Party Parade {Purple Onion Designs}

Today's card is another card featuring the brand new A Special Day collection by Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs. This collection is a celebration of  Stacey Yacula’s (@staceyyacula) 10th year illustrating stamps for Michele at Purple Onion Designs. 

I wanted something very bright and happy for this card so this was a rare instance where I planned and created the background first. I cut the stitched edge card front from white cardstock, and used an inside/out stitched circle die to cut the three openings. Using an older square die I cut three squares from harvest gold, cherry kisses and Hawaiian shores cardstock and backed the circle with them. I layered onto green parakeet and Hawaiian shores stitched mats. I then stamped new Travis (mouse), Bernard (bear) and Jamie (mouse), colored with Copics and fussy cut out. Each were attached to the circle openings using foam dimensionals. The sentiment from the new Let's Celebrate Sentiment Set was stamped onto a cherry kisses cardstock and heat embossed and was also attached with foam dimensionals. A few circular clay pieces added to the festivities. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs, PTI and The Stamp Market cs, Picket Fence Studios Sequins, Picket Fence Studios dies, Lil Inkers Designs die, Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Mouse w/ Drum-W00, E81, R01, R02, Y17, R21, R24, R27, BG01, BG02; Bear-E30, E53, E30, R01, R02, Y13, Y15, Y17; Mouse w/ Baton-W00, E81, R01, R02, BG000, BG01, BG02, R21, R22, R24, R27

There is special pricing for a limited time:

• The complete collection will be offered as a bundle with a 30% discount and will sell for $130.00.  The "A Special Day" bundle consists of all 28 stamps/stamp sets & the coordinating "Let's Celebrate" sentiment set.
• In celebration of Stacey's 10th year illustrating stamps for Purple Onion Designs, the entire "A Special Day" collection will be 10% off when purchased individually.  The bundle will not receive the additional 10% off since it is already discounted 30%.
• The special bundle price and the 10% birthday discount will run for 2 weeks and end on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

Let's remember that Memorial Day is about more than backyard barbeques and trips to the beach.

It's a Special Day {Purple Onion Designs}

I'm back with another card featuring the brand new A Special Day collection by Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs. This collection is a celebration of  Stacey Yacula’s (@staceyyacula) 10th year illustrating stamps for Michele at Purple Onion Designs.

I first stamped Bonnie (bunny) onto Copic friendly cardstock, masked it and stamped one of the tree stumps from the Woodland Floor set, then fussy cut out. Using the stamped image as a guide, I then stamped one of the floral stamp and a small butterfly from the Flora & Fauna set directly onto the background panel as well as the Music Notes and the sentiment from the Let's Celebrate Sentiment Set. I masked the images and then blended salvaged patina and twisted citron to represent sky and grass. After coloring all the images with Copic markers, I attached the main image with a layer of craft foam, then attached the panel to the card front with foam tape. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI cs, Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunny-W00, E81, W2, W5, R01; Guitar-B41, B32; Stump-E30, E31, E33, E35, W1; Flower-Y02, Y13, Y15, YG01, YG03; Butterfly-RV11, RV13, RV15, Y13, Y15, C3, C5

There is special pricing for a limited time:

• The complete collection will be offered as a bundle with a 30% discount and will sell for $130.00.  The "A Special Day" bundle consists of all 28 stamps/stamp sets & the coordinating "Let's Celebrate" sentiment set.
• In celebration of Stacey's 10th year illustrating stamps for Purple Onion Designs, the entire "A Special Day" collection will be 10% off when purchased individually.  The bundle will not receive the additional 10% off since it is already discounted 30%.
• The special bundle price and the 10% birthday discount will run for 2 weeks and end on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

Hug your family. Call those who don't live nearby. Love one another.

Add Color to Your Life {Picket Fence Studios}

First, I wanted to let you know about the Picket Fence Studios 20% off sale on everything until May 30th. 

Today's cards feature the Add Color to Your Life stamp set by Picket Fence Studios. I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted a vertical or horizontal card so I did both. For both cards I stamped the rainbow image onto distress watercolor cardstock using Versamark ink, then white heat embossed. I blended twisted citron, salvaged patina, mustard seed and saltwater taffy distress inks using the smaller brushes from the Life Changing Blender Brushes set since I wanted to delineate my rainbow arcs. I cut out with a stitched die, then stamped the sentiment in black.

For the vertical card I randomly placed sequins from the gorgeous Beach Vibes Sequins Mix for some added sparkle. 

For the horizontal card I cut out a stitched circle cut from the center of the image panel, then adhered the cut out to the card front to use as the shaker backing. To create the shaker I used the double sided Foam Tape which makes shakers so very easy to make and filled the space with more of the Beach Vibes Sequins Mix.

Products: Picket Fence Studios stamps, Ranger Distress Watercolor cs, Picket Fence Studios sequins, Picket Fence Studios and Ranger Distress ink

My heart is so heavy right now. So many precious souls gone. So many families hurting. I pray that all my readers are practicing some self care right now. 

A Special Day Collection by Stacey Yacula {Purple Onion Designs}

Despite the fact that this post is going up very late I am very excited to share with you a new and super duper cute “A Special Day” Collection of rubber stamps from Purple Onion Designs. This collection is a celebration of  Stacey Yacula’s (@staceyyacula) 10th year illustrating stamps for Michele at Purple Onion Designs!  And as an added treat, there is special pricing.

• The complete collection will be offered as a bundle with a 30% discount and will sell for $130.00.  The "A Special Day" bundle consists of all 28 stamps/stamp sets & the coordinating "Let's Celebrate" sentiment set.
• In celebration of Stacey's 10th year illustrating stamps for Purple Onion Designs, the entire "A Special Day" collection will be 10% off when purchased individually.  The bundle will not receive the additional 10% off since it is already discounted 30%.
• The special bundle price and the 10% birthday discount will run for 2 weeks and end on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

After stamping the new Woodland Background onto the top of a white cardstock piece, I added a "dirt" trail with a Copics Multi-liner pen. I colored the scene with Copic Markers, then cut out the panel with a stitched rectangle die and stamped the sentiment from the new Let's Celebrate Sentiment Set directly onto the panel. Separately I stamped new Bugsy (bunny) and Jessie (bird) as well as one of the images from the previously released Rock Set onto Copic friendly cardstock, colored with Copics, fussy cut out and attached to the background with foam dimensionals. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs Stamps, PTI cs, Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Trees-E33, E53, E99, E57, YG03, YG17, G24; Grass-YG00, YG01, YG03, YG63; Trail-E0000, E30, E31, E33; Sky-BG0000, BG000; Flowers-RV13, RV17; Rocks-W00, W1, W2, W5; Bunny-W00, E81, R01; Bird-W00, E81, B41, B32, Y35 ; Gifts/Ribbons/Balloon-BG000, BG01, BG02, RV11, RV13, RV14

More projects using this sweet new collection later. 

Leo Girl {Picket Fence Studios}

Today's card is another one I created for the Picket Fence Studios May Release.

Leo Girl is the last (but definitely not least) of the Horoscope Girls. After stamping the image onto Copic friendly cardstock, I cut out with the matching die. I colored her with Copic Markers for a lioness type look. After all she is a Leo and she is quite fierce. I cut out the word die from gold metallic cardstock and also from white cardstock several times then layered them together for stability and dimension. The sentiments were stamped directly onto the card front using black ink and also the constellation using golden glitz ink. Using a piece of crumpled up cellophane I randomly applied Golden Sparkle Paper Glitz. I wish my photo could show how beautiful and sparkly the glitz really is. After attaching the image with a layer of craft foam, I added a few sequins from the Sandy Toes Sequin Mix in her hair and also the word diecut at her throat.

