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,