Purple Onion Designs Holiday Sale...

I am so happy and proud to have been asked by lovely Michele from 

Purple Onion Designs

to Guest Design for her 

Annual Holiday Sale

This is so exciting for me as I absolutely adore these gorgeous designs!

I had a lovely time deciding which of my stamps to use and really enjoyed creating some cards so be sure to look out for them over the next two weeks while the sale is on!

This card is created with a selection of stamps designed for Michele by Stacey Yacula.

I have used them to create a little scene.

Here some photos to hopefully help explain how I stamped and masked everything.

Before I started the serious business of stamping and masking I did a practice piece on a piece of card where I did nt bother masking, I just stamped everything where I wanted it to be using acetate to line things up.  I then made marks on my stamp platform with tape to make sure I stamped the sleigh and the stable in the same place on my working design.

 

The first image I stamped was the 

Scout - Horse Pulling Cart by Stacey Yacula 

I masked the portion of the card where the little dog 

Champ - Winter Puppy by Stacey Yacula

would sit and stamped him over the top.

I then placed a piece of acetate over the top of the card and stamped the

Barn Door Background by Stacey Yacula 

onto it.

 Then I placed the other stamps on the stamped barn in the position I wanted them to be on my design.  I have used ...

 Cranberry - Bird with Gift by Stacey Yacula

Erica - Winter Hedgehog by Stacey Yacula

Cabin Decor Set by Stacey Yacula (logs)

Winter Sports Set by Stacey Yacula (Skates)

Wood Winter and Holiday Signs (Sleigh Rides)

This was made so much easier by using the brilliant 

6x6 Clear Mounting Stamp

I stamped everything onto the acetate to check its position before I stamped it on to the design.

When I was happy with how the design looked I removed the acetate and then stamped and masked all the gorgeous images. 

Then I put the acetate back over the design and lined up the 

Barn Door Background by Stacey Yacula 

with the purple tape marks made earlier.  I stamped the barn onto the acetate to check everything was still properly in place.  (Thank goodness for acetate)! 

Then I removed the acetate and stamped the Barn Door Background onto the design.

Next came my favourite part - removing the masking tape and colouring the whole scene.

I simply can't tell you how much I enjoyed creating and colouring this scene!

It really is straightforward if you take it slowly and use acetate to check the position of everything before stamping it on your design!

 Here is the full list of my ingredients from

 Purple Onion Designs

Scout - Horse Pulling Cart by Stacey Yacula 

Champ - Winter Puppy by Stacey Yacula

Cranberry - Bird with Gift by Stacey Yacula

Erica - Winter Hedgehog by Stacey Yacula

Cabin Decor Set by Stacey Yacula (logs)

Winter Spots Set by Stacey Yacula (Skates)

Wood Winter and Holiday Signs

6x6 Clear Mounting Stamp

Other Ingredients

Bockingford HP Card

Extreme Black Hybrid Ink Pad by MFT

Acetate

Derwent Lightfast Pencils

Honeybee Stamps River Rock Stencil

Chunky White Embossing Enamel by Stampendous

Please have a good look around the 

Purple Onion Designs Blog

At the gorgeous cards by the Design Team – and then follow that with a trip to 

 Purple Onion Designs

store for some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

Celebrate...

Happy Thanksgiving to my lovely friends across the pond!

Wishing you all a blessed and restful day with those you love!

Today's card is one of those 'all purpose' cards, you could use for lots of occasions - including Thanksgiving!

I made this card for a photo inspiration feature in November's issue of 

Making Card Magazine!

Here's how...

Create a 14cm square card blank with the fold at the side.  Create a square of black glitter card the same size and fix it to the card blank.  Set aside

Create a 14cm square of smooth card and starting in the centre blend the distress oxides outwards in the following order - Scattered Straw, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot

Fix the stencil over the inky card securing it to the work surface with masking tape.  Spread the Glimmer Paste over the stencil, scrape off the excess.  Carefully remove the stencil and leave the design alone until the paste is completely dry.

Once the paste has dried flick water and Perfect Pearls over the design and allow to dry.

Tear a 17cm x 2.5cm strip of vellum and wrap it around the bottom of the card design as shown, securing it at the back with tape.

On a piece of smooth card blend distress Oxides in Peacock Feathers and Seedless Preserves and Flick with water.  Die cut with the celebrate sentiment and fix to the vellum.

Fix the card design to the card blank set aside earlier.

Ingredients

White Card for card blank 

Black Pearlised Glitter Card 

Smooth Card Suitable for Blending Distress Inks (I use Strathmore Smooth Vellum Bristol Board)

Distress Oxide in Scattered Straw, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot

Whimsy Stamps Fireworks Stencil

Nuvo Glimmer Paste in Moonstone

Perfect Pearls by Ranger in Perfect Pearl (mixed with a little water)

Vellum

Celebrate Sentiment Die 

(I could nt find my Whimsy one when I made this but I have added the link as it is perfect for this card)!

 

Please have a good look around the 

Whimsy Inspirations Blog 

At the gorgeous cards by the rest of the Whimsy Stamps Creative Team – and then follow that with a trip to 

Whimsy Stamps 

store for some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

and....

be sure to visit

Whimsy Stamps

on Friday 29th November as there will be some a-ma-zing bargains for Black Friday!

and there's more!...

I'll be gnome for Christmas...

Happy Saturday everyone!

So - I had a plan (as you do) (: ... 

to turn the fab

Whimsy Stamps

 Gnome Matter What Clear Stamps (Dustin Pike)

into Christmas Gnomes!

SUCH FUN!

(...and it just goes to show how versatile wonderful Whimsy Stamps are and how you can easily stretch your stash)!

Hope you like this as much as I do!

I stamped this gorgeous gnomie in black ink onto white card.

 Gnome Matter What Clear Stamps (Dustin Pike)

I used Copic Markers to colour the background first.  I always do it that way round just in case I fluff it up!  Freehand drawing backgrounds is still new to me and I don't always get them how I like them first time round!

I started by colouring outward from the lantern.  I used circular strokes to give the impression of the light from the lamp - although I think to be honest it looks more like the moon!  I decided not to get uptight as either option is fine!  It can be what you want it to be - there are no mistakes in art - right!!

I coloured outward from the lantern with Copics in the following order - Y00, Y02, Y11, B00, B07, B09, B99, and then went back over it a few times to improve the depth and the blend, don't worry too much about it being a totally smooth blend, it really does nt need to be for this background to work!

Once I was happy with the glow/moon (: I coloured the rest of the background with B99 and then added the trees.  They are so straightforward to do, they are basically tall triangles with squiggles coming out of them! 

I followed a fabulous tutorial by Sandy Allnock on colouring the trees which you can find 
HERE

Once I had finished the background I coloured the rest of the image.

Copic Markers Used
Glow - Y00, Y02, Y11
Sky - B00, B07, B09, B99
Trees - C8
Gnome & Snail R05, R37, R89, W1, W3, W5, E30, E33, E37

I used the following 

Whimsy Stamps

 sets to create the 

sentiment across the bottom of the design.

You're My Favorite Clear Stamps (Deb Davis - Amped2Stamp)
Magical Birthday Wishes Clear Stamps (Deb Davis - Amped2Stamp)
You're My Jolly Clear Stamps (Deb Davis - Amped2Stamp)

Finally I added the snowy dots with a white gel pen.

... and remember, a gnome is for life not just for Christmas! (;

Please have a good look around the 

Whimsy Inspirations Blog 

At the gorgeous new release cards by the rest of the Whimsy Stamps Creative Team – and then follow that with a trip to 

Whimsy Stamps 

store for some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

   

Happy Owlidays...

Hello everyone...

I hope the week is being kind to you!

Were having awful weather here in Gloucestershire so I hope you are all faring better in your part of the world!

I'm here today to show you a gorgeous stamp set by wonderful

Whimsy Stamps

Happy Owlidays Too Clear Stamps by Crissy Armstrong

and ... there's more...

I have also used a super new release die

Wonky Window 3 Die by Denise Lynn and Deb Davis

To make my card I blended Distress Oxides in Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick and Scattered Straw over a piece of Stathmore Smooth Vellum Card and splattered it with water and Perfect Pearls.

I then die cut the card with the 

Wonky Window 3 Die

and reassembled it to create the background.

( I now realise I meant to make the card the other way up with the red part at the top!  

Hon-est-leeeee)!!!!

I also blended some distress ink in Evergreen Bough and Pine Needles over some card and die cut the tree with the beautiful

Snowy Trees Die Set by Crissy Armstrong

I stamped the Owl from the

Happy Owlidays 

set onto a piece of Bockingford card and coloured him/her with

Derwent Lightfast Pencils.  

