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!
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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:
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!
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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
- Glossy Accents, Ranger
- 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
This is the best!! What an adorable gnome!
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.
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!