Sewing Gnome!!!

 It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a card using Let's Sew - TLF031 by High Hopes Rubber Stamps for the main image and Needle & Thread- FFL024 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps) for the sentiment. I just learned how to quilt a few years ago and really love it. This new image and sentiment would be perfect for all of your quilting and sewing friends.

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of AC Cardstock - White, cut and scored it to be 6" x 6". I cut the 1st and 2nd layers using Recollections - Purple Passions paper. The 1st cut was 6" x 6" and the 2nd layer was cut to 5.75" x 5.75". These 2 layers were attached directly to the base using double-sided tape. The patterned background paper from Crafts - Designer Paper was cut to the size of 5.5" x 5.5" and popped up using U-Line double-sided tape. The smaller square was die cut from Recollections - Purple Passions paper using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out to the size of 4" x 4". This was popped up using U-Line double-sided tape onto the centre of the last square. Lastly, Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card was die cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities - Square Swatches for the image and My Creative Time Dies - Stiched Decorative Banners for the sentiment. The image and sentiment were both stamped onto the die cuts using my MISTI and Memento - Tuxedo Black ink. I inked around the edges of the sentiment with some purple ink that was still left on my blending brush from a previous project I had worked on. Then it was popped up onto the card using U-Line double-sided tape. Lastly, the image was coloured in with Copic markers and I created some writing on the sewing machine to represent various stitch patterns using a Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen. Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Silver pen was used for the needle holder and the foot on the sewing machine. Once, this was all completed, I applied the image to the centre of the smallest square using double-sided tape to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Let's Sew - TLF031 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Needle & Thread - FFL024 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Crafts - Designer Paper - 02-3093268 (6" x 6"), Recollections - Purple Passions 8.5" x 11", AC Cardstock - White

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Square Swatches S4-342, My Creative Time Dies - Stiched Decorative Banners, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Tools: MISTI - Most Incredible Stamping Tool, 3M - 2 sided tape, Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Silver, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Clothes, Patch and Hat: BV04, BV02, BV01, Y28, Y26, Y23

Desk: E35, E34, E33, E31, E15, Y35, Y08, YR24

Chair: E27, E25, E23, B95, B93, B91

Sewing Machine, Thread: YG95, YG93, YG91, V99, V95, V93, V91, BV04, BV02, BV01, 100, Pental Sunburst Metalic Med Gel Pen - Silver

Quilt: BV34, BV31, BV20, YR30, YG93, YG91, G24, G21, G20, B95, B93, B91, Y28, Y26, Y23

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

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