Purple Onion Designs

Eggciting Sale

I need to make a little room around here for some new stamps that will be released over the next couple of months.  I just put up a great sale on Stephanie Ackerman's Cracked Eggs.  They are normally $6.00 each but for a limited time you can purchase all 3 for $8.50! There is a separate button for the sale price on the page beneath the indivdual stamps.  These stamps came out very close to Easter last year.  They are on the same plate as several of the Doodle Frames.  The Doodle Frames have been selling well all year and now I have a lot of eggs!  The sale price is for a limited time, until the inventory gets down a bit. 

The eggs are really so much fun!  Take a look at the fabulous cards the design team has done using them.

Donna Mikasa

stamps used:  Cracked Egg - Bouquet

 

Jeanie Witmer

stamps used:  Cracked Egg - Bunny

 

Jenn Biederman

stamps used:  Cracked Egg - Chick & Faith The Chicken

 

Joy Taylor 

stamps used:  Cracked Egg - Bunny

Hometown Happiness

The DT is having fun with Stephanie Ackerman's Hometown Collection.  The little buildings put a smile on my face.

Alice Wertz 

stamps used:  School House

 

Donna Mikasa

 stamps used:  Flower Shop

 

Jennifer Roach 

stamps used:  Bakery

 

Joy Taylor 

stamps used:  Doctor's Office & HGK Swiss Dot Background

 

Ronda Palazzari 

stamps used:  Bakery

Welcome Aboard...

I am thrilled to announce that Jeanie Witmer will be joining the design team!  I really love Jeanie's style of cardmaking.   Clean and cute!  She has a great eye for picking paper combinations to go with the images she colors too.  Here is one of many cards to come by Jeanie:

Jeanie Witmer

stamps used:  Cupcake Framed Doodle

You can take a look at Jeanie's work on her blog The Spotted Chicken. 

Welcome Jeanie!

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Joy Taylor

stamps used:  Candy Stripe Background & Love Ticket Words

 

A Little More Lovin'

Thanks for sharing all the recipes!  I have a couple of winners to announce.  The recipe randomly selected was Teresa's Chocolate Coconut Balls.  The recipe I selected was Janet B's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip.  I needed an easy dessert and when I saw this I thought to give it a try.  The recipe says it tastes exactly like cookie dough (and my daughter loves cookie dough).  I was skeptical because it has a cream cheese base.  Everyone seemed to like it but it isn't exactly like cookie dough because of the cream cheese.  I just wanted to share that in case anyone else wants to try it.  Congratulations ladies!  Please email me your shipping address and I will get the stamps out to you. 

I am happy to report that I had a very ecstatic husband Sunday night.  The Giants won the Super Bowl!

I still have a few more love themed projects to share with you...

Alice Wertz

stamps used:  Holiday Border Trio & Holiday Greetings by Heidi Grace Kress

 

Cherry Nelson

stamps used:  Scallops, Happy Valentine's Day & Home Sweet Home

 

Donna Mikasa

stamps used:  Faith The Chicken

 

stamps used:  Love You to Stitches & Damask Background

 

Jenn Biederman

stamps used:  Be My Valentine Logo, Curly Bird, i love_______ & Doodle Hearts 

 

Jennifer Roach

stamps used:  Love Bugs, Love Ticket Words, Swiss Dot Background & Candy Stripe Background 

 

Julie Dudley

stamps used:  The Birdcage and Mini Sentiment Set

 

Ronda Palazzari

stamps used:  Doodle Hearts & i love __________

 

Share a Litte Love

I have some adorable love themed cards to share today.  I had also mentioned doing another giveaway this week.  I'll do that too! 

Let's start with the cards...

Donna Mikasa

stamps used:  Love Noteblock & Home Sweet Home

 

Julie Dudley

stamps used:  Vintage Label Plate & Doodle Hearts

 

Courtney Kelley

stamps used:  The Birdcage, The Birdhouse & Doodle Frame Heart

 

Jennifer Holmes

stamps used:  Ginger & Kid Sentiment Bubble Set

 

Joy Taylor

stamps used:  Love Ticket Words & Late 1800's Script Background

 

Now for the giveaway!  This weekend  is Super Bowl   XLVI (incase you didn't know...lol).  It is a big deal around here.  Hubby is not a big sports guy but is a HUGE NY Giants fan.  That is his sport and his team.  We will be hosting a Super Bowl party on Sunday.  Share a recipe you "LOVE" that would be good to serve at a Super Bowl party.  You can post a link to the recipe or the actual recipe.  I will select two recipes to win a love stamp assortment.  One name/recipe will be randomly chosen, the second name will be my favorite recipe posted.  You have until tomorrow night Saturday, February 4th at 11:59 pst to leave a comment (recipe).

