Guest Artist: Christa Uttley

Our family has experienced some difficulties recently, but things are looking up as my husband started a new job this week. When our very good friend, Christa, found out that Brian had been hired, she got stampin'! This is her congratulatory card she gave Brian, knowing that she was sort of giving it to me too. :-) When we were talking about the retiring stamp set list, she found out that Knobbly Gnomes is one of my least favourite sets, which is why my dear friend chose to use it for this card. This base is a "hotdog" cut, so it opens at the side. She stamped the cheery sunflower-carrying gnome in Staz-On black and coloured him in with her markers and blender pen. She used the dtp method to apply the ink to the paper edges before mounting it on the Old Olive layer. The hodgepodge hardware keeps the card looking manly, along with her colour choices. Tangerine grosgrain picks up the horizontal lines of the Old Olive layer and the Not Quite Navy cardbase. She finished the card with some paper piercing all around the Olive layer. Nice job! This will be a card that I will cherish in spite of those Knobbly Gnomes!