Sunday Snippets - 'faux patchwork'

My snippets card for today is not new, far from it. It's the very first card I showed when taking the Snippets Playground over from Jules - way back in January 2012! 

I guess lots of you will know the patchwork trick Just cut a square of background paper and then a couple of strips of contrasting paper the same length as the background but only one third of the width of the background. Then stick them down in a cross centrally over the background square and cover with an image, sentiment or whatever. Thern I added some 'faux stitching'.

I used:

- 4" x 4" square white linen card

- all papers came from the snippets folder (the patterned ones are scraps of First Edition 'Sweet Owl' papers)

- sentiment from the Hero Arts 'Live Life' sentiments set - stamped in Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate

- flowers punched from snippets with Josy Rose nail heads in the centre

- faux stitching using a very fine Whispers brown marker

After a busy week with medical appointments it was already likely that I wouldn't have time to make a new snippets card. Just to make absolutely sure, I had a fall on Friday and whacked my right arm. It's badly bruised so crafting is out of the question right now - sigh.

Sunday Snippets - brilliant Eclipse technique

Happy Snippets Sunday, from a blisteringly hot Hampshire. I am SO excited about a 'new to me' technique for creating Eclipse cards using a stamping platform. I'll add some links below to tutorials and here's my 'first attempt' card:

Voila!

Slightly 'side on' shot to see the raised parts more clearly!

I used:

- 5.25" x 4.25" white card blank, side opening

- a backing snippet of plain black card, cut to 5" x 4"

- the image layer of white card ended up at a whisker under the size of the back layer - I was juggling a bit as the card evolved

- stamped the image using Clair 'Nocturne' ink and the main stamp from SU's 'Postage Due' stamp set, a set I've never used despite having it since goodness knows when!

- at this point two things are absolutely vital - do not move the just stamped image from your platform of choice - and do not remove the stamp from its position on the lid of your stamping platform!  Put it out of harm's way for now!!

- next I cut 18 x quarter inch strips of card from a couple of the same card stock white snippets - they breed here!  BIG tip, decide the length you want them to be beforehand and trim your card to height before slicing into strips. My strips were quarter of an inch wide and 3" tall

- then sit................. idly watching the World Cup football or similar ..................whilst glueing those strips together - three strips at a time - leaving you with six 3-layer strips

- I also made a three layer 'spacing strip' about 4" in length and .5" wide. It might work for you but I ended up just eyeballing as it was very fiddly to manage. If you eyeball - work from both outside edges inwards - little tip there! 

- next step is to adhere those three layer strips as you wish across the stamped image, still sitting safely in the platform - unless you used a corner for positioning. I do that so could pop the image layer back into the exact same place later on - which always helps if you don't have a sticky mat in your platform

- once the layers are glued in place - it's 'Show Time!'

- however you get there, the base image with its white strips MUST be in exactly the same position as when the initial stamping was done

- then you ink up the original stamp which is still in situ on the platform lid and lower it back onto the image, press and BINGO! For me it was truly a 'Wow' moment as the image sprang into 3-D life! Obviously you ink as many times as you see fit

- finished! 

I truly think this is a real game changer! I used my strips offset, one placed up and one down across the base image - but you can use any shape you like - discs, squares - whatever! I've given the detailed measurements in my step by step above - but they're really for my own use as much as anything as I do plan to make more of the same card - perhaps using a different colour ink pad. Sepia, Green and Maroon are three that spring to mind. 

I first came across the technique the other day on 'Jenn's Crafty Makes' (Facebook) HERE.  Jenn found the technique HERE on YouTube, only posted a couple of weeks ago. It's a long video by 'Heidi - The Yorkshire Crafter' - 46 minutes or so. So, I suggest you watch Jenn's video first - that probably is enough to get you going. It's concise and straight to the point. Both crafters are worth keeping an eye on as they keep pushing the boundaries and coming up with fresh ideas.

I'd like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge #852 HERE under 'Anything Goes'

Darnell's NBUS Challenge # 87 HERE - the SU stamp set is out for a play for the very first time - shame on me!

Dudley Pupdate: We've been out and about in Len's car a fair bit recently - and it seems that, at last, Dudley is more resigned to his fate. Obviously the more frequent journeys are making it more 'normal' for him!

