Introducing the New Purple Onion Designs "Snow Day" by Stacey Yacula

The new Stacey Yacula collection is available TODAY in the Purple Onion Designs shop.  There is special pricing of a flat $90 for the entire Snow Day! stamp collection until November 10. This represents more than a 30% savings. Of course you can also purchase individually.  Now on to two cards which represent Christmas card #24 and 25.

After stamping Flurry, I colored with Copic Markers and then fussy cut out. I prepared the background panel by attaching a stitched rectangle with a stitched circle cutout to a sno cone card base. I used a stencil with fiber paste and Flower Soft to represent snowflakes inside the cutout. After stamping the sentiment from the Handwritten Holiday set I tucked in the snowman inside the circle using a combination of glue and foam tape. I finished it up with a double layered snowflake topped with an enamel dot.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI and MFT cs, Doodlebug enamel dot, Heidi Swapp Stencil, Flower Soft, Golden Fiber Paste, Lil Inker Designs, Lawn Fawn and Simon Says dies, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: G0000, G000, YR0000, YR01, W00, E81, BG0000, BG10, BG11, RV10, R81, R83, R85

After stamping the new Holly Branch I also stamped Mary (bird) from a previous release twice onto Neenah cardstock and then cut out with a stitched rectangle die. I colored with Copic Markers and then used Hero Arts Unicorn ink to create an illusion of snow. The image panel was attached to a side folding landscape card base layered with a subtle patterned paper. The sentiment from the Handwritten Holiday set was stamped onto sno cone cardstock cut with a stitched square. A double strand of Cappuccino twine wrapped and tied provided the only embellishment,

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Carta Bella dp, Neenah cs, The Twinery twine, Pretty Pink Posh and Simon Says die, MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Birds-W00, E81, R01, YR30, YR31, C00, C1, C3, R22, R24, R29; Holly Branch-E23, E25, E27, YG61, YG63, YG67

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.

Undying Love

My son and daughter-in-law recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary and I created this card for them. Actually I made it for my son to give to DIL. They are the ones who got me started watching The Walking Dead thus the Halloween images with a romantic turn.

I stamped the two zombies from the SugarPea Designs Undying Love set onto a Neenah cardstock rectangle cut with a stitched rectangle, then colored with Copic Markers. The image panel was attached to a patterned paper background. The sentiment was stamped on soft granite and pure poppy ink onto a double ended banner which was adhered to the image panel with foam tape.

Products: SugarPea Designs stamps, Doodlebug and Studio Calico dp, PTI cs, MFT dies, PTI, Hero Arts and MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E0000, E000, E01; Hair-N1, N3, N5; Eyes-W00, E81, B41; Clothing-C00, C1, C3, B0000, B41, R20, R24 (Male Zombie) Skin-E0000, E000, E01; Hair-E50, E51, YR31, Y21; Eyes-W00, E81, B41; Clothing-W00, E81, RV10, R81, R20, R24; Flowers-G20, G21, Y21, Y35 (Female Zombie); Ground-W00, W1; Sky-BG0000, BG000


Happy Halloween to those who celebrate.

New Stacey Yacula Collection "Snow Day!" Coming Soon {Purple Onion Designs}

The new winter/holiday collection from Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs on sale this Tuesday, November 1st. The images are adorable! My projects are ready and I know my teammates are too! Be sure to stop by the Purple Onion Designs blog to see them!

Happy Howlidays

Today's card represents Christmas card #23.

Images from the Lawn Fawn/Simon Says Happy Howlidays set and Lawn Fawn Snow Day were all cut with their matching dies and colored with Copic markers except the tree which was stamped with green parakeet ink. I brushed a soft color wash of Tumbled Glass distress ink onto a water color cardstock rectangle cut with a stitched die for the background and then stamped the sentiment and small paw print directly onto to it using pure puppy ink. The tail wag motion marks were stamped in Black ink and then I attached all the images using foam tape. The stamped panel was attached to a green parakeet scalloped background.

Products: Lawn Fawn stamps and dies, Neenah, Ranger Watercolor and PTI cs, MFT dies, PTI, Simon Says and MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Dog-E31, E33, N1, N3, N5; Hat-R20, R24, R27, E81; Bowl/Gingerbread-C00, C1, C3, E31, E33, E35

I am submitting this for the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes. Thanks so much for stopping by.

{The Cat's Pajamas} TCP Tuesday #326

It's time for another TCP Tuesday at The Cat's Pajamas with a challenge to create a tag or use one on a card. The challenge runs for two weeks and The Cat’s Pajamas products are not required although we do love it when you use our stamps and dies.

I stamped two of the flourishes from the Winter Style set using veridian ink onto a stitched white linen panel. I then used the Holiday Tag Duo set to cut the front of the panel. I filled the resulting cut out with tropical teal cardstock. I tied twine through the tag hole and then placed it over the opening using foam tape for a "spotlight" effect. I stamped the sentiment from the Simply Stacked Sentiments set onto a small cardstock rectangle using wet cement ink and then attached with a combo of glue and foam tape. A few enamel dots finished it up. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI cs, The Twinery twine, MME and Teresa Collins enamel dots, Hero Arts and Ranger Archival ink

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 use.

{The Cat's Pajamas} N*el

Today's card is another TCP post release card that I shared at the TCP pre-release party on Facebook.  And with all the cards I shared during our sneak peek last week this also represents Christmas card #22. It features a limited edition set J*lly H*liday that is actual a re-release of a retired set. Once it is gone it goes right back into retirement.

I first used the new and versatile Scalloped Duo die to cut the background panel so that the card base peeked through. I stamped the insert with the holiday word and the "candy" for the "o". I also stamped the same candy image three more times on the card front and colored all with Copic markers. The word panel was popped up using foam tape. I added a small snowflake and few enamel dots as embellishments for yet another clean and simple card. This set would be great to create an assembly line of cards as it is so simple to stamp and color.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and dies, PTI cs, Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: R20, R22, R24, R27, YG0000, YG01, YG23, C00, C1


I hope your week is off to a great start.

Introducing the new Purple Onion Designs "Acorn Trail" by Stacey Yacula

Acorn Trail is a new small release from Stacey Yacula featuring Halloween/Fall images. My card features Scary.

I prepared the background with a color wash using Ranger Faded Jeans Distress ink. After it dried I stamped the Starry Night image using Versamark ink and then white heat embossed. The sentiment from the Sweet Occasions Sentiment set was stamped onto a black tag with Versamark ink and white embossed, then attached to the background panel with twine and foam tape. Scary was colored with Copic markers, fussy cut out and also attached with foam tape. A few sequins added a bit of sparkle.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI and Ranger watercolor cs, Doodlebug enamel dots, The Twinery twine, MFT dies, Memento ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Bunny-E50, E51, E53, E29, W00, E81, R20; Costume-C00, C1, C3, BV00, BV01, BV02; Pumpkin-YR01, YR12, YR14

These are in the Purple Onion Designs shop now.