Here is my entry in the Black Heart Anti-Valentines Contest at dabbled.
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I think "Valentine" and my mind jumps right to card- so why not an anti-valentine card. The idea for a card to cupid (and his missed targets) had already started percolating but really solidified after a good friend had her relationship break-up last week. This card brought me back to some of my own anti-valentines spirit of past years- and I had a lot of fun making this!
Here are some close-ups and details:
The card is 7x7. The heart target on the inside center panel is a combination of hearts traced using cookie cutters as stencils and some hand lettering. The missed arrow holes are punched through the velum backing and card.
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A detail of the shot list and the tiny broken heart at the top.
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The arrows are made using skewers cut in half. The arrow heads are polymer clay, and the ends are paper hearts cut in half then glued in place.
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Very clever! Thanks for entering!
ReplyDeleteOooh I love it! Very creative. I was going to enter too but a combination of not enough time and project ideas I didn't *love* held me back. Next year for sure! In the meantime - good luck!
ReplyDeletethis is just ADORABLE! i LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteHappened in here while searching something totally unrelated -- just wanted to say...great sense of humor...very clever!
ReplyDeleteMaking this card was a lot of fun, and it reminded me of more info of my own anti-Valentine's Day enthusiasm from earlier years!
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