Sarn's Sunday Snippets - 27-07-25

Hi Playmates!

After messing around sliding into the paddling pool and splashing about, I managed to get some homework done!

A6 Sized card

Details:

• Main panel features an ancient Rubber Romance wooden stamp - I think it was called Julia (stamped in VFC Pine Cone ink). She was coloured using a water brush and SU Rich Razzleberry ink. The book was coloured with Vintage Photo DI.  I added a small Happy Birthday sentiment (details lost in the mists of time!). Die cut using Heffy Doodle Stitched Rectangles.
• Main panel mounted onto a snippet of brown card at a jaunty angle!
• Snippet of torn burgundy patterned paper added across card front.
• Ancient SU floral stamp stamped three times across the bottom of the card using SU Rich Razzleberry ink.

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.

Snippets on Sunday - an ATC

Hi there!

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.

ATC 2.5" x 3.5"

DETAILS:

• 2.25" x 3.25" Snippet of paper from the 13Arts "End of Summer" paper pad, glued to a black snippet of card measuring standard ATC size of 2.5" x 3.5"
• I used a sentiment stamp from That's Crafty's "Nature's Gatherings" set. It's one long line in reality, but I used Washi Tape to mask off and ink separate parts of the sentiment in order to make it two lines which better fitted the small space available. 
• The sentiment was stamped with VFC Nocturne ink, then heat embossed using clear embossing powder.

I'm also entering this ATC into the current challenge for Tag-Along & ATCs where the theme is "In the Garden" (or anything goes) - with a lovely prize on offer.

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.

Sunday Snippets - ATC Wallets

Hi Playmates!

I'm hosting a new challenge over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND for the next fortnight, so why not drag out some snippets, make something with them and come over to play with me, Di and Dudley - plus all the "usual suspects"! The paddling pool is in full use at the bottom of the slide and there are plenty of ice creams and lollies in the Treehouse Tuck Shop to keep you cool. 

Now then . . . have you ever wondered what to do with your pile of gelli prints, or those A4 sheets of paper that are sitting there staring at you? Well, wonder no more . . . 

Inspired by Suzanne Rose's You Tube video, I set about making some ATC wallets from double sided A4 gelli prints. Had a lovely time making the gelli prints before I got folding and scoring!

You can easily fit 4 ATCs inside the pockets that are visible, plus you could add 2 more ATCs in the "secret" pocketed area behind the front and back covers. Freddo Frogs also fit inside (just sayin'!). The wallets could also be made without the ribbon closure and stuck to a junk journal page! Or you could make a few wallets and glue them together by their covers for additional ATC storage. They make a pretty case for UK postage stamp books too! Endless possibilities!

All four wallets

Close-up pictures of the insides of each wallet are shown below:

For the blue corners of the pockets, I used snippets of another
gelli print and glued them to the triangles for contrast.

Materials:

1. Double-sided A4 gelli prints folded, cut and punched as per the video link at the beginning of this post. (Any sheet of double sided A4 paper would work.)
2. Embellished with die cut flowers, butterflies and Washi tape - most of which are snippets.
3. On the front cover of the top left wallet, I stamped a Wildflower image in VFC Twilight ink, then sprinkled it with clear embossing powder and heat set it. Stamped the sentiment onto a snippet of white printer paper in VFC Warm Breeze ink and glued over the top.
4. On each wallet, I taped ribbons in place behind the triangle flaps. If you're not a fan of using ribbon, you could always make a paper band to slip over the top and keep the wallet closed.

My pile of leftover snippets!

If you made it to the end of this post - CONGRATULATIONS! Thanks for staying with me - I hope you enjoyed your visit. The wallets are easy to make with any A4 double sided sheet of paper, so I hope you watch the video and give it a go! I had loads of fun!

Something a little different . . .

Hi there!

Today I have a couple of things to share with you.

First, I made an art journal page having watched THIS VIDEO:

Double page spread in my Dylusions A4 sized art journal.

Then I used the same method to make a card, by shortening the length of the figure so it would fit!

