Saturday 30 October 2021

Sunflower Gnome

I recently visited the World Heritage Site, Stonehenge..... 
...... and there is a lovely little craft shop a couple of miles away in Amesbury.  I left my hubby in a coffee shop in Amesbury, while I had a browse in the craft shop.  I had my eye on this Woodware 'Sunflower Gnome' when I first saw it online and when I saw it in the shop, I just had to buy it...... with quite a few other crafty goodies.

I coloured the image with Promarkers.  I stamped the bees a second time, fussy cut and coloured them and layered them over the original bees just by the bodies so the wings were free, to add some dimension.  The background was embossed with an Embossalicious 'Honeycomb Patchwork' e/f.  I added a sentiment and two tiny punched sunflowers.

I am joining in the following challenges:






29 comments:

  1. A gorgeous card Liz, like you I cannot pass a craft shop without buying something :)
    Thank you for sharing this with us at Allsorts this week.
    Lorraine

    ReplyDelete
  2. He’s adorable! Very cute card.
    So few craft shops left to physically visit- no wonder you took the opportunity!!

    Thanks for sharing at Allsorts this week.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

    ReplyDelete
  3. A cute gnome and beautiful sunflower Liz,a gorgeous happy card

    ReplyDelete
  4. Love your fun gnome card Liz….great card

    Anne

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a cute card. I love it.
    www.rsrue.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  6. Such a fun birthday card, Liz! Love the little bees!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Such a cute card! Gnomes are so trendy now and this one is adorable! Thanks for joining the Double D, "Sunflower" Challenge.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Super card Liz...and it would have been so silly to have gone all that way and not had a crafty souvenir or two!..lol x

    ReplyDelete
  9. How fun to be somewhere special and then on top of that find a craft shop. Good for you. That card is so cute. [Bunny]

    ReplyDelete
  10. What a lucky find Liz, he is rather cute!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Oooh gorgeous stamp, I would have struggled to resist too!
    Fabulous card, thank you so much for joining us at Passion for Markers x

    ReplyDelete
  12. I can see why you couldn't resist buying this super stamp - so cute

    ReplyDelete
  13. Hi Liz, what a stunning place to visit - I've not been to Stonehenge yet, but it's on my list. Gorgeous card as well, the gnome is so cute!

    I'm another one, who won't pass a craft shop anywhere without having a little looksee!!

    Sarah

    ReplyDelete
  14. Such a gorgeous stamp and card Liz. How nice to find a craft shop to visit while you were out.

    Sue xx

    ReplyDelete
  15. Oh Liz that's an adorably CUTE gnome, and what a fun day is sounds like you had, great find! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
    Diane DD DT {Nellies Nest}

    ReplyDelete
  16. I can see why you had to buy this fab Gnome, it's such a cutie. Lovely card. As for Stonehenge, it must be at least 50 years since I visited. I wonder if it's time to go again? ;D
    Faith x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It's changed there a lot over the years. No more touching the stones, visitors have to look from a distance now. A mini bus transports the visitors from the car park and there is an interesting exhibition in the visitors centre. xx

      Delete
  17. What a cute card you created, Liz. Love the image great sketch.
    Would love to visit Stonehenge one day...
    Thanks so much for sharing with us this week at Allsorts challenge!

    ReplyDelete
  18. I am so jealous, Liz, as I would love to visit Stonehenge and have always been fascinated by it and how it came to be. The stamp is so cute and your design really shows it off perfectly. Your punched sunflowers are just right!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Super cute Gnome card. I love your little bees. Thank you for joining us at I Love Promarkers Blog Challenge
    Best Wishes Lisa xx
    craftycard-designs.co.uk

    ReplyDelete
  20. OH WOW how awesome you got to visit Stonehedge (on my bucket list). I can totally understand why you needed this cute stamp ... it was placed in that little shop JUST FOR YOU! And what a fabulous way you've colored/showcased it on today's card Liz! Love it! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Sunflowers’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
    Darlene
    DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Please stop in for a visit!

    ReplyDelete
  21. He's completely adorable, Liz, and I can definitely see why you just had to have him. :-D Thank you for playing along in our "Anything Goes with optional Dies or Punches" challenge at I Love ProMarkers this fortnight. Good luck in the draw. :-D
    NanaConnie

    ReplyDelete
  22. Oh yes, this fabulous stamp definitely needed to be rehomed! And of course, it couldn't leave the shop without a few friends... that would have been cruel! Fabulous colouring and I love your little flying bees! Such a pretty honeycomb background too. Thanks for sharing this with us at Passion for Markers!
    Linda

    ReplyDelete
  23. What a cute card, love this and your gorgeous design.
    xx

    ReplyDelete
  24. Can see why you needed that cute Gnome stamp Liz, super card using it, great to see you at Allsorts challenge, thanks for joining in this week.

    B x

    ReplyDelete
  25. What an adorable card Liz! How fun you found a crafty shop on your travels, so fun to go the Stonehenge as well. Wish that was me! lol A great photo too. I love that you left hubby at a coffee shop, I hope he indulged in some great coffee and pastries and I'm so happy you found crafty goodness to bring home. This little cutie is perfect and I can see why you had to have him. Hugs, Brenda

    ReplyDelete
  26. A beautiful image of the gnome on the sunflower, so cute!! Wonderful bees around the gnome, to!! Sounds like you had a fabulous visit to the Stonehenge site!!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Aw I absolutley love this cute little gnome! A great design and I love how you've created dimension with the bees! I love the embossed background too - the honeycomb background is just perfect! Thanks so much for joining in with my challenge this week at Passion for Markers, Hugs, Karen x

    ReplyDelete
  28. Such a cute card Liz. I love the adorable image and your colouring is perfect. Thanks for sharing with us at Passion for Markers this week. Hugs, Denise x

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. All comments are really appreciated. This is a moderated blog and all anonymous comments will be deleted.

In line with new Data Protection legislation (GDPR) by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose.