Sunday Snippets - 'Delivering Joy Sleigh'

I fell in love with another Spellbinders set of dies recently when a Playmate over in the Snippets Playground (Kate) entered a really lovely sleigh card into Challenge 494 and was one of my picks. I discovered the set at a discounted price and the rest is history! 18 dies in total in the set by the way and this is my take, sticking very closely to the photo on the packet for a first play - more so as I found all the pieces of snippets lurking in a basket on my desk:

I used:

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

- a piece of cream card at one eighth of an inch smaller all round, with a gold Calligraphy pen run around the edge for a really fine line then set aside 

- a piece of white card (snippet) embossed using a Gina K 'Holiday Flora' folder, trimmed to one eighth of an inch smaller all round than the cream layer then glued onto the cream layer - then both were set aside

- next came some serious die cutting, using a variety of coloured snippets and also a snippet of Tonic 'Majestic Gold' card to die cut the sleigh and contents

- then assembled all the little elements - without losing a single die, yay!

- assembled the pile of presents, using clear tape on the back and stuck them into the sleigh

- then added the twinkled foliage and poinsettia plus the sweet little label and there it was, all ready to add to the card front, using thin sticky pads - finished!

I found this set of dies to be an absolute joy to work with, after finding issues with a couple of Spellbinders sets I used recently, it went together like a dream. There are some clever ideas in the design, such as grooves are impressed into the parcels as you die cut them, to make lining up the crossways ribbon a breeze. Top marks to Spellbinders from me and I'll certainly be having more plays with the set in the near future.

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

- Allsorts Challenge # 812/3 HERE -  the theme is 'Use your dies'

- Rudolph Days Challenge HERE - anything goes but obviously must be Christmas themed

- Christmas Kickstart Challenge HERE - 'If it's Christmassy link it up!' 

- Darnell's NBUS Challenge # 69 - HERE

Dudley Pupdate: Oh boy, was Dudley in doggie heaven on Christmas Day - he was hopping around the kitchen in anticipation of some little extras with his normal dinner - and we didn't disappoint him of course. He adores little pigs in blankets, nicely cut up for him, most of all - mind you, he did leave the cut up sprouts I'd added, wishful thinking on my part! The bit about his Christmas present from Santa he loved best of all was ................... the wrapping paper. 😉 By bedtime he was exhausted and zonked straight out on our bed, on his back, for a long sleep, before we'd even brushed our teeth.

Remember, the results from Sarn's Challenge #495 are now published in the Snippets Playground HERE. 

Do come and play with us in the Snippets Playground - it's the final week of our December mystery bundles giveaway challenges. 

Love as always, Dudley and yours truly,