Inky Paws Challenge #151 - Summer Theme

 Hi everybody!  A new Inky Paws Challenge starts today!  You have until Friday, July 2nd to get your entries in and have a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs online shop!  This is Inky Paws Challenge #151 - Summer Theme.  I just love this little gnome, and I wanted him to look like he is really enjoying his garden!

I knew I wanted to make this card a 5" x 7" so I could fit in all of the flowers and critters I wanted to be in the gnome's garden.  I started by cutting a piece of smooth white cardstock to 4 1/2" x 6 1/2", and blended Distress Oxide Inks Antique Linen, Kitsch Flamingo, and Shaded Lilac onto the background.  I then splattered some gold watercolor paint onto the background and set it aside to dry.  

Next, I die cut the trees and birds using the Forest Scene Builder die set, and the grass using the Land Borders die set.  I blotted the trees with Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Ink.  I then blended Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness onto the grass, and splattered it with a bit of water.

I stamped out the super cute gnome sitting on the toadstool from the Gnome Garden stamp set.  I also stamped out the gnome with the wheelbarrow so I could include the wheelbarrow with flowers in my scene.  The ladybug and butterflies are from the Gnome Garden stamp set as well.  I stamped out a few flowers from the Woodland Spring stamp set, and I also stamped the fox image a couple of times because I wanted to use the little bunch of flowers by the fox's tail.  I colored all of the images with Copic markers and cut them out with their coordinating dies from the Gnome Garden die set, and the Woodland Spring die set.  I fussy cut the wheelbarrow, and the two flower clusters.  I used a white gel pen over the ink where the original image overlapped my fussy cut border.  

I stamped the sentiment from the Gnome Garden stamp set on black cardstock and gold heat embossed, fussy cutting around the sentiment.  I decided on a dark Kraft color cardbase and die cut it to 5" x 7", adhering my ink blended background.  I then adhered all of my die cut pieces and images to my background using liquid glue for some elements of my card, and foam tape for others!

Copic colors used for Gnome:

• Skin - E000, E00, E11
• Cheeks - R11
• Beard - N0, N1
• Hat - BG10, BG11, BG32, BG15, BG49
• Shirt - BV31, BV02, BV04
• R11, R20, R22, R14
• Pants - E70, E71, E74, E77
• Boots - N3, N5, N7

Toadstool:

• BG10, BG11, BG32, BG15, BG49
• N0, N1
• E40, E41, E42, E43

Flowers:

• R01, R11, R20, R22
• BV31, BV02, BV04
• Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17

Leaves:

• YG01, YG03, YG17
• G40, G43, G46

Butterflies:

• Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17
• R01, R11, R20, R22
• Bodies - E11, E15

Ladybug and Cardinal:

• R05, R24, R46, R39

Bluebirds:

• B000, B01, B02, B05

For finishing touches on this card I added glitter with a glitter pen and a few glossy accents!  Now it's time to get your paws inky creating a Summer Theme project using your Newton's Nook Designs products!  Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge!  Hope to see you there!