5 x 7 card

Card Details:

• Various acrylic paints were randomly applied to the 300gsm white card in different layers and some were wiped off through stencils.
• Once the paints were dry, I stamped all sorts of grungy stamps over the pages using VFC Nocturne ink.
• While the ink was drying, I drew a figure on a piece of cardboard packaging and cut it out. Once the ink was dry, the mask was placed on the painted & stamped surface facing to the left while I added white paint around it. The mask was flipped over to face the other way while I added more white paint around it!
• Once the white paint was dry, I outlined the figures with a white gel pen, just to tidy them up.
• I ran a gold calligraphy pen around the edges of the main panel before gluing it to the card front.

Both card making AND art journaling make me happy, not to mention all that stamping and getting messy with acrylic paints in the process . . . so, I'm running along to the current ALLSORTS CHALLENGE 825 to join in with their WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY theme (entering just the journal spread).

Sunday Snippets - Smooshing!

Hi Playmates!

There's a new challenge to play along with over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND hosted by Miss Di for the next fortnight so please come and join in the fun and games!

Mixed week of weather IRL - but ALWAYS sunny in the Playground where we've been having fun SMOOSHING and stamping during art class!

Here's my smooshed homework:

A6 sized card

Started with a 2.75" x 4.25" snippet - smooshed with ink.

Same snippet - with the Aall & Create stamp added.

Details:

• Started with a white snippet measuring 2.75" x 4.25" 
• Vintage Photo Distress Ink was tapped onto non-stick sheet, spritzed with water and smooshed onto the white snippet using a small piece of acetate.
• I used one of the stamps from the Aall & Create stamp set #905 set to stamp over the top of the ink.
• The smooshed & stamped snippet was mounted onto a black snippet measuring 3" x 4.5", then adhered to the card front.
• Finally, a Sizzix butterfly (created from snippets) was glued in place as the focal point.

Snippets Playground - Floral Cards

Hi Playmates!

It was a mixed bag of weather down South this week, and VERY windy to boot. However, the sun ALWAYS shines in the Snippets Playground, so that's where I've skipped off to.

I have two floral cards to share as my homework this week:

Cards measure 5" x 7"

All that's left of the green and
black snippets!

Details:

• Crafty Roo floral stamps (kindly stamped and sent to me by my sister)
• Snippets of green & black card.
• Aall & Create "Florastella" stencil used on the left hand card.
• Heffy Doodle Stitched Squares and Stitched Rectangle dies used on the right hand card. 

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.

Snippets Playground - Challenge 507

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 (scraps/leftovers), then come over and join us for a 'show and tell' via Mr Linky.

Plenty of coffee, tea and hot chocolate available during Sunday Morning Breakfast Club. Up in the Treehouse, Di and I are putting the microwave to good use heating up croissants and pain au chocolates for you. (Psst - you know where to find me if you want something stronger later in the day!!!!)

My homework this week:

A6 sized card

Details:

• A6 card blank, with snippets of black and green card.
• Stamped using one of the stamps on the Paper Artsy Hot pick 1005 set HERE
• Tim Holtz tool used to distress the edges of the green card. 

Happy crafting everyone.  

Let's Celebrate Allsorts' 16th Birthday!

Woot Woot!

Today is Allsorts' 16th Birthday. Quite the achievement. 

Many congratulations to Brenda and her DT. 

Talking of the DT - I'm honoured to join them as a Guest Designer this fortnight - and therefore made a suitable birthday card . . . 

6" x 6" card

MATERIALS:

• STAMPS: Altenew's Layered Cupcake set for the cupcake and sentiment. It is quite fiddly to get the stamp layering done accurately, so, after a few abortive attempts I stamped the outline and coloured the rest in with distress inks and a water brush!
• STENCIL: Funky Fossil's Brushed Roses - used at opposing corners with Picked Raspberry DI.
• GLITTERY CARD (kindly gifted to me by lovely blog friend): Used for the numbers and the main image mount.
• DIES: Heffy Doodle Stitched Square dies used to cut both the main image and the mount. Sizzix Thinlits Stylised Alphabet set (665488) used for the numbers. 

In order to celebrate this amazing achievement, there are lots of prizes and the theme is ANYTHING GOES. Come and join in the fun HERE. 

Aall & Create are offering prizes to UK/European winners and for USA entrants Lawn Fawn and Gina K have offered a $25 voucher each and the Colorado Craft Company is offering 3 stamps - so there's something for everyone.

Another Sarntangled ATC

Hi there!

This is my fourth and final entry to the new TAG ALONG & ATCs CHALLENGE. Yes, I know it's another Sarntangled ATC, but . . . I enjoy tangling . . . what can I say?

