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Fishing Gnome!

Apr23

Today I’m sharing a Birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Fisherman Gnome from the new April 2024 release that I made for my dad. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “May all your fishes come true” and “…I’m hooked on you”. My dad loves fishing and goes every chance he gets!

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I had created a 5.5″ x 4.25 frame around the image before printing it out with a HP Printer. I also printed out a second image onto plain photocopy paper and fussy cut around it. I attached the mask that I had created out of the plain paper over top of the coloured image. Using some stencils that I had created previously with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, I created the clouds with a blender brush.

The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then attached to the base card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Fisherman Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Dies \ Stencil: Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: C3, C2, C1,C0

Jeans and Hat: B99, B97, B95, B91

Shirt: E57, E55, E53

Dock: E79, E57, E53, E23

Fish: YR61, YR02, YR00, R02, W3, W2, W1, Y35, E93

Pole and Sign: C2, C1,C0, C00, W3, W2, W1, Colorless Blender

Fishing Rod and Ball: E27, E25, E23, YR09, YR07, YR04, YG07, YG06, YG03, Y08, Y06, Y04

Water: B93, B91, B45, B41, B32, B05, B02, BG10

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Baking Birthday Trolls!

Apr4

Today I’m sharing a Birthday card using Craftin’ Desert Divas – Chef Trolls (Retired) stamp and sentiments that I made for my mom last month! She has always loved to bake, so I thought these were the perfect little images for her.

With a Cuttlebug and Photo-Play – Circle Windows Etched Dies, I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and Echo Park – Birthday Girl – Bouncing Balloons cardstock. With some scrap paper, I die cut the floral scalloped circle using dies from the same set.

I created a base card to the size of 8.5″ x 3.5″ using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. cardstock.  The edges of the the scalloped circle and patterned die cut were inked with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Saltwater Taffy. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Kitsch Flamingo and a finger dauber were used to ink all of the edges of the large patterned die cut and then it was attached directly to the base card using liquid glue.

Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, the images were stamped onto the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock circles. These were coloured in with Copic markers listed below and then applied to the base card using liquid glue. The sentiment was applied to the scalloped circle using a MISTI and Versa Fine – Onyx Black ink. Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder was applied to the ink and heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. I applied the circle from the base card into the centre circle using liquid glue and then applied some Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Saltwater Taffy around the circle. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to scalloped circle and 3 balloon brads and they were all popped up onto the card. Lastly, using various Stickles listed below, I added some sparkle to the small dots on the patterned paper to finish it off.

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiments:  Craftin’ Desert Divas – Chef Trolls (Retired)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versa Fine – Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Saltwater Taffy, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Kitsch Flamingo

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Echo Park – Birthday Girl – Bouncing Balloons, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb

Embossing Powder: Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Die Cut: Photo-Play – Circle Windows Etched Dies (#SIS2379)

Stickles: Grapefruit, Orange Peel, Cool Mint, Sea Glass and Seafoam

Miscellaneous: Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Eyes: Sakura Glaze – Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Utensils: N2, C3, C1

Boy

Hair: E57, E49, E47

Chef Hat and Shirt: C2, C1, C00, Colorless Blender

Pants: BG01, BG000

Shoes and Buttons: 100, Sakura Glaze – Black

Book: YR30, Y17, Y15, Y13

Girl

Hair: E50, E35, YR31, YR24

Apron and Shoes: R17, R14, R08, R05, C2

Dress: R12. R11, R00

Icing: RV06, RV04, RV02

Spoons: E25, E23

Bowl: C3, C2, C1, Colorless Blender

Background: R11, R05, G43, YR16, BG000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Bride To Be Gnome!

