Friday, May 27, 2016

Make a Wish {New Purple Onion Designs Garden Blooms by Stacey Yacula}

Today's card is yet another one featuring images from the recently released Purple Onion Designs  Garden Blooms collection by Stacey Yacula.


I stamped the Lilly (owl) image from the new release along with older Stacey Yacula images,  Ruby and Balloon Trio onto a Neenah card stock piece cut with a pierced die. After coloring all the image with Copic Markers the panel was attached to a patterned paper background with a layer of craft foam. The sentiment from the  Sweet Occasions Sentiment Set was stamped onto a card stock strip. I finished with a scattering of enamel dots.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Doodlebug dp, Neenah cs, PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, MFT dies, Simon Says and Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Owls/Balloons-E50, E51, E81, W00, V01, V12, V15, BV01, BV02, BV04, B21, B23, B26; Sky-BG70, BG0000, BG000, BG01



There is special pricing of a flat $90 for the entire Garden Blooms stamp collection until May 30 so you only have a few more days to take advantage of that. Of course you can always purchase individually.

Have a great weekend!


Wednesday, May 25, 2016

A Spring Hello {New Purple Onion Designs Garden Blooms by Stacey Yacula}

I have another card using images from the recently released Purple Onion Designs  Garden Blooms collection by Stacey Yacula.


With a bit of masking I stamped Belle (frog), the bee from the Garden Bugs set and the  Grass image twice to create a sweet spring scene on a circle piece. After coloring all with Copic Markers I attached the image panel to the background panel with foam tape. Strips of patterned paper were added to the bottom of the panel along with buttons and enamel dots.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Doodlebug dp and enamel dots, PTI cs and buttons, MFT die and ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Frog-YG0000, YG01,YG03; Flower-R20, R22, R24, YG11, YG13; Bee-W00, E81, Y11, Y21; Grass-YG11, YG13, YG17; Sky-BG0000, BG000



There is special pricing of a flat $90 for the entire Garden Blooms stamp collection until May 30. Of course you can also purchase individually.

Monday, May 23, 2016

TCP Tuesday #315 - Bright Colors


It's time for another TCP Tuesday at The Cat's Pajamas with a challenge to feature bright colors on your project. The challenge runs for two weeks and The Cat’s Pajamas stamps are not required but if you have them we would love to see you use them.


I stamped an image from the Sending You set onto a piece cut with the matching free Cutables that Alma provides with each release and then colored with Copic Markers. After cutting out a circle from a piece of linen card stock, I placed a piece of patterned paper underneath before attaching to the card base. The sentiment was stamped directly onto the panel using black and Blue Jay ink. I cut a couple of clouds from textured card stock using the Stitched Clouds die. After attaching the clouds and the image using foam tape, I added a small star cut with a die from the 3x3 Stars CutUps and a few enamel dots to finish it up.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Doodlebug dp and enamel dots, PTI and Bazzill cs, Simon Says and Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Bunny-W00, E81, C00, C1, C3; Helicopter-Y11, Y13, Y17, YR12, YR14, YR16, B21, B23, B26, B0000, B000, B01, B04

Here are the details:
  1. Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted on The Cat's Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
  2. If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat's Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button by the Monday, 11:55 EST before the next challenge.
  3. You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die but if you have them we would love to see them.
  4. On the following TCP Tuesday, the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.

Friday, May 20, 2016

Just for You {New Purple Onion Designs Garden Blooms by Stacey Yacula}

Today's card is another one featuring an image from the new Purple Onion Designs  Garden Blooms collection by Stacey Yacula which was released on Monday.


I stamped the flowers twice from the Scattered Flowers & Hush set across a Neenah card stock piece cut with an MFT stitched mat along with the two smaller images from the Garden Set No 2 and colored with Copic Markers. After stamping the the sentiment from the Hopscotch Sentiments set, I cut out a circle in the middle of the flowers using a Lil Inker Designs stitched mat. The cut circle was attached to the card base and then the the rectangle piece was attached with a layer of craft foam. I colored up Riley with Copic Markers and then fussy cut out and attached with foam tape. A scattering of enamel dots provided the finishing touch.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Neenah and PTI cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, Lil Inker Designs and MFT dies, Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Bunny-E40, E41, E44, E81, R11; Clothing-B41, B32, B45, W00, E81; Basket-E70, E71; Garden Tools-C00, C1, C3, G40, G43; Flowers-G43, Y11, Y21


There is special pricing of a flat $90 for the entire Garden Blooms stamp collection until May 30. Of course you can also purchase individually.

Have a great weekend. 


Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Hello {New Purple Onion Designs Garden Blooms by Stacey Yacula}

The new Purple Onion Designs  Garden Blooms collection by Stacey Yacula was released on Monday and I wanted to show you another project I created for the release.


