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Baby, it’s cold outside {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends! It’s never to early for holiday cards, right? Although, I did technically create this back in the first half of December. Things just got so hectic before Christmas I never found the time to share. That time is now, apparently! 🙂

These images in this scene are all from the Winterwood collection from Purple Onion Designs, illustrated by Holly Mabutas. We have Frosty, Finn (with his tophat), Blossom the bunny and Will, who’s giggling next to Frosty. I stamped the Winter Neighborhood in fadeout ink for a no line effect in the background. Except for the holly on the tophat, there’s really nothing that screams holiday on this card, so it could easily work throughout the winter season and in my neck of the woods through the majority of spring, too, actually. Most of the snow is usually gone by mid May.

I colored the scene with Copics, then stamped the critters and the snowman again, this time using Obsidian ink from Altenew to get crisp black lines. This is a pigment ink, which doesn’t play nice with Copics, but as long as the coloring’s already complete, using this ink is totally fine. I sprinkled on Chunky White embossing enamel from Stampendous, melted the granules from the back of the paper and finished off the card with a sentiment from the Holiday Blurbs I stamp set that I stamped in Jalapeño Popper ink from My Favorite Things. I added some foam tape on the back of the speech bubble for a tiny bit of dimension on the card. This is an A6 size card, measuring 6 1/4 x 4 5/8″.

Not a whole lot of colors used given the large scene, but I did use 7 for the fox alone. But he came out so cute, it was totally worth it!

Here come the holidays! {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends! We’ve got ONE WEEK to go until the big night. I have another holiday card to share, I’m still making them. This time, I’m featuring Rusty & Piper, Crimson, Boots and Holiday Brownstone, all from the Merriest Little City collection from Purple Onion Designs, illustrated by Stacey Yacula.

I love Stacey’s images, they all work so well together to tell stories. I colored my scene with Copics and cut my panel down ever so slightly.

I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Time Sentiment set using Eiffel Tower ink from My Favorite Things. I tend to opt for a colored ink to match the card whenever I stamp my sentiment, and I’m not sure how I feel about this grey. It might have been better in green, who knows? I adhered my panel to a top fold card base I created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink and decided not to embellish at all. Sometimes simple is all you need.

Even with a fairly limited color palette on the card, I used quite a few Copics.

Winter Greetings {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends. I’m sharing a fun winter card today featuring Tofu, Flappy & Mousy Fun in the Snow, which is a stamp from last year’s holiday collection of Pei’s images from Purple Onion Designs.

This is one of those super simple cards. I stamped the image using Extreme Black ink from My Favorite Things and masked it before stamping the Winter Trees background in Fadeout ink from Inkon3 for a no line look in the background. I colored in my scene using Copics, before using one of the dies in the Additional A2 Layers die set from Waffle Flower to cut it down slightly.

I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Time Sentiment Set using Autumn Rose ink from Papertrey Ink, mounted my panel in the center of a top fold card base using foam tape and finished off with a few snowdrift sprinkles from Little Things from Lucy’s Cards. I love these sprinkles!!

I stuck to a pretty limited color palette, I feel, but there’s still a lot of markers.

Today’s the last day of the annual holiday sale over at Purple Onion Designs, so this is a gentle reminder to head over there, fill your cart with stamps at 25 % off, and check out.

We wish you a merry Christmas! {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends! Another day, another holiday card. This time it’s a big one, it measures 5 1/2 x 7 1/4″. I tend not to worry about card sizes when I create scenes with Purple Onion images, and for this card, this size just worked.

This scene is created entirely with images from last years holiday collection from Stacey Yacula. Hannah & Finn, City Christmas Tree, Gift Car and City Skyline Background are all from The Merriest Little City collection and I used a combination of no line coloring and black stamped line coloring. Hannah & Finn and the tree are stamped in black, the others in paler inks for a softer looking background.

I colored the entire scene with Copics, stamped the sentiment from the Holiday Time Sentiment Set using Harbor ink from Concord & 9th, before sprinkling on chunky white embossing enamel from Stampendous, which I melted from the back of the panel. Once that was done, I adhered it to a card base I created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink.

I used lots of Copics for this, and all the different gray families, actually.

This is a gentle reminder that he annual holiday sale is underway at Purple Onion Designs. Everything (with some exclusions) is at 25 % off. The sale ends on Sunday, so there’s still time to fill up your cart with goodies!