He stiill 'chunters and grumbles', but the yodelling has all but ceased. He'll be eight in July so it's taken us a while to get him this far! 

Sarn has opened up Challenge #534 in the Snippets Playground HERE. Another great prize too!

See you on the swings! The temperature is set to soar mid-week so bring your cossie!

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,

Sunday Snippets - 'Pen and Ink' tag

I made a super-fast tag - using a Penny Black Stickeroo, paper and card snippets plus small snippets of ribbon:

I used:

- a snippet of pink SU paper (from many years ago) that I'd already topped with a Penny Black Stickeroo from the 'Pen and Ink' sticker sheet, leaving a decent sized outline

- a snippet of white card which I die cut using a die from the Sizzix Framelits 658784 set of label dies

- then used the waste from the white label to choose where to die cut the stickeroo panel. The PB Stickeroo was exactly the same width as the label die - what luck! 

- then glued both labels together - this was to add stability to the thin top image layer

- threaded snippets of pink and green ribbon through the tag hole and tied them together with another little snippet of very narrow black ribbon

- finished!

I'd like to enter this tag into the following challenges:

- Tag-along (and ATC's) June Challenge HERE - under 'Add some Text' 

- Darnell's NBUS Challenge #87 HERE - the Sizzix set of label dies is having a first outingl

The results from Sarn's Challenge #531 are now published in the Snippets Playground HERE. 

Dudley Pupdate: Yesterday lunchtime, Len came upstairs carrying a tray with hot drinks plus a few of Dudley's treats to replenish the little upstairs poly bag 'Dudley's pantry'. . 

Dudley was pre-occupied munching a chunk of diced carrot at the time - until one of the treats decided to make a bid for freedom! The chunk of carrot flew into the air - abandoned - as Dudley immediately pounced and quickly gobbled the 'escapee' straight down, practically before it hit the floor. Then, he returned to his carrot munching as if absolutely nothing had happened! Talk about being a little pocket rocket! 

There's still a week left in my current Snippets Challenge if you haven't already joined in!

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,

Sunday Snippets - the hum of bees ....

I used a new stamp set I've had for absolutely ages for my snippets card below - and, you can win a duplicate of the same set over in The Snippets Playground HERE: 

I used:

- an A6 white card blank, side opening 

-  snippet of white card measuring 5.5" x 3.5" for the image

- stamped the image and sentiment using a Clair 'Nocturne' ink pad and two stamps from the 'Foxglove and Bees' stamp set by Creative Expressions

- coloured the foxglove using Polychromos pencils and tickled the bees' wings with clear 'Wink of Stella'

- snippet of 'Soft Amethyst' satin mirror card measuring 5.75" x 3.75", which I glued onto the white card blank front

- then just popped a few SU gems in the bottom right hand corner to finish off

I've hesitated to use this new stamp set for ages, yet it was a breeze to colour in the end!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

- Allsorts Challenge #851 HERE - the theme is 'Anything Goes from the Garden, just perfect! 

- Darnell's NBUS Challenge #87 HERE - the foxglove and bees stamp set is my NBUS

Remember, I've just kicked off a new challenge over in the Snippets Playground HERE.

Dudley Pupdate: Dudley is certainly happier now that temperatures have dropped here - but now we have rain so he's shooting out and back into the house as fast as his little paws will carry him!

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,

Sunday Snippets - A Partridge

My snippets card today uses an upcycled image and was made in double quick time when the temperature dipped a bit here. It's also my entry for the current Rudolph Days challenge:

I used:

- 5.75" x 5.75" square white card blank, side opening 

- piece of pearlescent red card (snippet) trimmed to 5.5" x 5.5" 

- piece of Inca Gold mirror card (snippet) trimmed to 5.25" x 5.25" and glued onto the red layer

- whole sheet of unbranded Christmas paper (from Amazon) trimmed to 5" x 5" and glued onto the gold layer 

- glued all three layers onto the card front

- final step, added the image plus sentiment panel to the card front using thin foam tape. The image with handily placed sentiment came from an upcycled card from a few years ago - die cut using a 'stitched circle' die from The Works

- finished!

I'd like to enter the following challenge:

Rudolph Days May Challenge - HERE.