ATC 2.5" x 3.5"

Details:

• Snippets of white and black card to make the ATC.
• Sakura Pigma Micron 01 pen to Sarntangle with.
• Pencil and a paper stump to add shading.
  

You've still got a week to join in the fun with a tag or an Artist Trading Card/Coin and there's a lovely prize on offer for one lucky winner.

While you're reading . . . remember that Allsorts' Big Birthday Challenge starts on Saturday and there will be lots of prizes.

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 - Sarntangled ATC

Hi Playmates!

It's been a lovely mini-heatwave here in the UK. Hasn't it been fun splashing about in the paddling pool that Miss Di pulled out and filled up? Plus Dudley has been keeping us supplied with ice creams and lollies. While Di was kept busy blowing her whistle trying to keep order at the pool, I retreated to the shade of the bike sheds where I diligently set up my *AHEM* Lemonade Stand! Nuff said!

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.

For my homework, I Sarntangled an ATC:

2.5" x 3.5" ATC

Details:

• Sakura Pigma Micron .01 pen to Sarntangle with.
• Zentangle® patterns used are: Poke Root; Mooka; Fescue.
• Snippets = the white and black pieces of card used to create the ATC.

I'm also entering my ATC into the BRAND SPANKING NEW Tag-Along & ATCs challenge run by Brenda, Lynn & Pinky. As it's the first challenge it's ANYTHING GOES on your tag or ATC. Why not check out their rules and play along?

I was honoured to be picked as a Tag Along & ATCs favourite 

Tag Along & ATC Challenge

Today sees the start of a NEW MONTHLY BLOG CHALLENGE for ATCs and tags, called TAG ALONG & ATCs run by Brenda, Lynn and Pinky. Each challenge starts on the 1st of the month, with a mid-month inspiration post from the DT on the 14th.

I'm quite excited about it as I make and swap a fair few ATCs and although I don't make many tags until Christmas time, I'm hoping it will encourage me to make them more often.

You can enter up to 4 times per challenge - here's my first entry:

ATC 2.5" x 3.5"

The photo below shows what it looked like with just the outlining done, before I added the doodling & shading:

Details:

• Snippet of white card to create the ATC.
• Pink Distress Ink added in patches and splatters with an acetate sheet.
• Pink areas outlined with black fineliner pen, then doodling added.
• Pencil and paper stump used for shading.

Wishing Brenda, Lynn and Pinky all the best for their new challenge. I'm sure it will be a great success.

Sunday Snippets

Hi Playmates!

After all that chocklit last weekend, I've got some good old-fashioned jelly babies and wine gums in my satchel to keep your sugar high going this week! I also have a little flask of something to spice up your coffee too!

For my homework this week I made a DL sized card from an A4 sheet of 300gsm white card. Then I grabbed some foliage dies and set about die cutting some snippets of card. I added brown and burgundy splatters to the card front before taking time to arrange the foliage in the vase. The "vase" is simply a bit I chopped off the larger burgundy square of card shown in my snippets picture. 

Snippets used

I'm hosting a new challenge over at the SNIPPETS PLAYGROUND for the next fortnight. So why not take the opportunity to use up some of your snippets (scraps/leftovers), then come over to the Playground for a 'show and tell' via Mr Linky.

HAPPY CRAFTING.

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.

New Blog Challenge - Woot Woot!

Hi there!

Did you hear? There's a new monthly blog challenge to play along with starting 1st May. It's called Tag Along & ATCs and it's run by Brenda, Lynn and Pinky, who want to see your Tags and ATCs (as the name suggests!).

I will definitely be playing along next month, but in the meantime, I thought I'd share an ATC that I drew some "stacks" on - just for fun!

ATC

Details:

• Snippets of white and black card.
• Sakura Pigma Micron 01 pen to doodle with.
• Pencil and a paper stump to add shading.

Snippets Playground - Anyone fancy a coffee?

Hi Playmates!

It's been such lovely weather this week, that we've had tonnes of fun running around playing 'Tag, You're It". All that running around has fair worn me out - so it's up to the Treehouse for some refreshments!

In the Sunday Morning Breakfast Club we'll be enjoying croissants & hot cross buns, heated up in the microwave, plus as much tea or coffee as you can manage. Here's hoping you remembered to put your clocks forward if you're in the UK! 

