they are very economical.
Along the 11 inch side, cut at 3.5 inches. You will have a small strip left after you cut all three. Along the long side of each strip, score at 2 on one end, the rotate and score at 2.5 at the opposite end. I used a corner rounder on the edges to keep them tidy. The matted pieces are a quarter inch smaller. I used 1/8 inch adhesive tape to seal the edges of the larger flap to form a pocket. The gnome is attached to the top flap and I used a mini velcro dot to seal the holder. The cardstock is MFT and the patterned paper is from DCWV.
The gnomes were created on Cricut Design space. I used a large oval for the body and sliced the bottom off with a square to create a flat bottom. You can also create this with a punch and cut a flat bottom with scissors. His beard is created from a leaf. I used the small oval nose to slice out a place for the oval to rest. Looking back now, I would have popped the nose up on a piece of foam tape. The hat was from another cut file, but you can easily use a triangle. I have also seen small circles for hands and small ovals for feet, but chose to keep these pretty minimal. I made my gnomes around 2.5 inches tall and could fit close to 43 on a sheet of 12x12 paper on my Circut. I used dark green for the body, cherry for the hats, white for the beards, and flesh for the noses. I assembled them while watching a movie with my hubby in just about an hour.
In total, I made 45 holders in under 3 hours, with cutting papers, folding and assembly. Thanks for looking! April
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