I've skipped the Allsorts Challenge as I know how aware Brenda is of possible copyright issues. Happy 17th Birthday ladies!!

Dudley Pupdate: Dudley has spent a few evenings and even the middle of the night just lying on the back garden lawn trying to keep cool and smell the sweet fresh air. He really has taken his time to get used to the 'white beast that might gobble him up' in a corner of our bedroom! We hit so lucky by buying a portable air con unit just the week before the heatwave arrived. Yesterday evening, Friday, he was finally content that it wouldn't eat him and spent the whole evening stretched across the end of our bed - luxuriating right in its flow of chilled air. The look of contentment on his sweet face was something to make anyone smile!

I've published the results of Challenge #532 HERE. 

Do please come and play in Sarn's current challenge over in the Snippets Playground - just scroll down from the results post. She has a super prize on offer!

Love from myself and Dudley, 

Sunday Snippets - Live life in colour

Happy Snippets Sunday, from a blisteringly hot Hampshire. Here's my snippets card:

I used:

- 5.5" x 4" yellow card blank, using  a sheet from the HunkyDory 'Garden Treasures' card pack, tent style

- an Aall & Create A6 background paper from their A6 'Papyrus Vert' #7 Design Paper pack. Trimmed down to 5.25" x 3.75" and glued onto the card front

- a snippet of white card, with a 'sunflower sticker' popped on then die cut using a die from SU's' Stitched Shapes Framelits' dies .............. a lucky pre-loved find not so long ago. The sunflower stickers were a Dutch brand sent to me by a very sweet blogger some time ago - but I can't find a maker's name on the packet

- then adhered the sunflowers image circle onto the card front using thin foam sticky pads

- added a Clarity pre-printed and cut sentiment to the lower left corner of the card - super handy buy ages ago!

- finished! 

I made two cards practically the same at the same time - the other one just has a slightly different sunflowers image. As always, the camera bleached the background somewhat - the paper and image blend together more in real life, sigh.

I'd like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge #850 HERE - Brenda and her wonderful Team are celebrating 17 years 🎊🎉🎋 since the challenge started - well done Ladies! All entries are 'Anything Goes' this time!

Darnell's NBUS Challenge # 86 HERE - the pre-loved SU stitched die set and the sunflower stickers had their first outing

Dudley Pupdate: As many of you will either know, or are experiencing, we currently have a Bank Holiday heatwave over much of the UK! And a little guy is feeling the heat for sure. This evening (Saturday) as the sun had just gone down, he disappeared through the 'currently left open for him' kitchen door to the enclosed garden. Len found him some time later - spreadeagled on his tummy - back paws straight out behind him and front paws out the front. Just flopped like a little sheepskin rug, fast asleep on the lawn. 

We left him to enjoy the cooler evening. A clip might be on the cards if this heat carries on - but he looks absolutely gorgeous right now and his coat is so fine and silky that I'm not sure it really would make a lot of difference. Decisions!

Sarn has opened up Challenge #533 in the Snippets Playground HERE. Great prize too!

See you on the swings! I reckon the paddling pool will be well occupied - and Dudley has my full permission to hose anyone down if they're still too hot! He's been itching to use the water hose for ages! Just don't let the little scamp charge you for the privilege! 

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,

Sunday Snippets - Season's Tweetings

My snippets card for this week is a quick make, another one for the 2026 Christmas card box:

I used: 

- 5.5" x 4.25" white card blank, tent style

- a Penny Black Masterpiece 'Birds in Snow' image from one of their Christmas themed sets ('Home for Christmas' to be exact)

- die cut the image using a die from Hunkydory's 'Extended Hexagons' then backed it with a die cut layer using the next size up hexagon die, in pearlescent pale blue - cut from a snippet. For a change I used the die in landscape style

- trimmed a snippet of pearlescent gold card for the back layer on the card

- trimmed a snippet of 'script' paper from LOTV's 'Frosty Christmas' paper pad then adhered a snippet/band of blue 'snowflake' paper from the same pad across the centre and trimmed the edges to size

- glued the gold card and patterned layer onto the card front

- added the image panel to the card front, using thin foam sticky pads 

- glued a snippet strip of the snowflake paper to the back flap of the envelope- finished!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge:

