My Little Creative Escape: gnome

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Color Throwdow 380-birthday gnome

Hello and happy Wednesday! It's time for another great color challenge with The Color Throwdown.

Vickie is our hostess this week and the inspiration photo is so warm and cozy. I love that rich deep red. Add in some gray and white and you'll be all set to join us this week. I can't wait to see what you create.

I pulled out one of my favorite Taylored Expressions stamps sets, Under the Toadstool. I just adore that gnome. I also colored up some mushrooms and stamped a magical starry background with grout gray ink on a smooth white background. I anchored the image with some designer paper and a solid stone twine bow.

I stamped the sentiment with some Paver Red ink onto a gray Speech Bubble die from Lil' Inker Designs. I love that stitched border along the edge. I popped that panel up with some foam dimensionals.

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play the Color Throwdown challenge. If you don't, just use the closest you have. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use the link service to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD380 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd380 and#colorthrowdown on social media. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week, including our incredibly talented February Guest Designer, Kay Miller!

Kay Miller – February Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great one!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Curtain Call-Pop Pop Pop {and a gnome}

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

The LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!

Once again, my card might seem like a stretch from the inspiration photo. Once again, I'll tell you that is one thing I love about stamping, it can take you in many directions. So here I was inspired by the textured of the popcorn, the kraft and green and I had to bring in a patterned ribbon. Hey, I even pulled in a bit of the buttery color of the popcorn on my gnomes hat!

The texture of the popcorn was re-created with the Lots of Dots Embossing folder from TE. (I used all TE products here....you can find the links at the bottom of the post). I stamped my gnome from Under the Toadstool and colored him up with copics. I used the matching dies to cut him out. The small rectangle is from Build A Tag 4. I punched a hole and tied on the gingham ribbon.

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Pop Pop Pop Designers

Amy Kolling
Amy Sheffer
Betty Wright
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson
Stacey Schafer
Tenia Nelson
Tracey McNeely

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page

Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pop Pop Pop for the challenge details and to play along with us!

I am also linking this up for the Taylored Expressions new Share Joy Challenge. Have you seen it?? Come check it out! The challenge has it's own Blog! So fun! Here is the second challenge graphic. I used the sketch for my card today.