Friday, August 5, 2011

Day 3: "Various Verses" and "Gnome One Like You"


Good morning! Thanks for joining us on our final day of the August Inspiration hop with the Gina K Designs team! First set we have today is Tami Mayberry's "Gnome One Like You", these sentiments crack me up! hard to pick the funniest or which to use today...so I just picked a simple one that I could send to any friend (gnomie!) I really like this little gnome.
Cardstock is Pure Luxury White and Blue Raspberry, DP for the bushes and grass is Echo Park "Walk in the Park". I colored the gnome with Copics and decided the card also needed some "pleasant trees" from the new StampTV kit "Falling for You"! Scene cards are so fun to make! Normally i just use a sponge to make my skies but here I wanted a really whimsical look so I stenciled the clouds usjign bahama Blue ink over a scallop punched circle

The next set we have is the Free with Three "Various Verses", with an elegant floral silhouette and some beautiful sentiments in really fresh fonts! They'll go with everything! For this card, I inked up the flowers using Memento markers and stamped off. Next I embossed a Fancy Tag Two above it and stamped in the greeting. I sponged a little Tumbled Glass over the die and then a little Peeled Paint to the bottom.Cardstock is Pure Luxury White, and Grass Green. Ribbon is 5/8" stitched Pure Luxury and button is from the Blue Assortment. (I started out making a sympathy card so I was going for soft and subtle, but it just turned out too sweet and cheerful so this will be for something else!)
Want to win a free set of your choice? Simply leave a comment below and all along the way on your hop today, each comment is an entry for you!


60 comments:

  1. These are both wonderful cards! LOVE the gnome card and your other is very soft and so serene.

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  2. Such wonderful cards. That "Think of you" card is just stunning. I live the embossed Spellbinders tag..

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  3. Oh goodness your Verses card is gorgeous. I just LOVE it. I'm bookmarking that!

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  4. Awesome techniques for the clouds and Memento Markers, your cards are beautiful!!! Great job!

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  5. Two wonderful cards and two great sets.

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  6. Melanie- I love what you did with that cute gnome and oh, your second card is gorgeous. The pleated ribbon is a wonderful touch!

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  7. Oooh - blues and greens! Love what you did - your clouds are wonderful! I will copy that idea for sure!

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  8. These are GREAT!!! Love the second, especially!

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  9. oh, the Verses card made me swoon!

    So glad I found your blog from the opening party! I will keep it bookmarked : )
    thanks!

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  10. Cute cards...love the Gnome sentiments.

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  11. Adorable gnome card, Mel -- love your clouds and paper piecing! And I really like how you embossed the die around the sentiment on your beautiful floral card!

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  12. I love the way you pleated the ribbon on the thinking of you card. Also the way you colored the flowers.

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  13. Love both these cards. Job well done!

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  14. Another set of great cards but love the gnome hehe

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  15. These are fabulous! I love your little gnomie card! Too cute!

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  16. Very nice cards, love the colors.

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  17. Absolute great cards! Beautiful sky on the gnomie card and neat trees and shrubs. The verses card is beautiful!

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  18. Your Verses card is beautiful. That is some amazing stamping.

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  19. Love both cards. Verses card is very elegant while the gnome is is adorable.

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  20. Great cards! The gnome card is super cute, but I love the softness of the Various Verses card.

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  21. The verses card is so pretty and the gnome card so cute
    thank you for sharing

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  22. What a gorgeous card you made with the Various Verses set - so soft and pretty.

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  23. Absolutely love the card (and the color combo) on the Various Verses card. Can't wait to get my set!

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  24. Melanie the gnomie is cute! My favorite is the second card with the blue and green!

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  25. Now that's the kind of sky I was "trying" to make on my card, lol ;)
    FABULOUS cards, Melanie!!

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  26. like how you did the tag and the flowers dancing on the card

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  27. Darling cards. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  28. What a sweet gnome card and the other card is so pretty.
    Marcie

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  29. Such a cute gnome card. Love all the paper piecing. And your Thinking Of You card is stunning. I wish I had half your talent! Even 1/3 would be awesome!

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  30. Your Gnome card is extremely cute, Melannie and your thinking of you card is absolutely GORGEOUS! love IT!

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  31. Great cards - gnome is my favorite here - love the shine of his hat too - great effect!

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  32. Melanie, your gnomie card makes me laugh, too. Love the Various Verses card...very beautiful.

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  33. Great cards, Thanks for sharing

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  34. Fantastic cards!! Love that gnome - so cute!

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  35. Oh my gosh, these are awesome! How in the heck do you find the time? You are amazing! My GKD box came today - playing with some puppies! :-)

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  36. Love these cards. Just absolutely beautiful!

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  37. Your cards are so sweet, thank you for sharing them and the chance to win.

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  38. Fabulous cards, Melaine - they both appeal - the gnome one with it's clear, fresh colours, and the 'Thinking of You, with it's gentle air.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  39. Such a Cute little guy! I love the soft look of the flowered card & love the ribbon treatment!

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  40. I am in love with that little gnome - too cute!!!! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  41. Very nice gnome card. Learned:use scalloped circle for clouds...Neat idea. Thanks.
    Thinking of you card is soooo soft - pretty, pretty.
    Jean McGee

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  42. These are very pretty Melanie - I like how you colored the gnome's hat and that big bold blue button in the middle of that pretty lime ribbon with the blue stitching.

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  43. I really like the softness of your Thinking of you card.

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  44. You stamp and color so beautifully. I especially loved the Thinking of you card. The whole effect is so pleasing to the eye--plus I love blues and greens together.

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  45. OMG both cards are fabulous!!!

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  46. Both are very nice! You're right that the second card was too cheerful to be sympathy card. Funny how that works sometimes! TFS!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  47. The gnome card is so cute; but I love the softness of the thinking of you card!

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  48. Your gnome card is so cute and your various verses card so very, very pretty.

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  49. Hi Melanie! Both these cards are SO Gorgeous!! Love the fun & cute gnome card, and the sweet Various Verses card. Great cards!!

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  50. Really like the use of the ribbon and button. Very nice!

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  51. cute gnomie with the pieced trees! love the watercolor look of your flower card, pretty!

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  52. The gnome is so cute and I love your background treatments. I also love the treatment of your flowers on the second card - they're beautiful!

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  53. Lovely designs Melanie and you little gnome is so cute!

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  54. Love how differenct your 2 cards are the think of you is gorgeous!

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  55. Beautiful cards, wow. Love the vibrant colors especially on the gnome card.

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  56. Such lovely cards. I love the verses card!

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