My Gnome Christmas for 2020

My daughter and I got together at their Cabin summer home this past weekend and enjoyed three days of scrapping together.  My goal was to get a good start on my Christmas cards using the Christmas Gnomes and the beautiful CTMH "Comfort and Joy" paperpack.  My sneak-peek... I was able to complete a sample card of each of the gnomes along with 45 backgrounds prepared for placement of the same gnomies... each design background being different.  

Above are the first three completed cards for which two of them will be entered in Heart2Heart October Challenges "Christmas is Coming Early" and "Not So Basic Black".  

"Christmas Is Coming Early" 

"Not-So-Basic Black"

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Comfort & Joy and Zip Strips 

Cardstock 

     Scarlet, New England Ivy, Candy Apple, Almond 

     Avocado, Glacier and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Gnome for Christmas #D1982 

     Rubbernecker Stamps #3322 "Holly Circle Sentiment Set"

Dies 

     Jillian Vance Designs "Elegant Edges" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

 

Spooky Cute - Double Trouble Challenge #69 partnering with The Paper Girls

This is my Design Team Card for Double Trouble Challenge #69 "Bat Color Challenge" using the Try Stampin' on Tuesday's Sketch Challenge #479 and enter into The Paper Girls "Halloween #210" challenge.   

Love the Bat Rainbow of Colors and decided to use them all.  Twisted Sister's optional twist was to use a cute image and an extra chance for random draw if you did not include a Bat... that was not difficult to exclude, but I did use a spooky spider.  Cut one of the design papers from Got Candy for the main background and another design paper for the circle layered with a black circle for a shadow.  Stamped, cut the image and sentiment on my Brother Scan and Cut, colored with a variety of Copic brush pens and then adhered both with 3D thin foam tape for dimension.  My last add was a candy sticker on top of the circle die cut.  

 

 

Please go to Double Trouble for the detail of the challenge and enjoy the Things and Sneetches inspiration for this fun Challenge.  This challenge is open from Monday, October 19th through November 1st.  

Select at least (3) colors, use Twisted Sister's optional twist to dress things up with a "cute image"; and don't go batty.  And as long as it's a Halloween card share with our partner at The Paper Girls.  

Click here and join our challenge.  

Also share with the following Challenges:  

ArtsyStamper "Halloween Colors" 

Creative Craft Cottage Challenge #134 "Spooky and/or Cute" 

Dies R Us Challenge #155 "Boo" Halloween   

Two Old Bats Halloween "Halloween Jump Start"  

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge "Halloween Colours"  

Make My Monday Challenge "Orange as Dominant Color"  

The Cutie Pie Challenge #152 "Too Cute to Spook" 

Dragonfly Dreams "Spooky and/or Cute"  

International Art & Soul Challenge #94 "Halloween" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper/Sticker Sheet 

     Got Candy 

Cardstock 

     Black and White Daisy 

Stamp 

     C1630 Little Monsters Holiday 

Dies 

     Elizabeth Craft Designs #1506 Dashing Circles 

     Waffle A2 Layer Dies 

     

Happy Birthday using AHSC Sketch #390

Here is my interpretation of Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #390 using one of the design papers from Every Little Thing for the background of the Butterfly. The frames were Mixed Edge Rectangle dies which were cut alternating Julep and Wisteria cardstock.  

Just purchased this beautiful butterfly die and chose to use this as the focal point instead of a floral.  Three butterflies were cut using Wisteria, light and dark side, and another in White Daisy to layer with the lighter Wisteria.  The dark Wisteria butterfly was adhered directly to the background for a shadow, and the lighter one was adhered with glue to the body of the butterfly, leaving the wings free.  Sentiment was cut from Wisteria, light and dark, and adhered offset for a shadow.  Gems, bitty sparkles and glitter were added to butterfly and gems to the bottom right-hand corner.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Every Little Thing 

Cardstock 

     Julep, Wisteria and White Daisy 

Dies 

     Tonic Studios #1457E "Mixed Edge Rectangles" 

     Spellbinders #S2-082 "Happy Birthday" 

     Reasonable Dies "Butterfly #6" 

Other 

     Julep Glitter Gems 

     Bitty Sparkles 

     Zig "Wink of Stella" Clear 

 

     

      

Merry Christmas - ColorMyHeart Color Dare #416

This is my Design Team Card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #416 "TicTacToe" using the Comfort & Joy CTMH design papers for my first of many Christmas cards.  My plan is to use Comfort & Joy paperpack with many sketch challenges. 

This card was made using the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch Challenge #478. My background was the poinsettia design paper and chose to use a gold dotted vellum paper for the three panels in the sketch so as not to hide the beautiful background.  Cut the larger banner with a pretty die using one of the other design papers, layered it with French Vanilla to show off the scallops and hearts and adhered with thin foam tape to background.  Cut another scalloped die around a flower from the poinsettia design paper and adhered with 3D regular foam tape.  Cut a banner die, stamped the sentiment in scarlet ink and adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  

 

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Try Stampin' on Tuesday to see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered these challenges.  

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge...current challenges are on the side bar of the challenge blog.  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Comfort & Joy 

Cardstock 

     French Vanilla and White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Sentiment from C1525 "Pear & Partridge" 

Dies 

     Scalloped Circle - Unknown 

     Banner - Reasonable Dies DM0485 "Tags"

Inks/Pens 

     Scarlet Ink 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

 

Love You Gnome Matter What - ColorMyHeart Color Dare #415

This is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #415 combined with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #389.  Don't gnome why I did another card with gnomes, I should have gnome better... I'm hooked. This time I used the Gnome Matter stamp set, decided to mask two of the stamps to create my scene and colored with a variety of Copic alcohol based brush pens. The Blue Belle color was quite a challenge to create with the Copics and several colors were combined to get closest to that color.  A partial fussy-cut of my scene was done so the mushrooms hung over the edge of the panel and was then adhered with 3d thin foam tape to a Toffee layer.  

Design papers were selected and cut as shown in the sketch, adhered to a toffee layer and then to the card base.  Finished it off with three gold glitter gems placed in the bottom right-hand corner and stamped a sentiment above the gnome.   

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Atlantic Hearts to see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered these challenges.  

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge...current challenges are on the side bar of the challenge blog.

 

Also submitted to the following Challenges:  

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge #40 "Must be Colored, no Pre-Colored" 

Just Add Ink #526 "Inspiration Photo" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Lovely 

Cardstock 

     Toffee and White Daisy 

Stamp 

     C1855 Gnome Matter 

Pens/Inks 

     Black Memento Ink 

     Copic Sketch Brush Pens - alcohol-based 

          Variety of Colors for Best Match for Color Palette 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Gold Glitter Gems 

Double Trouble Challenge #68 "Tall Tale" with optional twist "Tall Tail"

Attached is my Design Team's tall and skinny (turned landscape) card for Double Trouble Challenge #68 "Tall Tale" and also included the optional twist "Tall Tail" to include something with a tail.  I am also submitting this card to one of our previous partners "ColorMyHeart Color Dare #414"     

My new gnome stamp sets were perfect for a tall skinny card.  Stamped all stamps from both sets "Spooky Gnomes" and "Gnome Matter" and put my Brother ScanNCut to use and colored all with Copic Sketch Brush pens, in a variety of many colors and then placed on one of the design papers from "Got Candy" Halloween paperpack using 3D thin foam tape on several of the items for dimension.  The grass was die cut using a green design paper from my stash.  

On the inside of the card I decorated the bottom and right-hand border from stamps not used the front of the card.  

Please go to Double Trouble for the detail of the challenge and enjoy the Things and Sneetches inspiration for this fun Challenge. 

This challenge is open from Monday, October 5th through October 18th.  

If you haven't done a tall and skinny card please let it be a first time at our Challenge... so much fun to try to fill the space. Hope to see you there.  

All tall and skinny cards can be mailed in a business envelope.      

 

Also sent to the following challenges:  

ColorMyHeart Color Dare #414 Inspiration Board 

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge #39 (Must be Colored, No Pre-Colored) 

Crafty Gals Corner #211 "Fall Colors" 

Dare 2B Artsy "Fall" 

Daring Cardmakers October Elements Photo

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge "Spooky and/or Cute" 

Penny Black Saturday Challenge "Anything Goes" Optional: Too Cute to Spook 

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge #175 "Autumn/Fall" 

Shopping our Stash Weekly Challenge "On Trend - Slimline" 

If you Give a Crafter a Cookie 

CTMH Products Used Unless Specified Otherwise: 
Design Papers 

     Got Candy 

     Grass was a Green Design Paper in Stash 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy and Black 

Stamps 

     D1962 "Spooky Gnomes" 

     C1855 "Gnome Matter" 

Dies 

     Lawn Fawn "Meadow Border Grass" 

Pens/Inks 

     Copic Sketch Pens, alcohol-based (Variety of yellows, orange, purple, blues and browns 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Liquid Glass 

      

Thankful - Color Dare #414 Inspiration Board

Here is my Design Team card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #414 "Inspiration Board" using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #388. This sketch was perfect for a Fall card and I was going to experiment again with alcohol base backgrounds. Wasn't real happy with my background so decided to die cut some pretty fall leaves and backed them with French Vanilla cardstock. These were stitched leaves but didn't show up very well so added black ink to the stitches. My background then changed to be French Vanilla cardstock using the embossing folder "broken glass" and layered with Sangria cardstock. 

 

French Vanilla and Sangria cardstock were cut using a wacky stitched square and offset Sangria layer to the back, added the leaves with 3D thin foam tape to the white wacky squares for additional dimension.    

Sentiments were cut and layered so that there was just a small outline in Sangria so it would blend and soften into the background.  Embellishments were added on top right-hand corner on the front and additional leaves place in the bottom left-hand corner on the inside.   

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Atlantic Hearts to see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered these challenges.  

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge...current challenges are on the side bar of the challenge blog.  

