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Slimline Magical Watercolor Gnome Card

October 26, 2020 by Sandy Allnock 3 Comments Filed Under: Watercolor, Watercolor Powders

Maybe this gnome’s not magic. Not in the waving-his-wand-and-poof-I’m-skinny kind of magic. But with all his sparkle and layers and the aurora borealis background, there’s gotta be some magic going on!

Supplies for this project are linked at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you.

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The gnome was intentional – I’ve been on a kick lately with layering, so brace yourselves for more to come, ha! But….that background? Entirely unexpected. It’s one of those glad-I-had-the-camera-on accidents! Watch and see if you are as amazed:

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The layered gnome is so sweet – especially with the added glossy accent and stickles as embellishing!

The grid is painted with a mixture of yellows and browns, just to take the “sting” of the whiteness from it. And some golden sparkle powder too!

And a view of that background – I wasn’t expecting an aurora borealis, I just wanted darker color than my paints gave me. I honestly thought the Storm Cloud colored powder messed it up – but I kept going. Remember, don’t throw it away too soon…learn all you can from the paper first, and it might actually work out!

Supplies

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  • Let Your Light Shine, Trinity Stamps Clear Stamps
  • Slimline Series: Hip to Be Square, Trinity Stamps Dies
  • Tonic Nuvo Shimmer Powder
    • Golden Sparkler
    • Storm Cloud
  • Glossy Accents, Ranger
    • Regular
    • Mini
  • Unicorn, Ranger Stickles
  • Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
  • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Junior —- https://bit.ly/30xLi9G
  • Cold Press Paper: EH – BLICK
  • VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black
  • Heat Tool, WOW
  • Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
  • Daniel Smith Watercolors EH – BLICK
  • Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8: EH – BLICK – AMZ
  • Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #12: EH – BLICK – AMZ

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  1. Gab says

    October 27, 2020 at 2:48 am

    This is the best!! What an adorable gnome!

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  2. Robin Ridpath says

    October 26, 2020 at 7:40 am

    OMGoodness! I love, love, love this card! The background is dreamy, so creative. The window grid is so fun and Mr. Gnome is just perfect! Thanks for sharing your process.

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  3. GiniK says

    October 26, 2020 at 4:12 am

    Super card – I love your explorations and discoveries! (I’m also guessing the golden sparkler stuff will magically fly off the shelves today.) You always say, “It’s just a piece of paper”, and reinforced that lesson again today. Keep it up – we’re all still learning!

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