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

For my homework this week I made a gatefold card with a coffee theme and a vintage vibe!

The card measures 5.5" square

Details: 

• 11" x 5.5" piece of white card scored at 2.75" each side to create the gatefold shape.
• Patterned paper snippets: two panels, each measuring 2.25" x 5"; a square measuring 2.25" x 2.25". A further piece to stamp the mug on and fussy cut (optional).
• 2 x square snippets of white card: one measuring 2.75" x 2.75", the other 2" x 2".
• Coffee mug from the Tim Holtz "Fresh Brewed" (THMB025) stamp set by Stampers Anonymous. The mug was stamped onto the smallest white square, then again onto a snippet of the patterned paper, fussy cut and glued over the stamped image. This was layered up and mounted as shown in the photo, ensuring only the left hand side of the central panel was glued on to the left hand panel of the main card.
• Coffee bean stamps from an Aall & Create set were added at opposing corners. 

EDITED TO SAY:

At Carrie's invitation, I am also linking the above card up to the Creative Creases Challenge 101 where I've snuck in at the last minute!

While I was making one coffee-themed gatefold card . . . I decided to make another - see below:

Same measurements as the first card for the gatefold. I altered the dimensions of the middle piece to suit the size of the coffee cup and sentiment. The card front was double stencilled - first with Aall & Create Cloister Grille in a light brown, then with Funky Fossil's retired Caffeine Buzz stencil in a darker brown ink. The coffee cup is by Uniko, stamped in brown ink and the flower coloured in with 2 shades of orange Tombow pens. The central panel (made entirely from snippets) was stuck to the left hand gate!

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. 

Sunday Snippets - Friends always

Hi Playmates!

Well - it's been a wonderfully sunny week in the Snippets Playground, but a tad cold, so it's still coats, scarves and mittens - until we get hot running around playing tag, or skipping with our ropes!

For my homework, I have a CAS card using up some of the snippets that were on my desk after grabbing a load of smaller pieces of card and getting busy with my Big Shot!

I'm also entering this card into the current Allsorts Challenge No. 818 where the optional theme is Clean And Simple (CAS). 

Card measures 4.75" square

Birds and branch chosen from
these selected snippets.

Details:

• Everything on the card front is a snippet
• Stampin' Up! Pool Party and So Saffron snippets of card were used to die cut the birds and branch which were then glued to the card front.
• I think the 'Friends Always' sentiment is by Penny Black and is probably long retired. It was stamped in Pool Party ink.
• Tiny birds die = "Resting Birds" by Memory Box (98527)

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

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! 

Sarn's Sunday Snippets

Hi Playmates!

It's been a fun week of partying in the Playground so far, with Brenda starting another Conga around the Playground last night! There's plenty of grog and party snacks in my satchel - all of which I'm willing to share! Carrie brought along her famous Chocolate Chip cookies. Miss Di's 'Snippets Special' cocktail seems to be going down a treat, as are Eve's lethal homemade cocktails. Talking of things that went down a treat, our Crafty Nomad, Gail, smuggled in a Terrific Tequila Trifle. DeeJay Dudley has kept us bopping to the music into the wee hours - I fear our homework will suffer as a result! 

Card measures 5" x 7"

Details:

• First, I grabbed an A4 sheet of white card (300 gsm) and trimmed it to 10" x 7", scoring and folding it in half  to create a 5" x 7" card.
• I confess that I had to cut into a brand new A4 sheet of SU Island Indigo card for the centre strip and the mounts.
• I stamped the Penny Black fern onto white snippets and fussy cut each one by hand, then trimmed them down very slightly to measure 2.25" x 1", then mounted them on to 3 more white snippets measuring a quarter of inch larger all round. These were then attached to the Island Indigo mounts with foam pads and then adhered to the card front with the aid of a T-square ruler for alignment.
• Finally, I stamped the wonderfully large Uniko 'Birthday' stamp (long retired) at the bottom in Island Indigo ink.

I'm delighted to get a masculine birthday card made and will be adding it as my second entry into the current ALLSORTS CHALLENGE 817 under the optional theme of 'Shades of Blue'. 

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.

Allsorts - Shades of Blue - Challenge 817

Over at the Allsorts Challenge (#817) - Liz has set a 'Shades of Blue' theme (or you can enter under the 'Anything Goes' option). 

