Sunday Snippets - Let's all eat cake!

Hi Playmates!

I'm hosting a new challenge over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND for the next fortnight. This is your opportunity to use up some snippets, then come over to the Playground for a 'show and tell' via Mr Linky.

For my homework this week I made a card using one of the stamp sets you can win over in the Playground. No, I didn't use the ACTUAL set that's up for a prize, it's just that I happen to have the set in my own stamp collection too, so I made something with it as an example.

This little card was originally a triptych card that went wrong ages ago, so I cut off the third panel and kept the (now) two panel card in my snippets pile for later use.

Then, would you believe it, while I was making THIS card, I messed up the stamping at the bottom, so the original snippet got cut down some more! It now measures 4" x 2.75"!!!! But it's cute, so it's OK!

Attempting to show you the glittery gold cases!

Details:

• Hobby Art "Cakes" stamp set CSS003 (I made Post-It note masks for the cakes). I started by masking off the bottom cake, stamped the next cake up, masked that as well, then stamped the top cake.
• The cakes themselves are coloured with a mixture of Tombow pens and watercolour pencils. The cake cases are coloured with glittery gold Signo pens.
• White Sakura Gelli Roll 08 Pen used for highlights.
• Sentiment is ANCIENT - no idea of its maker!

March Rudolph Day - Heart Baubles

Hi there!

I was chuffed to bits to be the lucky winner of a STAMPING SENSATIONS challenge at the end of last year and received this lovely Christmas baubles stamp as part of my prize. Couldn't wait to play with it, so here's the first card, but I have a feeling there will be many more in different colour ways and maybe some decoupage! 

A6 sized card

Materials:

• Sentiment by Inkylicious - originally part of the Winter Snow Pines (large) stamp set.
• Cling Heart Ornaments stamp by Stampendous.

Sunday Snippets - Gelli Happy Birthday!

Hi Playmates!

I have published RESULTS from the previous challenge, so please hop over to the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND to admire the top picks and discover which lucky playmate won the prize. There's still nearly a week left to play in Di's current challenge if you haven't already done so.

For my homework ONLY snippets were added to the card front - can you see my halo?

A6 sized card

Details:

• Snippets = gel print for main panel and black card for the punched-out star and matting
• Heat embossed sentiments by PaperArtsy
• Foam pads used to adhere matted main panel to card front

Mini Moo Cards

Hi there!

I had not heard of Mini Moo cards until I ventured over to see what The Little Things Challenge was all about. 

In the Permitted Projects section of The Little Things Challenge, Mini Moo cards are said to measure 28mm x 70mm (1.1” x 2.75”) and were originally tiny business cards . . . but crafters have adopted them!

SO . . . I went ahead and made one, using up a few smaller snippets in the process.

My first Mini Moo card

Materials:

• White snippet of card measuring 28mm x 70mm
• Striped Washi tape by Funky Fossil.
• Unbranded flower die from Amazon, coloured with a pink Posca pen and Shabby Shutters DI.
• Grungy “flourish” word from the Spread A Little Happiness set (#628) by Aall & Create

I had so much fun making the first Mini Moo that pretty soon there were THREE!!! 

Are you wondering what I will do with such tiny things? Well, as I'm primarily a card maker, I mounted the original panel onto card snippets and glued them to card fronts . . . wanna see?

Here you go:

The Mini Moos were mounted onto card snippets and
added A6-sized cards. Sorry about the bad lighting -
taken in the evening under artificial light.

They could also be used as small tags if you punched a hole in the top and added twine; or put into the pockets of your junk journal, or even a teeny tiny bookmark!

Butterfly thank you card

Today I have a collage style card to share with you.

I was inspired to make this after seeing a lovely card by Cecile Ribon on Pinterest, so I CASED it.

My version - A6 sized card

CECILE RIBON'S original card is below:

The card I CASED

Details:

• Rectangle Frame die by Heffy Doodle 
• Leafy sprig from the Hidden Foliage die set by Sizzix
• SU background “paint stripe” stamp from long-retired set (I can't remember the name of it)
• Thank You sentiment the Simply Said set by Uniko
• Text Stamp by Florileges Designs
• Butterfly cut out from patterned paper

Sunday Snippets - Dragonfly Tag

Hi Playmates!

There's a new challenge to play along with over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND hosted by Miss Di for the next fortnight.

For my homework I made a tag using a die set I was delighted to win at the Tag Along & ATC Challenge recently.

The finished tag

Below is a photo of the inner piece of the tag before I mounted it onto the outer piece and added the dragonfly and sentiment. 

Believe it or not, the inner piece was WHITE before I brushed it with three different Distress Oxide inks, added some stencilling; some white modelling paste (which turned a bit green as I was too impatient to wait for the inks to dry) and some white splatters (using watered down white acrylic paint). 

Then it was just a case of stamping and die-cutting the dragonfly and colouring it with Posca pens. I used the same Posca pens to colour a few of the modelling paste squares and added some dots. Then I glued everything together, punched a hole and added the twine before stamping and distressing the edges of the sentiment and glueing it in place. The sentiment IS on straight - it’s the modelling paste squares that are a bit wonky!

