FarmQuest Country Christmas Guest Designer "There's No Place Like Gnome"

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for FarnQuest Country Christmas Challenge" for their opening Challenge #1 "Anything Goes Country Christmas". Here is my card using Sketch #38 from BYSHC (Build Your Stash Holiday Challenge) and the theme at Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #22 to include a Gnome along with Coffee theme.  

Using a black cardstock for border of the brick background was perfect for an outdoor affect. For the three of the four panels across the top used three Gnomes, sized, printed and cut with Brother Scan 'n Cut.  A second cut for each image using black cardstock was adhered to each image and used for the separation in sketch of each panel.  Images were colored with Copic brush pens using a variety of many colors.  The tree was stamped, fussy cut, die cut for shadow, colored with Copic and for the snow on the tree it was Gelly Roll "White" with Wink of Stella added. All images were adhered direct or using 3D thin foam tape.  

For the circle element I chose a snowflake die cut using colonial white for a closer match to the mortar between the bricks.  The sentiment panel was cut with the same background paper, stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with colonial white and adhered direct to background with two other snowflakes to the right.  Wink of Stella was added to all snowflakes and the sentiment panel.  

I was pleased with my interpretation of the sketch and hope you were too. Shortly the card be sent from my Gnome to another Gnome for Christmas.   

For the inside of card, I had a little piece of the brick wall paper left over and adhered to the bottom. 

Check out the DT cards at FarmQuest Country Christmas here and help celebrate their first challenge... hope to see you there.  

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #22 "Gnomes"

BYSHC October Sketch #38 

ABC Christmas "T for 3 of a Kind"  (Gnomes and Snowflakes)

Addicted to Stamps "Die Cuts and/or Stencils"

MFT Christmas Card Challenge  

The Fairy and The Unicorn Challenge #10 "Anything Goes Fantasy" 

The Holly & Ivy #149  "Anything Christmas Goes"  

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers 

     Authentique 6x6 "Classic Christmas" Brick Pattern

Cardstock 

     White Daisy, Colonial White and Black 

Stamps/Digitals 

     Tree Stamp - Hero Arts "Winter Time Fun" 

Design Bundles "Cute Santa Claus Gnomes". The images were pre-colored, but used Adobe PhotoShop and changed them to Black and White Images for my personal coloring. Not sure why, but the Gnomes were rotated and flipped horizontally and wasn't noticed until after coloring. Used Brother Scan'n Cut and also cut a black shadow for each image.  

Dies 

     Paper Smooches "Snow Flakes" 

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) - Wide variety of different Colors

     Copic Multi-Liner "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape 

     Zig "Wink of Stella" Clear Glitter

     Embossing Powder "White" with Versa Mark