Mar16

Today I’m sharing a Bride To Be card using KLM Digital Design – Bridal Gnome II from the new March 2024 release. This image also comes with 3 more sentiments, “Congratulations”, “on your engagement” and “on your marriage”. My niece is getting married this year and I thought this would be a wonderful card for her.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a Cuttlebug and dies from Spellbinders – Grand Arch 3D card, I die cut the image and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock was used to die cut the Trellis. The clouds were die cut using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. and Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Cloud Inserts dies. I created a base card using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. cardstock and for the front flap, I used Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Swiss dots stencil and ran it through my Cuttlebug. The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below. The sentiment and gold background were cut and layered together using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape.

The card was now ready to assemble. Using liquid glue, I applied the gold trellis and coloured image directly to the base. The sentiment was popped up and centred onto the top of the card. Lastly, using some glue dots, I added in 3 flowers from my stash to both sides at the bottom of the card to give it some extra colour.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Bridal Gnome II

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: Spellbinders – Grand Arch 3D card (S6-138), Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Cloud Inserts

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug – Swiss dots

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Flowers from my stash

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Hair: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Dress: C01, C00, Colorless Blender

Flowers, Hat and Leaves: Y17, Y08, Y02, R46, R14, R08, G16, G14, YG25, YG23, YG21

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00, B60 on clouds

Grass: YG07, YG05, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Gnome One Else – Valentine’s!

Feb24

Today I’m sharing a Valentine’s card using Whimsy Stamps – Gnome One Else Clear Stamps that I made for my husband this year!

The image and sentiments were stamped onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cut to the size of 7″ x 5″ using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink. I created a base card to be 7.25″ x 5.25 using Recollections – Red cardstock. I coloured in all of the images with Copic markers listed below. The hearts were applied using Kraftin Kimmie – Happy Hearts Stencil and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Lumberjack Plaid using a blending brush. Once this was completed, using the MISTI for placement, I applied the sentiments using Versa Fine – Onyx Black from the same stamp set. Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder was applied and then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Using a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry, the edges of the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card were inked all around.  The coloured image was then applied to the base card using double-sided tape.

My husband loved his card and I hope you do too!

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiments:  Whimsy Stamps – Gnome One Else Clear Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry, Versa Fine – Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Lumberjack Plaid

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Recollections – Red cardstock

Embossing Powder: Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Stencil: Kraftin Kimmie – Happy Hearts Stencil

Miscellaneous: Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: E99, YR24, YR23

Beard: E79, E70, E29, E27

Male – Clothing: B26, B23, B21

Male Hat: R59, R37, R35

Female – Clothing and Hat: BG32, BG15, BG09

Shoes: C3, C2, C1, C0, C00

Swing: E35, E33, E31, E25, Y17

Mushroom: E42, E40, E09, E08, E0000, BV31, R08

Grass and Boat: G16, YG25, YG23

Flower: V04, V01, V000, Y08, Y04, Y00, E13

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Added into contest: https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/hqfcb-is-formerly-known-tfatu-2-agf.html

Added into contest: https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/hqcolcb-2-competition-of-ewa-with.html

YAY! My card was one of the TOP 3 for Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love Challenge Blog. Feeling so grateful!


 

Flower Pot Gnome – Girl!

Feb6

Today I’m sharing a Thank You card using KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome – Girl from the new February 2024 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “You are loved” and “Carry on with courage“.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I had created a 5.5″ x 4.25 frame around the image before printing it out with a HP Printer. I also printed out a second image onto plain photocopy paper and fussy cut around it. The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then I attached the mask that I had created out of the plain paper over top of the coloured image. Using some stencils that I had created previously with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, I created the clouds with a blender brush. Once this was done, I coloured in the grass. The image was then cut to the size of 5.5″ x 4.25 and attached with double-sided tape to a card base of the same size using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome – Girl

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Dies: Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans and Hat: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Flower Pot, Flowers, Leaves: E13, E09, E08, V04, V01, V000, Y17, Y04, G16, YG25, YG23

Grass: G16, YG25, YG23, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Flower Pot Gnome!

