A Happy Little Place, Purple Onion Designs

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I have three fun cards to share with you today that were created with the newest release from Purple Onion Designs and Stacey Yacula. Be sure to read to the end as I share with you how I use and store and use my red rubber unmounted Purple Onion stamps.

Also if you would like to be jennabled/inspired by some other Purple Onion Designs stamps you can see all of the posts I have shared here

A Happy Little Place, Purple Onion Designs

Veg Out

I love the scene-building stamps that Purple Onion has, they are so much fun to color and create a fun story. I also love how they fill a card with so much detail. I started by stamping the Produce Stand with Jet Black Lawn Fawn Ink. I then masked the whole Produce Stand, and ink blended some clouds in the background.

I then masked just the top of the counter on the stand and stamped George (Raccoon Waving). On another piece of cardstock, I stamped Sally (Cat Strolling) and the apple crate that is part of the Fruit Crates.

I colored all the images in with Copic markers. I fussy cut out the cat, and apple crate.

I added the sentiment from the Around the Town Sentiment set. I used this set on all three cards. I then diecut the panel out of the Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Rectangle. Using foam dots, I popped up the cat and the apple crate. I mounted this on Ground Coffee, a dark brown cardstock from Lawn Fawn.

Best News Ever

For this next card, I started by stamping the Stone Wall, then I stamped the Countryside stamp above the stone wall.

I ink blended a row of clouds above the Countryside stamp with Salvaged Patina Distress Ink. I die-cut the background with the largest Outside In Stitched Rectangle. On another piece of cardstock, I stamped Alex (Owl with newspapers) and Anna (Mouse on a bicycle). I also stamped Anna on the background, so that her tail would be there and I wouldn’t have to fussy cut it.

Next, I colored in the images with Copic markers. I fussy cut it out the mouse and owl and popped them up off the card. I stamped the sentiment “Best News Ever”, which is from the Around the Town Sentiment set. I mounted the whole card front on a piece of Ground Coffee cardstock.

Paint the Town

For this last card, I spread a thin layer of gesso on 3 quarters of a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Distress White Heavystock cardstock.

I then used an eyedropper to spread water to look like a drip. I used Distress paint and spread it along the trail of water. I did this for each color. Using a heat tool to dry the paint.

I then stamped Polly (Hedgehog with paintbrush and cans) and colored him in with Copic markers. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from the Around the Town Sentiment set.

I diecut the panel with the Outside-In Stitched Rectangle die, and mounted it on Black Licorice Cardstock.

Using unmounted red rubber stamps

Purple Onion has come out with Clear Mounting Stamps that make it SO much easier to use their stamps. I love how I can put it into my Misti and it clings to the red rubber stamps and can be used over and over and over.

Storing unmounted red rubber stamps

I have shared in the past how I organize and store all of my Purple Onion Designs Stamps but I thought it would be helpful to share again.

I organized my stamps into categories, and each category got its own storage box.

• Critters
• Scene Building
• Sentiments

Then I stamped the images on 4×6 cardstock so I will have them to refer to.

Then I store the reference sheets in the storage container with the stamps. These containers fit in the split fridge binz that I store all my clear stamps and dies in, so it works out perfectly for me!

I hope this helps and shows you how easy it is to use these stamps because Purple Onion really has some adorable designs!

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Supplies Used:

Supplies I used are linked below. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

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Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, Produce Stand Shop at: SSS | MISC	Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, George (Raccoon Waving) Shop at: SSS | MISC	Purple Onion Designs, Around the Town Sentiment Set Shop at: SSS | MISC	Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, Sally (Cat Strolling) Shop at: SSS | MISC
Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, Stone Wall Shop at: SSS | MISC	Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, Countryside Shop at: SSS | MISC	Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, Alex (Owl with newspapers) Shop at: SSS | MISC	Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, Anna (mouse on bicycle) Shop at: SSS | MISC
Purple Onion Designs/Stacey Yacula, Polly (Hedgehog with paint brush and cans) Shop at: SSS | MISC	Lawn Fawn, Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Shop at: SSS | LF	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Salvaged Patina Distress Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Lawn Fawn, Cloudy Stencil Shop at: SSS | LF
Dina Wakley Media, Palette Knife Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Salvaged Patina Distress Paint Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Distress White Heavystock Shop at: SSS | Ranger	The Ink Stand, square Shop at: Shurkus
The Ink Stand, mini Shop at: Shurkus	Ranger Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Ibt40965 Shop at: SSS | LF | Ranger	Ranger Ink, Mini Domed Ink Blending Foam Shop at: SSS	Flour Sack Cloths Shop at: SSS | MISC
Tim Holtz Distress Paint, Twisted Citron Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Spiced Marmalade Distress Paint Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Lawn Fawn, Ground Coffee Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF	Taylored Expressions, Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC
Picket Fence, Magic Brushes Shop at: SSS | LF	Simon Says Stamp, Set of 5 Rainbow Pack BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS	Lawn Fawn, Black Licorice 8.5 x 11 Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF	Ranger Paintbrush Set Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Dina Wakley Media, White Gesso Shop at: SSS	Lawn Fawn, 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF	Scrapbook Adhesives, 0.25″ white foam squares Shop at: SSS | LF	Wendy Vecchi, 7 inch Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Wendy Vecchi, Make Art Stay-tion Shop at: SSS | LF | Ranger	Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF	Rainbow Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus
Copic Markers Shop at: SSS | MISC	We R Memory Keepers, 5×7 Photo Case Shop at: MISC	Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS	Fiskars Fingertip Control Knife Shop at: SSS
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | LF	Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: Shurkus	Lawn Fawn, Starry Shammy Case Shop at: SSS | LF
Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS | MISC	Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, Kitsch Flamingo Distress Paint Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Distress Paint – Squeezed Lemonade Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Cobalt Blue, 2 oz, Glass Bottles, with Glass Eye Droppers Shop at: MISC
10 pack- 4″ x 6″ Photo Storage Boxes Shop at: MISC