Garden Gnomes Christmas Cards for the Joyful Stars September Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Joyful Stars September Blog Hop.

.  I'm so glad you are joining us today.  If you have come from Nancy's Blog, you are on the right track.  Today I have two Christmas cards to share.  The cards uses gnomes from the Z3781 stamps and Thin Cuts.

The background snowflakes were cut using a card on the Close to my Heart Complete Creativity Cartridge in White Daisy Cardstock.  The Ho Ho Ho was cut using CTMH Scarlet Cardstock.  The plaid paper and the Scarlet pattern paper "gnome clothes" are from the new X7261 Comfort and Joy Paper Pack.  I stamped the gnome twice - once on white and once on the Scarlet Pattern Paper.  Then, I cut out the clothes along the stamped lines and adhered them to the gnome stamped in white.  I also used Z4245 Opaque Matte Texture Paste to add "texture" to his beard.  Then I added some Z3563 Diamond Stickles to his beard and some snowflakes and also some Z3560 Golden Rod to his belt buckle.  

In the close up photo, you can see the texture and sparkle in his beard.

The second card uses the brand new Distress Inks Z3834 Chipped Sapphire and Z3833 Peacock Feathers to make the background.  After blending, I spritzed the background with water to create the lighter splatter.  I also used Z3293 Clear Shimmer Brush to create shiny splatter.  I am really loving the what you can do with these inks!

The snowflakes are from a retired set CC101188 - Love With All The Trimmings.  They were heat embossed with Z2068 White Embossing Powder.  The background does not come through the snowflakes - they stay perfectly white!  The Silver Loose Sequins are adhered to add extra sparkle.  Also, there is Z679 Liquid Glass on the "glass" part of the lantern.

Thanks so much for joining us and stop back next month on October 10th for some more inspiration using new products.

Now it is time to hop on over to Krista's Blog.