I like to rise to the challenge of the theme, so I have a card to share that is in shades of blue - which just happens to be my favourite colour - so it's a great theme for me to play along with.

I used a sparkly silver Signo pen to add interest around the petals - but it doesn't show up very well in the main picture, so I angled it to try and catch the light better in the photo below.

Attempting to show you the glittery shine of 
the Signo pen!

Details:

• Light blue snippet of SU Designer Paper, dry embossed and stuck to the left hand side of the card.
• Penny Black "Whispers" (3377K) stamped in SU Night of Navy ink. Coloured using a waterbrush and SU Pool Party and Night of Navy inks.
• Signo silver glitter gel pen used to highlight the flowers (see second photo).
• Heffy Doodle Stitched Rectangle die used to cut the focal image from a white snippet. The image was stuck to the card front with foam pads for a little dimension.

Happy Crafting!

A Masculine Birthday Card

Hi there!

Today I'm sharing a masculine card with you. I find it more difficult to create masculine card designs and I know I'm not alone in this. Maybe it's due to the abundance of floral and girly items in my craft room!

A6 sized card

Anyway, this is a CAS card made with just two stamps and four ink pads. I cut the panel with a Heffy Doodle Stitched Rectangle die and mounted it to the card front with foam pads.

ATC Around the World Challenge

The theme of the current ATC Around the World Challenge is COFFEE or TEA, so off I dashed to make an ATC with my coffee stamps.

Details:

• Latte coffee cup image from the Tim Holtz "Fresh Brewed" (THMB025) stamp set by Stampers Anonymous. I used a water brush to paint the image using the same brown dye ink it was stamped in. Also used Distress Ink in Kitsch Flamingo for the centre logo.
• Coffee border stamp is so old I don't know who made it, but it was probably retired long ago.
• All white and brown card used for this ATC is from my snippets pile!

Anyone fancy a cuppa up in the treehouse?

Hi Playmates

My homework is a card for all you coffee lovers out there. It came about because I wanted to play with some pre-loved stamps I bought at a local destash event. 

Card measures 4.75" square

Details:

• All the brown layers in the centre of the card are snippets. 
• Funky Fossil "Caffeine Buzz" stencil used for the background.
• Coffee mug from the Tim Holtz "Fresh Brewed" (THMB025) stamp set by Stampers Anonymous. The mug was stamped onto the medium brown panel, then stamped again onto a lighter brown snippet which was cut out and attached with foam pads.

Playground Round-up:

I'm afraid all the croissants have been scoffed, but there's still plenty of treats being brought up to the treehouse in my satchel. Apparently an air fryer might be in the offing . . . but that will be Miss Di's territory. Too steep a learning curve for my little brain! 

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

Remember that Challenge #500 starts next Sunday at midnight with a mandatory "Celebration" theme to comply with. There WILL be cocktails!

Love

Hello Crafty Friends!

I made this card for the current ALLSORTS CHALLENGE (#816) which has a theme of ROMANCE and/or MUSIC (or there's the anything goes option). There are some wonderful AALL & Create stamps and stencils to be won . . . what more incentive do you need to join in?

Card measures 4.75" x 4.75"

Details:

• Tim Holtz Mixed Media die used to cut the holes in the card front.
• A piece of brown packing paper was adhered to the inside of the card front.
• LOVE sentiment die (from The Works, I think) stacked 3 times using snippets of white card and patterned paper, then glued to the card front. The patterned paper is actually dark purple, but doesn't really come out well in the photo.

Sunday Snippets - Gift wrapping

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 to 'show and tell' via Mr Linky.

I use brown paper to wrap ALL my gifts, but I do like to decorate them, and this is what I did for a couple of recent birthday presents. A fun way to use up a few more white snippets don't you think?

Birthday gifts.

Snippets used to decorate gift wrapping.

Playground round-up:

The new challenge, starting today, is no. 499, which means that in a fortnight's time, Di will be hosting the 500TH CHALLENGE and, of course, we will be celebrating! There will be a mandatory CELEBRATION theme - so you'll need to get your thinking caps on to comply - hence this little 'heads-up'. Think along the lines of: new baby; big birthday; anniversary; engagement; wedding etc.

The treehouse microwave is still proving to be a worthwhile investment and we've been enjoying some lovely warming stews and soups, not to mention lashings of hot chocolate. My satchel has been bulging with chocolate croissants ready to heat up for everyone.