Oh, those gnomes...

 

This gnome in a gift box was a new die set that I bought for some of my Christmas cards this year. He's a fun little guy to cut out and put together. Once again I cut the gnome and the ribbon (on the package) from white cardstock and colored them, where needed, with alcohol markers.

The sentiment was a stamp from a gnome stamp set I got a couple of years ago. I've popped it up on a couple of foam squares.

The gift box was cut from glitter cardstock, as you can see in this photo. I love the way the die adds some embossed stars to the packaging. In my opinion, those little details are what makes a die set special.

I added a stamped sentiment on the inside, and my card was done. Looking at it now, I wish I had die-cut a small gift out of the same glitter cardstock and added it here. I was in a hurry, though, to get my cards done and in the mail.

Speaking of cards in the mail, I had one card returned to me in pieces! The pieces had been placed in a plastic bag, and the only thing not torn apart or mangled was the return address. In fact a lot of the envelope and almost all of the Christmas letter were missing, so I have no idea to whom this card was sent! If you think you should have received a card from me, but you have not, this might be the reason. I sent out 90+ cards, and I had made more than 10 different card designs, so I'm clueless as to the recipient.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl