Pixie's Crafty Snippets - Challenge Number 1

First of all - HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope that 2012 is a great year for you all!

For the past year, the lovely Jules of Always With a Heart has been running a really fun challenge - to dive into those leftover bits of paper and card (aka as 'snippets') and use them up. I only began doing this in July 2011 but was very quickly hooked, not least due to the encouragement of Sandra of Stamping For Pleasure and the inspiration of Jules and all the other 'Snippeteers'. I had such fun and my snippets folder became the first place to check when making a card - the extra bonus was that I made a load of other terrific bloggy friends as well as picking up lots of new ideas.

So, when I realised that Jules was going to lock the Snippets Playground Gates after a whole year of hard work on her part, I was truly worried :( Where would the playmates all go with their snippets? With a lot of trepidation and some coaxing from Jules I've taken over the keys to the Snippets Playground, that's them above, aren't they cute? No way can I hope to emulate the gorgeous cards that Jules makes, but I'm going to at least facilitate the challenge! Jules has promised to drop in, and no doubt knock our socks off as always, and I do so hope you will also drop in to play.

There are no hard and fast rules, just make a card or anything else using up some snippets from that languishing stash! The snippets can be tiny or fairly large - patterned or plain, you can enter as many times as you like in a week and of course also enter whatever you make for any other challenges. The main idea is to share makes and ideas - and to try to reduce those snippets mountains :) There are no prizes - just the fun of joining in and sharing what we've made which is a prize in itself.

As Jules did, I'll leave the gates open until Saturday at midnight and I'll publish the playmates links to their posts each Sunday. Any ideas for how to reduce the heaps of snippets we all have will always be gratefully received - we're a nosy lot and love to see anything at all which would help in the reduction drive...err, a photo of a blow torch or a shredder in action probably isn't quite what we're looking for :))

I truly hope you feel inclined to continue/join in with the Snippets Challenge - if so, please leave a link to your offering in the Mr Linky do-dah at the end of this post :)

So, here's my use of snippets for today:

I really wanted to make a New Year card for you all but this is the closest I could find in the sentiments right now - this place needs an Elf and Safety warning! I guess lots of you will know the patchwork trick, but it's the first time I've used it. 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. There isn't enough room for me to dig out my little craft sewing machine right now so I just did 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

So, as John Wayne would say 'Wagons Roll'!!!

Di
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Pixies Crafty Snippets Challenge #1 Participants - Challenge now closed see Challenge 2

1. Irene 2. Sarn 3. Hazel 4. Hazel 5. Jules 6. Lisa H 7. Hazel 8. ~Tammy~ 9. Robin

10. Hettie 11. Hazel 12. Hazel 13. Sally M 14. Sandra H 15. Sally H 16. Amanda 17. Carol 18. ~Tammy~

19. Linby 20. Hazel 21. Jackie 22. Sandy How 23. Elizabeth 24. Karen 25. Karen 26. Hazel

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