Well...at least I amuse myself! I stamped all of the gnomes in a line and it instantly reminded me of a line of Can Can dancers...hee hee. GNOME Can Can Dancers! (Think Wizard of Oz..."we represent the lollipop kids....) Not funny? Oh well....
This card is for a one-for-one swap with one of the gals in my SSUS swappers group. Thankfully, she allowed me to use any supplies that I wanted and not all SU! The theme for the challenge was 'green' and I'm not sure that you could get much 'greener' than this. Out came the gnome...love him! These gorgeous patterned papers are by Reminisce and are in the Greenday collection. They have some sparkle in the paper and are so fun. I stamped the gnome line on Papertrey white cardstock with Onyx Black Versafine ink and painted them with Twinkling H2Os to match the patterned papers. The lighter green paper had just a hint of green-blue in one of the lines so I brought in that color and I was thrilled with how they turned out. I then added a bit of whimsy with some Sakura Souffle pens to create patterns on their hats. I dug out - and I do mean 'DUG' - a Sizzix paddle punch (does anyone still use these?) from my closet and used that to create the holes for the ribbon 'belt'. The ribbon matched perfectly and I have no idea where it came from originally. The silly sentiment was created on the computer.
I hope you all are enjoying a very GREEN day today!
FUNNY! This card is adorable and your sentiment made me laugh out loud. Happy St Patty's Day! Cheers, Pam :)
Posted by: Pam | March 17, 2008 at 08:52 PM
Oh my gosh! This is just so cute! I love the little green gnomes!
Posted by: Wendy Roy | March 18, 2008 at 02:07 AM
Those cards are great! The little gnomes...they look like they have beards made out of chocolate! ha ha ha I love how you did the ribbon in between each hat. GREAT idea!! I have the sizzix paddle punches too!! WOW!!....I have never used them. I just HAD TO HAVE THEM when I was watching QVC one day. And I just HAD to get the extra paddle set too. I called up my mom and told her to look at that channel. Of course we BOTH than had to have it all. So she ordered them...we got them....and we put them in the closet! ha ha ha. Oh well.
Posted by: Lori Barnett | March 18, 2008 at 09:48 AM
Very fun card. You have a wonderful sense of humor.
Posted by: Ida | March 18, 2008 at 09:09 PM
The sentiment on this CUTE card reminded me of a joke my dad used to think was hilarious: "what kind of noise annoys an oyster most?" "a noisy noise annoys an oyster most!"...yeah...I used to roll around with laughter too - NOT!
Posted by: Toni | March 19, 2008 at 11:32 AM
I think it's funny! And a great card, too : )
Posted by: Pat Huntoon | March 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM
LOL, that is funny! I love the ribbon! Great idea...too cute!
Posted by: Danielle | March 19, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Those gnomes remind me of the Rockettes! I expect to see them doing the can can! Very cute, love the colors.
Posted by: rose kerry | March 22, 2008 at 06:58 PM
I LOVE this card and it is so cool IRL!!! I was wondering how you made those slots for the ribbon. I have some of those Sizzix paddle punches and have only used them a few times. Thank you for this fun, delightful card!!!
Posted by: Adair | April 05, 2008 at 10:29 AM