- Allsorts Challenge #849 HERE  - under 'Anything Goes'

- Christmas Kickstart Challenge #110 HERE - 'Season's Tweetings'

Dudley Pupdate: Another mixed week weatherwise, but more and more Dudley loves to do a little spot of sunshine worshipping, when it shows up! The other day, when it was time for his brush and comb session, Len took him into the sunny garden first for a wee. The little monkey had spotted the grooming table standing in the hallway - so he promptly lay on his back on the lawn for a snooze! I suspect one eye was slighty open though! Luckily he gave up after a few minutes with a shake and a sigh and headed back indoors to meet his doom. He certainly knows most of the tricks of the trade.    

The results from Sarn's Challenge #531 are now published in the Snippets Playground HERE. 

Love from Dudley and yours truly

Sunday Snippets - Spread the Love tag

I finally made a tag to join in with this month's Tag Along (and ATC's) Challenge - go me! It also doubles up as my Sunday Snippets card for this week:

I used:

- a snippet of plain white card. from which I die cut a complete tag, using a MFT 'Treat Tag' die

 - trimmed a preprinted, unbranded 'Fairy Wishes' paper and foiled card pad image down slightly, using the same tag die - just managed to cut off the foiled sides and bottom portion

- die cut the top portion of the tag using a smaller die from the same set plus a snippet of white card

- did the same with a small piece of pale blue patterned paper from the 'Fairy Wishes' pad and glued it onto top portion of the whole white card labeI which I'd die cut at the first step

- at that point I could measure and trim off the partial top portion of the die cut image so that it filled the lower part of the tag perfectly - then glued it in place 

- used a couple of lilac ribbon snippets, secured with a very narrow black ribbon snippet through the top of the tag

- added a Clarity pre-printed and cut sentiment to the tag

- then just popped a few SU gems in the bottom right hand corner to finish off

It's literally years since I dug around in my compartmented box of rolled ribbons - and even back then I kept ever single scrap/snippet of leftover ribbon! Now I know why!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

- Tag Along (and ATC's) Challenge - under 'Anything Goes'. I'll try to get back with a pink entry, Pinky Promise! ☺

- Darnell's NBUS Challenge #86 HERE - the tag die set was  having a first outing. It also has a scalloped edge top part but I decided to walk, before trying to run! Run? These days it's a battle to even walk far without some form of aid!

Remember, I've just kicked off a new challenge over in the Snippets Playground HERE.

Dudley Pupdate: Oh boy, is Dudley a little homebird! Yesterday, whilst out for a walk with Len, he tried every single shortcut known to man, and canny pooches, to cut back home! He's a reluctant walkies pooch for sure.

Even taking him on a route with less shortcuts doesn't fool him - he stops and digs his heels in as if to say 'I know best - this route is quicker!'. Some of them are convoluted BUT, they do lead home quicker - gotta give him that!

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,

Sunday Snippets - Owl let it snow card

Following on from my previous post, here's another one using some of the single sheet of paper from Stamperia's 'Owl House' paper pad: 

I used:

- 5.5" x 4.25" white card blank, side opening 

- piece of paper (snippet) showing the reverse side of a piece of Stamperia's 'The Owl's House' paper pack trimmed to 5.25" x 4", then glued to the card front

- a small image from the same paper pack - it's a snippet left over from making a previous card, from the reverse of another sheet of the scrumptious paper

- I then die cut a 'frame' using a snippet of white card measuring exactly 4" x 3" then cutting into it using the middle sized die from Craft Addiction's 'Fusion Frames - Rectangle'

- die cut a tiny bit from the little image, using the same die as for the frame so it would just pop into the aperture

- backed the 'frame' with a slightly smaller snippet of white card so that I could then glue the image itself safely in place as I wanted to raise the whole panel

- popped a Clarity Christmas sentiment onto the top right hand corner of the image

- final step, added the image panel to the card front using thin foam tape 

I'd like to enter the following challenges: 

Allsorts Challenge #848 - HERE.  Under 'Anything Goes'

Darnell's NBUS Challenge #86 - HERE - the set of Craft Addiction 'Fusion Frames' were having a first outing. 

