Gnome Place like Home -- Pilin' on the Layered Holidays

The theme this month at Pile It On is Holiday (no Birthday), and our mid-month optional bonus theme is Lots of Layers. The only really rule is to be inspired by more than one papercrafting challenge. We're sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs, and I used their Gnome Couple digi stamp.

I added the sentiment myself and printed to along with the digital stamp. I colored the image & background with Copic markers, and added white flocking to his beard.

I used a double-sided Designer Paper for the card base, so I simply decorated it with some fussy-cut images from the same collection, and added a message section.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Cheerful Sketches Challenge: Sketch
The Fairy and The Unicorn: Anything Mystical/Magical
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #30: Anything Christmas Goes
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Frame It


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Thankful Garden -- Flowers & Bling with the UnstampaBelles

Our theme this month at the UnstampaBelles challenge is Flowers and more Flowers, with the optional twist of Bling. You need to follow the twist to be considered as the DT Favorite, but you only have to follow main theme to win our prize.

Be sure to check out the fabulous projects by my teammates the UnstampaBelles this month!

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Mainly Sentimental at International Art & Soul

Our theme this fortnight at the International Art & Soul Challenge is Sentiment as Focal Point.

My sentiment, heat-embossed in gold, is from Verve Stamps.

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Ribbon/Lace with Crafting with Dragonflies

Our challenge this fortnight at Crafting with Dragonflies is Ribbon & Lace.

For the sentiment, I used a rubber stamp I recently won from Repeat Impressions. I heat-embossed it in hot pink. I covered the oval frame with a mix of powders.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Country View Crafts' Challenge: The Written Word
Sunday Stamps #180: Sketch (rotated)


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Pilin' on the Holidays

The theme this month at Pile It On is Holiday (no Birthday). The only really rule is to be inspired by more than one papercrafting challenge. We're sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs.

My card design was inspired by International Picnic Day. I made it as a thank-you for our neighbors, who invited us to a lovely backyard picnic on Memorial Day last weekend. Deviled eggs are a traditional picnic food in these parts.

The "eggs were cut with a Spellbinders oval die; the "yolks" were cut with a Sizzix flower die; the blue background was cut with a stitched-border circle die. I added red sequins to the center of the flowers. I created the sentiment myself on my computer.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Atlantic Hearts: Sketch #266
Craftaholics R Us: Gingham
Pause Dream Enjoy #22: Flowers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers #111: Y is for Yummy

Update: This was chosen as a Top 3 for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #266, and also as a favorite for Pause Dream Enjoy #22.

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