS.

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  53. alexandra s.m.February 8, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    I love them both so much Karen and it's funny because tis afternoon as I was making a little something for D.H I thought about that, about feeling where you need to be...it's a good feeling. I have to try your tip (love them BTW) for some reason, when I do it it never comes out "right"?!

    Have a wonderful week-end~

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  54. fairieFebruary 8, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    i love the cheeks and blues

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  55. RoseFebruary 10, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    adorable :)

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  56. Jen W.February 18, 2013 at 5:36 AM

    Adorable! Love how you shaded around the image. Such a simple touch makes such a big impact. :)

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