Gnome for the Holidays – Toadstool Pop-Up Card Tutorial

Hi there. Welcome to my blog; tonight I’m sharing my first card made with products from the newly released Holiday Catalogue. Gnomes are really on trend right now in the paper crafting world so I was excited to see the cute stamp set, Gnome for the Holidays on page 23 of the catty.

All I could think about until my order arrived was making a little Toadstool Pop-Up, Gnome House and here’s what eventually materialised after a 6 hour session in my craft room –

Fortunately, it won’t take you as long to make one as I’ve ‘put the hard yards in’ and published a tutorial with easy, step by step instructions and photos for you to follow along.

The Wreath Builder Dies and Confetti Flowers Border Punch made it easy to add some extra greenery to the scene and colouring the little gnomes with Stampin’ Blends and a touch of Clear Wink of Stella was quite a relaxing exercise for me to do after a long day of preparing to head off in our Motorhome for a short break.

Fast forward a few days and I’m currently typing up this blog post while winter camping at a beach not too far from home; I’ve really enjoyed writing the tutorial over the last few days while listening to the sounds of the ocean and the rain on the Motorhome roof.

Some paper crafters love trying different techniques like arty watercolour backgrounds etc. For me, creating 3D scenes inside a card is what ‘makes me happy’ and I hope it brings some happiness to the recipient too. I love the surprise factor that a pop-up mechanism creates!

I hope I’ve inspired you to give it a go –

Gnome for the Holidays – Toadstool Pop-Up Card Tutorial

October 2020 Update – A bonus PDF with Supplies List and Photos is also available for the Snowflake Splendor Version –

Gnome for the Holidays – Snowflake Splendor, Toadstool Pop-Up Card

Thanks so much for stopping by,