Pixie's Snippets Playground - Challenge # 330 - results

Having struggled to do much commenting or blogging all week, now there's a bit of a scramble on here to say the least! It's been just like being in a sauna, with no respite, down here in Hampshire. We've had six fans running on full the whole time - but to be honest they just seemed to be pushing hot air around. It's a little bit cooler today (Saturday) with a refreshing breeze - and we even had a few pitter patters of rain later on yesterday, although the thunderstorms have given us a miss for now - unlike in some areas of the country.

In the absence of a guest designer, I thought I'd give you a laugh and show you some of my early card creations now and again.

My very first attempt at paper piecing - way back in May 2010, here if you want a closer look. At the same time I made another card almost the same, using pink of course. I still have this stamp set (I hope!) and it's overdue for an outing! Just laughed here, I didn't get one single comment - the blog was only a couple of months old at the time :)

Let's do a very quick scamper around my picks for this fortnight, no particular theme - just entries which caught my eye:

This is such a great idea - brought to share by Sandy. It's not dissimilar to a card in my last lot of picks where letters 'dangled' from strips of card. This time, the negative card from the bauble die cut is cut into a strip and placed above the die cut itself - so clever! Really great idea for quick Chriatmas cards with a difference and an idea I'm likely to pinch!

I chose this card, made by Charlotte as it's so bright and cheerful - and such a lovely design of course! Charlotte has a video over on her blog if you'd like to see how she made it! Citrus colours really are so perfect for Summer cards - and the little bird totally tones in with his background of course :) 

And finally, I picked out this card, made by Gail (Ionabunny) as it brought a huge smile to my face. I love the simplicity of Gail's design and the giraffe wearing his Santa hat is just adorable! And the red sparkle is so festive - great card and such fun as well.

So that's just three picks from a host of fabulous entries. Some entries are really detailed and some very CAS - but every single one is worth checking out I promise you!Why not have a browse if you haven't done so already.

No new Playmates this time round and 56 of you came to play! I'm hoping that we'll have a few more entries than we have at the moment for the current challenge as that stitched tag prize is such fun - and you certainly don't need to be a master seamstress either! But, it's holiday time and also many people are suffering from high temperatures - and not just in the UK.

Prize draw time now and our winner of the Art Impression 'Doggy Kisses' stamp set is:

Carol L

Well done to Carol, it's a while since her last win although she's often up there with the fortnightly picks. What's extra nice is when I double checked Carol's comment it turns out she had at least one dachshund in the past - I call that serendipity (AND the fact that Darnell's name came out twice before Carol's popped up on the third run of the Random number thingy - Darnell wasn't playing for the prize so I had to re-run the gizmo).

Do please send me your address Carol, with full name at the top as well so I can copy and paste - for speed and ease. I don't keep addresses of previous winners, even if they might be in my private address list - if that makes sense! It's also cofirmation that you still would like the prize of course, not that I doubt it really! I'll be off to the Post Office once I hear from you. Please put Playground Winner or similar in the subject line of your email in case it drops into my junk mail. Email address is on RH sidebar as always.

Speaking of prizes, one prize I sent to Canada has finally arrived there - TWO whole months later! Phew - relief as I don't seem to be able to replicate the goodies at the moment.

Remember folks, there's still almost another week to run on Challenge #331 - just check back a bit and you'll easily find it. The prize is an MFT 'Cross Stitch Label' die set - and if you don't have any threads of your own, and you're the winner, I'll be happy to enclose a little selection of ready wound bobbins!

Hope you have a lovely week ahead, and that you come and play - if you haven't done so already!

Love from the little white peril Parsnip - who has emerged from the duck pond at last! So now we have a little green bear .......... he forgot about the algae didn't he .......... and he stinks! Someone's going in the bath tub later on, sssssshhhhhh :)