Happy Holidays mini slimline

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Hello, Cathy here with the last day of Gnome-vember.

Stamps Used:

Deer gnome

I used the deer gnome, and I colored it with copic markers and cut out. I felt he needed a little sparkle for his hat. After I cut him out, I added some red stickles to it. I had to let it dry for bit. (I did overnight)

 

Next, I had some Christmas stocking paper I was going to place him on, but he needed to stand on something, so I added some black washi tape and a Happy Halidays sticker to the top and added it to a Kraft mini slimline card base and he is ready for me to send out as a holiday card.

Today is the last day to join the gnome-vember challenge.

Thanksgiving Gnomes

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! Aimee here. In honor of the holiday, I thought I'd make this Thanksgiving Gnomes greeting card as part of the "Gnome-vember Challenge" on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.

Today is a day to express gratitude. Why not try making this cute gnome card and writing a heartfelt message inside to send to someone who could use a little extra love. The Lost Coast Designs website has an amazing catalogue of gnome stamps--there are so many fun ones to choose from. For this card I used Sunglasses Gnome, New Girl Gnome, and Silly Gnome (isn't he hilarious?!). Follow along with these photos to see how this card was made.

And there you have it! One thing I'm grateful for this year is my role on the Design Team for Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda. It's a wonderful creative outlet that challenges me to try new things. There's still time for YOU to try something new by creating something with gnomes as part of "Gnome-vember's Challenge." You have until November 30 to submit your creation to the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity. Happy Stamping!

Gnome-vember, gnome poststamp card.

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 Hi stampers and cardmakers. 

Riet here.

Today it's a short tutorial.

Just stamping and coloring.

It's more about figuring out where each stamp should go.

I used the mini gnome sheets.

These gnomes are a nice size for this die.

I used mini gnome set 1,3 and 5.

The "Once a badass, Always a badass" is a stamp from Carmens Veranda.

The flowers will soon be on the webshop.

I also used a waterproof black ink.

I colored with watercolor markers and Derwent inktense pencils.

I started with the postage die from Studio light craftlab.

I used watercolor paper.

With the metal die I made a paper template and numbered the squares.

Then I cut them out.

Take a piece of paper and stamp the gnomes on it.

Now you can puzzle where each gnome fits.

You can also use a piece of a stamp.

I used the flowers for the very small boxes.

Color the boxes as you see fit or as I colored it is of course also allowed.

I chose to do the middle box in pale colors.

This way you get a nice contrast with the bright colors around it.

Matte on a black background, it makes the colours pop even more.

Not that difficult but a nice result.

The challenge runs until the end of the month.

So there is still time to participate and have a chance to win new rubber stamps.

You can participate with other stamp brands as long as there is stamping.

But read the rules first, that prevents disappointment.

So come and join, it's fun.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CHALLENGE!!!!!

Gnome-vember: Birch forest

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Hello everyone, Liesbeth here showing you my art journal spread for our current challenge Gnome-vember:

It's a small square journal, perfect size for my lovely Gnomes! I started with a napkin with birch forest image, I got it in Finland! I glued it onto the entire spread with gel medium, and painted a ,frame' at the edges with green paints. I stamped Flowers Gnome, Swinging Gnome and Stone House on a seperate piece of paper with waterproof ink and cut them out.

I stamped the Swinging Gnome and Daisy Flourish onto the spread, with waterproof black ink. I coloured the Gnomes and house with watercolour markers (Zig) and glued them on the spread. I finished the spread with gel pens, black marker and I drew a path and a fence.

I think they live happy there!😀

Hope to see your Gnome-creativity soon! See you next time,

LiesbethXX

New Gnome Home

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Hello Portal Peeps!  Gail here today with a card for the Gnome-vember Challenge. We want to see all your stamped makes featuring gnomes.  Lost Coast Designs have a awesome selection of the cutest gnomes, now available in large and mini sizes.  I've used Viking Gnome with mini Stone House and a Large Shrubbery background.

 

I stamped Viking Gnome and mini Stone House on white card, masked and stamped the Shrubbery with green ink.  I cut the panel with Marianne Designs large postage stamp die.   I used a yellow base card smeared with green ink and also edged the white panel with the same inks.  I used some words from Misc. Words to make the sentiment.

 

Join the Gnome-vember fun for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$.  You have all month to link up your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!!!

Love Gnomes

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Hey !  Darlene here with a couple more gnome makes for the month of ...

Whoo Hoo !!!!

My first make is the Tulip Gnome 

This card finished is 5 1/2 inches square

The portion where the gnome is is 4 1/4 inches square

I stamped him about a third of the way up and coloured him in

Then lightly sponged very light blue to make it look like he was standing on

a mountain,

Then I masked the gnome and the hill and added the yellow circle in behind

Masked that too and added some gold splatters

Sponged the edges in orange and added some sparkle to the heart and flower

and just a simple saying

Added black cardstock underneath to pop the image - and done !

Next Up ...

A couple of book marks.

One with Side Sign Gnome - the other from Mini Gnome set

Using a couple of old stencils for the back on the brown one

Then the blue one I used the stencil back and front.

Nice and quick to make - and makes a nice little gift for

your bookworms

Be sure to enter this months Challenge , maybe win !!!

Full of sunshine tag

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Goodmorning, Cathy here with a gnome tag for you.

