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Family Gnomes

August 11, 2022 Leave a Comment

When I sit down to create projects I generally have a fairly good idea of what I want to do. Occasionally though things may take an unexpected turn. Most often it’s because I did something I didn’t really intend to do. Sometimes that means I have to do a quick cover up, other times it’s a good ‘mistake’ that I decide I want to keep. But today’s surprise with the Storybook Gnomes paper occurred as I saw the potential in a scrap of card left over from an earlier project.

Create this sweet Christmas card using the Very Best Occasions Stamp Set and Storybook Gnomes paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

GNOMES PAPER

This card actually began when I was looking through the Storybook Gnomes 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) Pack. I came across this pretty pattern that reminded me of a knitted sweater and cut a strip 3″ x 5-1/2″. Then after cutting a 3-1/8″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Balmy Blue Card I mounted the paper on top using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

For my card base I used my Paper Trimmer to cut and scored some Night of Navy Card. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with my Bone Folder. Finally I fixed the layered DSP to the front of the card base with more liquid glue.

By this point I’d decided that I would use the same paper as my coordinating feature. So next I cut a 3/4″ x 5-1/4″ strip and glued it along the bottom edge of a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White Card. Then I fixed this layer inside the card base so there would be somewhere to write a message.

Now I just needed one last piece of the DSP and I cut that at 2-1/4″ x 6″. Using liquid glue I attached the DSP to the flap of a Basic White Medium Envelope. Then I trimmed off the excess paper with Paper Snips, using the edge of the flap as a guide.

WARM SWEATERS

With the basics done it was time to turn my attention to the focal point of the card. The background paper had reminded me of winter sweaters and I remembered I had a sentiment that mentioned ‘warmth’. It didn’t take me long to find it in the Very Best Occasions Stamp Set… “May you enjoy the warmth of family this season”.

Then I reached for my plastic file pocket containing all my Basic White Card scraps. I found a piece that at 2-1/4″ was the perfect width. It was too long of course, and had a hole in it where I’d previously punched out a sentiment using the Label Me Lovely Punch, but I was going to punch out my sentiment so it really didn’t matter.

After stamping the sentiment onto the card using Night of Navy ink I set it aside while I closed the ink pad. It’s a habit I’ve tried to get into to save myself the frustration of getting inky fingers and arms as I lean across an open ink pad. Then when I turned back to the sentiment piece I realised that the punched hole that I was planing to cut off actually created a little “frame”. What’s more peeking through the frame was another sheet of the Storybook Gnomes paper. That’s when I had the idea to cut a section of this design so that I had a scene featuring a couple of gnomes.

Create this sweet Christmas card using the Very Best Occasions Stamp Set and Storybook Gnomes paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

Using the hole in the card to help me with my choice I finally found the perfect section of the paper. Then I cut the piece to 2″ x 3″ and glued it behind the punched hole. With that done I trimmed the Basic White layer down to 3-7/8″ high and glued it to a 2-3/8″ x 4″ piece of Balmy Blue Card.

Finally I added the completed layer to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and my project was complete.

I love how this card turned out especially since that little ‘picture’ frame was completely unplanned. It did make me think though that the DSP could easily be replaced with a family photo for a very personal Christmas card. What do you think?

For another project using the Storybook Gnomes paper see my blog post Gnomes and snowflakes.

PRODUCT LIST

BUNDLE BONUS – I bought the Very Best Occasions Stamp Set in a bundle with the Very Best Trio Punch (not used today). Using the single ‘bundle’ item number to order meant I saved 10% off the cost of buying the two items separately. I’ve included a link to the bundle below in case you want to explore that option.

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Storybook Gnomes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Storybook Gnomes 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Basic White Medium Envelopes
Basic White Medium Envelopes
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English)
Very Best Occasions Cling Stamp Set (English)
Very Best Occasions Bundle (English)
Very Best Occasions Bundle (English)
Label Me Lovely Punch
Label Me Lovely Punch
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Christmas Cards, Masculine Cards, Simple Cards Tagged With: #simplestamping, Christmas, Label Me Lovely Punch, people, simple, Storybook Gnomes DSP, Very Best Occasions

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