Sweetest Little Town, Purple Onion Designs

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I have some 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 store and use my red rubber unmounted Purple Onion stamps.

Sweetest Little Town, Purple Onion Designs

Holiday Style

I love the scene building stamps that Purple Onion has, they are so much to color and create a fun story. I also love how they fill a card with so much detail. I started by stamping the Bakery Background with River Rock Lawn Fawn Ink and colored it in with Copic Markers. I wanted to keep it simple so stuck to cool grays and some pinks.

To add some snow, I used a glue tube and Rock Candy Distress Glitter on the roof and along the ground.

I then stamped Chesnut, this adorable little bear. He is supposedly carrying ornaments, but I am pretending he is carrying sweet treats that he just picked up from the bakery.

I colored him in with Copic markers, and then fussy cut him out. Next, I stamped one of the sentiments from the Holiday Messages set. I love this mix of sentiments and think they are all so sweet, but “city sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed with holiday style” was too perfect for this card. To finish off the card I added some Prisma glitter and chunky glitter accents.

Merry & Bright

For this next card, I started by stamping Tinsel and then masking him. Then I stamped the new Sparkle Tree, and masked that.

Then using some blender brushes I inked the background with Distress Ink, Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet and Shaded Lilac. I then peeled off the masks, always SO exciting and magical, and colored in the images with Copic markers. I also stamped another of the ornament the squirrel is holding, colored it, fussy cut it out, and popped it up off the card.

I then white embossed the sentiment. This is also from the Holiday Messages set. Before I heat embossed I was sure to use the EK Tools Powder Tool all over the bottom of the card, this helps take the static electricity off the card, but also the moisture from the ink blending.

Next, I die-cut the Reverse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Window die from Lawn Fawn out of white cardstock and layered that over the card with 3M foam tape. For some finishing touches, I added some white gel pen details on the squirrel’s cheeks and scarf. I also added some chunky glitter along the ground. I added some Stardust Stickles to the star and ornaments on the tree. I added some White Opel Liquid Pearls to the beads on the Christmas tree. I also added some glossy accents to the ornament that the squirrel is holding, to help it stand out a bit more.

Using unmounted red rubber stamps

Purple Onion has come out with Clear Mounting Stamps that makes 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 Shop at: etc	Purple Onion Designs, Bakery Background Shop at: SSS | etc	Purple Onion Designs, Chestnut Shop at: SSS | etc	Purple Onion Designs, Holiday Messages Set Shop at: SSS | etc
Purple Onion Designs, Tinsel Shop at: SSS | etc	Purple Onion Designs, Sparkle Tree Shop at: SSS | etc	Purple Onion Designs, Clear Mounting Stamp Shop at: SSS | etc	Lawn Fawn, Reverse Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Windows Shop at: SSS | LF
Lawn Fawn, Jet Black Premium Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | LF	Tim Holtz, Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Wilted Violet Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Shaded Lilac Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Taylored Expressions, Blender Brushes Shop at: etc	Lawn Fawn, 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF	Misti Precision Stamping Tool 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF	Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF
Rainbow Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Simon Says Stamp, Masking Paper Shop at: SSS	Sakura Quickie Glue Pens Shop at: SSS
Lawn Fawn, White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | LF	We R Memory Keepers, Mini Craft and Photo Case Shop at: SSS	We R Memory Keepers, Small Craft and Photo Case Shop at: SSS	Sakura CLASSIC WHITE Fine Line 05 Gelly Roll Pen Shop at: SSS
Stardust, Ranger Stickles Shop at: SSS	Ranger, Liquid Pearls White Opal Shop at: SSS	Copic Markers Shop at: SSS	Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter Shop at: SSS | LF
Tim Holtz, Distress Glitter Dust Clear Rock Candy Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Fiskars Microtip Scissors Shop at: SSS	Versamark Shop at: SSS | HA	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | LF	Mermaid, Stamp Shammy Holder Shop at: Shurkus	Lawn Fawn, Starry Shammy Case Shop at: SSS | LF	3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 0.25 Inch Adhesive Glue Gun Shop at: SSS
Altenew, Mini Blossom Die Cut machine Shop at: SSS	Spellbinders Platinum Shop at: SSS