You Rock

Here's my second card for Gnome-Vember over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. I've created a scene where the Mini ZZ Top Gnomes from the Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs have just finished their performance to a standing ovation and is telling the audience "You Rock!

Here's the card.

Products Used:

Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Set by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Raven (Black) Texured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Purple Velvet Paper from Ye Olde Stash

Patterned Paper from some 6x6 Pad from Ye Olde Stash

Silver Metallic Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Tuxedo Black, London Fog, and Dandelion Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Deco Glitz Stencil by Funky Fossil Designs

Take the Stage Die Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things

Vintage Alpha Die by Top Dog Dies (what an unfortunate name!)

Circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders Paper Arts

Copic Markers:

Noses: BV000, E50, E21, E11, E000, R02, R01, R00

Sunglasses: N6, N4, G99, G46, G48

Left ZZ Top Gnome's Hair/Beard for : E59, E57, E55

Left ZZ Top Gnome's Hat, Guitar, Shoes: R39, R27, R24

Left ZZ Top Gnome's Pants: B97, B93

Left ZZ Top Gnome's Guitar Strap: B16, B04, R27, R24

Right ZZ Top Gnome's Hat: E79, E77, E74, E71

Right ZZ Top Gnome's Guitar and Shoes: B16, B04, B02

Right ZZ Top Gnome's Pants: C6, C4

Right ZZ Top Gnome's Guitar Strap: B16, Y04

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura of America

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

Low-tack Tape

Two Sided Tape by Sookwang

Foam Tape: Source unknown

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Stamping Platform

Note:

There are larger versions of the ZZ Top Gnome 1 and ZZ Top Gnome 2 Rubber Stamps available as well. 

Instructions:

1. Create an A6 card from Raven cardstock. Set aside.
2. Place a piece of white cardstock onto the stamping platform.
3. Position the ZZ Top gnomes from the Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Set facedown about an inch from the bottom of the cardstock.
4. Ink both stamps with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and stamp twice — once onto the image panel and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
5. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the gnomes and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
6. Remove the image panel from the stamping platform and place it onto the STAY-tion.
7. Place a piece of low-tack tape across the bottom of the image panel.
8. Sponge or brush London Fog Memento ink over the tape and the stamped images to create a grey background.
9. Place the Deco Glitz Stencil over the masked gnomes and sponge or brush London Fog Memento ink over the masked gnomes and the stencil to create a subtle tone on tone background.
10. Remove the low-tack tape and reposition it so that it's covering the gnomes.
11. Sponge or brush Desert Sand Memento ink over the tape onto the base of the image panel to create the "floor".
12. Use small circle dies from the Nestabilities die set to cut repositionable sticker paper.
13. Trim the repositionable sticker paper to leave semi-circles apertures on the sticker paper.
14. Place the apertures under the gnomes' feet, but covering the rest of the stage.
15. Place Repositionable Scotch Tape on a diagonal from the top of the image panel to the edges of each circle.
16. Sponge or brush Dandelion Memento ink over the tape and the sticker paper to create a yellow spotlight.
17. Remove the tape, sticker paper, and masks.
18. Use Copic markers to color the Mini Gnomes.
19. Use a white gel pen to add white highlights to their guitars.
20. Back a 2" wide strip of velvet paper with two-sided tape.
21. Use the curtains and swag dies from the Take the Stage die set to cut the velvet paper.
22. Back a scrap of silver metallic paper with two-sided tape.
23. Use the tie-back die from the Take the Stage die set to cut the silver cardstock.
24. Adhere the curtains and swags to dimensional tape.
25. Adhere the curtains die-cuts to either side of the image panel.
26. Adhere the swag die-cuts over the curtains.
27. Adhere the tie-backs to the curtains.
28. Adhere the image panel to a piece of 4.25" x 6" patterned paper.
29. Back silver metallic cardstock with two-sided tape.
30. Use the alphabet die to cut the silver cardstock.
31. Adhere the "You Rock" sentiment to the card front. Try to make it straighter than my version!
32. Adhere the card front to the reserved black card to finish it.

Thanks for visiting today!

I hope you get a chance to play with our Gnome-Vember Challenge 191!