I stamped a sentiment from the

Happy Owlidays 

set onto some card and die cut it with a banner die.

I assembled the design as shown, finally adding some enamel dots and sequins.

making this fab card was a hoooooot! (;

Please have a good look around the 

Whimsy Inspirations Blog 

At the gorgeous new release cards by the rest of the Whimsy Stamps Creative Team – and then follow that with a trip to 

Whimsy Stamps 

store for some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

   

Gingerbread Greetings!...

Hello everyone!

Today's card is sweeeeeet! - and involves gingerbread - so what's not to like!!! (;

I have used another of the 

Whimsy Stamps

new release stamp sets

Gingerbread Greetings Clear Stamp Set (Deb Davis Amped2Stamp)

I stamped and coloured those toooo cute 

Gingerbread Greetings 

houses with Copics and cut them out.

I blended Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide over a piece of smooth Bristol Vellum Card and splattered it with water and white gesso.

Then I die cut the card with the fabulous 

Slimline Marquee Die.

I die cut a piece of white glitter card with the same die and assembled the die cuts as shown placing the white card inside the 

Marquee Die 

apertures.

I fixed the whole thing to a white glitter card background and added the 

Gingerbread Greetings 

houses in a row along the 

Marquee Die 

I stuck them down with

Crafty Foam Tape

so that the design did n't look too flat.

I stamped a sentiment from the 

Gingerbread Greetings Clear Stamp Set

onto white card with black ink and die cut it with a 

Quick Strips Die

I fixed the sentiment to the top left hand side of the card design.

Copics used - 

Gingerbread Houses (Cuteness Overload)! (;

BV31, E30, E11, YR31, YR21, E34, E97, E37, E79, R89, R29
Big hugs and thanks to lovely Elaine (Marker Geek) for the colour combo inspiration!

Please have a good look around the 

Whimsy Inspirations Blog 

At the gorgeous new release cards by the rest of the Whimsy Stamps Creative Team – and then follow that with a trip to 

Whimsy Stamps 

store for some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

    

Acting Goofy!..

Hello friends,

I'm here today with a goofy girlie birthday card!

I stamped the image onto kraft card and coloured it with Caran D'ache Luminance Pencils.

I trimmed it to the same size as the polaroid die and fixed it to a die cut piece of kraft card.

I die cut another piece of card with one of the rectangle dies and blended Candied Apple Distress Ink over it through the Hearts stencil.  I then scattered some chunky white embossing enamel over hearts and fixed it with a heat gun - from underneath.  (This is important, it stops the card burning and buckling)!

I layered the hearts background onto a slightly large piece of kraft card and added the image.  (The sentiment is from an older Stamping Bella Stamp but you could use any sentiment that took your fancy)!

Finally I stamped a sentiment and die cut it with a Quick Strips Die, sticking it to the bottom right of the design as shown!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl Snapshots - Acting Goofy

Stamping Bella - Snapshots - Polaroid Die

Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts - Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

MFT Stencil - Lots of Heart

Stamping Bella - Sanford the Birthday Stuffie (sentiment)

Whimsy Stamps - Quick Strips Die Set

Be sure to have a look around our

Dies To Die For Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and then to 

Dies To Die For

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by!
Happy crafting
from Sue...xxx

Very Mice Christmas...

Morning everyone!

I'm back today with another card made with the beautiful 

Very Merry Christmas Clear Stamps (Crissy Armstrong)

from wonderful

Whimsy Stamps

November New Release.

I stamped the 

Merry Christmas mice onto white card and 

taking Inspiration from the very brilliant 

Sandy Allnock

I hand drew the background with Copic Markers.

Once I was happy with the firs I coloured the mice and added some white gel pen dots for snow.

I cut out the design with the new 
Rounded Rectangle Die

I stamped a sentiment from the 

Very Merry Christmas Clear Stamps (Crissy Armstrong)

onto vellum and fixed it to the bottom of the design.

Finally I layered the deign onto some Christmassy design paper.

Copics Used - 

Fir Background G99, YG97, YG95, W8

Snow BG000, BG01

Mice E37, E34, E30, R20, T3

Candy Cane R79, R89, R29, R24 C2, C00, Colourless Blender

Please have a good look around the 

Whimsy Inspirations Blog 

At the gorgeous new release cards by the rest of the Whimsy Stamps Creative Team – and then follow that with a trip to 

Whimsy Stamps 

store for some essential retail therapy!

Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx