Festive Sunday Inspiration 2 - Gnome For The Holiday from Stampin' Up!

 Hi friends,

Today is the second installment in my Festive Sunday Inspiration series.  There is still time to catch the first post in the series though.  I will be bringing you a post every Sunday until 29 November featuring festive projects to spark your creativity.  Projects will feature Stampin' Up! products and a variety of techniques.  If you would like to purchase any of the products for yourself, please visit my online shop which is open 24/7.  

I have chosen my favourite stamp set in the entire August to December 2020 Mini Catalogue for today's card.  These gnomes in the Gnome for the Holidays stamp set are just too cute!

My card appears fairly simple but it actually has three techniques.  I stared by making a card blank from Crumb Cake cardstock.  I cut a panel slightly smaller than the front of my card and then placed this inside the Stamparatus.  I took the Christmas Wishes stamp from the Banner Year stamp set and repeatedly stamped this in Crumb Cake ink using the removable plate of the Stamparatus for easy positioning.  I adhered the panel flat onto my card blank using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  The snowflake strip was created using the Winter Snow Embossing Folder.  I inked up the folder with Just Jade ink and ran a piece of Whisper White cardstock through my die cutting and embossing machine.  This transferred the ink to the background of the cardstock, leaving the snowflakes white.  I removed the piece of cardstock from the folder and then swiped ink in Pretty Peacock across the raised embossed snowflakes.  I love this technique for a striking background or patterned accent on a card.  I stamped the gnome image from the Gnome for the Holidays stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then coloured with Stampin' Blends in Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Ivory and Crumb Cake.  I fussy cut out the image with Paper Snips and then mounted onto a die cut oval from the Layering Ovals Dies, adding a frame with a larger oval die from the same set in Real Red cardstock.  I finished off with some Just Jade In Color 2020-2022 Enamel Dots.  

I hope you liked this gnome take on a festive card with multiple techniques.  What's your favourite crafting technique?  Let me know in the comments below.

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List

Gnome For The Holidays Cling Stamp Set (English) [153322]	Banner Year Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153464]	Winter Snow Embossing Folder [153577]	Layering Ovals Dies [151771]	Stamparatus [148187]
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]
Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115]	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899]	Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154880]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058]
Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922]	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882]	2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots [152480]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]