I stamped the Veggie Garden image onto a Neenah cardstock piece cut with a Lil Inker Designs stitched mat, masking off the soil line on the right side. With the assistance of a stamp positioner I stamped the shovel from Garden Set No 2 masking the tip of it so that it appeared to be stuck in the soil. I then filled in the landscape lines with a Copic Multiliner pen and colored the images with Copic Markers. I stamped the sentiment from the Sweet Occasions Sentiment Set directly onto the image panel. After stamping the two smaller images from the Garden Set No 2 set three times onto the kraft background for a visual triangle, I attached the image panel using a layer of craft foam. A trio of enamel dots finished it up.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Bazzill and Neenah cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, Lil Inker Designs dies, MFT and Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Carrots-YR20, YR24, YR27; Radishes-R35, R37, R39; Lettuce-G20, G40; Carrot/Radish Greenery-G40, G43, G46; Tomatoes/Vines-R11, R14, R17, G40, G43, E40, E41; Spade-C00, C1, C3, R22, R24, R27; Soil-E30, E31, E33, E34, E35; Sky-BG70, BG0000, BG000



There is special pricing of a flat $90 for the entire Garden Blooms stamp collection until May 30. Of course you can also purchase individually.

Monday, May 16, 2016

TCP Tuesday #314 - Sentiments


We are into the second week of another TCP Tuesday at The Cat's Pajamas with a challenge to create a  project that is sentiment centric. The challenge runs for one more week and The Cat’s Pajamas stamps are not required although we would love to see you use them.



I cut out out a circle from both craft foam and a piece of  white textured card stock and then sandwiched both with a backing of yellow card stock. I stamped two of the flowers from the Sketchy Flowers set using Bright Buttercup and Hawaiian Shores inks onto the edges of the circle. I stamped the sentiment from the Sending You set directly onto the circle backing. I then cut out the Sending sentiment three times from dark gray card stock and layered them together for dimension. I used the same dark gray card stock to add two small strips at the bottom.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, Bazzill, PTI and Simon Says cs, PTI and Simon Says inks

Here are the details:
  1. Every other Tuesday a new challenge will be posted on The Cat's Pajamas blog and our Facebook page.
  2. If you want to play along you just upload your design to The Cat's Pajamas blog page using the InLinkz button by the Monday, 11:55 EST before the next challenge.
  3. You are not required to use a Cat’s Pajamas stamp or die but if you have them we would love to see them.
  4. On the following TCP Tuesday, the winner will be chosen from the previous challenge and will receive a Cat Cash Voucher for $10 or $15 if a TCP product is used.

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Introducing the New Purple Onion Designs "Garden Blooms" by Stacey Yacula

Today is the official release day for the new Stacey Yacula Studio "Garden Blooms" collection.

The collection is available TODAY in the Purple Onion Designs shop.  There is special pricing of a flat $90 for the entire Garden Blooms stamp collection until May 30. Of course you can also purchase individually.  Now on to my card of the day.



I stamped the Garden Trees image onto Neenah card stock and then stamped the smaller round tree portion of the image again with the assistance of a bit of masking and a stamp positioner. I also stamped May (bird) onto the image panel and then colored all images with Copic Markers. I cut a stitched circle out of a the patterned paper panel and replaced it with the image panel underneath. I stamped the sentiment from the Hopscotch Sentiments set onto a doubled ended banner, placing it across the buttom of the cut out circle. I colored up Winston (bunny) and then fussy cut out and attached him to the panel with foam tape.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI dp, cs, button and die, Lil Inker Designs die, Simon Says and Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Bunny-E40, E41, E42, E44, R11, W00, E81, RV00, R81, R83; Bird-W00, E81, B41, B32, Y13, Y17; Tall Tree/Grass-YG61, YG63, YG67; Short Trees-G20, G40, G21, G24; Sky-BG70, BG0000, BG000



Check out the Purple Onion Designs blog for more inspiration from the design team as well as some special guest designers. Then head on over to the Purple Onion Designs shop.

Friday, May 13, 2016

New Purple Onion Designs Stamps and Giveaways!



Stacey Yacula's new Spring release will be available this Monday in the Purple Onion Designs store. The collection is called Garden Blooms and the stamps are perfect for the warmer weather months. The adorable critters in this collection can really be used year round too. They are very versatile and the whole series can be used with past collections to create so many wonderful projects. Garden Blooms contains a total of 25 stamps/sets. I created five projects for this release and can't wait to show them to you.

The stamps will be available starting this Monday, May 16, 2016. There will be an introductory special set price for a limited time. The entire collection can be purchased for $90.00 until May 30th.

Please check back on Monday to see the full collection and the inspiring projects that the design team along with guest designers have created with Garden Blooms

Go to the Purple Onion Designs blog for details on how to score some fantastic giveaways!