From our Gnome to yours

Good morning Cottagecutz Fans, it’s Wendy bringing you the blog today. I really hope your enjoying your weekends. Mine was spent crafting (of course) and long doggy walks with hubby and Border Terrier Betty. 

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Todays card is made using my favourite die ‘Snowy Gnome Home’. What I like about this die is there are so many elements, you can just pick a few to use on a tag or mini card.

Firstly I made a white card measuring 5.5” x 4,5”. I then cut the ‘Slimline Clouds’ die so I could use it for a mask to create the background. I used quite a muted distress ink (Speckled Egg) as I wanted it to feel wintery. Again I have used a brush to apply the ink. Start half way up the card and move the mask up and you will get a really lovely design

Next I cut out the ‘slimline hills’ in both green and white. I thought this gave the appearance of snowy hills. I applied to my card and trimmed the excess

Now I have cut out all the elements from the die I wanted. I’ve assembled the smaller parts just so I don’t lose them

Finally I added all the elements on my card. To finish off I used some chalk to highlight certain parts, like the stones. I also used some flat back crystals t for the lights under the mushroom

I printed a sentiment to finish the card which I thought was cute. I used the nested stitched rectangles to cut it out. So that’s my card done

I really hope you like the card and it has given you some inspiration. So I will see you on Friday with another blog post. Have a wonderful week and make sure you find time to craft

Wendy

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