Monday 12 October 2020

Season's Greetings

I love this little gnome from Simon Says Stamp. I have two of them but this little chap is my favourite. I cut him from Hessian, which I had backed with some double sided adhesive sheet. This helps to keep all the fibres together once they are die-cut and makes sticking onto the card a breeze. The sentiment is also from SSS and I added a little interest to the blue base sheet by stamping with an Impression Obsession wooden plank stamp using Versamark. 
The sketch is from Fab Friday
and I used the colours from 52CCT
Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes
I chose the sentiment as I often associate gnomes with a silly little gizmo which comes out with the decorations each Christmas and is placed strategically in the downstairs loo.  It is a little gnome which is fixed onto a scissor like action, so that he pops up when the button is pressed and calls out "Season's Greetings". Guests often return from a visit to the loo with a big smile on their faces!
Actually it reminds me of a pub we used to go to years ago where in the ladies loo there was a picture of a Scotsman, complete with kilt, which was obviously hinged and liftable! It was quite a temptation for the ladies to lift the kilt to have a peek, but when they did, a buzzer sounded in the bar, so upon emerging from the ladies room there would be knowing grins all round thinking... we know what you did!




 

8 comments:

  1. He's adorable and I love that you used hessian, Chrissie, Jo x

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  2. This is spectacular! I love it.

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  3. So wonderful! Perfect gnome! Thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenge!

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  4. Oh my gosh he is soooo cute! I love the texture of the burlap and the plank background is very pretty! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!

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  5. I can never get enough of your gnome designs, Chrissie! This is another awesome textured delight!! Keep safe! Hugs, Darnell

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  6. So super cute Chrissie - I love these little guys, and the burlap details are so perfectly awesome! Gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing at Fab Friday!

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  7. Such a sweet card :-)) And adorable image.
    Thanks for joining at 52CCT. Good Luck.

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  8. So sweet, beautiful gnome. Thank you for joining us at 52CCT. Goga

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Chrissie