Festive Fun Challenge - A Merry & Bright Gnome Card

 Greetings! You've got Kathi here to share a card created for  Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's November Festive Fun Challenge 203 with three of the adorable gnomes from the Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Sheet!

Here it is!

Products Used:

Mini Gnomes 2 Rubber Stamp Sheet by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Red Textured Cardstock by Bazzill Basics 

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko

Christmas idea-ology Paper Stash by Tim Holtz for Advantus

Lost Shadow and Old Paper Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Pebble Dye Ink by Catherine Pooler Designs

Copic Markers:
Noses: BV000, E50, E21, E11, R01, R00

Beards, Mustaches, and Hair: T2, T1, T0; W2, W1, W0

Hats, Gloves, Sleeves, Shoes, Pants: R56, R46, R35

Toy Sack, Lenses, Shoes, and Antlers: YG97, YG67, YG63, YG61

Glasses Frames, Guitar Body, and Guitar Headstock: E79, E77, E74, E71, E49

Floor: E74, E71, W2

Fret Board: N5

Outline: T2, T1

Grunge Music Stencil by Studio Light Designs

Christmas Banner Die Set by Waffle Flower

Tiny Bow Die by Stampendous

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Repositionable Scotch Tape by 3M

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studio

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from red textured cardstock. Set aside.
2. Using a stamping platform and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the gnomes onto a white cardstock panel and onto repositionable sticker paper. 
3. Place the image panel onto a magnetic surface.
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper versions of the gnomes and place them over their counterparts on the image panel as masks.
5. Place a strip of removable Scotch Tape horizontally across the image panel.
6. Brush  Lost Shadow Distress Ink over the tape and the masked images to add color to the background.
7. Brush Old Paper Distress Ink over the Lost Shadow Ink to alter the color.
8. Place the Grunge Music Stencil over the top of the image panel and secure with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
9. Brush Pebble dye ink over the Grunge Music Stencil, the tape, and the masked gnomes to add visual and thematic interest to the background.
10. Remove the removable tape
11. Place a piece of acetate onto the horizon line covering the top part of the image panel to protect it. Secure the acetate with magnets and/or low-tack tape.
12. Brush Pebble Ink over the acetate to ground the gnomes. 
13. Remove the acetate and the masks from the gnomes.
14. Color the gnomes with Copic markers. I was not happy with the color of the ground, so I used Copic markers over the dye ink to change the color and to add shadows.
15. Trim the image panel  and edge it with a grey Copic marker. 
16. Cut a piece of red cardstock .25" larger than the image panel and use it to mat it.
17. Trim a piece of patterned paper from the Christmas Stash to 5.25" x 4", edge it with a grey marker, and adhere it to the reserved red A2 card.
18. Cut red cardstock with one of the dies from the Christmas Banner Die Set,
19. Adhered the banner to the card as shown. 
20. Color a scrap of white cardstock with YG67, YG63, and YG61 Copic markers.
21.  Cut the colored scrap twice with a tiny bow cutting die. 
22. Adhere the green bows to finish the card.

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You still have more than a week to play along with us for November's Festive Fun Challenge 203 for the chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Cash.

Thanks for visiting today!