Products: Picket Fence Studios stamps and dies, PTI and Michael's metallic cs, PFS Sequin Mix and Paper Glitz, PFS and Delicata ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Face-E000, E01, E11, R20, R01, R02, YG03; Dress/Headband/Earrings-E30, E33, E35; Hair-YG93, E81, E84, W1

Out of all twelve of the Horoscope Girls, I think this one is my favorite and I am a Capricorn. By the way there is special pricing if you want the whole set of stamps or the whole set of stamps and dies. The women are all beautiful even if you don't believe in astrology. I don't believe in it but I appreciate the interesting looks on this gorgeous set of strong women.

{The Cat's Pajamas} A Little Hot Water

Good morning. Today's card features more Digital/Svg's combination digital products. 

I combined the wave pattern from the  Make Waves set and the penguins and water drops from the Ship Happens set using Silhouette Studio software, then added the sentiment also from the Ship Happens set. After printing, I colored the image using Copic markers and cut out the piece with a stitched rectangle die I attached the panel to a colored card base and added a few clay pieces from a sequin mix to finish.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas Digital stamps, MFT cs, MFT die, Picket Fence Studios Sequin Mix, Copic Markers

Copics: Cup/Spoon-YR0000, YR00, YR01, YR02, BG01, BG02, BG05; Penguins-W00, E81, YR31; Telescope-B01, B02, B04; Sail-YG01, YG11, YG13, YG25; Sky-BG0000, BG000

Have a great weekend. 

Warm Wishes

We have morphed into summer here in Bama. Nonetheless I have a clean and simple Christmas card for you today. 

I stamped the coffee cup and sentiment from the sweet Pink and Main Holiday Mugs and then cut out both with the matching die. I colored the cup image with Copic Markers. For the background I used the Papertrey Ink Elegant Edges: Lace die to create the cutout from textured white cardstock which I backed with patterned paper. Bot the image and sentiment pieces were attached with from dimensionals.

Products: Pink and Main stamps and dies, Doodlebug dp, AC and PTI cs, PTI Die, Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Cup-BG000, BG01, BG02; Coffee-E70, E71; Poinsettia-R11, R14, R17, R24, R27, Y35; Various Leaves/Greenery-YG01, YG03, YG13, YG17, G20, G21, G24

I am submitting this to this month's Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge-Flowers. 

And also used the colors for the Colors Hues #41-Red & Aqua challenge. 

Happy Mail {Picket Fence Studios}

Good morning fellow papercrafters. I have a card featuring Picket Fence Studio products. This was a last minute project for the May release and it turned out to be my favorite of the bunch. 

I used one of the rectangle dies from the Slim Line Nested Rectangles Die set to cut three openings in white cardstock piece. I flipped it over and added a piece of acetate, then used the fabulous Foam Tape around each opening to create my shaker sandwich. I filled each opening with a combination of the new Stars and Stripes Sequins Plus along with some Shaker Garnish in Metallic Red, Opaque White and Metallic Blue and a few Crystalline Diamonds in Ruby Red, Diamond and Azurite. I tried not to over fill but I really enjoyed mixing it up. After I was satisfied with my mixtures, I placed another piece of thin cardstock over the piece to enclose my shaker pieces. 

I stamped the letter images and the sentiment from the Peach and Piper Check the Post set onto a red cardstock circle, then white heat embossed it. Before attaching the stamped piece to the card front I wrapped postage colored twine around the shaker. A few more pieces from the Stars and Stripes Sequin Mix finished it up.

Products: Picket Fence Studios stamps and dies, PTI and The Stamp Market cs, PFS Sequins, Divine Twine, Ranger Embossing Powder, Versamark ink

Thanks for stopping by friends. Have a great day.

Rise, Heal, Overcome {Picket Fence Studios}

Today's card is my ode to Ukraine. I used a die from the Slim Line Cutting System to cut a slimline panel from distress watercolor cardstock and blended the Ink on 3 Peacock Blue onto it using the Life Changing Blender Brushes. I then dipped the Fan Brush into water, tapped some of if off so it wouldn't drip, then gently tapped it onto the blended background. I did this several times, then placed a paper towel over the panel to absorb some of the wetness. 

