I'll Be Home For The Holidays - Purple Onion Designs Holiday Sale

Saturday hugs friends!

I am so thrilled to be a Guest Designer for Michele's fabulous 

Purple Onion Designs 2023 Holiday Sale!

There are BIG reductions in store so please be sure to follow the links below for all the details.  Sale ends 3rd December so don't linger!!!

Here is another of my cards made with some of the gorgeous stamps available at Purple Onion Designs.

The ones I have used here are from the 

I'll Be Home For The Holidays series by Stacey Yacula

I stamped, masked and coloured this scene with Copics.  

I did a masking tutorial a while back especially for creating these gorgeous designs with Stacey's images.

I'll pop the link at the end of this post for you!

Ingredients from PURPLE ONION DESIGNS

I'll Be Home For The Holidays Stamp Set by Stacey Yacula

Holiday House Background

Melvin - Small Snowman

Sweet Hug - Fox Hugging Baby Fox

Eddie & Ethel  - Bunny Grandparents

Home For The Holidays Sentiment Set

Clear Mounting Stamp - 6x6

Other Ingredients

Multifarious Card by Lavinia Stamps

Extreme Black Hybrid Ink Pad by MFT

Distress Ink Pads Spun Sugar, Dusty Concord & Faded Jeans

Dr Ph Martin's Bleedproof White Ink

Gold Acrylic Paint 

Judikins Eclipse Art Masking Tape

Ranger Stickles Glitter Gel - Moon Dust

Acetate

Turquoise Card

Copic Markers 

Holiday House - BG93, BG90, BG75, BG72, BG70

Windows - E11, YR21, YR31, Tree YG67, YG25

Melvin - C2, C0, R24, R14, E34, E33, E30

Fox - YR68, YR02, YR00, YR0000, YR31, YR21

Eddie & Ethel - W3, W1, W0, R20, B28, B24

E34, E33, E31, V15, V12

Ground E50, N2, N1, N0

Thank you so much for popping by today.  

I hope you and those you love are all keeping well

Sue...xxx

Link to Stamping/Masking instructions...

HERE

 

A Little Christmas Magic - Purple Onion Designs Holiday sale

 Hello friends!

Oh my! It has been an age has n't it!

An understatement, but I have had a bit of a year and blogging has definitely fallen off the edge!

Thankfully I have some lovely friends in our craft world and they have stuck with me - the first of those being dear Michele from wonderful 

Purple Onion Designs

I am beyond thrilled to be a Guest Designer for Michele's fabulous 2023 Holiday Sale!

There are BIG reductions in store so please be sure to follow the links below for all the details.

Here is the first of my cards made with some of the gorgeous stamps available at Purple Onion Designs.

The ones I have used here are from the 

A Little Christmas Magic series by Stacey Yacula

I stamped, masked and coloured this scene with Copics.  

I did a masking tutorial a while back especially for creating these gorgeous designs with Stacey's images.

I'll pop the link at the end of this post for you!

Ingredients from PURPLE ONION DESIGNS

A Little Christmas Magic Stamp Set by Stacey Yacula

Santa's Workshop (Exterior)

Destination Sign

Santa's Toy Sack

Comet (Elf Bunny With Pocket Watch)

Chippey (Elf Mouse With List)

Santa's Sleigh

Santa's Sentiments

Other Ingredients

Bockingford HP Card

Extreme Black Hybrid Ink Pad by MFT

Distress Ink Pads Chipped sapphire & Faded Jeans

Dr Ph Martin's Bleedproof White Ink

Judikins Eclipse Art Masking Tape

Ranger Stickles Glitter Gel - Moon Dust

Ranger Distress Glitter - Rock Candy

Acetate

Black Card

Copic Markers & Derwent Lightfast Pencils

Workshop/Sack E74, E77, Chocolate Brown, Natural Brown

Windows & Sleigh Trim E11, YR21, YR31 

Sleigh - B95, B93, Ocean Blue, Dk Indigo

Comet B25, B23, B21, R20, Sienna Red

Chippey W3, W1, W0, R20, Taupe

Reds R46, R124, Raisin, Scarlet

Roof BG99, BG96, Spruce Green

Trees G29, G28, Grass Green

List/Sign E43, E41, E40

Ground E50, N2, N1, N0

Thank you so much for popping by today.  There'll be more Purple Onion gorgeousness from me soon!

I hope you and those you love are all keeping well

Sue...xxx

Link to Stamping/Masking instructions...

HERE

Bunny Winter Holiday - Whimsy Stamps

 Hello everyone,

Is n't the month flying away!  I swear time is speeding up - or perhaps I'm just getting old! /-:

Today's cards are a couple of cute one layer makes made with

Whimsy Stamps 

Bunny Winter Holiday Clear Stamps 

Assorted Sentiments Merry Christmas Clear Stamps

I stamped and then masked the bunny images and then applied a circular aperture mask before blending Distress Oxide Ink over my card.

I then removed the masks and coloured the Christmas Bunnies with Copics.

I stamped the Merry Christmas Sentiments in grey ink.

I then trimmed the card so that the circle was over to one corner of the design.  The finished cards measure about 8cm x 8cm so they are fairly small but VERY cute!

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps 

Bunny Winter Holiday Clear Stamps 

Assorted Sentiments Merry Christmas Clear Stamps

Thank you for popping by today, look after yourselves - things aren't going well again!  This flippin' virus is a horror show!

from Sue...xxx

  

Ingredients From Dies To Die For

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad in Twilight

Copic Markers* 

Pink - RV04, RV52, RV0000

Reds - E19, E09, E08, R08

Greens - BG99, BG96, BG93

Bunnies - E53, E51, E50

Snow - BV31, C0, C00 Colourless Blender

Other Ingredients

Archival Ink Pad in Shadow Grey

Distress Oxide Ink Pads* in

Blueprint Sketch, Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar

Kutetake Tansai Gambi Starry Colours Paints

Misti Stamp Tool*

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *.  You can use these links at no cost whatsoever to yourself. 

I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Mochi Ornament Girl - Stamping Bella

 Hello everyone!

I hope the world is being kind to you today!  

I have been wanting to make this card for agaaages but I knew it would take some concentration and time so I've been 'sitting on it'!

From the moment they were released I lost my heart to the beautiful

Mochi Girls by Stamping Bella!

I have been determined to get creative with them before Christmas and I've had a lovely couple of days this week designing and colouring this card.

Mochi Ornament Girl - Stamping Bella

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Mochi Ornament Girl - Stamping Bella

Christmas Sentiment Set - Stamping Bella

Ink on 3 Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink Pad

Catherine Pooler Ink Pad in Twilight

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

Other Ingredients

Bockingford HP Watercolour Card*

Judkins Eclipse Masking Paper

Distress Oxide Ink Pad in Tumbled Glass

Perfect Pearls Mica Powder*

Quickie Glue Pen*

Twinklets Diamond Dust*

Wink of Stella Clear Pen*

Whimsy Stamps Crystal Hearts Sparkletz*

Caran D'ache Luminance Pencils*

plus Caran D'ache Portrait Set*

Hair - Payne's Grey 30%, Payne's Grey 60%, Prussian Blue, Idanthrone Blue, Black

Skin - Dark Flesh 40%, Herculanian Red Burnt Ochre 10%, Pink White

Eyes - Cobalt Green, Grass Green, Violet Grey, Sepia

Reds - Moss Green, Scarlet, Anthraquinoid Red, Anthraquinoid Pink

Yellows - Raw Sienna, Medium Cadmium Yellow, Naples Ochre

Blue/Black Sweater - Copic Markers BV29, BV25, BV23 plus Prussian Blue, Indanthrone Blue, Slate Grey

Thank you for popping by!

Stay safe and well and happy crafting!

love from

Sue...xxx 

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *.  I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Purple Onion Designs Holiday Sale 2020 - Egg Nog!

 Happy Fri-Yay friends!

I hope you are all well and getting your heads around it being DECEMBER!!! o-:

You still have a few days to visit the fabulous Holiday Sale at

Purple Onion Designs

...there is so much off the scale gorgeousness to look at there so be sure to pop along and look at the beautiful selection of stamps bought to life by Michele's amazing Design Team! - I can't tell you how humbled I am to be a Guest Designer for this fabulous event.

This little chap has had quite a journey with that lantern to light his way!