Also sent to the following challenges:  

CAS on Sunday "Autumn" 

Cut It Up "World Cardmaking Day" Make a card with at least one die 

Your Next Stamp "Give Thanks" 

Just Add Ink "Just Add Thank You" 

Daring Cardmakers "Elemental Inspiration Board" 

     Use (3) Items - Fall Colors, Leaves, Glass Embossing"

 

CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified: 

Design Paper 

     Yupo Paper Easy Alcohol Base Backgrounds by Tiffany Solorio 

Cardstock 

     Sangria, French Vanilla and White Daisy

Dies 

     Lawn Faun LF994 "Small Stitched Leaves" 

     Cottage Cutz CCB-072 "Nested Wacky Stitched Squares 

Inks 

     Tim Holtz "Ranger" alcohol Ink, variety of Fall colors 

     Copic Colorless Blender

     Copic Multi Liner Black Pen 0.1

Other 

     3-D Thin Foam Tape 

A Holiday Treat - Color Dare #413 using AHSC ##387

Here is my Design Team Card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare "TicTacToe" using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #387.  The sketch reminded me of a couple of books on top of each other and I had just the right die for this.  Cut the book dies in multiple sizes in French Vanilla, Sangria and a Design Paper for the words on the pages. The first book was adhered directly to the background and the second book was added using 3D thin foam tape to show dimension.  Scored the middle of the book giving the page separation and more dimension. What goes with books... a hot cup of coffee, hot chocolate or tea and a comfortable chair... enjoy.  The cup was stamped with a Holiday sentiment.      

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Atlantic Hearts and Caffeine Fueled to see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered these challenges.  

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge...current challenges are on the side bar of the challenge blog. 

Also sent to the following Challenges: 

Caffeine Fueled Paper Play "Using Paper Sweeties" 


CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper 

     Paper Fundamentals "Enchantment Fern" 

     Design Paper with Words - Paper Pack Unknown  

        Scrap in Stash 

Cardstock 

     Sangria and French Vanilla 

Stamp Set 

     S1210 Very Merry Christmas SOTM

Dies 

     Reasonable Dies #F1675 "Open Book" 

     Paper Sweeties "Keep Calm and Drink Coffee" 

Other 

     Inks - Tuxedo Black Momento 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

Sending Smiles - Double Trouble Challenge #67 "Off/On/Over the Edge"

This is my Design Team card for Double Trouble Challenge "Off/On/Over the Edge" using Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #476.  The sketch itself shows how you can simply use a doily off the edge or partial stamp on the off the edge circle.  But, I decided to use one of Jennifer McQuire's tutorials veering away from my comfort zone and create something off the edge using stamps and dies.  

Off the Edge Die Cutting
Partial Die Cutting
Off the Edge Stamping

Using this Sketch, Feel free to change the orientation... rotate or flip the sketch or use its mirror image.  

Many of my cards are done with lots of layers for dimension; but decided to keep my design simple and use stamps directly on the card base using different inks and pens to pull it all together. This card took me longer to create than throwing a lot of layers together; but I was happy with the result... but don't know how soon I will create another one layer CAS card.  

Time was taken for cutting out images for masking, coloring and trying to keep within the sketch layout.  Thought I was done until I brought out my clear Wink of Stella.  A design sheet was added to the inside of the card  

Also sent to the following Challenges: 

2CraftyCritterCrazies "Critters" 

A Place to Start "Create a Children's Card" 

AAA Birthday Game #17 "Animals and Critters" 

The Cutie Pie Challenge "Birthday Party"  

Craft Rocket Challenges "Baby/Kids" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise:
Design Paper
     Blue Skies
Cardstock
     Linen 
Stamps 
     S2008 Floral Celebration SOTM 
     D1726 Sweet Baby 
Inks / Pens 
     Candy Apple, Bluebird, Willow, Lemon, Charcoal 
     Cricut Thick Grey Pen 
     Zig Wink of Stella "Clear" 
     TomBoo Pink Brush Pen 
     Copic Black 0.1 Multi-Liner 

Trick or Treat - Color Dare Challenge #412

Here is my Design Team Card for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #412 using the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #386.  Loved the Sketch because it had many layers which would allow me to use a couple of the design papers from "Got Candy" CTMH paperpack and coordinating Sticker Sheet.  I chose to use all the colors in the board and selected two design papers for two of the background layers.  Used canary cardstock for the background of the adorable little witch from the Sticker sheet, included some candy stickers on the bottom r-h corner of the focal point and adhered with 3D thin foam tape.  The sentiment was cut in half and placed on both sides of the background. The stickers and design papers made this a quick layered card.  

Please pop over to ColorMyHeart Color Dare and Atlantic Hearts to see DT members' inspiration, along with other participants that have entered these challenges.  

Color My Heart Color Dare challenges are carried forward for two weeks so if you didn't share your project the first week you still have another week to enter that challenge...current challenges are on the side bar of the challenge blog. 

Also submitted to the following Challenges: 

Fun Friday "Fall Festival" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Paper

     Got Candy? 

Die Cuts 

     Got Candy?  Sticker Die-Cut Sheet  

Cardstock 

     Canary, Black and White Daisy 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape