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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Thanks Bunches!

 Oh, hi! Have you seen the new Gnome Gardeners stamps by Whimsy Stamps?? Oh my goodness these guys are so cute and any card will surely bring a smile to anyone's face!

And when you need to send "big" thanks, the Bold ABC's die set is perfect!

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I started out by stamping and coloring the gnomes (Copics are listed below). Then I ran them through my Brother Scan n Cut.

Next, I cut a piece of card stock to 3.25" x 8.25" and did a bit of ink blending using Garden Party ink and It's a Boy ink. I made sure to leave white space between the two colors.

I die cut the scalloped frame using the Slimline Birthday Scallops die set and adhered that to the ink blended panel and adhered that to my card base.

I die cut the word "thanks" using the Bold ABC's die set three times and stacked them up for added dimension. I arranged them on the front of the card and adhered them using liquid glue.

Next, I arranged the Gnomes and adhered them in place.

To finish it up, I stamped the word "bunches" on a piece of card stock that I colored with a pink marker, cut it out and adhered it to the front of the card.

Supplies Used:

Gnome Gardeners Stamp Set

Bold ABC's Die Set

Slimline Birthday Scallops Die Set

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Catherine Pooler Garden Party Ink

Catherine Pooler It's A Boy Ink

Cougar Super Smooth Card Stock

Cardstock Warehouse Pure White Card Stock

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Gemini, Jr. Die-Cutting Machine

Brother Scan N Cut


Copics Used:

Skin - E11, E53, E51

Beards - C5, C3, C1

Shoes - E29, E57, E35

Pink Gnome Clothes - RV09, RV17, RV55

Aqua Gnome Clothes - BG13, BG11, BG10

Orange Gnome Clothes - YR16, YR14, YR12

Flowers & Leaves - Y19, Y08, Y13, Y11, YG17, YG03, YG01

Shovel - E35, C5, C3

Flower Pot - E99, E19, E08

Wheelbarrow - Y28, Y26, Y23, C7, C5, C1

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Monday, March 22, 2021

Zen Garden - Four Ways

Oh, hi! I am loving the Zen Garden stamp by Whimsy Stamps! There are so many different ways it can be used!

For this card, I stamped the image and left it black and white and decided to add a colorful background with my Copic markers:

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After I had the background colored, I stamped and embossed a sentiment from the Mini Everyday Sentiment set and used my white gel pen to add a few dots on either side of the sentiment.

Copics used: R22, YR02, Y21, G02, BG13, BV13, Colorless Blender

For my next card, I only stamped the blooms on the outer edge of a piece of card stock and embossed them with white embossing powder. Then I did a bit of easy watercoloring with my water brushes.

After the panel was dry, I ran it through my Gemini, Jr. with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die and adhered it to a piece of pink card stock cut slightly larger, and then adhered that to the front of my card base. Then, I adhered the  die-cut birthday word and die-cut shadow to the front. I also stamped and embossed the word "wishes" from the Your Birthday stamp set and fussy cut it.

Waterbrushes used: Cadmium Orange, Bumble Bee Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Teal, Turtle Green, Rouge Pink, Bubble Gum Pink

For my third card, I wanted to use the new Slimline Pocket Die, so after I stamped and colored the Zen Garden stamp, I fussy cut the flowers and a few leaves and arranged them on the pocket.

For the pocket, after I die-cut it from dark blue cardstock, I used my white gel pen to accentuate the stitching detail around the edge.

I cut a piece of patterned paper from the Eggstra Bunnies paper pack just slightly smaller than my card base and adhered it to the front of my card. Then I adhered the pocket to the front of my card.

Copics used:

Sunflower - Y19, Y17, Y08, Y11, YR24, E49, E47, E37, E35, E34, YG00
Pink Flower - R22, R20, Y08, Y13
Teal Flower - BG13, G02, BG10
Leaves - YG17, YG03, YG01

And finally. . .for my last card, I did a bit of simple masking by stamping the super cute Gnome from the Gnome Gardeners stamp set, masked him with a piece of masking paper and then stamped the Zen Garden over it.



Then I colored it up with my Copics, ran it through by die-cut machine with a Wonky Stitched Rectangle die and adhered it to a top folding notecard.

Copics used:

Sunflower - Y19, Y15, Y13, E49, E47, E37, E35, E34, YG00
Pink Flower - R22, R20, Y08, Y13
Teal Flower - BG13, G02, BG10, Y08, Y13
Leaves - YG17, YG03, YG01
Fence - E29, E37, E35, E34
Gnome - E11, E53, E51, C5, C3, C1, YR18, YR09, YR07
Shovel - E34, C5, C3, C1
Gnome's Flowers - Y08, Y11, YG67, YG63
Grass - YG67, YG17, YG03
Sky - B000

Supplies Used:


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Saturday, February 13, 2021

Gnome One Else

Oh, hi! I'm back with another card using the super cute Gnome One Else stamp set. This time these two cuties are are enjoying a day in an enchanted forest.

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I started out stamping the gnomes onto Cougar Super Smooth card stock and colored them with my Copics. Then I fussy cut them out.

I trimmed a piece of the Enchanted Forest background paper down to fit the front of a slime line card that measures 3.5" x 8.5".

Next I cut a piece of green card stock using the grassy border die from the Build a Fairy Garden die set. I also cut some mushrooms from the same die set. I adhered the grassy border to the patterned paper, making sure to not add adhesive to the top of the grassy border so I could tuck the mushrooms behind it.

Next, I adhered the gnomes and thought it still needed something . . . so I added some flowers and butterflies that I had die-cut from the Slimline Scallop Pocket Die.

Once I had everything adhered down, I added that to the front of my card base.

Supplies Used:

Whimsy Stamps Gnome One Else stamp set

Whimsy Stamps Enchanted Forest Paper Pack

Whimsy Stamps Build a Fairy Garden Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Scallop Pocket Die


Copics Used:

Boy Gnome - BG75, BG18, BG72, E13, E21, E51, E27, E25, E35, E33

Girl Gnome - YR65, E95, YR02, R12, E13, E21, E51,Y26, YR21, YR20, E27, E23

Mushroom - E43, E42, E41, R59, R24, R14, White Gel Pen

Flower R22, R12, Y15


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Friday, February 12, 2021

A Romantic Boat Ride

 Oh, hi! How sweet are these little gnomes floating down a stream in a leaf boat? And they had a few fairies sprinkling some fairy dust, too.


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The background is from the Slimline Enchanted Forest paper pack. GAH! This paper makes for the best backgrounds . . .and quick and easy cards, too!

First, I ran the background paper through my die-cutting machine with the Slimline Card Builder Die. Then I stamped and colored the gnomes with Copics. I fussy cut them out. . . which was pretty easy.

I die cut two fairies and the fairy dust from the Build a Fairy Garden die set and then started to put my card together.

I used liquid glue to adhere everything down. Here's a tip to adhere those tiny little fairy dust stars without getting glue all over the place. . . put a drop of glue on some scratch paper and the use a toothpick to pick up a tiny amount of glue. Dab the glue from the toothpick onto the patterned paper and then add the fairy dust.

Anywho. . . after all of the elements were glued down, I adhered that panel to a piece of white card stock just a tad bit larger and the added that to the front of a purple card. Viola! All done!


Supplies used:

Whimsy Stamps Gnome One Else Stamp Set

Whimsy Stamps Build a Fairy Garden Die Set

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Card Builder Die

Whimsy Stamps Slimline Enchanted Forest Paper Pack


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