Ingredients from Purple Onion Designs

Egg Nog Rubber Stamp - Stacey Yacula Twas The Night Collection

Warm Winter Thoughts Sentiment Set

6 x 6 Clear Mounting Stamp

Other Ingredients

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes (Marker Geek)

Judikins Eclipse Masking Tape

Ink on 3 Blackout Hybrid Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Egg Nog - E47, E74, E71, E43, E50, E41,W8, W4

Scarf R89, R39, E35, YR23

Lantern Y02, Y21, Y26, E39, G20, Y04, G000

Light Y0000, Y000, YR30

Ground BV21, BV23, BV25

Catherine Pooler Inks in Stone Blue, Twilight, Limoncello

Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes

White Gel Pen

Sparkle Spray (Prima I think)!

Thank you for popping by!

Please stay safe

love from Sue...xxx

You can say aaaahhhhh (: ...

Hello friends,

Hope you're having a good Sunday and aren't too badly affected by the terrible weather!  It is still lashing it down and howling a gale in Gloucestershire!

I have been having so much fun colouring with pencils recently, and I really enjoyed making these three sweet cards.

I am trying to be a lot more organised around my card making this year and really concentrate on doing what makes me completely happy - including batch making some cards so I have a few 'up my sleeve'!

These beautiful stamps from 

Purple Onion Designs

are perfect for rustling up some cute quick cards.

Stacey Yacula Studio - Star and Sky Rubber Stamp

Stacey Yacula Studio - Sign (A Sweet Summer Collection)
Stacey Yacula Studio Sweet Occasions Sentiment Set

Stacey Yacula Studio - Dolly (Mouse First Prize)
Stacey Yacula Studio - Milk Set (Mistletoe Farm Collection)
Purple Onion Designs - Everyday Blurbs

Stacy Yacula Studio - Eve (Sleeping Mouse)
Stacey Yacula Studio - Mushroom Trio (Garden Blooms Collection)
Stacey Yacula Studio Sweet Occasions Sentiment Set

To make these cards I first stamped the cute creatures onto Bockingford card, masked them and stamped the backgrounds - being the sign, stool and mushrooms.

I then coloured the designs with Faber Castell Polychromos and Caran D'Ache Pablo's and finished the backgrounds with Distress Oxide Inks (Tumbled Glass and Mowed lawn).

I created the card designs with die cuts of Design Paper (Lawn Fawn Spring Fling - Dies To Die For), Kraft card and a paper doily - (which I hardly ever use but they just seemed to suit these cards)!

Finally I added the sentiments and some Star Dust Stickles Glitter.

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

Pencil Colours Used - 
Dolly Mouse - Polychromos Light Flesh, Cinnamon, Black, Warm Grey VI, Warm Grey III, Warm Grey II, Rosette - Deep Scarlet Red, Cadmium Yellow, Stool - Burnt Umber, Dark Sepia.

Star and Sky - Pablo's Gentian Blue, Sky Blue, Dark Grey, Steel Grey Sign - Sepia, Chestnut, Brown Ochre, 

Eve - Granite Rose, Black, Brownish Beige, Sepia, Ash Grey. Mushrooms - Burnt Sienna, Scarlet, Reddish Orange, Sepia, Brownish Beige, Cream, Ground - Khaki Green, Spring Green, Sky - Sky Blue

Snow one like you!...

Happy Satur-yay everyone!

Well, I've worked out, if I make a Christmas card every day in December for the next three weeks or so I'll have rescued my Christmas list!

Yeah - like that will happen! (Nice idea though)!

I'm on track so far! ;)

Here is an absolute cutie

Snowflake Penguin by Lee Holland

for wonderful

Whimsy Stamps

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps
Snowflake Penguin by Lee Holland (Available at Dies To Die For)
Hand Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies
Snow Flurry Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

Other Ingredients

Other Ingredients

Background - Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot, White Gel Pen

Black Ink Pad

Stix2 Masking Sheet

Copics and Polychromos 

Vellum

Stazon Ink Pad in Black

Purple Glitter Card

Mod Podge & Glamour Dust

Be sure to pop to 

Whimsy Stamps Blog 

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and then to 

Whimsy Stamps 

to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by,
love from Sue...xxx