Stamps Used:

Looking up gnome

grunge diamond background

I started out with coloring and cutting out "Ernest" that is what we named him here in our house. 

Then I took a tag and some distress inks and made a background. I used a light tan and a light gray color.

Next, I stamped the grunge diamond background on the tag in different spots. I then added some scraps of pattern paper to it. I edged it all with a dark brown distress ink. 

I then glued Ernest to the tag and added a number sticker to the top

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                                                 Come join the gnomey fun over at the blog.

Gnome-vember challenge, Match box with popup gnome.

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Hi there, Today a tutorial on how to make this gift box.

Its a Karen Burnstein die.

But if you have a score board you kan make a matchbox.

This box is made for the,

Lost Coast designs/Carmens Veranda stamps challenge blog.

What I used for this box.

LCD tulip gnome the big one.

LCD pieces of calligraphy

LCD longswirl

CV Tulip

Distress oxide:

Wilted Violet

Peacock feathers

Twisted citron

Spiced marmelade

Strip acetate.

A small piece of ribbbon.

A bead or button.

Color pencils or markers.

White gelpen.

Black ink I used versafine.

Color the box with the four colors of distress oxide. 

Don't forget to do the inside of the drawer too.

Inside of the drawer.

Make a hole in the front of the drawer.

Pull the ribbon through the button or bead and through the hole.

Glue the ribbon and assemble the drawer.

Now you have a pull knob on the front of the drawer.

Stamp the Gnome and the tulip with the Versafine.

Color the gnome and tulip as you like.

Give the gnome and the tulip some accents with a white gellpen.

Take the strip of acetate, 1cm wide and 7cm long. 

Make a fold in the acetate strip at 2cm.

Glue the long piece on the back of the gnome.

And the short piece in the drawer. 

If you now pull the drawer open, the gnome jumps up and offers you a tulip.

To finish the box, take the smallest stamp from the Pieces of calligraphy and the Versafine.

Stamp lightly here and there, it doesn't have to be a perfect print.

With the Long swirl stamp and the oxides I made some small prints.

I did this with Orange on orange and green on green etc.

Let your ink dry.

Now, isn't this a nice gift box?

You can put candy or chocolates in it.

Or a gift card.

Make sure you put it under the gnome.

Are you also making something with a gnome?

Then join the challenge and maybe you will win those new stamps.

You can join with other brands, as long as there is stamping on your art.

So hope to see you on the challenge.

Click here for the challenge.

CHALLENGE #191 REMINDER - GNOME-VEMBER

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Hello Portal Peeps.  
 

It's time for a reminder about our November Challenge.
Our challenges are now monthly!  A new challenge starting the 1st every month, with chances to win Lost Coast dollars. We will be announcing winners on the 5th of the month, so do pop back and see who wowed the team and gets our snazzy blog badge and the coveted Lost Coast dollars.

CHALLENGE #191

GNOME-VEMBER

We want to see everything Gnome.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings with any theme.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digi images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha.

Please read the updated Challenge Rules to ensure your entries qualify to win this month's prize!

You are welcome to play in our Challenges using rubber stamp images from any company but if you use any of our Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps...we love it when you do...then you could win a bigger prize in our random prize drawing.  All winners get our snazzy Challenge Winner's Badge to proudly display on their blogs!

If you don't have a blog then no prob, you can still play in our challenges by sharing your projects from public photo sharing sites which includes our Facebook Company Pages for Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda.  Please include our Challenge info and the link back to our challenge in your photo's description!  As long as the privacy setting for your photo is public you're good to go.  See, it's so easy to join the fun!  FYI, you can't link up projects shared in closed Facebook groups! 

Here's some inspiration from the team to get us started.  ENJOY!

   
 Kathi used Lost Coast Designs Mini Gnomes 2

 
Riet used Lost Coast Designs Tulip Gnome, Pieced of Calligraphy and Long Swirl with Carmen's Veranda Tulip

Darlene used Lost Coast Designs mini Side Sign Gnome

Now it's your turn.  Are you up for the challenge?  We can't wait to see your projects!  
Submit your entries in the linky party below by 23.59 PST on the 30th and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so check back and join the fun.

Happy Stamping!
Gail
Challenge Host

 

Gnome-vember: Lovely witches!

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Hello everyone! Liesbeth here with two ATC's with those gorgeous gnome witches for our current challenge Gnome-vember. Aren't they lovely?

I stamped Gnome Witch with stars and Gnome Witch no stars onto a glossy alcoholink-coloured ATC and coloured the witches with Ecoline markers and finishes the atc's with glitter glue and white gel pen.

Have a ,Gnomefull' time, see you next time!

                                                                          LiesbethXX

Gnome Tag

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Hello all, Aimee here! Attaching a hand-made tag to a gift bag is a great way to show someone just how much you care. Why not use this month's GNOME-vember Challenge as your excuse to make a gift tag for a loved one's upcoming special occasion? It will make your present all the more memorable.

The Lost Coast Design's website has a huge selection of adorable gnomes to choose from in their catalogue. I've used Silly Gnome and new gnome for this sample. Follow along with these photos to see how I made this tag.

Now 's your chance to get your gnome on! Upload your stamped gnome creation to the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity for your chance to win a prize. You have until the last day of the month, so there's still plenty of time. Go for it!