Gnome sweet gnome

Hi Stampers!
Today I want to use a stamp set that is going away with the Occasions mini catalog.  There are so many great sets in this catalog I wish I had them all!  However, I don't, but I do want to use the ones I have for the next couple of days before they retire.  This is the card I originally made for the Create with Connie and Mary sketch Challenge CMCC198.  

I love the details of this card.  Sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference, like the cute flower brad on the tag, and the way the words are stamped.

I've got a confession to make: I'm a hoarder.  I've hoarded these flower brads- I can't remember when I bought them, but this is the first time I've used them!  Such a shame!  USE those things you are hoarding!
I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the words.  On the stamp they appear in a straight line.  I used a marker to omit (or select) the words in each line and then used the SAMJ to place them where I wanted them.  Same with the grass and mushrooms.  Check the tutorial from yesterday's post to see how to work the SAMJ.
I also added to glitter to the lamp to make it sparkle- that may be hard to see in the photo unless you look very closely...
I saw a resin garden gnome today at a store and was tempted to purchase it- but the price tag was a bit too high for me, so this little guy will have to do!
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Stamp-a-ma-jig

Hi Stampers!
I promised you a tutorial on how to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig and today is the day.  It's hard to get exactly the right photos but I hope this an introduction for you to this fantastic tool.
The SAMJ has 2 parts- the Positioner and a Transparency square:

 The first thing to do is line up the transparency in the corner of the positioner

 Ink up the stamp with a NON-PERMANENT ink, line it up in the corner of the positioner, and stamp.

 You can see the stamp on the transparency:

 I stamped this image and I want to line up the stick in the racoon's hands

 So I put the transparency over my image and line it up where I want to stamp it

 Time to bring in the positioner and line it up in the corner of the transparency

 Remove the transparency keeping the positioner in place

 Now line up the stamp in the corner of the positioner

  This is what it looks like stamped before I remove the positioner (after it's been stamped)

And here is the final project:

Don't you just love the bear?  This stamp set, Under the Stars, is one of my favorites.  I'm so sad it is on the retired list so I'm going to use it a lot in the next month!  I'm also going to add this to a challenge over at Create with Connie and Mary, the CCMC198 Sketch challenge.  It's a bit loose on the sketch but I think it works!  I hope they do to!  Instead of layering the bear OVER the bottom belly band, I layered him UNDER the belly band, keeping the location and balance of the original sketch.  Okay, it's a stretch, but it was my inspiration!
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