Happy mail {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends. I have a fun card to share today, featuring Happy Mail from Purple Onion Designs, illustrated by Pei. This image is from this year’s Season’s Greetings collection from Pei. I love her illustration style, and whenever there’s a penguin, I’m sold. Speaking of sold, the annual holiday sale is underway at Purple Onion Designs. Pretty much everything (with a few exceptions) is at 25 % off. The offer ends this Sunday (December 8th, 2024), so there’s plenty of time to browse the Purple Onion website and pick up favorites!

I suggest you put this image in your cart, it’s so awesome. I colored it with my Copics, adding an actual no line horizon behind my critters to complete the wintry scene, before using a die from the Nesting Postage Stamps infinity die set from Hero Arts to turn it into a huge postage stamp. I then used the Vintage Holiday Postmark Set along with the wavy lines from the Vintage PostCARD set to add to the postage feel. I used Lazy Day ink from My Favorite Things, which matches the blue in my coloring pretty nicely.

I created a top fold card base from Pure Poppy cardstock from Papertrey Ink, mounted my large postage stamp using lots of foam tape and adhered a few Snowdrift sprinkles from Little Things from Lucy’s Cards to finish.

I actually used red markers for red this time, with a little bit of B14 where I wanted it to be darker than R29 can create on its own. I usually use earth tones for red, this was a fun change.

Delivering a little holiday cheer! {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends! It’s been a week full of Purple Onion Designs on my blog, but with three new collections that launched on Monday, that’s just how it is. I shared a card with new illustrator Holly Mabutas’ collection on Monday, one with stamps from Stacey Yacula’s collection on Wednesday, and today, it’s time to feature Pei’s collection. Pei’s images are larger than the others, so you can easily create a card with one image alone, which is what I did. I had to choose Christmas Igloo for my first Pei card of the season. It’s my favorite stamp across all three collections! I’m a sucker for penguins, and these cuties coupled with the polar bear and igloo just had me.

I originally planned on creating a regular portrait oriented A2 card with this image, but I had this idea of another igloo in the distance, and it kind of evolved from there. I don’t usually create my own backgrounds for cards (I like background stamps that do all the work for me), but I had a blast with this one. Keeping the colors to a minimum certainly helped. I only used five Copics for the entire background.

Once the background and the actual stamped image were both colored in, I stamped a sentiment from the Holiday Messages sentiment set below my little igloo. The sentiment set is from The Sweetest Little Town collection from 2020). I think the penguins are definitely spreading holiday cheer by decorating their igloo, so I thought it was a fitting sentiment, and decided to stamp in Powder and Harbor inks from Concord & 9th to get a good color match with my scene. I added chunky white embossing enamel from Stampendous for snow and adhered the panel to a top fold A6 card base (6 1/4 x 4 5/8″) that I created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink.

Limited color palette for such a large card.

Pei’s entire collection is available as a 30 % discounted bundle until November 15, 2024. 9 amazing stamps for only $52, that’s a good deal!!!

Eat, drink & be merry! {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends! I’m back today to share another card with the new release from Purple Onion Designs. Today, I’m focusing on Stacey Yacula’s Whispering Pines collection. I always love everything Stacey illustrates!!

Meet Mack and Katie. They’re both enjoying their beverages out in the snow, and I added the general store behind them to create my scene and even snuck in Santa’s Silhouette from a previous release (A Little Christmas Magic! collection from 2022) to really bring out the Christmas spirit.

Once everything was colored in, I stamped Santa’s Silhouette using Obsidian ink from Altenew. This is a pigment ink, which doesn’t really play well with Copics, so it’s best to use it once the coloring’s complete. I then stamped a sentiment from the Home for the Holidays sentiment set using Jalapeño Popper ink from My Favorite Things, before I sprinkled on chunky white embossing enamel from Stampendous, which I melted from the back for a textured snow look. I adhered my panel to a top fold card base and my card was complete.

I used a lot of Copics for this scene. A lot.

The entire Whispering Pines collection is available as a bundle at 30 % discount until Friday, November 15 2024, so if you want to take advantage of this offer, you still have about a week left.

