I haven't shown any layouts in a loooong time. Here are a few for you. Have a great day!
Julie Dudley
stamps used: Butterfly Set & Shabby Definition
stamps used: Antique Ledger Section , Sweetheart Words & A Little Bird Told Me
Alice Wertz
stamps used: Date Me - Seasons & Vintage Journal Label
We had beautiful weather this weekend. Today it is pouring! Maybe it makes it easier to get into the swing of the work/school week? I thought I would pop in and show you a few cards to make it an even happier Monday!
Alice Wertz
stamps used: Happy Mail
Cherry Nelson
stamps used: Happy Mail
Joy Taylor
stamps used: Happy Mail, Envies, Plain Jane Labels, Pointing Finger and Date Me
To all the Moms out there...Happy Mother's Day! I am going to make this a quick one so I can go spend some time with my family. I haven't posted all week so I wanted to get a few more cards up to show you. I hope to really catch up this week.
Jenn Biederman
stamps used: Freckles, Peep, Balloon & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Paula Williamson
stamps used: Toadstool, Tucker, Flit & Flutter, The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Joy Taylor
stamps used: Tucker, Sunny Blooms, Flit & Flutter and The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Mel McCarthy
stamps used: Poppy
Dorcas Perkins
stamps used: Sweet Offerings
Anyone interested in winning a $25.00 gift certificate to use towards some Purple Onion Designs stamps? If so, then pop over to the Catered Crop blog and join in the current challenge. You have until this Saturday, May 12th to create and link up a card that uses the challenge's featured ingredient...the letter "B". Create a card that features something using the letter "B". It can be the theme of the stamp, the embellishments or even the color.
The design team over at Catered Crop created some fun cards for the challenge using Purple Onion Designs stamps.
Linda McClain
stamps used: Poppy
Jeanie Witmer
stamps used: Olive
You can view more cards from the Catered Crop team over at the Catered Crop blog.
So sorry that I have not shared more cards in over 2 weeks! The new release has kept me very busy. :) Here are some more for you to enjoy!
Mel McCarthy
stamps used: Sweet Offerings & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Joy Taylor
stamps used: Toadstool & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Donna Mikasa
stamps used: Poppy & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Dorcas Perkins
stamps used: Rosie
Alice Wertz
stamps used: Freckles, Toadstool, Balloon and The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Kim Teasdale
stamps used: Kite & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
I am going to keep today's post short since there is lots to do around here. First, I want to congratulate all The Sweetest Day! stamp winners!
Friday April 13th - Karen Adams (Rosie, Flit & Flutter, Tucker)
Saturday April 14th - Amy Guckes (Freckles, Tucker, Toadstool, Balloon, Party Hat & Kite Set)
Sunday April 15th - Shelia (Sweet Offerings & Sunny Blooms)
Monday April 16th - Kelly Bertram (complete The Sweetest Day! stamp collection)
Congratulations ladies! I have emailed each of you for your shipping address.
The Sweetest Day! by Stacey Yacula
is now available on the website!
Once again, thank you to everyone who stopped by over the past few days and left all the wonderful comments for Stacey and the design team.
Please make sure you spread the word about the new stamps. Let's make sure Stacey knows how much we want her to do another collection for us. <wink, wink>
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Since a blog post needs some eye candy here are a couple of cards for you. Would you believe I still have even more than these to show you!
Courtney Kelley
stamps used: Tucker & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Kim Teasdale
stamps used: Freckles & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Joy Taylor
stamps used: Sweet Offerings & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Jennifer Roach
stamps used: Rosie & Early 1900's Music Background
Kathy Racoosin
stamps used: Freckles, Toadstool & Sweet Offerings
Alice Wertz
stamps used: Poppy, The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set & Home Sweet Home
Mel McCarthy
stamps used: Flit & Flutter
Paula Williamson
stamps used: Sunny Blooms & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Today you get to see the last stamp in Stacey Yacula's The Sweetest Day!collection. I am going to say that this is pretty much my favorite stamp of the whole collection. Peep is a close runner up for me but there is something that I really love about Poppy.
