Whimsical Gnome Santa

Hello friends and followers! Happy Sunday!

Whimsical Gnomes was one of my favorite stamp sets

released this year from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. 

I decided to color one of the adorable gnomes up like

a Santa gnome and make a fun Christmas card.

I was kind of proud of myself because I used two 

die cut trees and the snow hills that I had laying on my 

table from a previous card.  I love when I actually use 

some stash and/or extras laying on my craft desk!  

One of the trees has an embossed pattern on it which I

was going to leave just as it was and then somehow I

got black ink on my finger and on the tree.  So...

then I grabbed a sponge dauber and added a little green

ink to cover up the black boo boo.  Crafters are so

good at thinking of plan b :o).  The sentiment

is from "Shake It Up!" also by KKS.

This card is being shared on the 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS BLOG

as my DT card for 12 days of Christmas.  

I would also like to enter this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges - O' Christmas Tree

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #222 Make Your Mark

52 Christmas Card Throwdown -December Pick a Previous 2016 Challenge

( I chose June 2016 - Christmas Landscapes)

Christmas Cards All Year Round - December Anything Christmas/Holiday

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - T is for Trees

The Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #227 - Anything Goes

Crazy 4 Challenges #365 (C4C365) STAR

S = Snow, T= trees, A=aqua (the paper is a light aqua) R= Red, 

Just Us Girls - JUGS 372 Word Week "Christmas Tree"

Sweet Stampin' Challenges - Let it Snow

Thanks so much for stopping in to visit me today! 

Hugs to each of you! D

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sneak Peek DAY ONE!

Oh my goodness I'm so glad that you are here because....

it's DAY ONE of the fabulous sneak peeks of May for 

KRAFTIN' KIMMIE STAMPS!

I am over the moon for this month and I think you

are gonna love it too! Especially today if you 

are partial to the SEA!!!

The theme is UNDERWATER and we are kickin' things off
with THREE FIN-tastic new designs to inspire you
from artist, Annie Rodrigue!

First there are TWO new stamp sets featuring BRAND NEW MERMAIDS!
Each stamp set has several super cute and funny coordinating sentiments!

They SHORE are beautiful and they are called 

 SERENA SPARKLES

 and TREENA TWINKLES!

Annie has also designed the perfect BACKGROUND stamp set
to go with these new mermaids and many other summer stamp sets
 OR to just use it by itself!!
 How gorgeous is this underwater scene called THE OCEAN!!?

I combined The OCEAN background stamp and the 

SERENA APARKLES stamp to create this fun card.

I wanted to make the coral and plants look like they were 

moving a bit in the water so I double stamped the image.

I used various distress ink colors for the watercolor effect. 

You can't see it very well in the photo :O( but I added 

some wink of stella on her tail and fins and face.  

It's very pretty IRL.  Sometimes I wish I was a mermaid :o)!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges "Emboss It"

(I used dry embossing on the botton panel and heat

embossed the main image and background scene)

The Alphabet Challenge Blog - E is for Embossing Folders

Crafty Catz Challenges #323 - Females Only 

All the NEW May clear stamp sets will be released on Saturday afternoon! 

Be sure to join us at the LIVE Online Release Party beginning at 2pm EST!

 Come join us to help celebrate the new release, check out lots 

of krafty kreations, have a chance to win some prizes 

and just have fun with Kimmie and the Krafty Girls! Hope to see you there!

See you tomorrow with another sneak peek! Hugs D