Make My Monday #244 is Going to the Gnomes!
Welcome to the newest Make My Monday bi-weekly challenge #244. Our host for this challenge, Claudia, chose Gnomes for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
I wanted to combine some of the retired products, including the Kindest Gnomes stamp set with current products. Here’s my card:
This gnome is my husband’s favorite out of the stamp set, so I’m always ready to use it.
Measurements:
- The Balmy Blue base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches
- The Basic Black mat measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
- HiNT: When I just need a mat, I crop the center out to use in other projects. No one will see the ugly since it’s covered up. Just don’t do this for a mat on the inside because it will cause problems when trying to write on uneven cardstock layers.
- This Balmy Blue Beautiful Bokeh DSP (designer series paper) can be found in the January – April 2025 mini-catalog. Take a closer look at this gorgeous paper in Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Fresh Freesia, and Berry Burst:
- The DSP piece measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
- I trimmed a piece of Balmy Blue 6 x 6 inch DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap, which is trimmed after adhering it to the flap
- Then, I punched a 1-inch circle from coordinating DSP and ran it through my XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
- A scrap piece of Balmy Blue cardstock was used for the sentiment, which comes from the retired Biggest Wish stamp set, which I will keep for a few years because it’s fabulous
- Use a Greetings of the Season die for the sentiment
- I used a length of the Balmy Blue twine from the Baker’s Twine Trio to wrap around the front of the card and tied it in a double bow
- While I haven’t stamped anything on the inside yet for the all occasion card, I did trim a piece of white cardstock to 4 by 5-1/4 inches for the inside
Stamping, Coloring, and Assembly:
- Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere the pieces
- Adhere the Bohek DSP to the black cardstock mat
- Wrap Balmy Blue baker’s twine around the mat/DSP layer and tie in a bow
- Adhere the mat/DSP layer to the base of the card
- Stamp the gnome using Tuxedo Black ink and color him using blends combos
- Crop the gnome
- Stamp the black “Hello” sentiment in Tuxedo Black ink
- Rub down the scrap for the sentiment using your embossing buddy
- Stamp the cursive “hello” on top of the stamped sentiment using VersaMark ink
- After covering the ink in white embossing powder, heat set it
- After the embossed sentiment cools, crop it using the Greetings of the Season die
- Outline the cropped sentiment using a Basic Black Stamping Write Marker
- I adhered the gnome on top of the tiny ribbon hole in the cropped label
- Add dimensionals to the back of the sentiment and adhere
- I thought I needed to add something, so I used three retired black matte dots
- With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set
