Valentine Gnomie

Hey everyone - I'm back with another Valentine card! This time I'm using some new Spellbinders I ordered a while back and hadn't had the chance to use until now.

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 card; Neenah white;

My Favorite Things Colorful Canvas; Paper Studio Holiday & glitter;

Tim Holtz Kraft Metallic; scraps of black, light & medium pinks & acetate

Stamps - Hero Arts Jan 2024 My Monthly Hero kit (sentiment)

Dies - Spellbinders Gnome Drive Holiday &

Gnome Drive Hearts for You;

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

I bought the entire Spellbinders Gnome Drive bundle; you need the Holiday set if you want the car - the others are add-ons. My test die cut of the car body was done with purple (my favorite color, if you didn't know). Then I spotted Lisa's (My Paper Tales) darling card for Just Us Girls Challenge #712 where it's color week - Red, Pink & neutrals. I set aside the purple car for future & cut one from a deep red cardstock. Die cut the rest of the car, gnome and balloon bouquet from a couple more shades of red & pink, plus the neutrals. Cut the car body twice, actually, and sandwiched some acetate between the two so I'd have a windshield. Stamped the sentiment on the biggest balloon. 

Note: The gnome's arms are down at his side when die cut; I trimmed them off to reposition with one driving the car & the other holding the balloons. Assembled the gnome and car. Next I die cut a stitched rectangle from a MFT pink canvas pattern & adhered to pink A2 card, then added the gnome car and balloon string. The balloons were popped up with foam tape.

I haven't played at Color Hues in a while but Challenge #80 happens to have the same colors so I'll add my card there. Plus I'll link up to Darnell's February NBUS Challenge since my gnome sets are new.

One more Valentine done and just one more to go - yay! Thanks for stopping and I hope you have a crafty weekend!!