My apologies to anyone who was trying to visit here the past two days. There were some technical problems on and off and hopefully they are resolved now.
I have a lot more fabulous cards to share with you.
I wasn't planning on posting again so quickly, but I have some time sensitive crafty information to share along with a great tutorial that showcases a few stamps from the new Mistletoe Farm stamp collection. If you are just stopping by for the first time since the release, you can read up on the details in yesterday's blog post HERE and check out all the great cards created by the design team.
So, the reason which brings me back today is the re-launch of Sandy Allnock'sArt Classes that happened earlier this week. I have posted cards that Sandy has created from time to time. She is one talented lady if you are not familiar with her work. She is gifted in most coloring mediums and loves to share her knowledge in her blog posts, Youtube videos and through her Art Classes. Sandy offers all types of classes in colored pencils, Copics and watercolors. They are great for learning how to best use the mediums with your stamped images as well as creating your own images. You can read up on the grand reopening of her Art ClassesHERE. The time sensitive info is thattoday is the last day the classes are on sale! You don't have to take the class(es) now if you are too busy at the moment but buying them now will get you a 10% - 20% savings depending on how many classes you choose. They make for a great gift too with the holidays right around the corner.
I especially love when Sandy creates a card with a stamped image and then uses her talent to create a background and other elements for the images. This is what some of her classes are based around and the video I have to share today. Sandy created some gorgeous Christmas trees for her cards and shared them and a video today on her blog. They were the perfect accompaniment for the new Mistletoe Farm stamps.
The new winter/holiday stamp collection illustrated by Stacey Yacula is now available!
This season we venture out of the woods and down to Mistletoe Farm! This year's collection of adorable new animals from Stacey Yacula are ready for the cold weather and to celebrate the holidays.
Mistletoe Farm consists of 26 stamps (33 individual images) and can be purchased individually or as a complete collection for a limited time. The entire collection can be purchased HERE for $107.00, which is a savings of 30%! This offer is available until Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Shipping prices for the complete collection are $6.95 domestic (USA), $16.25 Canada & $23.25 International. Please note that orders may take up to a week to ship during this time.
Now on to the fun stuff! Mistletoe Farm coordinates with so many stamps from prior collections making the possibilities endless. These stamps can easily be used to create holiday cards as well as everyday and special occasion cards. Take a look...
I have a bunch of fun Halloween and autumn cards to share. I was just waiting until it finally felt like autumn around here. There is finally a little chill in the air here in New York.
We have a great new talent on the design team! Rowena Miniaci will be joining the rest of the crew and sharing her amazing cards featuring Purple Onion Designs. I fell in love with a card Rowena did last year for the holidays. Take a look at this card...
How amazingly dreamy is that night time sky?! I love the colors, the glow from the lamp post and of course there are a few of my favorite Stacey Yacula holiday stamps. I told Rowena how much I adored this card. I am guessing she was trying to win me over even more when she created this next card for the Spread Kindness release.
I have one more card from Rowena to share today. She cut the inside out of the Large Floral Wreath to create this card giving it beautiful dimension. I also like how she turned the wreath so the flower cluster is at top for this one.
Welcome Rowena! I can't wait to see the projects you create!!
July 19, 2018
There are just a few days left! The sale ends this Sunday evening.
I want to share some beautiful mail art created with two of the new Spread Kindness florals. The very talented Kristina Werner often shares mail art that she creates on her blog kwernerdesign. Kristina created these two gorgeous envelopes using the Floral Spray and Floral Corners illustrated by Stacey Yacula. Kristina's lettering & calligraphy is always amazing as well. You can see how she created the envelopes on her blog in this post and in the video below.
If you are not familiar with Kristina's work then you simply must spend some time on her blog and follow her on Instagram. You won't be disappointed and will surely learn a lot. In addition to her blog, Kristina is the co-creator of Online Card Classes with Jennifer McGuire. There are some great card making classes offered on the site. The newest one Simply Watercolor launched this week. It is an interactive class but you can still join in now or enroll at a later date. All the content will be there to learn how to create some fun watercolor cards. There are actually a couple of watercolor classes offered.
Of course, I have a few cards from the design team to share as well.
Guess what time it is? It's time to celebrate Purple Onion Designs' 15th anniversary! It was 15 years ago this summer, as a new stay at home mom that I started my little cottage industry. Fast forward all these years and now my daughter is a junior in college. I don't think I could of imagined back then that I would still be here. It is because of this wonderfully supportive and creative community that I am a part of. So, thank you to anyone that has ever purchased a Purple Onion Designs stamp, told a friend about us, posted on a message board or shared something you made on social media. As a further token of my appreciation, please enjoy the 25% anniversary sale!
The 25% discount will be reflected when an item is placed in your cart. This includes all the stamps in the Sale category. Please note that there are limited quantities on these stamps. Make sure you take a look, there are some great deals to be found. The two stamp sets created for Sandy Allnock's Colored Pencil Jumpstart class are excluded from the sale as they are already discounted.
Please allow 1-2 weeks for shipping during the sale due to the increase volume of orders. We still strive to ship within 24-48 hours, but it is not always possible.
I will try to replenish out of stock items as quickly as possible. Please check back to see if an item has become available.
I also want to thank all the current, past and guest designers that I have the privilege to work with. You make these designs come to life with your talent and creativity. It is a fun part of my job when I get to open an email from you and see a project for the first time. Thank you for constantly making me smile. You have all been a pleasure to work with!
Speaking of the talented design team, here is some of their wonderful work.
Look at this incredible pop-up 3 dimensional card from Agnieszka.
This first card from Anna uses the Photographer stamp set which is found in the sale category. This stamp set comes to $2.25 with the sale discount! The sentiments alone make it a great deal.
This next card that Sandra created uses a mirror image of Dotty. Jennifer McGuire has a few different Youtube videos on how to do mirror stamping. You can view one here and another here.
If you haven't heard, Sandy Allnock recently launched a new online colored pencil class. Sandy is extremely talented in all coloring mediums and offers several classes focusing on these mediums as well as technique classes. The classes can all be found on her website. You can read her blog post about the new Colored Pencil Jumpstart Class here. Sandy has also put together a little video about the class, which I have posted below. You will notice watching the video that Sandy uses several stamps from Purple Onion Designs throughout the class.
I have taken the stamps Sandy uses in the class and put them into sets which are offered at a discount! The stamps are NOT required to take the class. You are free to practice all the lessons with stamps you currently have. However, many people like to practice using the same images that Sandy colors. There is a "recommended" set with 4 stamps, which is priced at 25% off. Then there is a set with the 4 "recommended" stamps and an additional 7 "optional" stamps, which are 30% off. You can click on the links below to see all the stamps included in the sets.