Joy's card just makes you smile (then again, they all will). The coloring and use of pattern papers makes this such a vibrant and cheery card.
stamps used: Poppy & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Jennifer H. made a darling party invitation. This hit a soft spot for me because I used to make similar party invitations for my daughter. Now that she is a teenager there hasn't been much need for cute invites like this. I love the polka dots on the flag and the cross hatch design on the balloon.
stamps used: Poppy & Balloon
I have another card from guest designer Paula Williamson. Poppy is adorable flying the kite. How cute is the little "hello" that Paula added to the flag.
stamps used: Poppy, Kite & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Dorcas Perkin's is also back with another card for this reveal. I had asked Dorcas to be a guest designer because of her incredible colored pencil work. To my delight she did a watercolor card that is just as incredible.
stamps used: Poppy
Cherry put together another card in her signature shabby style. I really enjoyed seeing the creations she came up with using these stamps since her style is so different.
stamps used: Poppy, Balloon & Party Hat
Guest designer Angie Hagist's card shows you a clean and simple style for creating a card with Poppy. She used minimal coloring and added some fun diecut elements to create her scene. The striped pattern paper for the flag and the little strings is a cute touch.
stamps used: Poppy
The last card for today is from our last guest designer. Kathy Racoosin created this wonderful card with Poppy. Poppy looks fabulous covered in glitter from head to toe. I also like the dimension the card has with the Sunny Blooms in the background against the black.
stamps used: Poppy, Sunny Blooms & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
This wraps up the reveal of The Sweetest Day! stamp collection. I do have many more cards that I will be sharing on my blog. The stamps will be available to purchase tomorrow, April 17th.
A big thank you to all the designers who created these fantastic cards for the reveal. It was a pleasure having all the guest designers join us. Everyone did such an amazing job!
I also want to thank you for the kind comments posted on all the blogs. In appreciation I will have one more giveaway on my blog. It's a goodie...the complete The Sweetest Day! collection will go to one lucky random winner. Please leave a comment letting me know which was your favorite card and why from the reveal. I know there are so many good ones and it will be tough to choose. This is a quick giveaway...you only have until 11:59 est tonight Monday April 16th to leave your comment.
One more...I especially want to thank Stacey for trusting me to turn her wonderful creations into rubber. These illustrations are her heart and soul. I know it was a big leap for her. Stacey, I hope you enjoy this part of your artistic journey!
Here is day 3 of Stacey Yacula's The Sweetest Day! stamp reveal! I am happy to hear you are enjoying Stacey's little creations. I knew that many of you would find some great new blogs to stalk.
The first image to share with you today is Peep. I am normally not much of a bird person BUT this little birdie is soooo sweet. Just look at her in this card that Mel McCarthy created. A simple white one layer card really makes the images pop when colored. Don't you love the hand stitched "hello" that Mel did.
stamps: Peep
Donna's card features Peep along with a branch, which is part of a set called Sweet Offerings. Peep is available individually or in a set with the branch and the "Thank You" banner shown in the card below. Donna's card also uses a white base that she aged with some ink. It helps softens up the whole look of the card. I adore the soft colors she chose to color Peep. So sweet.
stamps used: Sweet Offerings and The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
The next card from Cherry also uses the Sweet Offerings set. It is another example how the stamps can be used with simple coloring. The card also shows the stamps being used in Cherry's signature shabby style.
stamps used: Sweet Offerings
The last stamp for the day is Sunny Blooms. This is another great stamp that Stacey created for all the little friends to congregate around.
This first card is from Courtney. Still lovin' the simple one layer white base card for these images. The blooms colors are so vibrant. I especially like the primary color combo.
stamps used: Sunny Blooms and The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Jenn R. shows an example of using Sunny Blooms with minimal coloring. The image is embossed in white with just some hints of color. Colored pencils or Copics will have a nice pop of color against the kraft background.
stamps used: Sunny Blooms, The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set & Swiss Dot Background
Well, there you have today's stamp reveal. Now let's do a giveaway! Up for grabs is the Sweet Offerings set and Sunny Blooms. If you would like a chance to win these stamps please leave a comment and tell us what other images you would like to see from Stacey. You have till noon tomorrow, 12:00 pm est, Monday April 16th to leave your comment. I will randomly pick a winner from all the comments left.
Tomorrow will be the final reveal day before the stamps go on sale Tuesday April 17th. I will also have the big giveaway tomorrow. A complete set of The Sweetest Day!
It has been so lovely to read all the comments on my blog and the designer's blogs. Thank you! I read quite a few comments about those of you taking a liking to Tucker yesterday. Well today is Tucker's big day! I think you are going to get a kick out of his buddy Freckles too.
This first card is from one of my favorite designers. I was over the moon when she came on board to work with the new stamps. Paula Williamson creates some of the most gorgeous colored cards I have ever seen. If you are not familiar with her work, you are in for a real treat. I especially love the little bit of sparkle she adds to most of her cards. You can see a little on the balloon in her card.
stamps used: Freckles, Balloon & The Sweetest Day Senitment Set
Today is a big day for guest designers joining us. Dorcas Perkins is another designer who works magic with a set of colored pencils. I love how she favors using a kraft background which makes the colors pop. Dorcas's choice of patterned papers are a great match for the images.
stamps used: Freckles, Tuker & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Joy chose to watercolor her card which is another perfect medium for The Sweetest Day! collection. Get ready to pull out those watercolors, watercolor pencils/crayons, brush markers and ink refills to color away!
stamps used: Freckles & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Julie's card is so fun with Freckles all ready to celebrate! I like how she colored, cut and 3D'd her images onto the card. It really adds to the fun of the card. The string for the kite is a nice touch too. The black lines all the girls have been drawing recently continues to have a great look.
