Anything Goes with the Swinging Gnome!

Greetings! Here's a card created for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity's April "Anything Goes with Gnomes" Challenge No. 208 with the Swinging Gnome Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs.

Products Used:

Swinging Gnome Rubber Stamp by Lost Coast Designs

Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Paper

Heavy White Cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Forest Glade Die Set by Funky Fossil Designs

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Copic Markers:
Skin: BV0000, E50, E21, R01, R00 

Clothes and Shoes: G46, G43 G40, G24, G21, G20

Leaves: YG45, YG41

Branch: E77, E74, E71, E57, E55, E49

Swing's Rope: Y26, Y21

Swing Seat: E29, E25, E23, E21, W3, W1, W0

Mushrooms: E44, E43, E42, R27, R14

White Gelly Roll Gel Pen by Sakura

Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage, Gathered Twigs, and Walnut Stain Distress Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

91% Isopropyl Alcohol

Woodland Forest Stencil by Hero Arts

Gathered Twigs and Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink

Dark Grey, Black, and Burnt Umber Chalk Pencils by General's

Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery

Low-tack Tape

STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink

Glassboard by Glassboard Studios

Stamping Platform

Instructions:

1. Use both cutting dies from the Forest Glade Die Set to cut white cardstock. Set the tree frame die-cut aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Swinging Gnome Rubber Stamp twice — once onto the plain die-cut and once onto repositionable sticker paper.
3. Use Copic markers to color the gnome, branch, and swing. 
4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version of the stamped gnome and place it over its counterpart on the die-cut image panel as a mask.
5. Brush or sponge Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over the masked image onto the top part of the image panel die-cut. 
6. Brush or sponge Bundled Sage Distress Ink lightly over the bottom part of the image panel die-cut. 
7. Lightly mist the image panel die-cut with Isopropyl Alcohol to blend and mottle the inked background. Set the image panel die-cut aside.
8. Cut repositionable sticker paper with the bottom section of the tree frame die.
9.  Cut the mushrooms so that they're free of the frame. Place the sticker paper mushrooms over their counterparts on the tree frame die-cut to mask them.
10. Sponge or brush Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the the tree frame die-cut.
11. Use a stipple brush to pounce Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the frame to add visual interest to the frame. 
12. Adhere the tree frame die-cut over the reserved gnome image panel die-cut.
13. Edge the tree frame die-cut with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. 
14. Unmask the mushrooms and color them with Copic markers. 
15. Use a white gel pen to add white dots to the mushroom caps. Set the tree frame die-cut aside.
16. Create an A6 card from heavy white cardstock. 
17. Sponge Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide ink over the entire panel. Heat set.
18. Place the Woodland Forest stencil over the card. 
19. Brush Gathered Twigs Distress Ink over the stencil onto the card. 
20. Use a smaller brush to apply Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the edges of the trees and twigs on the stencil onto the card. 
21. Sponge Pumice Stone Distress Oxide Ink over the stones on the bottom of the stencil onto the card. Heat set the card.
22. Use chalk pencils to add shading and grounding to the stones and tree trunks.
23. Adhere the focal tree frame die-cut to the card as shown.
24. Heavily edge the card with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to finish the card.

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You still have time to join the April "Anything Goes with Gnomes" Challenge No. 208 for a chance to win Lo$t Coa$t Ca$h!

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