{The Cat's Pajamas} 'Tis the Season

I am squeezing in a Christmas card on this last day of October. The Cat's Pajamas will be really ramping up the holiday festivities in November with some fun new images. 

I adore all the snowmen images in the We Three Snowmen set and since they are digital I can make them as big or small as I want. I resized and printed onto Copic friendly cardstock using Silhouette Studio software, then cut out with an arched die. After coloring with Copic markers, I matted onto another arch cut from green parakeet. Both were attached to a cardstock and patterned paper background which was cut on the diagonal. Lastly I printed a partial sentiment from the Jolly Holiday set and just freely cut with my trimmer and attached using a layer of craft foam.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, The Greetery dies, Copic Markers

Copics: Snowman-W00, W1, W2, E81, YR01, YR03; Holly/Gifts-YG01, YG03, YG25; Birds/Berries/Gifts-R11, R14, R17; Hat/Scarf/Gifts-BG11, BG13, BG15; Snow-G0000

See you all next month!

{The Cat's Pajamas} Merry Christmas

I have been very slow getting Christmas cards done this year so I was happy to see some cute Christmas images in the September release. There are also some cute Halloween images in case you are just not ready to work on Christmas cards.

Using Silhouette software I fiddle-faddled with the size (that's a technical term!) of one of the snowmen from the We Three Snowmen digital set then printed onto Copic friendly cardstock, along with the sentiment from the Holiday Sayings set. I also printed the snowman on plain copy paper so I could use it for a mask. I cut out the printed piece and cut out with a stitched edge rectangle die. I masked the snowman then using blueberry ink and a cloud stencil for the sky portion. I used another very old TCP die to cut out the snow bank from linen cardstock, then attached to the panel using a layer of craft foam. I wrapped some seam binding around the piece and then attached the panel to a colored card base. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps,  PTI cs, TCP seam binding ribbon (retired), PTI ink, Copic markers

Thank you for stopping by. I know that I am not as active as I have been in the past but there is a lot of things going on in my household. I hope you will bear with me until things settle down. 

Happy Thanksgiving {Purple Onion Designs}

It seems like every fall I break out Ginger (raccoon with pumpkin) and this year is no exception.

I stamped the image onto Copic friendly cardstock, colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out. I then stamped the largest image from 2 Cornfields twice, colored with Copics and cut out the panel with a wonky stitched rectangle die for the background. The main image was attached using foam dimensionals. The sentiment from the Sweet Occasions Sentiment Set was stamped onto black cardstock using Versamark, then white heat embossed. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI cs, MFT die, Versamark and Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Raccoon-C1, C3, C5, C9, N1, N5, N7, E81; Scarf-B11, B13, E81; Pumpkin-YR20, YR23, YR24, YR27, E41, E42; Cornstalks-Y11, Y13, Y17, YG61, YG63; Grass-G21, G24

This card is actually a little "busy" for me. I leave the elaborate scenes for my fellow design team members as I am basically a clean and simple card maker. 

{The Cat's Pajamas} Get Well Soon

Good morning. I am trying to bet back into card making mode with this masculine get well card. 

I printed the image from the Keep Going digital stamp set onto Copic friendly cardstock simply using MS Word then cut out using an older Nestabilities die with some "out of the box" action for the bunny ears. After coloring with Copic markers, I attached to the patterned paper and linen cardstock background using a layer of craft foam. The sentiment is from the Simply Said digital set. 

Products: The Cat's Pajamas digital stamps, MFT dp, PTI cs, Copic Markers

Copics: Bunny-E40, E41, E42, W00, E81; Cast-W00, E81, B41, B45; Crutches-N1, N3; Shadows-W00, W1

Have a blessed day! Thank you for stopping by. 

