My card is for this month's Tickle a Teapotter Challenge, and as Sabrina pointed out: it's the last Tuesday of the month, the last Tuesday of the year, the last day of the year, so I wanted to make something special. I watched the tutorial for the Swing Easel Card and adjusted the size to a 5 x 7 card, more room for critters!
I stamped my images, colored with Copic markers and fussy cut them out. The gnome stamp also came with a matching die, but I trimmed it down it a bit. I stamped the background village, colored and glued to my easel. Then I glittered almost everything (I love sparkle) and added Crystal lacquer to eyes, noses and boots! I used 3D adhesive dots to attach gnomes, bugs and mushrooms. Then, I heat embossed "Just for You" in white. I added some enamel dots to finish off the base area.
Thanks Sabrina, I had so much fun creating my little gnome scene!
Date: Thursday, January 2, 2020 GMT Views: 1048
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni SCS Gallery Moderator Splitcoast Challenge Hostess Teapot Tuesday TEAm
Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 132008
Thu, Jan 02, 2020 @ 2:03 PM
That is totally enchanting, delightful, wonderful, and full of whimsy. I'm glad you created a bigger canvas to fit in all those details, like the bus and caterpillar and bird. Both your gnomes and their little village are wonderful. Those enamel dots are a fantastic accent.
Registered: June 27, 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 25246
Thu, Jan 02, 2020 @ 3:23 PM
AMAZING! Love all your details and elements...those little gnomes are delightful and so beautifully colored, Gracie, and those cute little crawly creatures as well. What an exciting gem to be received by one of our teapotters!
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50730
Thu, Jan 02, 2020 @ 3:25 PM
Gracie this is so much fun...I love gnomes! You've added such wonderful detail to this swing easel card..the houses, all the critters, and the enamel dots..totally adorable!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Thu, Jan 02, 2020 @ 3:28 PM
Oh my gosh Gracie what a magical village you have created for your terrific gnomes and all those cute little critters. This is how I imagine an enchanted gnome forest to look like.....actually it would look fabulous on MY craft desk.
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Registered: February 28, 2010 Location: Eastern Ohio Posts: 6277
Thu, Jan 02, 2020 @ 9:22 PM
Gnomes have been a favorite for few years and my goodness have a whole group of them here---neat idea, so colorful and so much to look at---LOL----they can jump into my mailbox any time---super sweet card.