Oh those Gnomes! They're everywhere this year. But I love them and was thrilled to get this stamp set by Stampendous with the little birthday Gnomes. Who wouldn't love a card like that?
I decided to keep this card clean and simple. I began with a base of Whisper White, added a thin matte of Bermuda Bay cardstock and then added my piece with the stamped image and sentiment.
I used a piece of Mixed Media paper for my image and sentiments. Once I had stamped that little Gnome, colouring him was a real pleasure. The image is very simply drawn, but it's easy to add some dimension by shading the colours. For that I did watercolouring with my Derwent watercolour pencils. I just love how much control there is and how easy it is to mix colours as well. To ground my little character, I added some ground and then just topped it off with a bit of happy background.
For a bit of birthday sparkle, I used my Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen to add some lovely sparkle and shimmer to that balloon. You can really see it in this close-up. And that's it. Just clean and simple. I think it's a perfect birthday card and should give someone a great big smile, don't you?
Have fun checking out our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and I hope you'll link your creation before the deadline on Monday, November 16th.
I've also entered my card in the following challenges:
