Gnome Sweet Gnome

Shockingly, I was not a big lottery winner last Wednesday. I wasn't even a little lottery winner. In fact, on all three of my tickets I had one number. Total. But filthy, stinking rich or not, I do have two cute cards to share with you.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Gnome Sweet Gnome (Lawn Fawn)
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue cardstock; Prints Pack Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Basic Black, Early Espresso, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Blush Blossom
Accessories: Gnome Sweet Gnome dies (Lawn Fawn), Dimensionals, Mono Multi liquid glue

I debated whether or not I should buy the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set, which is filled with lawn-themed images, such as a flamingo, bird bath, and this gnome and his toadstool house. I finally caved and decided it was just too adorable to pass up.

For this card, I combined coloring with paper piecing. I started with the house, which I stamped on Whisper White cardstock and on a piece of Real Red polka dot DSP. I colored the base of the house on the white cardstock and cut the mushroom top from the DSP image. I also cut out the inside of the circles from the DSP, although I could have stamped the image again on Whisper White, cut out those circles and adhered them over the DSP. The gnome's hat is also the Real Red DSP, and his suit is a piece of argyle-print Bashful Blue DSP. I used two different Wild Wasabi DSP prints for the grass to create some depth and visual interest. This wasn't a quick card to create, but I think the finished product is pretty cute.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Gnome Sweet Gnome (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: So Saffron, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Smoky Slate
Ink: So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky
Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Cupcake Builder punch, Gnome Sweet Gnome dies (Lawn Fawn), Dimensionals, Mono Multi liquid glue

I haven't used So Saffron very much lately, so it was fun to pull it out for this card. And combining it here with Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White makes me think of a peaceful spring day.

There's nothing too complicated on this card, but I do want to point out a few little details. First, the stamp of the dotted wavy line behind the flying bird is the same image I used for the grass edges in the previous card. I love those double-duty images. And speaking of double duty, the clouds on this card are actually the frosting part of the Cupcake Builder punch. Honestly, I think I may have used that punch more for clouds than for cupcakes. Finally, when I made the bird bath I also stamped it on a scrap of Soft Sky card stock so I could cut out the "water" for the bird bath.

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