Hangin' With the Gnomies

Magic happens deep in the forest where the gnomies live. For this scene I used 2 stamp sets, 2 stencils, 1 die set, 1 pack of crayons, 1 pack of markers, a few other inks, and a pair of scissors. It took a tad bit longer to make this card than it should have because I kept getting interrupted by life. But, the Magic Happens and the card came together.

Challenges

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog Saturday Challenge: Magic!

Paperbabe stamps challenge: Picture Inspiration (mushrooms in a forest)
Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
Creative Moments: Anything Goes

Supplies

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Putting it Together

Very recently I got my first pack of Distress Crayons and wanted to try them out.

I stamped my images with Distress Archival ink that came in the Watercolour Kit with the Distress Crayons. I bought the kit because along with the pack of Crayons, it also has the Distress Archival ink I wanted to try, a small set of stamps, and some Distress water colour paper I wanted to try.

I first used the Festive Berries crayon on their hats, swiping the crayon on one side and using the waterbrush to pull the colour to the rest of the hat.

I used the Chipped Sapphire on the male gnomes clothing and hat trim, much the same way, putting the crayon down in the area I wanted darker and then pulling the colour to the other areas with the waterbrush. I wanted nut brown skin so I used Vintage Photo and Tea Dye ink. The mush room was coloured with crayon the way the hat and male gnome clothes were.

For her dress, I scribbled the Seedless Grapes colour on to my work surface and used it like a palette to pick up the purple. For her hair I used Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain ink. For better contrast with her hair, I lighted up her face by just using the waterbrush to lift some of the colour. Hard to see here, but I used Tumbled Glass ink on his beard. I also used a bit of the markers to deepen the shadows on the hats and her dress.

I added white dots to her dress and the mushroom with white gel pen. I used Picket Fence marker to add highlights to the male gnome. I decided not to use the stump, squirrel or second small mushroom.

And then I decided they needed a home! I stamped on to some waterpaper cardstock.

I used a combination of the crayons, markers, and ink to colour the house. I didn't bother colouring the flowers on the sides of the rabbit looking in because I intended to cut them off or cover them.

I fussy cut the pile.

Using the TCW Aspens stencil I  began making their background. I pounced Faded Jeans over the whole area and then some Picked Raspberries and Chipped Sapphire in spots.

I completely forgot to take a picture of the other stenciled background alone. I used Fossilized Amber crayon for the moon and stars Faded Jeans for the sky and Picked Raspberries for the clouds using the Hero Arts Dreamy Nights stencil.

I also die cut the forest frame with the die from the August My Monthly Hero kit using Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish cardstock because it has a really nice look and texture.

I dry fit everything together and was pleased.

I trimmed all the background pieces so the layers would 'hide' behind my aspens.

The bottom layer is the sky scape with moon and clouds. I adhered the mushroom house directly to that layer, then the forest frame and two mushrooms, then the aspens with a mushroom on top.

I used foam mounting tape on both of the gnomes to give them some dimension from the background.

I added a sentiment, Magic Happens, to the front stamped with the Orchid cube from the Monthly Hero Kit.

Inside, I added a sentiment and stamped some hats at the bottom in red.

Picture Inspiration