Fall Gnome – Make Today Great

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Today’s handmade card has been created for the challenge at Last Minute Manda Challenge Blog.

This challenge blog is for colouring challenges with an Anything Goes theme.

For my card I have used one of their digital images from the Fall Gnomes collection.

Handmade card using a digital image from Last Minute Manda

Here is a tutorial on how I created this card.

You will need :

7″ By 7″ White Card
Last Minute Manda Digital Stamp – Fall Gnomes
Promarker Pens
White Card
Brown Card
Black Card
Card Io Stencil – Through The Forest
Versa Color Ink Pads – Pine cone, Copper, Atlantic, Bamboo.
Sentiment Stamp
Circle Dies
Glue / Double Sided Tape
Foam Pads

Instructions:

Print one of the digital images from the Fall Gnomes collection on to white card.

Layer one:
Cut a square from black card measuring 16.5 cms by 16.5 cms.
Cut a square from brown card measuring 16 cms by 16 cms.
Matt and layer together and attach to the card base.

Layer two:
Cut a square from white card measuring 15 cms by 15 cms.
Using the stencil and ink pads add the stencil image to the white card.
Next cut a square from black card measuring 15.5 cms by 15.5 cms.
Matt and layer together and attach to the card base using foam pads.

Layer three:
Colour in the digital image. I used promarker pens.

Gnome clothes / skin: Apricot, bright orange, orange, oatmeal, soft peach, warm grey 2, 3, 4, 5.
Cart / banner: Caramel, raw sienna, burnt sienna, cool grey 4, 5, black, pastel yellow, sunflower, pink, grass.
Sunflower: Yellow, lemon, cinnamon, saddle brown, holly, bright green.
Bird: Crimson, firebrick, chestnut, henna, gold, black.
Pumpkins: pear green, herb green, olive green, gold, honeycomb, mandarin, vanilla, peach, coral, terracotta.

Handmade card using a digital image from Last Minute Manda

Cut around the image leaving a small white border.
Attach to layer two using foam pads.

Layer four:
Stamp the sentiment onto white card and cut out using a circle die.
Next cut out a black circle matt layer.
Matt and layer together and attach to layer two.

To finish add an insert to the inside of the card base.

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Thank you for visiting my blog and please feel free to follow and make any of my handmade card tutorials.

If you would like to see other cards I have made please have a look here:

Fall Squirrel – Happy Birthday

Secrets Of The Forest Card Designs

Gnome For Christmas – Happy Christmas

Winter Gnomes – Wonderful Time Of The Year

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Challenges I would like to enter are:

Cd Sunday Challenge #145 – Anything Goes Using A CD, USB. Digital Download.

Creative Inspiration Challenge #19 – Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #533 – Halloween Or Fall

Polka Doodles Challenge Wk 43 – Anything Goes

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8 thoughts on “Fall Gnome – Make Today Great”

  1. Carol xx CD Sunday Plus DT says:

    Beautifully coloured and I love the stencil as a frame. Thank you for sharing with us.

  2. Val says:

    Thank you for joining in our challenge this month with your wonderful project!
    DT – Val, Nan, Leigh, Cat
    https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com

  3. Jocelyn Butler says:

    Such a jolly gnome and I love the stencilled background of trees. Thank you for sharing with us.
    Jocelyn x
    CD Sunday Plus DT

  4. Val says:

    Congratulations you made Top3 for our 19th Challenge, check out our Winners Page on the main blog!
    https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/

  5. Pamela says:

    A lovely autumnal card. I like the stencilled frame and that gnome is so jolly!
    Pamela
    CD Sunday Plus DT,

  6. Seafield Jo says:

    A great card, beautifully coloured.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
    Jo x
    CD Sunday Plus DT

  7. Tinz says:

    Great colours! This really pops!

    Hugz Tinz

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