Let It Grow

A gnome isn't just for christmas. As you can see they can be put to other good  uses too. I have had this 'Kadoodle' stamp for ages and never used but it occured to me that he is perfect for the current butterfly challenge which runs until next Tuesday 2nd Jan. so still time to come along and play.

#91 The Fairies, Elves, Pixies, Gnomes come out to play.

The stamp is called Let It Grow and is by Sandra Dry. You can still purchase Kadoodle stamps from The Craft Barn but sadly not this particular one.  I have not added a sentiment, though several spring to mind as I don't have a home for him to go to at present so I will add one at a later date.  Coloured using my promarkers,gold gel pen and pearlescent chalks.


I said I would post details on how I made my table decoration for this year so here are some photos I took as I was making it.

The kit is by  Papermania -Create christmas - craft your own light up letters - Noel. They come with lights already inserted and also with the batteries.  I forgot to take a photo of the letters in their box before I started but they were just plain brown MDF.  I have had these servivettes for ages in the odd box and just had four of them left. they were 3 ply which I  separated.

The back layer was just palin white so I have kept for a further project. The middle layer however had the imprint of the front design so I tore this into small pieces and used it to paper piece the letters with copious amounts of PVA glue

 At this point I was in half a mind to just paint over using either red or green poster paint but in the end I decided to keep  going. The design on the napkin meant I had quite large pieces of the napkin with Santa's head on so I fussy these into squares and then covered each  letter  again using loads of PVA glue.

 I have to say it is more luck than design that when I put all the letters together in a row the Santas all lined up!!

I'm popping over to Pixies Play ground with them and seeing what else everyone is up to.  I hear there is some  Eggnog behind the bike sheds. Better hurry before it's all gone.