Thanksgiving Gnomes

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! In honor of the holiday, I thought I'd make this Thanksgiving Gnomes greeting card as part of the "Gnome-vember" Challenge on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity. 

Today is a day to express gratitude. Why not try making this cute gnome card and writing a heartfelt message inside to send to someone who could use a little extra love. The Lost Coast Designs website has an amazing catalogue of gnomes--there are so many to choose from! For this card, I used Sunglasses Gnome, New Gnome and Silly Gnome (isn't he hilarious?!). Follow along with these photos to see how this card was made.
And there you have it! One thing I'm thankful for this year is my role on the Design Team for Lost Coast Designs. It's a wonderful creative outlet that challenges me to try new things. There's still time for YOU to try something new by creating something with gnomes as part of "Gnome-vember's Challenge." You have until November 30 to submit your work to the Lost Coast Portal To Creativity. Happy Stamping!


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