Dudley Pupdate: Dudley loves to spend 'together time'  each morning, as we watch the news and have the first cuppa of the day. I think the nights could be long for him as we sleep. During 'together time' Dudley lies on our bed, being played with and generally fussed over. After a while he then stands up and trots off to find Honka Duck - it's all pretty predictable. Much like the news can be on a 'slow day for news' really!

However, this morning (Saturday), just as he was getting ready to hop down from the end of the bed he literally stopped dead in his tracks. Then turned round and, quick as a flash, rushed back up the bed to plant a nose bop kiss on my cheek, before turning and racing off! It was so deliberate and very moving, bless him. And yes, of course my eyes welled up!

I've published the results of Challenge #530 HERE. 

Do please come and play in Sarn's current challenge over in the Snippets Playground - just scroll down from the results post.

Love from myself and Dudley, 

Rudolph Days - April 2026

Alomose missed the date but I am, with a quickly made card for the April Rudolph Days Challenge HERE:

I used:

- 5.5" x 4.25"  white card blank, side opening

- the image is carefully selected ** from an 8" x 8" Stamperia paper pad called 'The Owl's House', trimmed to 5.25" x 4" and glued onto the card front

- the 'labels' sentiment is from a Clarity set of self-adhesive Christmas sentiments - just popped onto the bottom right hand corner

** The sheet of paper that I used is double sided and with some careful measurement I managed to get two images and one piece of backing paper out of the same sheet - two from the front and one from the reverse, I do like a challenge! Watch this space for the other two yet to come.

Quick and easy - phew!

Sunday Snippets - Have a Beautiful Birthday

To be fair, the Beautiful Birthday has already been and gone, but I wanted to share the card I recently made for a very special friend - and I used snippets of course:

I used:

- 5.5" x 4.25" purple card blank, using  a sheet from the HunkyDory 'Garden Treasures' card pack, side opening

- a piece of 'white brick wall' patterned paper from the 'Brick Wall Texture' pack - brand unknown, from Amazon - trimmed to 5.25" x 4" and set aside

- a snippet of purple card, leftover from making the card blank, which I die cut using a Craft Addiction's set of dies called 'Slatted Arch'

- piece of white card, also a snippet, onto which I stamped the adorable Newton's Nook 'Dainty Daisies' using Clair 'Nocturne' ink

- then coloured the 'daisies' image using Polychromos pencils before die cutting the bunch using a co-ordinating die 

- that meant I could sit and sort of juggle the flowers and arch around a bit until I was happy where the sentiment would go with it

- stamped the sentiment onto the bottom left of the card using Clair 'Nocturne' ink again and a NBUS stamp from Penny Black's 'super day' stamp set

- then glued the brick wall panel onto the card front, along with the die cut arch

- then adhered the bunch of daisies in place using thin snippets of foam sticky pad 

- finished! 

I'd like to enter this card into:

Allsorts Challenge #848 HERE - under 'Anything Goes'

Darnell's NBUS Challenge # 85 HERE - the set of slatted arch dies are my NBUS items

Dudley Pupdate: With warmer weather the past few days, Dudley is beginning head to cool, tiled, floors to lie on. By this time, late on a Saturday evening, he's usually cuddled up on our bed. Looks like a warm night ahead as he seems to be sprawled in the tiled hallway. Clever little guy! Doubtless with Honka Duck keeping him company.

Sarn has opened up Challenge #531 in the Snippets Playground HERE . See you on the swings! I think I heard mutterings about needing a new paddling pool earlier today!

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,

Sunday Snippets - Have a great day

My snippets card for this week is very simple:

I used: 

- 4" x 4" Silkweave 'pale ivory linen' card snippet 

- the image is a Penny Black Stickeroo, from their 'Gentle Blooms' sheet

- backed the image with a black square - trimmed down from a snippet

- glued the image panel onto the card front 

- added a simple sentiment from a Clarity Assorted Sentiments set of stickers

- quick and easy! 

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenge: 

- Allsorts Challenge #847 HERE  - under 'In the Garden'

Dudley Pupdate: The other day I had a routine dental appointment so Len took me there, and later collected me - with Dudley riding shotgun 'harnessed and secured' in the back of the car. He 'sang' all the way there and for Len 'exclusively' when returning home, and even did an encore when coming back later to collect me. Opening the back windows a few inches does help him as he's such a curious little guy and also loves to be able to smell and feel the fresh air rushing past.