Jan21

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome from the new January 2024 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Something about you made me feel a little more alive and a far less lost” and “You will forever be my always”. I love these sentiments because they can be used for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries or just to say “I love you”.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I had created a 5.5″ x 4.25 frame around the image before printing it out with a HP Printer. I also printed out a second image onto plain photocopy paper and fussy cut around it. The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then I attached the mask that I had created out of the plain paper over top of the coloured image. Using some stencils that I had created previously with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, I created the clouds with a blender brush. Once this was done, I coloured in the grass. The image was then cut to the size of 5.5″ x 4.25 and attached with double-sided tape to a card base of the same size using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Dies: Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans and Hat: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Letter: C1, C00, Colorless Blender

Flower Pot, Ribbon, Flowers, Wrapping and Leaves: E95, E25, E19, E17, E16, E13, V04, V01, V000, Y17, Y15, Y08, Y04

Grass: G16, YG25, YG23, YG21, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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A Little Birdie Told Me…

Dec19

Today, I’m sharing a masculine birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Birds Nest Gnome from the new December release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Spread your wings & fly” and “Just popping in to say hello“.  It looks like this little birdie told all of his friends too because they’re all ready to party with their hats on. LOL!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base.  I cut the paper from Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time paper pack to the sizes of 5.5″ x .75″ and 5.5″ x 3.5″ and applied them directly to the base card. .5″ x 4.25″ was applied across the bottom and the thin stripe is 4-7/8″ x 1/8″.  The edges were inked around the card using  Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using Lawn Fawn – Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below and then popped up onto the base using U-Line double-sided foam tape. The sentiment was fussy cut and then applied with glue to a scrap piece of navy blue cardstock. Once again, I fussy cut around it and then applied U-Line double-sided foam tape and popped it up onto the card. Lastly, I added some Stickles – Diamond to the pompoms on the hats.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Birds Nest Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time (6″ x 6″)

Dies: Lawn Fawn – Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided foam tape, Cuttlebug, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21

Clothing: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, B93, B52, B45

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Bird: E35, E34, E31, R02, R00

Egg and Nest: B00, Y26, Y23, Y21, E23

Sky and Clouds: B60, B04, B02, B01, B00, C00

Grass: G16, YG25, YG23

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Hula Hoop Gnome!

Dec5

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Hula Gnome from the new December release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Your so much fun to be around” and “I like being around you”.  This hip gnome knows how to use a Hula Hoop! I did too in my younger days, now, not so much! LOL! For some strange reason, I just can’t seem to find the rhythm! How about you?

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base.  I inked around all of the edges with blender brushes and a mixture of Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink – Wilted Violet, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fossilized Amber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below and then popped up onto the base using U-Line double-sided foam tape. To finish off the card, I added in some Kraftin’ Kimmie dots.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Hula Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink – Wilted Violet, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fossilized Amber, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided foam tape, Cuttlebug, Kraftin Kimmie Dots

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E33M E31, E30, E27, E25, E23

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Hoola Hoop: V17, V15, V12, B69, B66, B63, Y17, Y15, Y11

Shadow: B00, Colorless Blender, C3, C2, C1

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Caught A Bug?

Nov22

Today I’m sharing a Get Well card using KLM Digital Design – Sitting Gnome from the new November release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Don’t let the little things bug you” and “Feel better soon”. This is the time of year when a lot of people start catching colds. This little gnome card would definitely cheer me up if I wasn’t feeling well and I hope that it cheers up some others as well!

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word, printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and then die cut using My My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers. I coloured in the image with Copic markers listed below and then added Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss to the bottle. Lastly, I die cut 3 clouds using some scrap Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock with Lawn Fawn – Pivot Pop-Up dies. I added a touch of colour to them with the Copic markers and then popped up 2 of the clouds using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape and glue for the other cloud. The finished image was then attached directly to the base using double-sided tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Sitting Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock

Dies: Lawn Fawn – Pivot Pop-Up, My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E29, E27, E25, E23

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Hat: R59, R46, R14, R08

Mushroom: R46, R14, R08, YR31, YR30, YR12, E42, E41, E40

Grasshopper: YG05, YG03, YG01

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00

Grass: YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Bottle: C1, C0, B000, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss

Clouds: B60, C00, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

How Ya Bean??

