Believe in the Magic

You know what's magic? I'm at my retreat right now with a few dozen friends, happily crafting away! I worked hard to get a lot of projects done ahead, because I have two trips this month, so I had to set aside my procrastinatey ways for the time being. But don't worry - my procrastination game is still strong!

Reverse Confetti (my friend Jen since the earliest of Splitcoast days) has a new release today and it's adorable as usual, so I wanted to have a fall and a winter card to show some of it off.

I started with the supremely adorable gnome set - these images are plenty big for coloring, and the sweater designs make them, in my opinion. I love the girl's sort of Viking braids.

I wanted to build a little scene for them, so I first stamped the gnomes in Amalgam Ink and then cut masks and masked them with my favorite masking paper. I hand cut some curvy hills out of masking paper. Then I used a Copic marker to flick downward from that to create a sort of impression of ice. Then I put the opposite cut side from the same piece of masking paper over that and stamped the houses.

Then I finished coloring them in - nothing fancy - just simple coloring.

Holiday Gnomes [ RVR ] Holiday Gnomes Confetti Cuts [ RVR ] Copic 12 Bold BASIC SKETCH MARKER SET... [ SSS ] GKD Amalgam Ink Pad- Jet Black [ GNK | SSS ] Avery Self-Adhesive Removable Laser... [ AMZUS ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ] Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth [ AMZUS ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two... [ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ] Ink Off Cloth [ INK ]

Then backwards into fall! I used this fun tutorial from Splitcoast that we are using at my retreat this weekend for watercolor backgrounds on photo paper. But what I did after I did the technique was, I stamped and cut the leaf from this set with the matching die and I took the actual coffee filter and then used matte gel medium to attach that to cardstock because it was so pretty. Then I cut that with my oval infinity dies and stamped the sentiment on it. Same technique - two totally different looks. I used these three powdered watercolors: Golden Sands, A Bit Jaded and Sunset Beach. I like these packs of photo paper because they are already cut to a cardmaker friendly size.

Fall Foliage [ RVR ] Fall Foliage Confetti Cuts [ RVR ] Paper Artsy SUNSET BEACH Infusions... [ SSS ] Paper Artsy A BIT JADED Infusions... [ SSS ] Paper Artsy GOLDEN SANDS Infusions... [ SSS ] Amazon.com: Melitta Basket Coffee... [ AMZUS ] Amazon.com : High Gloss Premium Photo... [ AMZUS ] Liquitex Gloss and Matte Mediums [ BLIC ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ] Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth [ AMZUS ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two... [ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ] Ink Off Cloth [ INK ]

So two seasons in one post!

Here is the rest of her release - and it's awesome. If you want some more inspiration, and the chance to win a prize, leave me a comment, and hop along to Tricia's blog!

Have a good rest of your weekend.

Loveyameanitbye.