However, on the way back home, after hugs and licky greetings, he just flopped down and dozed off. Happy in the knowledge that his 'tribe' were together again and we were heading back to his favourite place!  

The results from Sarn's Challenge #529 are now published in the Snippets Playground HERE. Three perfect picks and one lucky prize winner - what's not to like?

Love from Dudley and yours truly

Sunday Snippets - Penguin line-up

This month's Challenge over at Christmas Kickstart is 'Brimming with Style', ie. add a hat - and here's my offering, as well as my Sunday Snippets card for this week:

I used:

- 5.5" x 4.25" white card blank - side opening

- trimmed a snippet of Creative Expressions 'Deep Blue' card very slightly down to 5.25" x 4" and glued it onto the card blank front

- trimmed a snippet of white card down to 5" x 3.75" and embossed it using a NBUS Altenew 3D 'Ribbon Waves' folder

- glued the embossed panel on top of the blue one - I deliberately used the 'wrong' side of the panel as it seemed to resemble drifting snow more than the 'right side' does. Either way up, it's a gorgeous folder!

- the baby penguins, hats and sentiment were stamped onto snippets of white card, using a stamp set by Clearly Besotted' called 'Penguin Parade'

- coloured the penguins and hats using Polychromos pencils before fussy cutting them

- also trimmed the sentiment to size

- added the hats to the penguins

- finally, glued the penguins onto the card front and the sentiment was glued to the top lefthand corner

Whilst everything was out on my desk I made a second card exactly the same.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

- Christmas Kickstart #109 HERE - 'Brimming with Style'

- Allsorts Challenge #847 HERE - under 'Anything Goes'

- Darnell's NBUS Challenge #85 HERE - the Altenew 'Ribbon Waves' embossing folder is NBUS

Remember, I've just kicked off a new challenge over in the Snippets Playground HERE. It was lovely to see entry numbers climbing back up again in Sarn's recent challenge! Yay!

Dudley Pupdate: Wednesday was Dudley's annual booster vaccination(s) and also a full check-up. Apart from the usual operatic arias whilst in the car going there, he behaved perfectly. Not a single woof, despite several other dogs being in the waiting area at the same time. And, he behaved beautifully for Emily the vet. He also got a clean bill of health with everything getting full marks. Happy dance indeed.

However, he was unusually quiet in the car on the journey back home and wasn't even very interested in his tea later on - both of which are not normal! After that he just flopped on our bed, with his sad eyes peeping over his front paws, looking so sorry for himself, as well as somewhat bewildered.  It's that 'every three years vaccine, distemper, parvo and a couple of others' that hits him every time he has it. Heartbreaking that we can't explain it to him. However, the following morning he was back to being much the same as usual with no sign of any after effects. 

And, this morning he was ready to create a total riot whilst we were having a cuppa in bed - leaping up and down like a Spring lamb all over the bed with his 'come and play' posture that dogs display.  Eyes sparkling with mischief and ready to take on the world! What a difference a couple of days makes.

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,

Sunday Snippets - Feathers

Happy Easter everyone - I hope the sun shines for you and that perhaps you even got a new Easter bonnet! Here's my snippets card for today:

I used:

- 5.5" x 4.25" white card blank, side opening 

- a snippet of pearlescent Tonic 'Majestic Gold' card, trimmed to 5.25" x 4", then glued to the card front

- a snippet of chocolate brown card, trimmed to 5" x 3.75" and glued onto the gold layer on the card front 

- a snippet of white card onto which I stamped a feather stamp from SU's 'Four Feathers' stamp set. Did it three times using three different Memento Dew Drop dye ink pads - 'Desert Sand', 'Toffee Crunch' and 'Peanut Brittle'

- then die cut the three feathers using a die from the matching set 

- sentiment next and I used a Heffy Doodle 'hello' die to cut the word twice from a snippet of the same brown card as the background

- then gued both words together before mounting the 'hello'  mounted it onto the 'shadow' layer - die cut from a snippet of plain vellum 

- glued the sentiment in place in the bottom right-hand corner

- then glued the feathers in place - little tip - glue the top and bottom ones first so that the centre one can be evenly placed in between them. I also alternated the direction of the feather tips and quills for added interest

- finished!