’tis the Season to be Jolly {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends! I have some exciting news to share today! The brand new holiday/winter release from Purple Onion Designs is available for purchase. There are three different collections to choose from. The first one is from Stacey Yacula. Her collections are always well thought out and go brilliant with older collections. The second one is from Pei, who joined the POD illustrator crew last year. I never tire of Tofu and his friends, and this time, there are some penguin pals to add to the cuteness. Last, but not least, we have the Winterwood collection, illustrated by Holly Mabutas, who’s a brand new illustrator at Purple Onion. I’m starting with a card created with images from the newcomer, but I have more up my sleeve, both from her and the others, so watch out for that.

I stamped and colored my critters (Steve & Scarlett, Benjamin, Doug and Scarlett’s Tree) onto X-Press It blending card. I added my signature peachy wintertime sky color in the background, but I actually took a couple of sunset photos as I was getting home from work this afternoon, so maybe I’ll change up my color combos soon.

I stamped a sentiment from the older Holiday Messages Sentiment set using Parsley and Avocado inks from Concord & 9th. I found it difficult to stamp in a color that matched the green in my coloring, but layering this combo worked well. I adhered the panel onto an A6 (4 5/8  6 1/4″) card base I created from Stamper’s Select White cardstock from Papertrey Ink, and my card was complete.

I used a lot of colors for this scene.

The entire Winterwood collection is available as a 30 % discounted bundle until Friday, November 14th 2024. There are 30 images in this collection, so there’s a lot to play with!!

Let’s Celebrate {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends. I’m back today with a very simple card featuring Let’s Celebrate from the Tofu & Friends summer collection from Purple Onion Designs, illustrated by PEI.

I stamped this cute gang onto X-Press It blending card and colored them with Copics, then used the largest die in the A2 Rectangle STAX Set 2 from My Favorite Things to create my standard faux stitch edge. I stamped a sentiment from the Everyday Blurbs stamp set using Sour Apple ink from My Favorite Things. It matches the green in the coloring nicely.

I covered the critters with a mask, then used the Bokeh Elements Stencil Duo set from Waffle Flower to create some interest to the rest of the panel. I used Pistachio and Misty Sage fresh dye inks from Altenew for the green and started with Peachy Glow, also fresh ink from Altenew, for the smaller yellow dots. I suspect my stencil wasn’t clean from the last project, because the yellow seemed a bit too muddy for the look I was going for, so I went over with Scattered Straw Distress Ink, which helped. I then rotated the stencil 180 degrees and went in with Simon Hurley Solar Paste in the Golden Hour color. This paste goes on so easily and has a lot of shine. Once the paste was dry, I adhered my panel to a top fold card base I created from Sour Apple cardstock from My Favorite Things, and the card was complete.

The solar paste adds so much shine that I decided not to add any embellishments to this card, making it very mail friendly.

I didn’t use a ton of colors for this one.

You are tee-rific! {Purple Onion Designs}

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Hi, crafty friends! I have a couple of golfers coming your way today. Mulligan and Bogey are from this summer’s Stacey Yacula release from Purple Onion Designs. The collection is Amongst the Pines, and it has an outdoorsy/sports feel to it, which is perfect right now with the summer Olympics underway in Paris.

I stamped Mulligan and Bogey using Extreme Black ink from My Favorite Things, before covering them with masks and stamping the 18th Hole. I covered that with a mask and stamped the Woodland Horizon.

When I color large scenes like this, I always start with the background. I colored the sky first, then the green. There’s a lot of green in this one, and even thought I used different green combos for different elements and tried a new combo for the majority of the green, most of it blends together in the end and looks pretty much like the same color.

On Bogey, I repeated the colors I used for the clouds on her outfit. Repeating colors creates a more cohesive design, and the end result isn’t rainbow vomit, which can easily happen if you don’t restrain yourself from using every color under the sun. I even used the pinks on a few details in Mulligan’s outfit, and colored the rest of his outfit blue. I chose a dark blue combo for his pants and hat, and used the lightest color in that combination as the darkest color for the lighter blue on his sweater and shoes. This way, the color isn’t the same across his entire outfit, but I’m not introducing a new color. It’s a great way to avoid rainbow vomit.

To finish off the card, I stamped a sentiment from The Great Outdoors Sentiment Set using Lazy Day ink from My Favorite Things, before finishing off with a few enamel dots from the North Shore mix from Altenew.

See? Not a whole lot of colors, given this is a full A2 size panel that’s all covered with color.