Nov17

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Coffee Gnome from the new November release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Your a special blend” and “You are the cream to my …”. I’m personally not a coffee lover, but I do believe this is the perfect image and sentiment to send a little note to a friend.

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. Creative Memories – Hot Fudge paper was die cut to the size of 5.25″ x 4″. Using Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Ground Espresso and a blending brush, I created my own background using the stencil from Coffee Break – Practical Publishing 2017. With a sponge dauber, the edges were also inked all around. The finished background was then applied directly to the card using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and coloured in with Copic markers. Both the sentiment and image were then fussy cut all around leaving a small border surrounding them. U-Line Double-Sided Foam tape was applied to both and they were popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Coffee Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Ground Espresso

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

Stencils: Coffee Break – Practical Publishing 2017

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brush, Dauber

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: C7, C6, C5, C3

Pants, Hat and Shoes: E89, E87, E84

Shirt and Socks: E49, E39, E37, E35

Coffee Sack: E43, E42, E41, E37, E19, E18, E17, E15, E13

Coffee Cup: E43, E42, E41, E19, E18, E17

Shadow: C3, C2, C1, C0

Sentiment: E40

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

Bookworm Gnome!

Oct24

Today I’m sharing a couple of very simple bookmarks using KLM Digital Design – Bookworm Gnome from the new October 2023 release. This image also comes with 1 more sentiment, “A book a day keeps reality away” besides the 2 I’m showing here.

The images and sentiments were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and coloured in with Copic markers.

 

I made one image slightly smaller than the other one and then to cut them both out, I used my Cuttlebug and die cut from Art Impressions – 5223 – Bookmark Dies. They are both ready now to laminate and to add tassels to before I give them away to a happy reader.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Bookworm Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Dies: Art Impressions – 5223 – Bookmark Dies

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Shirt: B26, B23, B21

Books Pages: E50, E31, E30

Books: B05, B04, B02, YG67, YG63, YG61, BG57, BG32, BG11, V27, V22, V20

Desk: E29, E25, E23

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

Graveyard Gnome – Witch!

Sep28

Today I’m sharing a Hallowe’en card using KLM Digital Design – Graveyard Gnome – Witch from the new September 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “You totally rock, Ghoulfriend!” and “If the broom fits…”.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base. Craft Consortium – Ink Drops Vivid Craft Papers was cut to the same size as the base. With my Cuttlebug and PhotoPlay – Say It With Stamps – #6 Haunted House Coverplate Die, I die cut the haunted house out of Recollections – Black cardstock and then cut along the bottom of the fence. I traced the fence bottom onto another piece of Recollections – Black cardstock and fussy cut it. The 2 pieces were then glued together. With some scraps of yellow cardstock, I cut out a few pieces and glued them to the back of the house. The entire house and base were attached to the  Vivid Paper background with glue.  Now that the pieces were assembled, I adhered the finished background directly to the base using double-sided tape. Lastly, the top edges were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot and a finger dauber. The moon was also cut out using the same die cut set from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card.

The image was imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and the sentiment onto Recollections – Purple Passions cardstock. The image and the moon were coloured in with Copic markers. I fussy cut the image and then used a black marker to go around all of the edges. With U-Line Double-Sided Foam tape, the image and moon were attached to the front of the card. The sentiment piece was cut to the size of 4″ x 5.25″ and it was adhered to the inside of the card using double-sided tape. Lastly, to finish the card off, I added in 3 little bats onto the front of the card and 2 shoes on the inside using Stampendous – class a’peel stickers – Cats & Bats Black.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Graveyard Gnome – Witch – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock, Craft Consortium – Ink Drops Vivid Craft Papers, Yellow cardstock, Recollections – Purple Passions 8.5″ x 11″

Dies: PhotoPlay – Say It With Stamps – #6 Haunted House Coverplate Die

Miscellaneous: Stampendous – class a’peel stickers – Cats & Bats Black (AC969K), U-Line Double-Sided Foam tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: C9, C7, C5, B41

Hat, Dress: V09, V06, V04, C9, C7, C5, Y38, Y35, Y32

Pumpkin: YR68, YR31, YR18, Y38, YG67

Gravestone: C9, C5, C3, C1

Leaves: E15, E13, E11, R05, R02, Y15, YG07, YG01, YR20, YR14, YR12, Y02

Moon: E41, E40, Y11, Y000, BV20, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Graveyard Gnome – Vampire!

