G IS FOR GNOME {sfytt}

Okay, so here's my card for this week's SFYTT, shown in the post below, and here's how I arrived at this finished card...

1.)  I knew I wanted to use an image from one of ANNA WIGHT'S new sets from WHIPPER SNAPPER DESIGNS and I do love this little gnome guy from the GARDEN GNOME set so that was an easy choice. 

2.)  I visited my LSS this week (I am now a disgruntled customer...but that's a whole 'nother story for another day!) and found this fun cloud paper and a matching sheet that included each letter of the alphabet with a line for filling in what each letter could stand for.  It's all by We R Memory Keepers and it's called 72 & Sunny.  I cut out just the "g" for the obvious reason.  I stamped the word "GNOME" with one of those tiny alphabet sets from SU!

3.)  Following Jen's sketch, I knew that I needed three horizontal elements on the left side of the layout.  But my dilemma was that I didn't want to cover up the cloud paper.  I chose to use the PTI cloud die and make the clouds fit that part of the sketch.  I added a tiny bit of airbrushed Copic markers (W2 and W4) to better define that bottom edge of each cloud. 

4.) Then I had in mind that I wanted to use my new Sheltering Tree & Leaf Trio Die-namics dies from MY FAVORITE THINGS.  How freakin' cute is this tree?  Are you familiar with it?  If not, well let me just tell you that it not only cuts out the little tree...it embosses the wood pattern as well!  WOW-WEEEE...I'm a faux bois lovin' girl so this had to come and live at my house, ya know! I used the little leaf die to cut two colors of felt from the Felt On The Fly shop on Etsy and added various buttons from PTI.  And then it just needed a little bird too...that's from another of Anna's sets, SWEET EXPRESSIONS.

And that's that...in a much shortened version than how the process really went...and in much less time too!  It's pretty cute though, I think.  Off to continue on with the rest of my "to-do" list today.  The neighbors are having a luau tonight so I've got to go to the store, make a pineapple cake, and figure out what I might have that's suitable to wear to a luau.  Hope you have a FAB weekend and do check out the other girls' cards today...the list was included in the post just before this one.

Comments

[Jenn Diercks]

I think the card is adorable and I love the clouds as the vertical elements. It's such a fun card it was worth waiting for. Adorable!

[Linda C.]

Whoa! Your creativity w/this sketch is amazing! Love it! Pineapple cake sounds yummy!!

[Brenda]

I love this card!!!! Talk about the creative process in action.

[tracy]

This card made me faint. wow.

[Beth Norman]

Too stink'n cute! I'm familiar with the tree--jut ordered along with the clouds and large scallop and the rick rack. I'm so spoiled. Sorry you had trouble with your LSS. I have three in town and cringe when I have to go into one particular one. Sadly, they have the papers and Tim Holtz and Hero arts products.

[Kelly Lunceford]

You are so clever! I love how you used the clouds for each of the side panels! I love all of the details! So much to look at and so charming! TFS

[Jodi]

NO way! This is WAY to fabulous Leigh!!! LOVE how you used the clouds for the side panels! This is GENIUS! LOVE every bit of this!!

[Amy Rohl]

Shut up, just shut up!!! Your stamping table must be a mess with all the creative juices flowin' outta you!!! There is not one thing I don't LOVE about this card...so cute, so clever!!