GARDEN GNOME IN BLUE & YELLOW

My little garden gnome is hiding out among the garden flowers. Today’s card uses some pieces and parts from my bucket of “OOPS & Extras”. Here is the garden gnome in blue & yellow. He is so nicely hidden, just like a gnome should be.

Thick Whisper White cardstock:
4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
2″ x 3″ for stamped gnome
Daffodil Delight cardstock: 3-3/4″ x 5″ plus scrap for die-cut foliage
Flowers for All Season DSP: 3-1/2″ x 4/3/4″ plus scrap for gnome shirt
Misty Moonlight cardstock: 3″ x 4″ for die-cut foliage

Stamp the Good Morning Magnolia image onto the vellum panel using Basic Gray ink. The lines will be blurred by the Stampin’ Blends and the alcohol to create a faux watercolor effect.

Color the image starting with the lightest color. Use Dark Daffodil Delight for the center. Dip a fine-tip paintbrush into the rubbing alcohol and gently move the color. I added Champagne Shimmer Paint to my rubbing alcohol.

Next, color non-adjacent petals with Dark Flirty Flamingo. Gently blur the stamped line. Let dry and repeat on other petals. Do the same for the leaves. TIP: Blow into a straw to gently direct the ink flow in the desired direction.

Add a second layer of color after the image is dry. Repeat the process of alcohol painting and gently blowing the ink.

OPTIONAL: Pick up some clean rubbing alcohol with the paintbrush and flick it over the image. This will create small droplets that will lighten some areas by moving the color outward.

Adhere the vellum panel to the Basic White cardstock panel using Stampin’ Seal or a light amount of Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Add to Basic Black card base.

Stamp the sentiment in White Craft ink and heat emboss with with embossing powder. Trim to you liking. Add to card panel with small black Dimensionals.

Customize the message insert and the envelope with some flicks of color from the brush end of the Stampin’ Blends.

GNOME

Stamp gnome image in Memento Tuxedo Black on Thick Whisper White.
Color the gnome using your favorite method. I used a combination of Watercolor pencils and Stampin’ Blends.
Fussy cut gnome without the mistletoe on the cap.
Stamp gnome image a 2nd time on DSP scrap.
Fussy cut gnome clothes and adhere to gnome. This is like playing with paper dolls.
Add Dimensionals behind gnome.

SENTIMENT

Stamp sentiment from Free As A Bird stamp set using white craft ink.
Heat emboss with white embossing powder.
Fussy cut.
Add mini Dimensionals behind sentimet.

OTHER STUFF

Raid your box of extra parts.

box of extra parts to embellish cards — This is my OOPS & Extras box. I weed through it every couple months to toss out pieces that don’t speak to me. (It’s like I ‘Marie Kondo’ my trash. LOL!!

The first thing you may have noticed here is the failed embossed envelope flap. The Dainty Diamond 3D embossing folder does not work on the envelope flap. But how could I toss it out? I ripped off the flap, used the envelope for something else and now I have some background material.

Then we have the Forever Fern die-cut from Misty Moonlight cardstock. I am pretty sure this was leftover from some Boho Indigo Kit projects.

Digging around in my box I found some little white flowers. These came from the Cherry Blossoms dies. Adding a yellow center from Playing with Patterns Resin Dots package made the flowers pop. But now I needed some other yellow accent. In comes a little sprig of Daffodil Delight foliage.

ASSEMBLY

Layer elements as show.
Add a couple more Daffodil Delight resin dots.
Customize the inside message panel and envelope.

I have one more simple gnome card tomorrow then on to another obsession. There are so many options with these little fellows. I enjoyed sharing with you this week. Which one of these themed cards was your favorite? Leave me a comment.

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