Thursday, March 24, 2011

There's Gnomebody Like You

A few weeks ago I won the new Gnomebody Like You set from Wilson Designs (thanks, Kim!). These stamps rock! If you haven't seen them, then check them out.

Anyhoo, when I think of gnomes (not that I spend a lot of time thinking about gnomes), I imagine them peeking around trees and corners. So, I paired the gnomes peeking out with cathedral window paper blocks. My mom recently suggested that I look at the cathedral windows used in quilting blocks, and I tried it out.

I was inspired by the OTWC #49 Challenge colors--love those colors! Here's the card:


Aren't those gnomes hilarious? The sentiment is also part of the set. I paper-pieced the gnomes and colored their faces. Here's a close-up:

 I used one of my all-time favorite older lines of Cosmo Cricket. Here's a close-up of the sentiment:

I colored the hilarious sentiment with colored pencils--markers looked a little harsh with the rest of the card, so I tried pencils. A little Twinery twine tops it off.

Here's what I found playing around with the cathedral folds (at least the way I did them):
  • Heavier paper (over 60lbs.) or papers with texture didn't work as well....even ATG tape wouldn't hold down the edges past a few hours.
  • I put solid cardstock squares on the inside, but double-sided paper would work, too.
  • I used Score-Tape to hold the edges down, but it seems like weighing down the papers for a day (before putting them on the card) seems to help the tape hold. 
Thanks for looking and thanks for the comments!

6 comments:

  1. tooo stinkin cute ...love it Jocelyn!!!..hugs...xoxo

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  2. This is way too cute and way to creative!

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  3. Eek! this is adorable! I love your creative thinking!!! You like the sentiment huh...I'm kind of fond of that one too! (wink). Awesome job!

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  4. Oh, I forget to say thanks for joining in the fun at OTWC and Good luck!!!! :-)

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  5. Too cute, Jocelyn!! Love how the gnomes are peeking out, and that sentiment is hi-LAR-ious! I can't get enough of punny sentiments. Hee hee hee! :o) Congrats on winning this stamp set, too!

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  6. I am totally cracking up at this. I love the idea of having those gnomes peeking out. So funny and cute. Great job using those stamps and thanks so much for joining us at OTWC.

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