Sunflowers are the national flower of Ukraine so I stamped the flower from the Face the Sun set onto Copic friendly cardstock using the Black Hybrid Ink Pad, cut out with the matching die then colored with Copic markers. Before attaching the image and sentiment to the now dry panel using a layer of craft foam, I added a patterned paper border to the bottom portion. A few Azurite Crystalline Diamonds were attached randomly and also the diecut sentiment stamped in the same peacock blue ink finished it up.

Products: Picket Fence Studios Stamps and dies, PTI dp, Ranger Distress and PTI cs, Picket Fence Studios embellishments, PFS and Ink On 3 ink, Copic Markers

Copics: YG01, YG03, YG17, YG23, Y11, Y15, Y17, YR27

I hope your week is off to a great start. 

May 2022 Release {Picket Fence Studios}

This is the time of year where I start longing for a beach visit. I love splashing in the ocean and lazy days on the beach under an umbrella with a good book and an adult beverage. And that is why I have chosen theses two cards to showcase for the Picket Fence Studios May Release day.  

This card was really fun and easy to make. I stamped the main image from the new Plenty of Fish set using Versamark ink onto white cardstock, then heat embossed with smoky slate embossing powder. After cutting out the panel with a stitched edge die I then blended blueprint sketch and salvaged patina distress ink over the embossing. I used an old scalloped oval die to cut out the center of the panel, then adhered the cut out to the card front to use as the shaker backing. To create the shaker I used the double sided Foam Tape which makes shakers so very easy to make and filled the space with the new Shark Watch Sequin Mix Plus. The sentiment from the More Fancy Sentiments was stamped onto white cardstock using blueprint sketch ink and then cut out with the matching die.

Products: Picket Fence Studios stamps and dies, PTI cs, PFS Sequins, Ranger Distress ink

For my second card I stamped the You Were Mermaid for Me beach floor image onto Copic friendly cardstock then cut with the matching die which is new for May. I then cut out the partial image with a stitched edge die. Next, I used the also new Slim Line Ocean Stencil and a brush from the Life Changing Blender Brushes set to blend peacock feathers distress ink onto a piece of white cardstock and then cut out with another stitched edge die. The image piece was attached with a layer of craft foam for extra dimension as was the sentiment from the Face the Sun set cut out with the matching die. A few pieces from the new Under the Sea Sequin Mix provided the finishing touches. 

Products: Picket Fence Studios stamps and dies, PTI cs, PFS Sequin Mix, PFS Stencil, PFS, Ranger and PTI ink
Copics: Sand-E40, E41, E30; Rocks-W00, W1, W2; Sea Weed/Coral/Starfish/Shells-YG00, YG01, YG3, B000, B01, B04, R11, R14, R17, R00,R01, R11, R14, R17, R21, R22, R30, R32, R35, RV13, RV14, RV17, BV01, BV02

For a chance to win one of three prizes, 

-Follow Picket Fence Studios Instagram and/or subscribe to the Picket Fence Studios You Tube Channel.

-Leave a comment at the May You Tube video release from Lisa.

-Leave a comment at the video release on Instagram.

Winners will be randomly chosen from comments left at Lisa's May video release on You Tube and Instagram. Winners will be announced in May 20th on an IG post. Please note that our Store Coupons are good for 3 months from the day winners receive in their email. Good luck!

I will have more projects to show you throughout the month as I made quite a few cards for this release. I hope you will check back with me. As always, thank you for visiting.

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Picket Fence Studios and Ink on 3 Collaboration

The Picket Fence Studios Design Team members are collaborating with Ink On 3 inks today with an Instahop over on Instagram but I also wanted to blog my cards. I will admit I was not familiar with the Atelier inks so I was anxious to give them a try.  If you want to participate in the Instahop start @picketfencestudios. There are prizes available so be sure to check it out. You have until May 8, 2022 @6pm EDT to participate.

