SSS Gnomes and Snowflakes Xmas Cards

I love any of the SS Gnomes and Snowflakes Wafer Dies by Simon Says Stamps.

They are awesome to make Xmas cards but you can create projects for any occasion.

As I recently got more designs, I decided to give them a try and to share some easy ideas with you all.

For today I’m using the following die sets:

For the sentiments on the cards today, I used stamps from the Ornamental Christmas and Winter Birds stamp sets by Simon Says Stamp, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, and the Misti.

The Cardmaking Process

First, I die-cut all the card bases using “Circles Etched Dies and Oval Etched Dies” from the Fluted Classics Collection by Spellbinders that will be released soon on the Simon Says Store here!
The card blacks I sued are Tonic Studios A6 UK size this are slighly larger than A2 card blanks by Tonic Studios that I also use very often but I run out of them :(.
Then, I die-cut the pieces out of teal, grey, and a piece of white cardstock coloured with a skin tone marker ( for the noses)
To add shine, I simply die-cut several snowflakes using Harmony Snowflakes out of Matte Gold Mirror Cardstock by Simon Says Stamps.
I also die -cut Gold Glitter Cardstock included in the Gold Hearted paper pad ( this includes gorgeous textured gold paper ideal to add accents to your cards)
For even more sparkle, I added Gold Mix Gems.
I decided to keep the cards as flat as possible for easy mailing so I glued the pieces using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive.

The Deco Hat Gnome is perhaps the large gnome in the range and the most time-consuming of the gnomes die sets because the hat includes many little pieces ( 29 to be more exact -lol ). It is crazy!!

You got to see my face the first time I happily die-cut the image… My jaw dropped! I got several tiny pieces everywhere and I didn’t know what was what.

So the second time I die cut it, I used Press n’ Seal behind the cardstock to keep the pieces together, and that made the paper piecing process a lot easier.

This gnome is in my opinion the nicet so the extra work is well worth it.

In my previous post here you can find easy but essential paper piecing tips.