Sunday Snippets - hare tag

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, I have a monochromatic tag to share with you.

Details:

• Taggletastic die #30 by Aall & Create (cut from black and white snippets)
• Funky Fossil hare stamp from the Tall Grass set (easy to cut out!)
• Unbranded die used to cut the circle behind the hare

I'm entering this tag  into the TAG ALONG & ATCS CHALLENGE where the theme is CIRCLES (or anything goes).

Sunday Snippets - Daisy Tag

Hi there Playmates!

For my homework this week, I used a few snippets up in order to make a little tag. 

The tag shape was kindly sent to me by a lovely blog friend (you know who you are) and I'm pretty sure it was cut from snippets too! But even if it wasn't, everything I glued to the tag certainly was!

Materials:

• Tag: unbranded tag die (likely to be Temu)
• Grey snippet: die cut using a Heffy Doodle Stitched Squares die
• Brown daisy: die cut using a Marianne Designs die
• White flower: from Sizzex Tattered Florals set (mini version)
• Julie Hickey Glossies for the grey gem in the flower centre
• Background stamp: ancient, but I think it's by Kaisercraft.

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 the current challenge if you haven't already done so.

I would also like to enter this tag into the current TAG-ALONG & ATCs CHALLENGE under the anything goes option. It’s not a colourful tag, but I DO like neutrals together. 

Sunday Snippets - Sending Hugs

Hi Playmates!

As Miss Di is incapacitated at the moment, I'm hosting another challenge over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND for the next fortnight. Come and play!

For my homework this week, I made a paper hug for Di, to cheer her up and help aid her recovery. Apparently she has been colouring her arm with purple, green and yellow pens and it's still swollen and painful.

A6 sized card - coloured the white part of the top flower
with purple Inktense pencil

Sunday Snippets - another Bunny card!

Hi Playmates!

Here's another bunny card. You have the chance to win a bunny die as part of the prize package over at THE SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND for the next week. 

Zigzag card

Left over snippets!

Details:

• Pink patterned paper snippets
• SU Sahara Sand snippets of card used for die cutting, matting and layering
• Zigzag shaped card created from a snippet strip of white card left over from cutting my own card bases. (Strip measured 11" x 2" and was scored & folded at 4", 8" & 9.5")
• Unbranded Bunny and flower dies, cut from Sahara Sand snippets
• Retired SU four petal flower outline die cuts used on back panel; waste leaves used to ground Bunny

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. 

Sunday Snippets - Rabbit is back!

Hi Playmates!

I had lots of fun creating this snippets card which showcases one of the items available in the prize package for Challenge #531 over at The Snippets Playground for the next fortnight.  

A6 sized card

The leftover snippets

Materials:

• Heffy Doodle Stitched Rectangle dies
• Unbranded brick wall, small flower dies from Temu
• Rabbit die available from Amazon
• White snippets (rabbit, flowers and panel), plus cardboard packaging for brick wall and matting
• Homemade cloud stencil for the sky. PaperArtsy PS107 Stencil for the flowers on the ground
• Distress Inks for background
• Coloured pencils for rabbit and flowers

Come and join in the fun over at the Snippets Playground  - all you have to do is make something with your snippets, enter using Mr Linky and leave a comment saying if you're playing for the prize or not. 

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!

Sunday Snippets in Red and Green

Hi Playmates!

Miss Di is in charge of the new SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND challenge for the next fortnight - and I must say the Playground is looking VERY festive. Everything has been decorated and there’s a huge Christmas tree in the Assembly Hall. 

Rehearsals for the Nativity Play are going well with all you little (ahem!) angels running amok. It’s going to be the usual mayhem with myself, Di and Dudley running around like headless chickens, but it is a lot of fun!

For my homework this week, I made a festive card with plenty of red and green on it so that I could enter the current WE LOVE STAMPING CHALLENGE using their theme.

The cream card measures 5" square

Materials:

• Background stamping = Numerous grunge stamps by Kaiserkraft, Studio Light, plus splatters fromSU’s  Gorgeous Grunge set, stamped onto a white snippet.
• Focal point stamping =The postmark stamp is from the Hobby Art Christmas Post CS068D set. I stamped it on the panel and again onto another snippet so that I could cut it out and stick it on with foam pads. I inked the postmark and panel edges with whatever orange Distress Oxide ink was left on the brush. 
• Die Cutting: Winter foliage from gel print snippets (Hidden Leaves dies by Sizzix Code 664581).
• The bird die (unbranded set from TEMU) was cut from the last remaining red snippets of card I could find.

Green gelli plate snippets & the last couple 
of red snippets I managed to squeeze the birds out of!

I also made an ATC while I had the above snippets out on my desk. Managed to cut x 2.5" x 3.5” piece out of the dark green gel print to mount the bird panel on. I stencilled the white snippet (not shown in the pic) first, adding some dark brown splatters, then stamped the sentiment before glueing the foliage and bird in place. 

ATC

I would like to enter the ATC into the DECEMBER TAG ALONG & ATC CHALLENGE where the theme is RED & GREEN (but there’s also an anything goes option).

Materials:

• Heffy Doodle “Numicon” stencil used on the white panel with light green ink.
• SU splatter stamp from “Gorgeous Grunge” used with dark brown ink.
• Crafty Roo “Happy Christmas” sentiment stamped in VFC Spruce ink.
• Dark green gel print snippet shown in the photo trimmed to 2.5” x 3.5” - used for the main panel mount.
• Green foliage die from the Hidden Leaves set by Sizzix (Code 664581) - cut from a gel print snippet.
• Red bird (unbranded die set bought from Temu) cut from red snippets of card.

Remember there are EXTRA PRIZES to be won in the December challenges at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND, so why not come over to play? 

Textured ATCs

Hi there!

I made a set of ATCs just for fun!

I'd like to enter these ATCs into the November TAG-ALONG & ATCs CHALLENGE where the optional theme is to ADD SOME TEXTURE. 

Set of 4 ATCs

Below: work in progress:

This pic shows how they looked after stamping; stencilling;
adding modelling paste; Washi tape and
gold splatters (which remained raised once dry) 
and before  adding the die cuts and mounting onto
SU Misty Moonlight card.

The left over snippets I can play with another day!
These show up the original stencilled and stamped layers 
prior to adding the different textures.

DETAILS:

• Stencils: 'Ink Swirls' by Visible Image and TCW various circles stencil and 'Zippy Dots' by Memory Box.
• Inks: Distress Oxide colours Spiced Marmalade; Peeled Paint and Faded Jeans for the stencilling; Misty Moonlight dye ink by SU for all stamping added on top of the stencilling.
• Stamping: blue circles ('Tall Trees' set by Funky Fossil); line of numbers by IndigoBlu; broken circles from a grunge set by StudioLight; blue splatters from the Gorgeous Grunge set by SU.
• Washi Tapes: Aall & Create numbers #7 and #41.
• Galeria Modelling Paste - trowelled on through the dotty & circular stencils mentioned above. I brushed more Distresss Oxides over the paste once it was dry as it didn't show up very well! I do not recommend the Galeria modelling paste (recently bought from Hobbycraft) as it is very lightweight and although you can FEEL it, it's hard to actually SEE it unless inked over!
• TEXTURES: All ATCs have modelling paste, raised gold splatters and Washi tape added to them. In addition 3 of them have die cuts from snippets of SU Misty Moonlight cardstock as follows: Top Right = Marianne swirly foliage die, plus a few extra leaves from a die by The Works; Bottom Left = Daisy Flower by Leane Creatief and two smaller flowers from "The Missees" set by Karin Joan for Studio Light, flower centres = a tiny floral die by Gummiapan, and Bottom Right = two unbranded daisy dies bought from Amazon.

Sunday Snippets - another bird card!

Hi Playmates!

Miss Di is in charge of the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND for the next fortnight - so why not skip over there to find out what lovely prize she is offering, as well as all the details on how to enter. 

My homework uses up just two snippets, but they make a big impact on the card front along with a larger birthday sentiment. I thought this would make a good masculine birthday card - which I always find harder to make.

A6 Card

Details:

• Unbranded bird die from Temu, cut from a masterboard snippet.
• Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles die used to cut a navy blue snippet.
• Birthday sentiment from a Visible Image "Birthday Wishes" stamp set.

Snippets Playground - Inky ATCs.

Hi Playmates!

A mixed week of weather, but for the hot days - you can still find me plying my "lemonade" (with a kick to it) behind the bike sheds . . . and there are lots of ice creams available - especially Magnums - from the Tuck Shop.

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 enter the current challenge if you haven't already done so.

Here's a pair of inky ATCs I had lots of fun making:

ATC = 2.5" x 3.5" white snippet

ATC = 2.5" x 3.5" white snippet

Both ATCs have the same materials:

• STAMPS: The lines are a Uniko stamp; grungy circles are from the Funky Fossil "Tall Grass" set; square postmark is from the Rubber Dance Mix It Up #3 set.
• DIES (used on snippets of white card): White butterflies = SU "Beautiful Wings" Embosslit (retired); white torn notebook edges were gifted to me so I don't have the full details but understand they were purchased from Temu.
• DISTRESS OXIDES: Spiced Marmalade and Iced Spruce, added over the top of the Distress Inks once the Distress Inks were dry. 
• DISTRESS INKS: Wild Honey and Peeled Paint.
• VERSAFINE CLAIR: Warm Breeze (for the grungy circles); Pinecone (for the lines); Spruce (for the square postmark).

