Time to pop along to the Snippets Playground to hand in my homework for the latest challenge and to see what refreshments are available - hopefully something warming because the temperatures have dropped somewhat now we are getting some much needed rain.
I decided to make a Christmas card this time and as well as using up some snippets I'm also using items from my stash rather than purchasing a die which has been tempting me for a while - one which cuts the word 'JOY' all in one piece. With this in mind I remembered that several years ago I'd bought a set of quite large alphabet dies and, to my shame, they've not been out of their hiding place for such a long time so out they came and this card is the result. Everything used here, apart from the card blank and the blue square, was made from snippets. I started with the white snippet which remained after making my card blank and stamped, coloured and die cut the gnomes. I also die cut a few snowflakes. The white background was trimmed from a larger snippet and embossed with a falling snow embossing folder. Finally I die cut the three letters from a snippet of blue pearlised card. Quite a bit of work involved here but I'm pleased with the result and pleased with myself for resisting yet another crafty purchase ☺️
Embossing Folder - Falling Snow from Stampin' Up (long retired)
Gnomes - Friendly Gnomes from Stampin' Up (retired)
Alphabet - Unbranded dies from probably around 8 or 9 years back
Snowflakes - dies from Crafter's Companion (also years old)