 

I first sprayed the back of the Soar Butterfly Stencil with Pixie Spray then positioned over a white cardstock piece. I used the Life Changing Blender Brush Set to blend Ink on 3 Atelier Marilyn Red, Petunia Pink, Marigold Orange and lastly with Bee Sting Yellow then cut out with a stitched rectangle die.The sentiment from the Watercolor Roses set was stamped with Petunia Pink onto a white cardstock stitched edged circle which I attached with foam dimensionals. I finished it up with Heart Breaker Sequins mounded in the center of the butterfly body and then one on each wing. 

           Products: Picket Fence Studios Stamp and Stencil, PTI cs, PFS Sequins, Ink on 3 inks

I used the cubes but full size versions are also available. The verdict on these inks.....they are amazing! I love how easily they blended and stamped.

Thank you stopping by today and don't forget the Instahop!

{The Cat's Pajamas} Smile

Good morning! The past few days have been so very busy so it's always a treat to get into my craft room for some crafty time. 

This card features the new Camera Cutables. I cut with my Silhouette Cameo machine from various colorful patterned papers and cardstock. I adjusted the look a bit by creating a small shaker piece in the lens portion. I also added a few small flowers from the also new Under My Hat which is a combo of digital (.png) and cut files (.svg) set. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas Cutables, Doodlebug dp, Bazzill and PTI cs, PFS Sequins

As if I didn't use enough tropical colors, I added a patterned paper border onto the card base, then attached the camera piece along with the sentiment using foam dimensionals.

I hope these colors brighten your day. Don't forget to smile! The world needs all the smiles. 

Big Beautiful Butterfly & A Collaboration

Michele at I Card Everyone and I are collaborating today with both of using the Picket Fence Studios Big Beautiful Butterfly Die. A little flutterby just for fun of course. Neither of us has seen each others project in advance. 

The Big Beautiful Butterfly Die is a two piece set but I did not use the background die this time around. I first cut the butterfly from mango cardstock and then set it aside to work on the background panel. I used the Slim Line Rainbow Die to cut from seven different cardstock colors. I found it easiest to place two pieces of double sided tape down on my work surface, removing the top covering and then placed my strips on it. I removed the backing plus added some glue along the strips and placed on the white linen cardstock panel, trimming the edges off the right side. After attaching the butterfly to the panel with some strategically placed glue, I added a few flat back pearls from the Gradient Flatback Pearls-Tangerine Sunlight Yellow set. Lastly, the partial sentiment from the Watercolor Roses set was stamped onto a small white cardstock circle using green parakeet ink and attached to the center of the butterfly using foam dimensionals. 

Products: Picket Fence Studios sentiment stamp and dies, PTI, The Stamp Market, Concord & 9th, Stampin' Up, and Bazzill cs, PFS pearls, PTI ink

Thank you Michele for doing this collaboration with me! Be sure to let her know how much you like her version of this big and beautiful die here.

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Life's Unfolding Future {Picket Fence Studios}

Today's clean and simple card is the last of the projects I created for the Picket Fence Studios April release.

I stamped two of the fish from the Graceful Koi stamp set using marmalade and one from sorbet ink onto off white cardstock, then cut out with the matching dies. For the background I used the A2 Horizontal Messy Watercolor Stencil and the Life Changing Blender Brush Set to blend tumbled glass and evergreen bough distress ink. I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card front panel using the Black Hybrid Ink Pad with a bit of masking so I could break it up. The Koi were attached with foam dimensionals and then the whole panel was attached to the card front using the amazing Extra Wide Foam Tape. 

Products: Picket Fence Studios stamps and dies, PTI cs, PFS Stencil, Concord & 9th, PFS and Ranger Distress ink

Have a blessed Sunday!