Hello there inky friends! I'm back with another cute card featuring the playful Gnome For the Holidays set by The Cat's Pajamas. I just love these cute images and have been having such a ball imagining all the mischief they can get into! I think this little fella was out on a snowflake hunt with his friends late one blustery night. He collected a few snowflakes by candlelight and was lucky to bring them back home unmelted. :)
To create my card, I stamped the gnome with the lantern onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Next, I colored the image with a handful of Copic Markers. I thought pairing some lavenders, aqua and grays would work perfectly! After coloring, I fussy cut the image and started working on the background panel.
I diecut the background panel from the
Framed Up 2 Die from Kraft Cardstock and then stamped the stars from this stamp set using
Catherine Pooler Neutral Twilight ink. I also cut the circle die several times to create a shaker element: Ring: Light Blue cardstock, snowflake patterned paper
(Here Comes Santa 6x6 printed paper pack by PhotoPlay). After stamping the kraft diecut, I cut it in half so that I could stretch the shape to fit the full size of the card. I added some splatters of acrylic paint and some white Jelly Roll pen to give a little flurry action to this card. Inside the shaker, I included some
iridescent no-hole sequins and some tiny white hole punches.
Once complete, I layered all of my panels, attached some aqua ribbon and some black twine and attached the cute gnome atop the bow.
I love the colors and patterns in this card! Since I don't often use printed paper, I'm making it a goal this coming year to USE it, not hoard it! Please help nudge me into this direction! LOL