Here are just a few of the stamps that will be included in the assortment...

 

 

Good luck!

 

And the winners are...

I decided to randomly pull 3 names to receive the stamps in the Coffee & Tea giveaway.  We were short a few people for the 3rd winner but I am nice like that. ;)  Congratulations to:

1. Kim Ross
2. Lisa T.
3. Linda (LW)

I have sent an email to each of the winners.

Please keep checking back to see the design team creations.  I'll have another giveaway next week.  There should be some new stamps coming soon as well!

Have a wonderful weekend and...

Card by Alice Wertz

stamps used:  Flower Shop, Post Office and Ice Cream Parlour

Coffee or Tea? Giveaway

I think the cold winter weather has been influencing the girls on the DT.  They have all been busy creating warm thoughts.

So, tell me are you a coffee or tea drinker?  Or both?  Leave a comment on today's post telling me which you drink.  I will randomly select one out of every 25 comments to win the following "To Go Cup" and Hopscotch Sentiment stamps.

Please spread the word about the giveaway.  The more comments the more prizes to be given away AND the better your odds of being chosen.  Only one comment per person though.  Maybe I will even start doing a little weekly or bi-weekly giveaway!

You have till the end of day tomorrow (11:00 pst) Wednesday, January 25th to leave a comment.

Here are some warm thoughts from the design team.  They love hearing from you too.  So, if you see something you partically like (and I know you do from all the pinning to Pinterest) then tell us that in your comment as well.

Joy Taylor

stamps used:  Coffee & Tea Set

 

Courtney Kelley

stamps used:  Cups of Joy, Bouquet & Containers and Doctor's Office

 

Jenn Biederman

stamps used:  Coffee & Tea Set

 

stamps used:  HGK Holiday Border Trio & Bakery

 

  Jennifer Holmes

stamps used:  HGK Holiday Border Trio, Late 1800's Script Background and Coffee & Tea Set

 

Julie Dudley

stamps used:  HGK Cups of Joy, Happy Border Tape & Late 1800's Script Background

 

stamps used:  HGK Cups of Joy, Coffee & Tea Set and Late 1800's Script Background

 

stamps used:  HGK Cups of Joy, Happy Birthday Border Tape & Late 1800's Script Background

 

Hmmm...Guess What Yesterday Was...

Besides it probably being the best football game of the season for my husband (who I am pretty sure hasn't stopped thinking about the big Giants Superbowl party he is having).  We had something else going on around here.

Joy Taylor  

stamps used:  Stacked Gifts & Happy Birthday Sentiment

 

stamps used:  Paislee Press Photographer & Happy Birthday Sentiment

 

Jennifer Holmes

stamps used:  Cupcake Doodle Frame

 

Donna Mikasa

stamps used:  Birthday Noteblock & Faith the Chicken

 

Jennifer Roach

stamps used:  Olive & Sam and Cupcake Doodle Frame

 

Courtney Kelley

stamps used:  Hearts on a String & Happy Birthday Sentiment

 

Julie Dudley

stamps used:  Flower Definition & Happy Birthday Sentiment

Share A Little Love

I just wanted to send out a reminder before the weekend about the children's hospital Valentine Day card drive that Winter Sims is organizing.  It would be wonderful if you had a little time to create some cards for the drive.  All the details can be found on her blog:

Children's Hospital Card Drive

 

Here are a few cards to get your creative juices flowing...

Jennifer Holmes

stamps used:  Date Me & Heart Doodle Frame

 

Courtney Kelley

stamps used:  Heart Doodle Frame

 

Joy Taylor

stamps used:  Damask & Handwritten Holiday

 

Cherry Nelson

stamps used:  Curly Bird, Heart Doodle Frame & Doodle Branch

 

Jenn Biederman

stamps used:  Be My Valentine Logo Stamp & Doodle Hearts

 

Julie Dudley

stamps used:  Sweetheart Ticket Words