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| Hello Friends, Has it been a good week for you? Ready for the weekend? How about about a jump start to your next card or scrapbook page? It’s that time of the month again…. the “Kathy’s Lily Pad Palette Color Challenge” at the Lily Pad blog. Lawn Fawn is the sponsor (yes that means prizes) this month and you will love what the other DT members created with Lawn Fawn‘s stamps. |
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| This stamp set is called “Gnome sweet gnome” and it’s super adorable. You may be asking yourself why my house is so much larger than it appears here. I enlarged the mushroom house with a projector & you could enlarge the image with your printer & get them same results. |
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| If you peep behind the door you can see the wall paper I created by using some bright inks and the flower & the squiggle in the stamp set. My order of Scrap Dots came in just in time for this card. When I need some serious dimension I use this. I would use it on everything if I could but, that’s not cost effective. The bushes on the card were rejected dots from the top of the mushroom. I didn’t like the way I colored them with the stripes but, happy to have found a a purpose for them. I fell in love with these bright Copic markers. ( this, this & this ) If you are like me and feel the need to add a little pattern to your gnome’s clothes you will need this super fine marker. |
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| To create a subtle pattern on the mushroom top I used this and this ink with the squiggle & the grass stamps for the pattern. After cutting it out I distressed it with some brown distress ink as I did for each dot, parts of the mushroom and the bushes. |
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| I wanted to pop the dots so I traced them twice from my projected image and numbered them so I didn’t have to figure out where each dot should be placed. Next time I will number them on the back of the dots. I added a little trim to the windows so they would be easier to cut out. More grass stamping on the mushrooms base. |
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| I thought I would share this tip for cutting with a blade on smaller images. Cut out the fragile parts first before you cut the images off of the paper because there is less give to the paper and it’s just easier too. Here are a few links of other enlarged projects. Here, here & here if you are interested and if you have any questions please send me an email. Don’t forget to hope over to the Lily Pad blog. Thanks so much for your visit!!! Hugs, Kathy P.S. Did you see this giveaway?? |
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having fun with die cuts and watercolor-masculine cards
A tutorial with watercolor markers & three cards to share (two broken hearts)
Gallery Idol 2011 and a tutorial
WOW!!! This is so cool – just the most adorable card 🙂
This is just so adorable! Love it!
I love the way you coloured thos dots on the mushroom – they look gorgeously tactile. The shading of the mushroom stalk & the cap makes the whole so dimensionally realistic & I had to smile over the wallpaper inside his little home. It’s just delightful.
Have a super holiday break.
Paula (PEP)
I love it!!!! so cool.
WOW!!! This is such an Awesome card Kathy. Love it!
That card is AMAZING! I can’t believe the incredible details you can add to your cards. Once again, AMAZING.
This card is so very cute – thanks for sharing all the steps!
OMG! This is darn cute. Beautiful coloring. I love the enlarged idea. I want to give it a try. Love love your card, Kathy!
Thank you for all the enlarging details. Your stamping techniques for the mushroom and wallpaper are wonderful. Such clever ideas!
Fantastic card, Kathy! Just love all the wonderful and fun details! Hugs to you! 🙂
Love love,love it!!! Great card for a new home.
I love all the great ideas I get from you.
Thanks!craftymetoo
Love love,love it!!! Great card for a new home.
I love all the great ideas I get from you.
Thanks!craftymetoo
Love your bright toadstool house and your little gnome looks so happy to be there xx
Kathy you are amazingly creative! What an awesome card!!! I love how your mind thinks!
Wow this is amazing love the colours so vibrant too!:)x
OMG, I love this!! Whoever imaged a gnome living in such a brightly colored mushroom? 😉 Thanks for the idea and tips on enlarging the mushroom so it could serve as his home. So cute!!!
STUNNING!! Such a gorgeous piece of art!
I love the colors you used. They make me think of Jelly Belly jelly beans! The 3D look of the card is great too.
So much work but so totally worth it! This is a stunning project!
Kathy-you are GENIUS when it comes to design and ingenuity in crafting! This is absolutely adorable! This is one of my favorite Lawn Fawn sets and you made it even more fabulous! LOVE.
I just live all you layering. What a fun idea to enlarge. Make like digital?!
This is so so cute! What a beautiful blog! TFS
this grome’s house is AMAZING, Kathy! I luv those grass stamping all over the “house”!! What a great idea! ~~ Happy Easter ~~
Your card is so clever! I love how you have made so many cute details and cutouts on it. 🙂
Gorgeous colourful home, I mean nome
Fun card!
Very neat idea! Love the way your ginormous mushroom house came out. Awesome!
Wow this is amazing, Kathy! I love this card and the colors! Thank you for taking the time to make instructions! Hugs, Pia
Holy guacamole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is fantastic!
Wow, awesome creation! Love the gnome house you created and the fab bright colors! Stunning!
I love this card. How did you get the door to stay on?
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