Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Meeting Royalty

Today, I'm pleased to introduce you to the newest members of the Starving Artistamps family, the Antidepresstamps Royalty collection. You can check out the full collection here. I have a pair of cards to share today using images from the collection.

Let's start with the king. I put him front and center in this fun, perfect for Valentine's Day card with a bold, bright color scheme.

The king is colored with Copic markers in regal shades of red, blue, and gold. I added some clear crystal bling to his crown and used a little bit of Stickles on his sceptre.

A piece of blue paper with a bold circle pattern is set behind the king. I continued the circle element by using a panel of embossed red cardstock to cover most of the cardfront. The sentiment is stamped on a ribbon strip and set underneath the king's feet. I attached a small red felt heart to one end of the ribbon and dressed it up with a blue button tied with a little baker's twine--a sweet embellishment, but not too sweet for a masculine card.

Materials Used:
Antidepresstamps Royalty set (Starving Artistamps); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers (Copic); Riding Hood Red and Pacific Point cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Night Light Collection Kit (October Afternoon); circle dies (Spellbinders); Polka Dots embossing folder (Sizzix); button, heart die, red felt (Papertrey Ink); red grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); clear crystals (Imaginisce); Diamond Stickles (Ranger); baker's twine (Divine Twine)


And, here's the kingdom's lovely queen. I colored her in soft shades of pink. Her necklace is dotted with Liquid Pearls. A few clear crystals complete her elegant look. She's set on a fancy-edged panel using foam tape.

I went with a mostly monochromatic color scheme for the card. A panel of striped Echo Park paper runs across the pale pink card base. A strip of bold pink ribbon is knotted around the striped paper, breaking up the pattern a little. The panel's edged with a decorative strip in the same bold pink as the ribbon to tie the pieces together. I stamped the "it's good to be the queen" sentiment directly on the patterned paper.

Be sure to stop by the Starving Artistamps gallery for more design team samples using this new collection.

Materials Used:
Antidepresstamps Royalty set (Starving Artistamps); white cardstock (Taylored Expressions); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers (Copic); Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Be Mine Collection Kit (Echo Park); Labels 4 die (Spellbinders); Perfect Bracket Edge die (My Favorite Things); pink grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger); clear crystals (Imaginisce); foam tape

1 comment:

  1. I love the layout of both of you cards and the bright fun colors too. So pretty!

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