Thinking of You {Purple Onion Designs}

The summer has really slipped by us. My husband just finished up 6 weeks of radiation therapy and frankly we've been preoccupied with the whole healthcare process.  And since we have been so busy we are so behind on everything. The landscaping is out of control except the grass which a very kind neighbor has been mowing and edging for us. We haven't even thought of a vacation and frankly the house could use a good clean! And in the midst of all this my laptop died and I've had to replace and do a restore but some items are still missing. Obviously, crafting has taken a back seat. But.....thanks be to God, Don is now considered cancer free and that is all that really matters. 

It seems most of the card making world has moved on to autumn and Christmas already so this will be the last of my cards that even looks remotely summery. 

I stamped Garden Bushes from Purple Onion Designs onto Copic friendly cardstock along with the smallest butterfly from the Flora & Fauna set colored with Copic markers. I then masked the two images and added some clouds using a cloud stencil and tumbled glass distress ink. After cutting the panel out with a stitched edge rectangle die, I stamped the sentiment and attached the panel to the card front. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, RC cardstock, MFT stencil, Lil Inker Designs die, Ranger Distress and Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: YG00, YG01, YG03, Y000, Y00, Y13, Y21, B0000, B000, B01, Y11, Y13

Altenew: G702, G715

I hope this is the start of crafting more as I have really missed it. 

New Charmed by the Sea by Stacey Yacula {Purple Onion Designs}

I adore the new Charmed by the Sea collection by Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs  despite the fact that you have not seen very many projects from me. My husband is currently receiving radiation treatments and it has taken up my time, energy and any notion of being creative. But my much more talented design team mates have more than made up for my lack of productivity.  

This card was actually created prior to the release but frankly I have not had the energy to write up the post. That's how things go around here these days. It is a shaker card using the Ocean Shoreline Background along with a couple of images from the Seaside Accessories set for the shaker insert. The shaker filler consists of Picket Fence Studios Sea of Dolphins and Shark Watch sequin mixes. After the shark from the Moby & Water Spout set was colored with Copic markers, I fussy cut out and attached with foam dimensionals. The sentiment from the Sea-timents set was stamped onto a strip of blueberry cardstock using Versamark ink, white heat embossed and also attached with foam dots. 

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, PTI, MFT and Spellbinders cs, Picket Fence Studios sequin mixes, Versamark and Altenew ink, Copic Markers

Copics: Whale-T0,T1, T3; Ocean-B000, B01, B04, B41, B32, B34; Starfish-W00, E81; Seashell-R20, B21, R30

Thursday, June 29th is the last day for the special bundle price which is the entire 34 stamp collection and coordinating sentiment set at a 30% discount.

There’s also free shipping over $75 on US orders (no code needed) & $10.00 off international shipping on orders over $85.00, using code SAVE10 at checkout.

New Charmed by the Sea by Stacey Yacula {Purple Onion Designs}

It is my pleasure to share with you a new and oh so very cute “Charmed by the Sea” Collection of rubber stamps from Purple Onion Designs illustrated by the talented Stacey Yacula.

After stamping Paloma (flamingo) onto an A2 sized Copic friendly cardstock, I masked it then stamped the fence line from the Beach Fences & Boardwalk set, then masked it as well. I used a combo of Copic markers blended distress ink to represent the water (Salvaged Patina), beach (Antique Linen) and sky (Tumbled Glass). While I had the two images still masked I added some splashes of white acrylic ink using a fan brush, then colored the flamingo and fence with Copic markers. I trimmed the piece down then stamped the sentiment from the Sunshiny Sentiment set and attached to the card front using a layer of craft foam.

Products: Purple Onion Designs stamps, Altenew, Ranger Distress and Concord&9th ink

Copics: Flamingo-R20, R21, R30, YR30, YR31; Fence-E81; Skye btw fence slats-B000, BG11; Sand-W00, E01

There’s a special bundle price for a limited time. The entire 34 stamp collection and coordinating sentiment set can be purchased as a bundle with over a 30% discount until Thursday, June 29th. Of course you can also purchase individually as per usual.

There’s also free shipping over $75 on US orders (no code needed) & $10.00 off international shipping on orders over $85.00, using code SAVE10 at checkout.