Stamps used: Freckles, Kite, Party Hat & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
When Stacey designed The Sweetest Day!, she made sure to include a little natural habitat for our new friends. The toadstool stamp is a good place for Freckles and Tucker to hangout. It also makes for a great card on its own.
The next guest designer for the day is Kim Teasdale. Once again, a designer with wonderful coloring skills. Kim favors watercoloring with brush markers and re-inkers. The look of her coloring is very unique. In addition Kim adds beautiful coordinating pattern papers, stitching and embossed textures to her cards.
stamps used: Tucker & Toadstool
Jenn B's card shows how the toadstool makes a beautiful card on it's own. This one layer card with the stark white background really shows off the colored toadstool. The stitched border and pretty ribbon finish off the card nicely. Oh! and of course the little bit of glitter on the toadstool.
stamps used: Toadstool & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
The final share for today is a card from guest designer Angie Hagist, who I introduced you to yesterday. Angie's card is a great example if you are not a fan of coloring. Angie used patterned papers to "color" her toadstool along with some simple coloring of the stem, grass and butterfly.
stamps used: Toadstool, Flutter & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
That wraps up today's stamp reveal. Remember that Stacey Yacula's The Sweetest Day! stamp collection will be available to purchase on Tuesday, April 17th.
If you would like a chance to win the stamps shown today (Freckles, Tucker, Balloon, Kite, Party Hat & Toadstool) leave a comment on today's post letting us know if you are team Rosie, team Tucker or team Freckles so far. You have till 11:59 pm est on Sunday April 15th to post your answer. I will radomly select a winner from all the answers posted.
Make sure you visit the other designer's blogs for additional chances to win some of The Sweetest Day! stamps.
Today is the big day! It is the first day of sharing Stacey Yacula's The Sweetest Day stamp collection. I will have peeks starting today and running till Monday. The stamps will be available to purchase on Tuesday 4/17. There are several guest designers joining the design team for this release. If you are not familiar with them, I am pretty certain you will have a few new blogs to follow. ;) These girls are so talented. I don't have the chance to follow many blogs but theirs are in the handful that I do.
Take some time to visit the design team and the guest designers blogs. All their blogs will be linked in the posts. I am pretty sure you will stumble across some giveaways on all the blogs over the next few days. In addition, I will do a giveaway of the stamps showcased each day.
So, today we have an appearance by Rosie. Look how adorable she is with her sweet little flower!
Alice's card is so sweet and simple just like Rosie. The coloring on Rosie is great. I adore the scallop edge with the stitching. You will notice some sentiments being used with the cards. They will also be available as a set.
stamps used: Rosie & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Jeanie's card is simply adorable. I love the softness of the coloring She has the perfect amount of coloring to show Rosie as a white bunny.
stamps used: Rosie & The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set
Angie Hagist is one of our guest designers for this release. Angie has a great CAS (clean and simple) style that I wanted to show with the stamps. Once again, some simple coloring on Rosie.
stamps used: Rosie
Donna created a cute polaroid to show off the stamps. I love the how the white border really shows off the images. Once again, some simple shading to make Rosie pop a little. Flutter is the next stamp from Stacey. She is actually part of set called Flit & Flutter (how adorable!). Oh, and a little sneak of Tucker who you will properly meet tomorrow.
stamps used: Rosie, Flit & Flutter, Tucker, The Sweetest Day Sentiment Set & Swiss Dot Background
Courtney created this card with the other butterfly Flit. A simple card that works beautifully. The "Thank You" banner is part of a set called Sweet Offerings that you will see later on.
stamps used: Flit & Flutter and Sweet Offerings
The final card for today is from another guest designer Mel McCarthy. Mel has been featured here before but it has been way too long! Mel's cards can be crazy ridiculous with the amount of details and techniques she uses. I know you will enjoy going through her blog. Mel's card uses Flit & Flutter. I love all the colors, the stitching, those clouds! and the overall patchwork feel of her card. Oh, and of course the popped up butterfly wings.
I hope you like what you have seen so far! There is more to come. If you would like a chance to win Rosie and Flit & Flutter (and I'll even throw in Tucker) leave a comment on today's post and let us all know what you think of the stamps so far. I will select one name at random to recieve the stamps. You have until Saturday at 11:59 pm est to leave your comment. I will announce a winner on Sunday 4/15. Remember to visit the other blogs for additional chances to win some stamps.