The method:

• I stamped the images with VFC ink first and left to dry.
• Next I squidged Distress Ink pads onto my non-stick craft sheet and spritzed with water, then randomly swiped the ATC through them. 
• After allowing the Distress Ink layer to dry, I did the same with Distress Oxides and left to dry.
• Finally, I die cut some white snippets and glued the results onto the ATCs.

I'd also like to enter these into the new TAG ALONG & ATCs CHALLENGE which started on 1st May and runs until 28th May. This month, it's ANYTHING GOES! This will be my third entry - and you're allowed up to four per month.

Snippets Playground - Another Bird Card!

Hi Playmates!

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

Here's my homework:

Card measures 4.75" square

The bird snippet was selected from here.

Details:

• I used cardboard packaging, along with a snippet of SU card, to cut the twigs with a die.
• Aall & Create Washi Tape #16 was added across the bottom edge of the card for grounding purposes.
• Unbranded Temu bird die snippet glued onto the Washi Tape grounding. (I used scissors to round off some of the angles on the original die-cut bird.)

Sunday Snippets - beautiful day wishes

Hi Playmates!

There's a fresh new challenge to play along with over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND hosted by Miss Di for the next fortnight. Please make sure you read the red paragraphs at the bottom of her post for some important information about the areas we will post prizes to from now on. 

For my Playground homework, I made this square card and added only snippets to the card front, along with a stamped sentiment in a grungy typewriter font.

Card measures 5.75" square

Details:

• Everything on the card front is a snippet.
• Stitched circle die from The Works (retired) - cut from SU So Saffron (yellow) snippet and glued to card front.
• Dotty concentric rings cut with an unbranded die from Amazon & glued to the yellow circle.
• Bird die - unbranded from Temu - cut from SU Basic Grey snippet, glued on top of rings. There are 9 birds in the set (which is a copy of Silhouette Birds by Sizzix).
• Sentiment from Aall & Create stamp set #531 Textured Florals stamped in Basic Grey ink.

A little birdie told me . . .

Hi Playmates!

Di and I have been busy spring cleaning the treehouse and tidying up after you hooligans. There were a lot of empty glass bottles for some reason and the recycling bin is pretty full!

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

Here's my homework - yes, it's another bird card (and there are more to come because I die cut lots of birds from snippets)!!!

Card measures 4.75" square

The die cut snippets I selected the 2 birds from.

Details:

• Unbranded bird dies from Temu used to cut some blue & grey snippets.
• A stamp from the “Be Different” IndigoBlu set by Asia Marquet was used  to ground the birds - stamped in VFC Sand Dune ink.
• Sentiment from a magazine cover gift long ago - part of a pair. Inside the card it says: "It's your birthday!"

So why not take a look at your own snippets and see what you can make . . . then come and play . . .  we're a friendly bunch. 

Hello Playmates!

Hi Playmates!

Well! What a smashing fortnight we've had over in the Playground, celebrating the 500th challenge - eating, drinking and generally making merry (especially with that Tequila Trifle! Hic!).

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

For my homework I have a very CAS card in blue and grey, using just two snippets out of a pile that I die cut! I have a new set of bird dies (there are 9 different birds in the set), so expect to see lots more cards with birds on!

A6 card

Details:

• Both die cuts on the card front are snippets. 
• SU Basic Grey card for the unbranded bird die.
• SU Pool Party card for the Heffy Doodle Stitched Rectangle die that the bird is grounded with.
• Have forgotten who made the sentiment (as it's such an old stamp), but I inked it up in matching SU colours.
• The set of 9 bird dies cost £2.20 from Temu (sorry Mr Holtz, it was just too tempting!).

This card also fits in nicely with Helen's CAS theme over at the Allsorts Challenge #818, so I'm entering it over there too.

Hope to see you in the Snippets Playground soon! 

What's in Sarn's Satchel this Sunday?

Hi Playmates!

In my satchel this week, I have some cheese and crackers, plus a fair few bottles of wine to share out! Lets have a cheese and wine party up in the treehouse! I'm sure Dudley will put on his waiter's bandanna. Di and I will be your hostesses with the mostest!

Here's my homework:

My card was inspired by Pauline's lovely card which made me get out the unbranded triptych die I received at Christmas.

White snippets for the die cut flowers.

The white panels were liberally decorated with multiple inks and a variety of stencils. I overdid it and they looked terrible! To remedy the situation, I painted over the top of the stencilling with an opaque blue acrylic paint, then stamped over the paint with Ranger Archival ink. Happy with the panels at this point, I glued on the white die cut foliage. The panels were then matted onto SU Island Indigo card adhered to the triptych card base. The sentiment was stamped then die cut with a Heffy Doodle stitched rectangle die.

So, why not take a look at your snippets pile, pull a few bits out and see what you can make? Then come over to play in the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND - there's a lovely prize on offer - or you can just play for fun.