Stampin' Up! Gnome for the Holidays

Oh my goodness.  I am so excited to show you this card and the stamps set that I used to make it!  I think gnomes are something people either love or hate.  My kids think they're creepy, I think they are adorable!  What do you think?  

Here's the full set 

I started making this card by stamping the treehouse image with black StazOn ink.  Then I colored it using Stampin' Up!'s marvelous markers.  Of course, I rarely color without using a blender pen, and this time was no different.  For the actual tree, I colored using my trusty blender pen and Early Espresso.  Usually I just squeeze the ink pad before opening to get a little ink on the lid, but this time I used a drop of the ink refill. 

After coloring my images (I also colored in the little gnome lady with markers), I used the 2nd to largest circle in the Stitched Shapes Dies to cut out the treehouse.  After cutting it out, I used my Paper Snips to trim along the stitched edge to made the circle just a little smaller. 

I used a 2" circle punch and that same circle die to make the Garden Green circle frame surrounding the treehouse.  To cut out the little gnome lady, I used Stampin' Up!'s Paper Snips again. 

The strips of DSP are from 'Tis the Season Designer Series Paper.  They are cut to 

1/2" x 5 1/2"

1/4" x 4 1/4"  (*2)

1/4" x 3 1/2"

Once I had all my pieces colored and cut, it was a snap to put it all together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin' Dimensionals. 

This card was inspired by CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #396  Be sure to check out their blog, they have so many great challenges and inspiration!  

Happy Stamping!

Product List 

Gnome For The Holidays Cling Stamp Set (English) [153322] $19.00	‘Tis The Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153489] $11.50	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102584] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $10.00	Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $30.00
Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $30.00	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $30.00	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $30.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch [133782] $18.00
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $30.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00
Clear Block C [118486] $7.00	Clear Block D [118485] $8.50