I made this as a sample for Lisa's WTUI challenge this week, which you will be able to find HERE. When I got this month's free digital for participating in the Gerda Steiner progressive challenge, I knew I wanted to make an anniversary card for my sister - she's a big fan of the film Amelie, and she has a very nice plain stone gnome in her garden.
By the time I was finished matting and layering this ended up 6" square. I started by making the DOX background: blueprint sketch, faded jeans, wilted violet sponged onto white card. Spritzed with water, spattered with gold Twinkling H2Os, and Forest Moss for the foreground.
I sized the gnomes, printed them and coloured them with pencils, matching him as closely as I could to the one in Amelie, then cut them out.
For the mushroom I cut a large half circle, trimmed it to shape and sponged heavily with regular distress - festive berries, fired brick, picked raspberry. I added little white punched circles and ran it through a brocade ef. The stem was just cut by hand, embossed with a woodgrain ef and sponged with antique linen.
For the little jar of light, I cut the TH Wildflower jar from acetate and vellum, and after drawing the fireflies and giving them a little halo of light each, I sandwiched the two layers together with double-sided adhesive. Then I sponged the back of the vellum with squeezed lemonade DOX. I added the little die-cut bow, and made a hanging loop from the thinnest strip of the same dark brown, and hung it from a little white brad. The mushroom is quite dimensional with two layers of foam tape in the centre.
And because the scene seemed a bit bare, I stamped in the wildflower silhouettes in Versafine Clair Morning Mist and added silver glitter Nuvo drops.
Matted onto gold, black and a white base.
TH Wildflower Jar cut from vellum and acetate, fireflies drawn on, back of vellum sponged with squeezed lemonade. Double-sided adhesive sheet sandwiches them together. Hung from a brad, mushroom cap shaped over foam tape. Gnomes coloured with pencil. Sheena Douglass Wildflower stamp stamped with VC Morning Mist, silver glitter Nuvo Drops. TCP sentiment. Background is DOX - Matted on gold and black. 6" square.
Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 GMT Views: 728
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Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Thu, Apr 19, 2018 @ 6:50 AM
This is knome ordinary card my friend! I love how bright and bold this is! Your homemade mushroom is absolutely fantastic and is the perfect backdrop for these fabulous knomes. I dare say there may be a touch of romance going on with this jar of lightening bugs. How adorable! Your bg is another Sabrina masterpiece. What a fantastic card this is full of amazing detail and charm. ~Karen.
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Thu, Apr 19, 2018 @ 8:37 AM
What a wonderful anniversary card for your "gnome-lovin'" sister. I love the faces, the mushroom, and the jar of lightning bugs. Just so cute, mf!!
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Thu, Apr 19, 2018 @ 8:42 AM
Ooh, Sabrina, this is so darling! I love your darling gnome couple, and your sister is going to LOVE it! What a masterpiece of loveliness with all the work and fine details. I keep scrolling up and looking at it again! I love the background and that giant mushroom! Sweetness, my friend! That's who you are, and your sister must be too! Hugs and love! xoxo
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Thu, Apr 19, 2018 @ 9:07 AM
What a lovely gnome couple, great mushroom I believed long time they really existed I love the mystery around this pretty card, great step by step explanations!!
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Thu, Apr 19, 2018 @ 2:19 PM
I absolutely love this super fun card! Great bright cheery colors, super sweet image and darling jar of lightening bugs. Thank you so much for the fantastic samples for the Bug's Life challenge.