Peace Gnome

Hello and welcome. The card I am sharing today brought back some memories😉.

I remember the 60's well. I was a teen back then, with flower power and tie-dyed rainbow clothes being all the rage. Now that I have seriously dated myself .... this card uses KLM Digital Designs image and one of the sentiments from the Peace Gnome. 

I used 4 printed images to paper piece this guy. The shirt and hat were cut from an alcohol-inked background paper. The glasses were cut from a scrap of holographic paper. The Peace sign was cut then colored with a Pentel Sparkle Pen in gold. The rest of the image was colored with Copic markers and layered onto a base image. I used an old Stampin'UP embossed specialty paper to make the "flower power" background. 

The stitched layers were cut using dies from My Favorite Things.

Paper piecing is a great way to give an image depth. I opted not to add foam to the cut pieces this time. If you try this just make sure you use sharp scissors! Ask me how I know 😡.