Hi, crafty friends! Have you seen the new release from Purple Onion Designs? Pei has outdone herself with the Sunshine & Daydreams collection, and today, I have a fun shaped card to share, featuring Bottoms Up!
Isn’t this image fun? I love that Tofu somehow fits in this wine glass. There was an image in last year’s summer collection with a similar vibe. That one had a corgi hanging on to a margarita glass. So fun!
For this card, I simply colored my image with Copics, placed a mask on top of my mage and did some ink blending with C9 inks and the Celebrate stencil set from Kristina Werner. I used purple voluntarily, can you believe it? The purple is Fig faded into Aster, the green is Clover faded into Surfside, and the blue is Capri blended into Bluebell. I can’t take credit for the color palette, though, it was one Jennifer McGuire shared in the C9 Winter Retreat back in January, when they revealed the new colors to the retreat attendees. I’ll take my color inspiration wherever I can get it, and this was a fun one to try. Capri has stolen my heart!
Back to the card. I removed the mask on the corkscrew before stamping the sentiment in Clover ink from Concord & 9th.
I wanted a little bit more interest in the background and decided to use paste, but before I put the paste on, I die cut my panel using the largest die in the A2 Oval Basics die set from Kristina Werner.
Once my panel was the finished size of the card, I placed the corkscrew mask back on, then used another stencil in the Celebrate stencil set from Kristina using Golden Hour Solar Paste from Simon Hurley. I made sure to cover the sentiment before adding the paste, so it wouldn’t end up where I didn’t want it. The paste adds texture and a little bit of shine in addition to breaking up all the white space in the background.
There you have it, a fun shaped card with Tofu in a glass and a color combo I never would have come up with on my own.
Last, but not least: the Copics I used. Fairly neutral palette for this one.
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I added White puff embossing powder from Wow! for a seafoam look near the bottom of my panel and stamped a sentiment from the much older 
To finish off the card, I added a few sequins, gems and pearls from the Melon embellishment mix from Little Things from Lucy’s Cards.
This Tropic color combination from Concord & 9th was my inspiration for this card.
I stamped and colored my image with Copics on X-Press It blending card, before using a die in the A2 Double Stitched Rectangle STAX die set from My Favorite Things to create faux stitching around the perimeter of my panel.
I masked off my image, before using Powder, Harbor and Sea Glass inks from Concord & 9th to ink blend the background through the Perfect Pool Water stencil from My Favorite Things. I flipped and rotated the stencil to create my pool water.
While I still had my mask in place, I stamped a sentiment from the 
I adhered my panel to a card base I created from Oceanside cardstock from Concord & 9th, added a layer of Glossy Accents to Tofu’s glasses and finished off with a mix of sequins and gems from the Ice Water embellishment mix from Little Things from Lucy’s Cards.
Very limited color palette for this one.
I stamped and masked my bunny, stamped the field background, then colored in my scene with Copics. I didn’t want an “all green” background, so I colored the bush and the tree with pink markers, I’m pretending they’re blooming. The fruit trees are in full bloom at the moment, so it was an easy decision. Once my coloring was complete, I used the largest die in the Stitched Traditional Tag STAX die set from My Favorite Things. This tag set doesn’t create holes in the tags, so I made my own and used a reinforcer from the Fold-up Tags die set, also from My Favorite Things, to give the hole a finished look. I stamped Hello from the 
Very soft color palette for this one.
I created a scene with quite a few images from the Lakewood collection from Purple Onion Designs, illustrated by Holly Mabutas. 
I don’t use watercolor a lot, but a palette with watercolor paint is a lot more travel friendly than 360 Copic markers, and I was on vacation in the mountains when I painted this last summer. Only having access to watercolor forces me to play with them and familiarize myself with them, which is a good thing.
The images are all stamped using Obsidian ink from Altenew, which is a pigment ink that works well with watercolor. The paper is Fabriano Artístico cold pressed watercolor paper. I used my Mijello Mission Gold watercolor paints and brushes of varying sizes. I’m not an expert watercolorist, so the coloring’s pretty basic.
