Purple Onion Design: On Our Way

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Purple Onion Design: On Our Way

So, I have another card here with the Purple Onion Designs New Release. This time I am using the On Our Way stamp from the new Stacey Yacula stamp collection “I’ll Be Home For The Holidays” at Purple Onion Designs

This really cute car full of adorable characters was the perfect stamp to try this blustery, snowy technique that I’ve wanted to try for a while. It is based on many snowy tutorials that Sandy Allnock has posted over the years on her YouTube channel and Instagram.

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LDRS: Hug in a Mug

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LDRS: Hug in a Mug

Before we get into the card today I want to share some awesome news. I am super excited to join the talented group of people on the LDRS creative team.

Todays card features the new stamp set Cozy Cuppa from the recently released Halloween and Christmas collection. In addition to how to make this card, I’ve also included a few tricks; how to stretch a slim line die to use as a mini slim line die, using die cut letters with a stamped sentiment and faux wood effect with an ink cube.

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Birthday Tags

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Your Next Stamp Release Preview: Birthday Tags

When I saw these tags, I thought the little images could be used beyond just tags. So to give you an alternative idea for using the tag images and with a little bit of creative stamping and masking I stamped out portions of the tags to create little mini square images. The images are then ready to be laid out on any fun background you’ve made. Also how great would it be to give both the card and tags to someone as a gift

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Your Next Stamp May Release Preview: Farmtastic

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Your Next Stamp May Release Preview: Farmtastic

Welcome to Day 1 of Your Next Stamp May Release. I am having fun playing with Farmtastic stamp set and the barn die which works perfectly with the set.

So the barn die is the perfect size to use with the farmtastic farm animals. However I wanted to sneak a peak at life inside the barn. So I recreated the barn doors for the exterior of my card and used the barn die to create a complimenting tag.

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Purple Onion Design: Stencil Over Masking

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Purple Onion Design: Stencil Over Masking

So, here is a really cute set of cards with the super characters from the ‘A Happy Little Place’ release at Purple Onion Designs.

Don’t forget there is still a day left to enjoy the special bundle price on the complete 21 stamp collection "A Happy Little Place". The set includes a collection of buildings, the adorable characters and “The Around the Town Sentiment set”. This special bundle offer is $105, which is a 30% discount that ends tomorrow Friday, May 14th at Purple Onion Designs. Of course all of these stamps can also be purchased separately.

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Purple Onion Design: Faux shadow Box

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So, I have another card here with the ever so cute new Stacey Yacula release ‘A Happy Little Place’ at Purple Onion Designs.

This time I am experimenting with the idea of a faux shadow box card or is it a shaker card minus the shaker window. Hmmm, I’m not sure! What I do know is that the new Stacey Yacula collection with all the buildings, components and critters are perfect for layers and depth. I used a frame die and layered it many, many times to create a deep frame in order to adhere a small image with acetate mid layers and critter in the front.

 
 

There is still a week left to enjoy the special bundle price on the complete 21 stamp collection "A Happy Little Place" (enabler alert) from Stacey Yacula. The set includes a collection of buildings, the adorable critters and “The Around the Town Sentiment set”. This special bundle offer is $105, which is a 30% discount through Friday, May 14th at Purple Onion Designs. Of course all of these stamps can also be purchased separately.

Get the Look:

  • PREP WORK

    • Stamp and colour the bookstore, book rack and Alex.

    • Stamp the bookstore store name a second time with versamark ink and emboss in gold. Colour and cut out.

    • Stamp sentiment in versamark on brown cardstock and gold emboss.

    • Die cut a large frame die about 6 times out of regular thick cardstock and once out of gold cardstock.

  • Layer the gold embossed bookstore sign over the coloured bookstore with foam tape.

  • Adhere the bookstore, and embossed sentiment onto a 41/4”x51/2” piece of cardstock.

  • Time to build the faux shadow box: Glue together a couple of the rectangle frames. Attach the book rack to a piece of clear acetate position and glue book rack to stacked rectangle frames.

  • Layer and adhere the rest of the rectangle frames (including gold layer) ontop of already partially built frame.

  • Position frame over background bookstore and then position and attach Alex.

  • Lastly adhere panel to an A2 card base.

Purple Onion Design: Introducing A Happy Little Place

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Purple Onion Design: Introducing A Happy Little Place

So, so excited to guest design with Purple Onion Designs and introduce you to the new Stacey Yacula release ‘A Happy Little Place’. With the popularity of slim line cards, it is so cool that there are some multi-storey building stamps. I decided to try both a slim line and A2 size card. So what do you think, do you lean towards the slim line or the A2 version of the card?

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