MATERIALS:

• DIES: “Taggletastic" tag die set #30 by Aall & Create (white snippet used for inner piece); 
• “Dragonfly” stamp and die set by Hazel Eaton for Studio Light (part of a Dragonfly Dreams suite) (stamped onto a white snippet).
• STENCILS: Funky Fossil “Grid” stencil (with modelling paste scraped through it); “Geometric Floral” stencil by Funky Fossil and “Flower Power #8” stencil by Uniko, both brushed with darker green Distress Oxide ink.
• SENTIMENT from the "Tall Grass" set by Funky Fossil (stamped onto a snippet of SU Tip Top Taupe card leftover from cutting the outer tag.)
• Posca pens and Distress Oxide inks for all COLOURING.

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:

1. ALLSORTS CHALLENGE #845 under the theme of Things With Wings;
2. WE LOVE STAMPING March Challenge under Wildlife theme/Anything Goes
3. TAG ALONG & ATCs March Challenge under Anything Goes

Daisy Tag

Hi there!

I made a cute tag with one of the scallop edged tag dies I won from the Tag-Along challenge a while back. 

Details:

• Supersized Nestables Scalloped Tag dies by Creative Craft Products
• Penny Black “Crossing Bridges” wooden stamp 3206J, coloured in with watercolour pencils and some poetic licence, as I wanted the daisies to match those on the patterned paper!
• Patterned paper from Craft O’Clock’s “Warm Breeze” pad.
• Sentiment stamp by Uniko.
• Stitching stamp is part of a set by Carabelle. 

I would like to enter the tag into the following challenges:

1. TAG-ALONG & ATCs (inc bookmarks) - under the optional theme of Spring Flowers (the daisies)
2. WE LOVE STAMPING - under the optional theme of Wildlife (the mouse)
3. STAMPING SENSATIONS - under the optional theme of Spring (the daisies)

Sunday Snippets - Energised

Hi Playmates!

Di has published RESULTS from the previous challenge, so please hop over to the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND to admire her top picks and discover which lucky playmate won the prize. There's still nearly a week left to play in the current challenge if you haven't already done so.

This ATC came about when I was about to discard the “stamp-off sheet” that I was using to clean off excess ink from stamps before cleaning them properly. I decided I really liked how parts of the sheet looked, so I cut a portion of it out to use as homemade patterned paper for an ATC.

ATC

A white snippet I die cut the flowers & sentiment from.

The “stamp-off” scrap sheet I cut the background from.
I made 2 ATCs from the sheet, but messed up the other one so it got binned!

I would like to enter this ATC into the March TAG ALONG, BOOKMARKS & ATCs CHALLENGE where the theme is SPRING FLOWERS, but as the flowers on this ATC are abstract, I'm entering under the Anything Goes option. 

Details:

• Scrap paper used to stamp off excess ink prior to cleaning stamps.
• Snippets of white card for the ATC base, the die-cut flowers and the sentiment.
• Abstract flower dies by Simply Graphic.
• “Energised” word from the Nature's Gatherings (Set 1) by That's Crafty.

Sittin’ Pretty!

Hi there!

I decided to play with my lovely wooden stamps. This chicken, sitting pretty on top of a pile of gifts, is an old favourite. I have left the card sentiment-free for the time being.

I’d like to enter the card into the current ALLSORTS CHALLENGE 844 where the theme is RIBBONS AND BOWS. I took a leaf out of VAL’S book and used a stamp with ribbons and bows on it (in the gifts). 

A6 sized card

Details:

• SNIPPETS = Everything stuck to the card front!
• SU patterned paper, mounted onto SU Night of Navy card.
• My 23-year old-Penny Black “Party Perch” 2619H wooden stamp!
• Image coloured with watercolour pencils and a water brush. 

Delighted to be part of Allsorts Top 7 with this card - thank you so much.

Friendship Card

Today I have a CAS one layer card to share with you - using just three stamps and a little watercolouring.

I would like to enter this card into the March STAMPING SENSATIONS CHALLENGE where the optional theme is SPRING (or anything goes). I thought the buds looked like Pussy Willow so I'm entering under the theme. There's a lovely prize on offer and you have until noon on 1st April to enter.

A6 sized card

DETAILS:

• PaperArtsy JOFY 102 set for the bud image
• Bird stamp by SU (from the long retired Everything Eleanor set)
• Friend definition stamp by Crafty Roo (no longer trading)
• Inks: SU Sahara Sand and VF Onyx Black

Sunday Snippets - Happy Bird Day!

Hi Playmates!

I'm hosting a new challenge over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND for the next fortnight. Why not use up some of your snippets, then come over to the Playground for a 'show and tell' via Mr Linky?

For my homework, I made a card from some of the snippets I recently pulled out to play with (see HERE and HERE) and was still busy using up on the card below:

5" square card base.

Snippets I have been busy using up!

Hope to see you up in the Snippets Playground Treehouse for a hot chocolate and a natter. I've smuggled in a few bars of chocolate to share. It's OK - we can burn off the calories when we run around playing play Tag later!