I'd like to enter the following challenge: 

Allsorts Challenge #846 - HERE.  Under 'Anything Goes'

Dudley Pupdate: It's been another quiet week for Dudley in terms of adventures. The cabin doors have been open on a few of the sunny days we've had recently - and he always hops in to say hello to one of his little monkey toys which sits on a chair doing guard duty!

Never mind, he has a real treat coming on Wednesday afternoon - not that he'll be at all impressed. It's time for Dudley's annual check-up as well as a couple of booster jabs. One is only every three years and that one seems to take him one degree under. But, he's a healthy little bundle of fluff and will usually be right as rain the following morning.

The results of Challenge #528 are now published HERE. 

Do please come and play in Sarn's current challenge over in the Snippets Playground - just scroll down from the results post.

Remembering our lovely crafting friend Bernie and her cute Easter Bunny sign-off:

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Love from myself and Dudley, 

Sunday Snippets -Through the window

First of all, did you remember to change your clocks to leap forward by an hour, if that applies to where you live? If not, then I hope you enjoyed a bit of extra sleep rather then losing an hour in one fell swoop as most of us felt impelled to do! 

My snippets card for today used a very clever set of dies that Linby (Lynn) has used a few times - but which was sold out whenever I tried to get my sticky little paws on them! I succeeded eventually but it took about three or more months. However, here's the result of a first outing:

I used:

- 5.75" x 5.75" white square card blank

- the Maximum Crafts 'Picture Window Easy Frame' comes as a pair of dies. One outer, and one inner. The outer one has the thicker outlines to the frame and the inner one is smaller and fits beautifully on to of the outer frame

- I die cut a snippet of Tonic Pearlescent 'Majestic Gold', using the 'chunkier' outer frame die and set it to one side

- then die cut the 'finer' inner frame from a snippet of the white same card as the card blank. Admission here, ever trimmed down a card blank and at the final cut, sliced through the 'spine' by accident? Hence, I do have quite a few saved mis-cut panels, aka snippets in my 'box of daft mistakes'

- then glued the 'white layer frame' onto the gold one and then the whole frame onto the card blank

- the final die cut was to use the chunkier die and, as I was actually making two cards the same, I cut through two identical patterned paper scenes in one go from an Amazon paper pack called 'Glacie' which features general Winter scenes but only the one design actually has a log cabin in the centre. I do have ideas for the other papers, never fear. It was a lucky break when I found the log cabin one whilst browsing a couple of days ago!

- with hindsight, I could just have laid/glued the patterned paper behind the frame, but die cutting is more accurate and also fun to see the card come alive!

Like Linby, I can see so many uses for this Picture Window die set. I feel a play with some much loved snippets coming on! I didn't add a sentiment, die cut a couple and decided against it and left it as is rather than spoil the pretty scene. I'll be sure to add a special Christmas sentiment inside - this year I'm doing them as I go. Hollow laugh!

I'd like to enter this card into:

Allsorts Challenge #846 HERE - under 'Anything Goes'

Darnell's NBUS Challenge # 84 HERE - the paper pack and the set of window dies are my NBUS items

Rudolph Days Challenge - March 2026 - HERE 

Dudley Pupdate: Dudley is such a little chancer! I carefully slipped out of bed very early the other morning for a quick trip to the loo and made a point of really pulling up the duvet right up to pillow level to keep him away. Did it work? Not a chance, I came out of the en-suite in super fast time, to the sight of Honka Duck languishing on my pillow - and a wagging tail and wiggly bum sticking out of the top of the duvet as Dudley happily explored the warrmth and no doubt human scent of where I'd just vacated. The look on his face when I lifted the duvet and whispered 'Hello Dudley'. He seemed to drop his jaw at being rumbled, grabbed Honks and flew off the end of the bed like a little pocket rocket! 

It never lasts though as needless to say, when I woke up later on at 'ups time' he was lying like a little angel with his back pressed against mine. He never bears a grudge that's for sure!

Sarn has opened up Challenge #529 in the Snippets Playground HERE . See you in the Playground!

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,