Purple Onion Designs: December 2013

This Is December

Oh, hi! Sorry I haven't updated the blog recently. You all kept me very busy with the sale and then I needed to get into Christmas mode. I just wanted to quickly share some samples with the This Is December set. It is a great set for cards and scrapping.

Kelly used it on the December Daily she did this year. Here are a few of the pages from her album. You can see more of the album and additional stamps she used throughout on her blog.

Jenn Biederman also created a December Daily this year and used the set. Here are a couple of her pages.

Here is a layout from Jennifer Roach.

What I like about this set is that it really appealed to cardmakers as well. I love when a stamp set has enough versatility to attract cardmakers and scrappers.

Kelly Booth

Kay Miller

Piali Biswas

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More Holiday Sharing

I'm back. I had to take a break for a couple of days to try and catch up on all the orders. Here are some more projects from the design team.

Paula Williamson

stamps used: Snowy, Winter Adornments & Joy

Karin Akesdotter

stamps used: Cedar, Sled & The Sweetest Season Sentiment Set

stamps used: Snowy Trees & Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

Linda Heavens

stamps used: Icicle & The Sweetest Season Sentiment Set

Andrea Ockey-Parr

stamps used: Celebrate The Season Noteblock & Stockings

Piali Biswas

stamps used: Retro Christmas Tree & Scripty Sentiments

stamps used: Willard Sipping Cocoa, Campfire & Have a warm & toasty one!

Emily Keaton

stamps used: Hanging with Pete, Happy Holidays Noteblock, Handwritten Holiday & Deluxe Labels

Helen Cryer

stamps used: Berry, Silver, Snowflakes, Vintage Snowflakes & Mini Mini Holiday Sentiments

Stamps used: Birch, Sled, Silver & Holidoodles

Kelly Booth

stamps used: Winterberry

Therese Calvird

stamps used: Swirly Tree & O'Christmas Tree

stamps used: Stacked Gifts & Merriness

Lesley Croghan

stamps used: Vintage Snowflakes & Handwritten Holiday

Judith Gowdy

stamps used: Juniper, Winter Adornments & The Sweetest Season Sentiment Set

Jennifer Roach

stamps used: Icicle

Simone Schwagler

stamps used: Icicle, Snowy Trees, Holiday Postmark Set & Arctic Wonderland Sentiment Set

Lorraine Marasigan

stamps used: Coffee & Tea Set

stamps used: Merry Thoughts

stamps used: Holiday Border Tapes

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Holiday Treats

Today I have a some fun holiday treat ideas. These can be used for home baked goods, candies and even store bought items you re-package and add a little pizzazz too.

Lorraine does a lot of baking and has come up with some cute ideas to display and package her goodies. I love the way these cupcake flags came out. The Merry Thoughts stamp set was perfect for this. The stamp set is actually at a good discount right now.

stamps used: Merry Thoughts

Lorraine used the same stamp set to create this adorable cookie sign. This would be a great idea for a dessert table at home, a holiday party or a cookie exchange.

stamps used: Merry Thoughts & This is December

Lorraine's final project is a decorated window paned treat bag.

stamps used: Winterberry & Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

The holiday season is full of good cheer. So how about jazzing up a wine bottle that so many of us give as gifts. Lesley did just that with a cute elf stamp. There is also the Wine Shop set which is perfect for wine tags.

stamps used: Elwood & May your days be merry & bright

Any candy makers out there? I usually bake cookies but I think this year I might try some spiced/candied pecans and caramels. They are some of my daughter's favorites and I have been wanting to make them. Emily did some cute packaging for her homemade caramel corn. The plastic box she used for her clusters was repurposed. Think about how you can use an empty container instead of tossing or recycling it.

stamps used: Celebrate The Season Noteblock, Holiday Treats Logo & Holiday Treat Word Set

stamps used: Homemade Treats Logo, Holiday Treat Word Set, Deluxe Label & Holiday Border Tape

Simone shared some adorable boxes she decorated and filled with some holiday treats. Today I am sharing some tea bag holders she created. Another set which is wonderful for the coffee & tea drinkers in your life is the Coffee & Tea Set.

stamps used: Silver, Winter Bough & The Sweetest Season Sentiment Set

The final project is from Linda. Linda created a this fun egg nog set. This would be cute for entertaining or giving as a gift.

stamps used: Winter Wonderland Logo

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Holiday Sale

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Cyber Monday

Happy Cyber Monday everyone! Today is the last day for the specially priced stamps that started on Black Friday. You can view them here.

Today's post is full of cards! I even have a few guests sharing cards with us today.

The first guest is Jennifer McGuire! I first came to know Jennifer from www.twopeasinabucket.com when she was a Garden Girl. She was actually the first Garden Girl to order stamps from me. Jennifer mostly scrapbooked back then but she always liked to incorporate stamps into her layouts. Today Jennifer mostly creates wonderful stamped cards. If you are not familiar with her work you need to check out her blog.

Here are two cards Jennifer created with stamps from the new Winter Wishes! collection. The cards are colored using colored pencils. She created the awesome snowy background using a stencil and embossing paste.

Jennifer McGuire

stamps used: Snowy Trio, Silver & Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

stamps used: Santa & Warm Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

The next two guests are favorite card makers of mine. I have shared cards from both Paula Williamson & Linda Heavens before. Their coloring skills blow me away. They both stepped down from the design teams they were on last year. However, they love Stacey's illustrations and always enjoy creating cards with them. Lucky me! us!

Paula Williamson

stamps used: Juniper, Birch, Sled & Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

stamps used: Juniper, Wreath & Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

Linda Heavens

stamps used: Frost, Snowy View & Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

Alice Wertz

stamps used: Reindeer & Winter Wishes! Sentiment Set

Karin Akesdotter

stamps used: Birch & Post Office

stamps used: Mitten Clothesline & The Sweetest Season Sentiment Set

Kay Miller

stamps used: Snowy, Vintage Snowflakes, Arctic Breeze & The Sweetest Season Sentiment Set!

Judith Gowdy

stamps used: Birch, Postgram, The Sweetest Season Sentiment Set & From our home to yours

Helen Cryer

stamps used: 3 Stockings & Mini Mini Holiday Sentiment Set

Simone Schwagler

stamps used: Birch, 2 Forests, Holiday Postmark & Handwritten Holiday

stamps used: Cedar, Holiday Postmark & Arctic Wonderland Sentiment Set

Jenn Biederman

stamps used: Winterberry & Mini Mini Holiday Sentiment Set

Therese Calvird

stamps used: Holly, Hanging with Pete & Handwritten Holiday

Jennifer Roach

stamps used: Cedar & Merry Background

Marilyn Scheller

stamps used: Winterberry & Handwritten Holiday

Lesley Croghan

stamps used: Ginger & Arctic Wonderland Sentiment Set

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The Season of Giving

I thought I would share a few stamped gift ideas from the design team. I know many of you like to make hand made gifts to give during the holiday season. These can be great for teacher gifts, gift exchanges or to accompany another gift you might have purchased.

Home decor items can be a festive gift.

Alice Wertz