Friday, May 22, 2015

Purple Onion Designs New Stacey Yacula "Sweet Occasions" (and a Giveaway)




I am happy to be part of the announcement that Purple Onion Designs will be releasing a new Stacey Yacula Studio collection on Monday, May 25! The collection is titled Sweet Occasions since it covers almost every holiday or special occasion throughout the whole year. The collection consists of 25 images and a sentiment set with 20 different sentiments.

Would you like to win some or all of these stamps? Of course you do! For a chance to win the entire Sweet Occasions set, leave a comment on the Purple Onion Design blog and/or Stacey Yacula's blog by Sunday at 12:00 AM EDT.

For a chance to win the stamps on the cards I am showing you today, leave a comment here on my blog by Sunday at 12:00 AM EDT.  A winner will be randomly selected and announced on Monday. The winning set of stamps from this blog include a mix of the new and older collections, new True and Blue (Ducklings), PondClouds and new Cinnamon.

Now that I have established how to win, here are my cards for the day.

I stamped the Pond image onto Neenah cardstock and cut out a portion of it with a My Favorite Things Pierced die. I also stamped the Clouds at the top, then colored the image with Copic Markers. The new True and Blue ducklings were stamped onto Copics X-Press It cardstock, colored with Copics and then fussy cut out. I attached them to the pond scene using dimensional dots. and added a flourish cut with The Cat's Pajamas Heart Swirl CutUps. I stamped the sentiment from the Sweet Occasion Sentiments set onto patterned paper then cut out with a Stampin' Up punch. The image and sentiment piece were both attached to the background panel with foam tape. A scattering of enamel dots provided the finishing touch. All the patterned paper came from the Echo Park For the Record 2 pad.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Echo Park dp, Neenah and PTI cs, MFT cs and die, Doodlebug enamel dots, The Cat's Pajamas die, Copic Markers
Copics: Ducks-Y0000, Y11, Y15, Y35, YR12, YR14; Pond-B0000, B000, B01, W00; Meadow-YG61, YG63 YG67; Trees-G20, G82, G85; Sky-BG70, BG0000, BG000




For my second card, the cardbase was cut from Blueberry cardstock and the circle from white cardstock using a Lil Inker Designs stitched die. I clustered together leaves at the bottom cut from patterned papers from the Lawn Fawn Sweater Weather pad using dies from the Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves set. Cinnamon was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut out, and then nestled in the leaves. I stamped the sentiment onto a small tag using Blueberry ink, added a small Hemptique cord bow, placing a couple more small leaves underneath it. A scattering of Doodlebug enamel dots finished it up.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Lawn Fawn dp and dies, PTI cs,Doodlebug enamel dots, Hemptique cord, Lil Inker Designs die, MFT cs, die and ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Squirrel Body-W00, W1, W2, W5, W7, R20; Squirrel Tail-E40, E41, E42, E44; Acorn-E30, E33

Don't forget to leave a comment before you go for a chance to win the stamps I used on my cards today. Then head on over to the Purple Onion Design blog and Stacey Yacula's blog for a chance to win the entire Sweet Occasions collection.

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21 comments:

  1. Absolutely delightful! Love the sweet ducklings and that adorable squirrel! Love your beautiful coloring and paper choices for these two fabulous cards!

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  2. Two beautiful cards with some adorable animals! Your coloring is fabulous! I'm especially drawn to your Fall card with the adorable Cinnamon (squirrel) and the whimsical leaves. Thanks for the chance to win some sweet images.

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  3. You always make great cards with those purple onion images! Love these. I will go check out the other blogs.

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  4. Stacey's designs are just so adorable! I love your cards. That first one with the little ducks, such an adorable scene and LOVE the squirrel!

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  5. Awesome cards they are both great..love the images as well..thks for the chance to win!!

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  6. Stunning creations, great designs, images are adorable and showcased beautifully.

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  7. Oh I love this new collection from Stacey & your creation is amazing! i didn't know the pond was a whole stamp too, what a genious idea (I thought you sketched it all so perfectly)!! & the color combination of the die cut leaves with the cute beaver is simply adorable! thanks so much for the great inspiration! Yours, Steph
    www.CraftedBySteph.blogspot.com

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  8. Very cute cards, this new collection are so adorable!

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  9. Oh my gosh, little Cinnamon Squirrel is one of my favorites! I saw that card on the blog and picked it out immediately. Love the stitched circle and colorful die cut leaves tucked in around him. I would LOVE to win any of these images!

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  10. Oh my so sweet cards!! Love the little scene you created for the ducks!!

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  11. The little scene with the ducklings is adorable but I really love Cinnamon and his pile of fall leaves! Beautiful coloring and amazing design!

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  12. Such cute cards! Love the scene you created with those adorable little ducklings! The little squirrel looks right at home on the pile of leaves! Amazing cards!

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  13. Those cards are just so sweet. how cute are those ducks and that squirrel us just adorable
    Hugs Nikki

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  14. Such gorgeous cards. Each and every one of the stamps are adorable. Can't wait for Monday!

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  15. These are just beautiful - you've created such a sweet little scene on the first..loving those ducklings!

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  16. Lovely cards!! I love the illustrations of Yacula and the 'touch of your lovely hands' make them more beautiful!!. Kisses. I really like your work and you're always a great inspiration to me!!

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  17. Oh my goodness Nancy your cards are SWEET! I don't have ANY of Stacey's stamps (I stumbled onto The Purple Onion this morning and SO glad I did! I am LOVING what I see here!) So needless to say, I have NEVER tried their products! Would LOVE to win some (new OR old) to see what I think? I could just become their "next BEST customer"....LOL

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  18. Hey Nancy,
    WOW! Your cards are gorgeous. Vibrant colors, fun little details and, of course...amazing Purlple Onion stamps. I L-O-V-E this new release! Thank you for sharing your creativity and inspiration!

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  19. What positively precious cards Nancy!

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  20. Wow, I was visiting your blog for the TCP release, and I'm so excited you led me to Stacey Yacula!!!! I love her work and you've really done it justice Nancy!

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