Hi, crafty friends. I have a fun card to share today featuring Flappy’s Watermelon Chill from the new Tofu & Friends Summer Fun collection from Purple Onion Designs, illustrated by Pei.

I colored the image with Copics, fussy cut right up against the black lines and put the image aside while I worked on the rest of my card. I used the second largest die in the Watercolor Rectangle STAX die set from My Favorite Things to cut my white panel down with a fun border. I also used a small circle die to cut a hole behind where I wanted the image to go, as this is a pendulum card. The watermelon rocks back and forth when you tilt the card, which adds a fun element to an otherwise simple design. I stamped part of the sentiment from the Friendly Warm Wishes sentiment set, which is also new with this release, using Parsley ink from Concord & 9th, and filled in the center of the sentiment with letters I die cut using the Parker alphabet die set from Memory Box. It’s an older die set, but I love the sans serif design of the letters.

I used a strip of acetate with a washer at one end to create my pendulum mechanism. On the other end of the acetate strip, I added a button. I lined up my acetate piece on the back of my white die cut panel so the button would go through the hole and adhered the image to the button using liquid glue. I put foam tape on the back of the panel, making sure to leave enough open space for the pendulum to swing freely, then adhered everything to a top fold note card I created from Fire Coral cardstock from My Favorite Things, which is the same color cardstock that I used for the die cut letters. To finish off the card, I added sequins from the Waterfall mix from Little Things from Lucy’s Cards, making sure to place the top ones so Flappy wouldn’t catch when he rocks. Of course, you can’t see him rock in still photos, but if you head to my post on Instagram, you can see him in action.

Simple color palette for this one.

The entire Tofu & Friends Summer Fun collection, with a coordinating sentiment set, is available as a discounted bundle over at Purple Onion Designs. The bundled set is discounted 30 % off the regular price and is available until Saturday, June 15th 2024, so if you’d like to purchase Flappy and a whole bunch of other cute characters, you can save big if you hurry.