I trimmed my panel, stamped a sentiment from the 
I colored the image with Copics, choosing a very bright green combo for the ground and the leaves. I didn’t want all the flowers to be the same color, so I went for a crocus look. I love all the details you get in a real crocus, but they’ve yet to bloom, I guess it’s still too cold.
I used the largest die in the Wonky Stitched Rectangles STAX die set from My Favorite Things to turn my colored piece into a panel with a fun detail along the border. then adhered it to a panel of Butterccup cardstock from Concord & 9th, which I in turn adhered to a top fold white card base created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink.
I couldn’t find the right shade of purple in my cardstock collection, so for the sentiment, I colored a scrap piece of X-Press It with one of the colors I used on the florals. I let it dry, then stamped and white heat embossed a sentiment from the 
I decided to keep it very simple, only adding a few Iridescent Dew Drops from Pinkfresh Studio to embellish. There are a few different colors in the mix, I chose a few of the purple ones. I did also come in with a black Glaze pen from Sakura to add a touch of dimension and shine to the eyes. It doesn’t really show up in the photos, but you can definitely see it in real life.
I colored the image with Copics, adding a simple free hand background of a couple of hills with a few trees, a path for the bunny to walk on and some blades of grass in front. My original plan wasn’t a scene at all, I had planned to add a big Happy Easter die cut, but changed my mind and added the hills and sky instead. I think this looks better than what I had planned.
I used the largest die in the A2 Stitched Rectangles STAX 1 set from My Favorite Things to create a little bit of interest along the perimeter of my panel. I stamped the word spring from the 
I die cut the word HAPPY from the Birthday Script die set from Kristina Werner three times from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink (the same cardstock that I used for my card base, I love this cardstock) and stacked them. I adhered my stacked word above the stamped spring to complete my sentiment.
I decided to die cut tiny butterflies to use for embellishment. I didn’t have any cardstock in the color I wanted, so I colored scraps of X-Press It blending card with the same colors I used for the bunny’s outfit, before using the butterflies die from the Greenhouse Greetings die set from Concord & 9th (it’s a die set from the 2024 C9 summer camp). I scored my tiny butterflies down the body, adhered each of them with a tiny bit of glue and added Rosewater Jewel Drops from Tonic on the bodies of the butterflies to finish.
I colored the image with Copics on a piece of X-Press It blending card and nestled one of the sentiments in the little nook between the bunny and the egg. I die cut the panel using the largest die in the Stitched Rectangles STAX 1 set from My Favorite Things.
I adhered the panel directly onto a card base I created from Caribbean Sea prestige cardstock from My Favorite Things and finished off the card with a few dew drops from Concord & 9th. Simple, yet sweet, right?
Lots of pastels for this one.
I stamped 
I colored Tofu and the sentiment with Copics, adding a black dot of Sakura Glaze pen to the eyes once the coloring was complete. This creates a tiny bit of dimension, as well as a bit of shine.
I used a Quickie glue pen to create a burst from the flame, then sprinkled on Rock Candy distress glitter. This adds a tiny bit of sparkle and some subtle texture.
To finish off, I added a 5 mm pom pom from Cousin DIY to the top of the party hat.
I used lots of Copics for this one. I wasn’t quite happy with the color of the cupcake liner or the party hat, but it is what it is. The card is still cute!
I stamped the pig, masked him, then stamped the Congrats from the 
Once I had the pig and the letters colored in with my Copics, I used the Bunch of balloons stencil from Concord & 9th to add a bunch of balloons to my background. I used Harbor, Lemongrass and Oceanside inks, all C9 colors and a light touch with my blender brushes.
I created a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2″ top fold card base from Soft Stone cardstock from Papertrey Ink. This is a very soft grey and it’s great as a subtle neutral color. I created strips of varying widths from Oceanside, Lemongrass and Harbor cardstock from C9 and adhered them horizontally near the bottom of the card base, before mounting the panel with the pig in the center of the card using foam tape.
I stamped a sentiment from the 
I didn’t use a ton of colors for this one.
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