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  • Halloween Gnome

    Posted on by Julie Comment


    Today, I have a cute little gnome all dressed up for Halloween. He has an adorable little Jack O’Lantern & he’s standing under a lavender tree wite a misty purple forest behind him. This is easy to make and I’d love to show you how.

    For the Inspiration Challenge (IC985) we are visiting Fine Art Canvas & their Pinterest Board. I came across THIS cute picture & used it for my inspiration.

    My card started with the tree cover die which I cut out of a lt lavender card stock. For the background, I used a white piece and sponged it w/ a lt lavender ink then used a mask I made by die cutting one of the spooky forest layers out of copy paper. Using it as a mask, I sponged on some darker purple inks along w/ a medium blue ink. The center section was left white and I used green ink across the bottom. A spider web, spider, bats & a white crescent moon were attached to the background before the tree cover was added.

    A layer of cardboard was added under the tree cover as well as behind the colored & die cut gnome. A Jack O’Lantern was also die cut & placed for him to hold.

    Here are the Copics I used for the gnome:

    Thanks     so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Christmas Gnomes & dies set (this set is on clearance so
    make sure to grab one!), Jack O’Lanterns set
     Paper:  Staples 110# white, lavender, black
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks: set #6, set #7,  & set #10
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps:  Tree Cover, Spooky Stacked Forest,  Sun/Moon, Bats/Spiderwebs, Jack O’Lanterns dies, Detail Blending Brushes, Copic Markers


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  • Gnomes at the Beach

    Posted on by Julie Comment



    Ready for Summer? School’s out and it’s time to pack the swimsuits and head for a beachy vacation. Beat the heat sitting by the water, breeze in your hair, toes in the sand. And don’t forget to grab a cool drink. Unwind, take a swim or just relax to the sound of the waves.

    It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge (IC965) this first day of June, and we are visiting Patti J. Good Designs & her Pinterest Board. I came across THIS cute little gnome & used him for my inspiration.

    After coloring my cute little gnomes & die cutting them, I made a background for them using a couple of stencils. I die cut the white panel then taped the sun burst stencil across the top & placed the rectangle stencil to mask off the lower section. After sponging the yellows & a bit of pink, I removed the sun stencil & used a reverse mask I made by die cutting a similar sized circle in the middle of a piece of copy paper, to cover the rays, then sponged in the sun itself. I removed this, placed the wavy stencil across the bottom section & the rectangle stencil over the top part. The blues were sponged in for the waves.

    The gnomes & palm tree were popped up a bit & the smallish mini slimline die cut was popped up a bit more before the gnomes were added. The greeting was stamped directly over the sun burst rays before the gnome panel was added. I used some stickles glitter glue to paint in the sparkle on the waves.
    These are the Copics I used. I will mention, in real life, these gnomes’ outfits are soooo bright w/ the fluorescent Copics. They literally glow!

    Thanks     so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Beach Gnome set 
     Paper:  Staples 110# white
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks set #1, set #4, set #8
    Accessories:  Brass & Bliss/Rubbernecker Stamps:  Beach Gnome set, Stitched Rectangles, Mini Slimline Stitched dies, Sun Burst, Wavy, Rectangle Mask Stencils, Blending Brushes,  MISTI, Copic markers, stickles



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  • Love You a Lot

    Posted on by Julie Comment


    Cute little gnome girl on a background of dry embossed hearts. Perfect for a Valentine, Anniversary, Birthday or Mother’s Day. Extra pictures to show how the hearts were pushed out and the double heart border was used to create a lacy strip.

    For the Inspiration Challenge (IC950) we are visiting All Paint by Numbers and their Pinterest Board. THIS was my inspiration picture. 

    My card started with the cute little gnome girl. After coloring & die cutting her w/ the coordinating die, I hunted around in my stash of backgrounds & found this baby wipe technique background (tutorial HERE) w/ similar colors. This is what the bg looked like, along w/ a die cut heart bg & inside scallop frame (from the OPC Combo #4). The pocket flap looking piece was die cut using part of the Twist & Pop die.


    Instead of using the heart background die to cut the baby wipe bg, I placed it on the rubber embossing mat & embossed the hearts instead. I wanted them to look puffed up so I put the die back onto the embossed bg, lightly rubbed a piece of wax paper over it, then used an embossing stylus to push the hearts out. Here’s what it looks like from the back side.

    This is what the front of the background looked like after embossing.

    I attached the white die cut hearts bg & the inside scallop frame over it, leaving the sides mostly unattached, where I planned to put the greeting strip. To make the lacy heart strip, I die cut the heart border on one side of a strip of lavender. Then turned the die upside down, matching the points to the indentations on the cut row & cut it again.

    The lacy heart stip was added above the greeting, on the pocket flap piece. The gnome was popped up just a bit to even her out, since half of her hat was on the layer below.

    Here are the Copics I used:

    Thanks     so much for stopping by!


    Supplies:

    Stamps: Brass & Bliss:  I Love You Gnome set
     Paper:  Staples 110# white, glossy white, lavender
    Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Rubbernecker Stamps/Brass & Bliss reinker sets: #5, #6, #8 & #10
    Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps/Brass & Bliss:  I Love You Gnome, Heart Background, OPC Rectangle Combo #4, Twist & Pop, Rose Border dies, baby wipes, embossing stylus



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