Sep20

Today I’m sharing a Hallowe’en card using KLM Digital Design – Graveyard Gnome – Vampire from the new September 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Can’t wait to hang with our fang gang!” and “Happy Halloween, My creepy little friend”.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.25″ x 5.5″ card base. Recollections – Black cardstock was cut to the same size and adhered directly to the base using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. I printed out an extra copy of the image onto regular copy paper as well and fussy cut around it so that I could use it as a mask for later. I also cut a 2″ circle from a piece of Post-It Note so that I could use both pieces as a mask.

The image was coloured in with Copic markers. With the reverse mask from the circle, I placed it over top of the image and drew in the moon, using the mask as a guide. I added in the features of the moon with Copic markers and then blended everything together with a Copic Colorless Blender. I was now ready to do my background.

I took the mask that I created earlier of the image and placed it over top of the coloured image. Next, I tood the circle that I created from the Post-It Note and placed it over top of the image mask. This allowed me to cover both the moon and the image. With Washi Tape, I covered the bottom part above the sentiment. With multiple blending brushes and Tim Holtz Distress Inks listed below, I created the glow of the moon and the sky. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Carved Pumpkin and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Spiced Marmalade were combined to turn the sentiment orange. Once this was completed I moved the Washi Tape so that it covered the sentiment. This time, I blended in the green Tim Holtz Distress Inks with a blending brush. I decided I wanted a little more depth to the greens, so I removed all of the masks, but kept the Washi Tape on.  Using  Copic markers, I created a few more shadows in the grass.

I removed the Washi Tape and attached the finished image to the base card.  Some extra bats in the sky were added using Class A’ Peel Stickers from Stampendous! Crystal Stickles was applied to the small moon on the hat and the hat band. Finally, some little stars were added into the sky using a White PrismaColor Premiere Pencil to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Graveyard Gnome – Vampire – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Spiced Marmalade, Villainous Potion, Dusty Concord, Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock

Miscellaneous: Blending Brushes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat, Cape and Small Moon: V17, V15, V12, Y17, Y15, Y11, R59, R37, R35

Bat: BV29, BV25, BV23

Gravestone: W5, W3, W1, W0

Leaves: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR15, YR12, Y17, Y04, R39, R02,

Grass: YG25, YG23, YG17, YG13, YG03

Moon: E41, E40, Y11, Y000, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Happy Pride Day!

Jun24

Today, I’m sharing a Happy Pride Day card using Craft With Sarah – Rainbow Gnomes from the free SVG April 21st – April 30th, 2023 Gnome Craft Countdown event. The Rainbow Gnomes were offered on day 6. The sentiment is a free sentiment that can be found on Cricut Design Space. My friend and his partner are celebrating this month along with many of their friends and I’m hoping this card puts an added smile on their faces.

To create the card, I began with a card base of 4.25″ x 5.5″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock.  Using Lawn Fawn Cuts – Cloudy Stencil, multiple blending brushes and multiple Tim Holtz Distress Inks, I created the clouds. With Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn, I gently blended the grass into the base of the clouds.

