Tuesday 4 August 2015

Exciting news - I'm joining in the Purple Onion Designs' Team!

Hello my friends,

Today, I have very exciting news to share. You all probably know that I love to make cards with Purple Onion Designs cute critters.. and today I am able to say that in the future I will be making even more cards with their stamps since lovely Michele, from Purple Onion Designs asked me to join in her team! So thrilled! 

To celebrate this I noticed that this week over at the Time Out -challenge, there is CASE challenge and there is my new team mate Alice to be CASEd. Alice from Alice's (little) Wonderland is one of those colourist that I just adore. Her skills with no-line copic colouring are just stunning! So what would be more perfect to celebrate this than make a card for her challenge. So here is my card:

This is my entry to the Time Out- challenge #36.

And here is the wonderful card by Alice:


I was inspired by Alice's little critter and her lay-out. I'm also a big fan of Alice's way of using bold colours - in this card I tried to mimic her colour themes.  This little fella is from Purple Onion Designs and he is called Cinnamon and the branch is called Blossoming Perch. I stamped them with black ink and coloured with copic markers. I don't have washi tape so I had to improvise so I just inked the background with light yellow ink. To finish off my card I added a dark brown border and a few tiny little flower sequins here and there. I changed the place of the sentiment to the right, opposite corner - I've seen Alice to use this many times. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Cinnamon Blossoming Perch and Sweet Occasions sentiment set by Purple Onion Designs.
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Altenew Crisp Buttercream Ink
Paper: Neenah Solar White 80lb, SSS Dark Chocolate
Copic Markers: Browns: E55 - E23 - E47 - E49, Greens: YG91 - YG95, Pinks: W0 - R81 - RV34

There's still time to join us at the Time Out to CASE Alice. Hope to see your card at the gallery. Thank you for stopping by today! See you soon! 

Marika

36 comments:

  1. Congrats, Marika! Love to see more projects with the beautiful POD stamps from you. This one again is so beautiful. Love the soft yellow sponging in the background.

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  2. Good for you, Marika, I look forward to each card you make. You are very talented and inspire me to try things outside of my comfort zone.

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  3. Just stunning Marika. I love that soft and subtle background of yellow. Congrats on your new DT and thanks for joining us at TO x

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  4. Another BIG achievement!
    Congrats to you... this looks stunning! I love the sprinkle of tiny sequin flowers!

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  5. Looks as though you're kind of brilliant at no line coloring yourself. Your little squirrel is perfectly adorable sitting on that lovely branch. Very nice CASEing. Congrats on your Design Team assignment. They couldn't ask for anyone better than you to represent them.

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  6. Looks as though you're kind of brilliant at no line coloring yourself. Your little squirrel is perfectly adorable sitting on that lovely branch. Very nice CASEing. Congrats on your Design Team assignment. They couldn't ask for anyone better than you to represent them.

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  7. Congratulations on your joining the Purple Onion DT and this card is really pretty Marika. I love the colours you have used especially that shiny yellow which actually looks quite gold in the photo. Your colouring as usual is beautiful. x

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  8. Hienoja uutisia, hyvä sinä! :) Ja aivan ihana kortti, tyylikkäästi söpö!

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  9. Exciting! Congrats to you! Cute cards!

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  10. jee onnea, ihana ja hauska kortti;-))m

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  11. So exciting for you! So well deserved. Love your CASE of Alice's card. Love the background you gave your little critter. Xx

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  12. Congrats and I love both of your cards!!!

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  13. Awesome!! I love your style so much & I absolutely adore POD Stamps

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  14. Congratulations, Marika! Michele must be so thrilled to have you on her team! You will bring her beloved critters to life and this card is a perfect example of that! Your squirrel is adorable!! Hugs, Darnell

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  15. Fabulous news, Marika! You'll increase sales tenfold with your adorable Purple Onion cards! This card is no exception - love it!

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  16. A perfect fit, for a fantastic designer! Oh so very happy for you, Marika! And for us, too because we get more of you and personally cannot wait!!! Congratulations! xo
    =] Michele

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  17. I'm so happy to hear this! Can't wait to see even more of those adorable Purple Onion critters that are so beautifully colored by you. This little squirrel is adorable!

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  18. So excited for you Marika such an excellent addition for Purple
    Onion love there stamps and I am so looking forward to the beauty you create with them... Big Congratulations. Enjoy

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  19. AMAZING!! I love your creations & I love Purple Onion - so I can't wait to see more of your creativity using those adorable stamps! =) The squirrel looks so so cute how you've set the scene for it, simply stunning! Celebrate!!! Yours, Steph
    www.CraftedBySteph.blogspot.com

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  20. Congratulations!
    POD will be delighted to have you! Your cards are always exceptional :-)

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    1. Thank you! You're so sweet! Hopefully I can meet the expectations.

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  21. Big congrats, Marika!!!!
    Love your darling card!!!!
    Have a great day!!!!

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  22. Congrats on joining the DT Marika - so happy for you:) I adore this gorgeous card....another stunning design xx

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  23. Congratulations to you on the design team spot!!!

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  24. congrats! love your card!

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  25. Oh Yay! You and POD are a perfect match, you are going to have a blast and I can't wait to see your creations!

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  26. Congratulations, Marika! So very happy for you. :) This card is stunning! You sure know your way around Purple Onion Design stamps. Wow! Every detail is just perfect.

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  27. Huge congratulations! It's no surprise you've been asked to join the team :) Gorgeous card!

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  28. Oh my goodness! This card is so beautiful. Love the colors, and how cute is that squirrel? ^_^ Congratulations, on joining Purple Onion. Love their stamps.

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  29. Thank you! You're so sweet!

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  30. Congrats on your DT gig and what a cutie pie card, beautifully coloured & wonderful CASE. Thanks for taking the TIME OUT and joining in on the challenge. Hugs Bev x

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  31. Yay! Congratulations Marika :) I am sure the POD is more excited to have you on their team :)

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  32. Congratulations, Marika! Michele was smart to pick you for the team! Love your coloring and your videos, too! Your cards are always a treat!

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  33. Congratulations on being part of the Purple Onion team, Marika, and congrats on your card winning at Time Out. Looks like this was your day.

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  34. Hi Marika-I am just writing the Time Out post for when you are GD and I forgot to ask for a photo of you-could you email me one at sandiesandie16@gmail.com

    Sorry I can't find your email and Nonni is super busy x

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