Christmas Snippets

I'm on a mission to reduce my snippets pile and also keep ahead with my Christmas cards.

The patterned papers were all snippets from a paper pad from The Works, cut into 2cm strips.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with SU 'Night of Navy'.  I used an SU punch for the navy blue mat for the sentiment. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Snippets Playground Challenge #523 ~ Use Snippets

AUD Sentiments Challenge #333 ~ ANYthing Goes + a Sentiment

Creative Crafting Uncles Challenge #72 ~ Christmas / Happy New Year

Love Those Pretty Papers January Challenge

Allsorts Challenge ~ Winter Animals

This is my second post today, please scroll down to see my Crafty Calendar Challenge DT card.

A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Helen has chosen the theme of 'Winter Animals'.  There is also the usual option of Anything Goes.  

I used stamps from the Stampin' Up 'Dashing Deer' set and stamped the images and sentiment with Versafine 'Monarch'. The mat and punched snowflakes are silver pearlised paper. 

The prizes this time are Visible Image stamps sets and coordinating dies.

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ New

The Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the theme 'New'.  Perhaps you will choose new baby, new home, new job, new craft supplies...... or perhaps you will think of something else that's 'New'.

The patterned paper is from Limetree Crafts.  I used an embossing folder with tiny baby feet.  I die cut Memory Box die 'Baby Carriage' using pearlised pink card and layered it onto the embossed background using foam pads.  I used deep pink for the mats. 

The Crafty Calendar Challenge ends on 28th January.  I'm looking forward to seeing what 'New' theme you choose for your creation.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #132 ~ Something new

All About Challenge #1 ~ New (Grandchild) 

Love Those Pretty Papers January Challenge

Christmas

 As I was so behind this Christmas making all my cards this year, I decided to make a start on my cards for Christmas 2026.  I made about a dozen of this design using different patterned papers and snippets of red card and I used a couple of them for last minute cards I needed to send.

The patterned paper was from a 6" x 6" paper pad from The Works.  I die cut the frame using MFT 'Stitched Diagonal Cover-up' die.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Greatest Part of Christmas' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Nocture'. After attaching a rectangle of patterned paper behind the frame, I layered it on a red mat.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Rudoph Days December Challenge

We Love Stamping December Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations December Challenge ~ Anything Goes

I had lots of red and patterned papers left over, so rather than put them in my snippets drawer never to be seen again, I decided to make some more Christmas cards with a different design.

I cut the patterned paper into 1½" squares and the red mats into 1¾" squares and corner rounded all the corners.  The snowflake is a die cut from the Memory Box 'Twilight Snowflakes'.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Perfectly Plaid' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Nocture'.  I have a pile of small square ready to make up some more of this design this afternoon.

I am joining in the following challenge with this card:

Snippets Playground Challenge #522 ~ Use Snippets