I imported the .SVG file into Cricut Design Space and created a mirror image of the .svg so that I could have the gnomes facing in opposite directions. I cut out all of the different layers using various cardstock colours along with the sentiment with my Cricut Explore. Once the pieces were all cut out, I glued them all together as per the instructions from Craft With Sarah instructions associated with the .SVG file. These were then added to the front of the card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Cricut Explore, Cricut Design Space – WWW.CRAFTWITHSARAH.COM \ Gnomes – gcc-day-06-rainbow (W2.944 x H3.211, Happy Pride Day (#M278417D3) (1.755 x 1.755)

Inks: Grass: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn, Sky: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, Aged Mahagony, Squeezed Lemonade, Wilted Violet

Paper: Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., miscellaneous card stock

Die Cuts: Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles – Size 2″

Stencil: Lawn Fawn Cuts – Cloudy Stencil

Miscellaneous: Cricut Explore, Cuttlebug, Blending Brushes

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Hero Dad!

May5

Today I’m sharing a Father’s Day card using KLM Digital Design – Wheelbarrow Gnome from the new April 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I grow!” and “Any man can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad”. I know that my dad will always be my hero no matter how old I get. 🙂

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 5.5″ card base. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out dies, I die cut a 5″ x 5″ square out of Recollections – Black cardstock and a 4″ x 4″ square out of Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The black square was applied directly to the base card using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card prior to me cutting out the 4″ square. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. I decided I wanted some puffy clouds, so I printed out the image again, but this time it was printed onto regular copy paper and then I fussy cut around the top part of it. It was placed over top of the coloured image with some washi tape to secure it in place. I took another piece of paper and created a wavy background and placed that down over the image too! Then, with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean and a blender brush, I proceeded to create the cloudy sky using a stencil that I had made earlier using Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies. Once the sky was complete, I added in the dirt path and the farm field to finish off the image. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the back of the completed coloured image and it was popped up onto card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Wheelbarrow Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock

Dies: My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brush

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Hats and Boots: C8, C6, C4, C2

Shirts: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Jeans: B26, B23, B21, E23

WheelBarrow: C10, C8, C6, C3, C2, C1, R56, R37, R35, E29, E25, E23

Lawn \ Farm Field: YG25, YG23, YG21, YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Dirt Path: E37, E35, E33, E31

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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The Best Therapist!

Apr25

Today is Tuesday and I’m sharing an Inspirational card using KLM Digital Design – Gnomes Best Friend from the new April 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Thinking of You” and “Just Smile”. Pets make the perfect companions because they will always listen and never judge you. They sense when you are happy or sad and always make you feel wonderful! Also, your secrets are always safe with them! 🙂

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. Scrapbook.com – Roses Smooth Cardstock – 5.5″ x 4.25″ was applied directly to the base card using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. With my Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers to the size of 4.75″ x 3.5″. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below. Some small clouds were die-cut using Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Inserts and coloured in with Copic Markers. I applied these to the coloured image with liquid glue. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the back of the completed coloured image and it popped it up onto card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Gnomes Best Friend – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Scrapbook.com – Roses Smooth Cardstock – 4.25″ x 5.5″

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers, Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Inserts

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug,

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Hat: R59, R37, R35

Clothing: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Dog: E99, E97, E25, E23, E13, E11, E07, Y38, 100, R02, R00

Lawn: YG25, YG23, YG21, YG03, YG01

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Clouds: C1, C00, B60

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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American Flag Gnome

Apr5

Today is Thursday and I’m sharing an American Celebration card using KLM Digital Design – American Flag Gnome from the new April 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Let Freedom Ring” and “Home of The Brave – America”.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I found some navy blue cardstock with stars from my scrap stash and thought it went perfect with this card. I cut it to be the same size as the base and adhered it directly to base card. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire and a finger dauber were used to ink around all of the edges of the card.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and 1 extra copy of the image was printed onto plain copy paper to be used for masking later. With my Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below. I fussy cut around the image that I had cut out from the plain copy paper and adhered it to the card with some Washi tape as a mask.

Using a blender brush, I created the clouds in the sky with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01) which I had die cut to create stencils. The lawn was created using a blender brush, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn and Lawn Fawn – Slimline Hillside Stencils. I also used the stencils to be a mask for adding in the pathway using a blender brush and Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores.

Once all of the background was completed, I removed the mask from the image and created a shadow under the gnome using Copic markers E33, E31 and E30. Some of the hills were made a little bit darker using Copic marker G20.

I added U-Line double-sided tape to the back of the coloured image then popped it up onto card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  American Flag Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Salty Ocean, Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers, Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Stencils: Lawn Fawn – Slimline Hillside Stencils

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brushes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Hat: R59, R37, R35

Clothing: B39, B37, B29

Boots: E49, E35, E34, E31, C9, C7, C5, C4

Flag: R59, R37, R35, B39, B37, B29

Path: E33, E31, E30 and Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores for base

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Card of the Month – Round 1 – You Did It!

Apr1

Yippee! I am thrilled to have been asked to enter my card into the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s Card of the Month Contest for April! I would love it if you voted for me! Thank you! 🙏🏻 😘💙
Here is the link on Facebook:

https://creativescrapbooker.ca/card-of-the-month-april-2023/?fbclid=IwAR3vXUqlRBglU91NoJldQ6QCgmgcI4C2ORT158UZ-ISyx7rNHNdVTyDo-L0#/bracket/4416181

 

The original post where I created this card can be found here. https://rstevensoncreations.com/2023/03/10/you-did-it/

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Music Speaks!

Mar18

Today I’m sharing a music card using KLM Digital Design – Keyboard Gnome from the new March release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Turn up the volume close your eyes and let the music take over your soul” and “Music is the voice of the soul”. No words were truer spoken, music is all around us and there is something out there for everyone to listen to!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 5.5″ card base. Anna Griffin – Musical Cardstock & Vellum paper was cut to the same size as the base card. Using a Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint pen, I inked around all of the edges and then adhered it to the base card with double-sided tape. Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock was die cut 5 times using my Cuttlebug and Joy! Crafts – Cutting and Embossing Dance to the Music die. Using liquid glue, I applied each layer on top of each other and then glued it to the bottom of the card base.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in the image and fussy cut around it and the sentiment. The edges of the image were inked around with a black marker and the sentiments were adhered onto Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock and then fussy cut again.

The card was now ready to assemble. I added 3M VHB – 2 sided pop-up tape to the backs of the sentiments and image and then popped up all of the pieces onto the card to complete it.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Keyboard Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Anna Griffin – Musical Cardstock & Vellum, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: Joy! Crafts – Cutting and Embossing Dance to the Music

Miscellaneous: Cuttlebug, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint, 3M VHB – 2 sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: E15, YR23, Y38, Y21

Dress and Hat: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Ribbon Sash: R46, R14, R08

Shoes: C10, C8, C6, C5, C3, C2, C1, E55, E53, E51

Keyboard Instrument and Stand: R46, R14, R08, C3, C2, C1

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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You Did It!

Mar10

Today I’m sharing a graduation card using KLM Digital Design – Graduation Gnome II from the new March release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Be the change that you want to see in this world” and “And so the adventure begins”. This little gnome is glowing with pride after graduating and accepting his diploma. Congratulations to all of the new graduates out there this year!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base. Recollections – Black cardstock was cut to the size of 4″ x 4-5/8″ and Recollections – Patterned paper was cut to the size of 3″ x 4.25″ using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers and my Cuttlebug. Using a Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint pen, I inked around all of the edges of both pieces.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in the image and fussy cut around it and the sentiment. Both were adhered onto Recollections Black cardstock and then fussy cut again.

The card was now ready to assemble. I added U-Line double-sided pop-up tape to the backs of the sentiment, image and both rectangular pieces. All pieces were then popped up onto card to complete it.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Graduation Gnome II – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections Grad Paper, Recollections Black cardstock

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint, Xyron Create a Sticker

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Gown and Hat: C10, C8, C6, C5, C4

Boots: 100, C10, C8, C6, C5, C4

Scroll: C1, C0

Ribbon and Tassel: YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00

Glow around image: Y00

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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