Pixie Snippets Challenge

I came across this Pampered Pets die set recently while looking through my collection to make some samples for a recent demonstration day and realised that it hadn't been used for a long time and the cat is rather elegant so deserves an airing.  As most of the card is made from odd bits and pieces of card (mostly Centura Pearl) it suits the Pixie Snippets Challenge.  I hope some of you are having a nicer day than it is here today where it is very dull, cold and raining so I'm off to sit by the fire to do a bit of embroidery for a change.

Background - Piece of paper from Pampered Pets pad (Papermania)
Oval - Tonic dies
Layers - Sue Wilson dies, one embossed with swiss dots folder
Cat and handbag etc - Pampered Pets die set Papermania

Mistletoe

I've dabbled with a bit more quilling for a card, this time making some mistletoe which I've popped onto a die cut shape. The background was made using a mask to emboss the square of card and applying some Versamark through the snowflakes before removing it, then using some twinkle white embossing powder.  

Die cut shapes - Spellbinders
Background - Special touch snowflake mask
Greeting - computer generated on cuttlebug shapes

Missing in Action!

I've just realised it is over a week since I posted anything on my blog which is BAD and I will try to do better.  I have been keeping busy one way and another, mainly preparing samples for an upcoming demonstration day - that's my excuse anyway and I'm sticking to it!!  This Christmas card fits well into the Pixie Snippets category because it consists of various snippets of card and ribbon.  Again I was tempted by a freebie given with a magazine - this time a bauble which is handy given that Christmas is fast approaching.  Details of items used are given below as usual.

Baubles - Marianne die backed with Spellbinder circle in white
White panels - Centura Pearl card embossed with Sheena snowflake folder
Red panels - cut using Tonic die
Sentiment - computer generated on Cuttlebug die cuts

Birdcage

For the Pixie Snippets card this week I decided to use up some of my smaller snippets to make the various decorative elements on this card.  Background was a piece of Coredinations card embossed and sanded, The oval frame and backing were die cut, as was the birdcage, birds and foliage.  The flowers were punched from a left over snippet of printed paper.

Background - Coredinations whitewash card, Crafter's Companion birdhouse embossing folder
Oval Frame - Sue Wilson Austrian collection dies
Cream oval - SW die embossed using Couture Creations folder
Birdcage - Spellbinders die
Birds and Foliage - various Marianne dies
Flowers - X-cut punches with Cosmic Shimmer pearl centres

Cats

While trawling through boxes looking for something to use for a card I came across this cat topper which was left from a sheet printed some time ago and thought it should be used up rather than printing any more sheets to add to boxes.  As you may realise I really am trying to use up things which are cluttering up my space - although I think I should go through the boxes really thoroughly and weed out items which I probably wouldn't use and maybe pass them on to someone who might make use of them.  I imagine some packets of goodies would be a welcome find in the charity shop!!

The 'angel' cat is not so angelic really if you spot the feathers in his mouth!!

Image - Crazy Cats, Card Creations
Backing paper - from my stash
Circular shape - Spellbinders die
Border - Tonic punch
Greeting - computer generated

Pixie Snippets Playground Week 149

The card for this weeks Pixie Snippets challenge uses up some more of my bits and pieces of card. I've been die cutting yet again which I find is a great way of using up remnants (and of course cutting into yet more new sheets occasionally to make even more leftovers!!) ...sigh... the pile never seems to diminish.  I used a piece of background paper from my stash and cut the next layer using Tonic header dies, also cutting a backing piece to put behind the cut out areas.  The centre shapes were cut using Sue Wilson dies, again using odd bits and pieces of card.  A snippet of matching ribbon was added behind the shapes and a computer sentiment added along with some tiny flower embellishments for the centres of the flowers.

Dies - Tonic Header die
Centre - Sue Wilson California collection dies
Embellishments - Hobby House

Time Flies

Now where did the last week go - I only know it has whizzed by somehow and not much blogging.  I keep saying I ought not to start anything new in the way of crafts but there I was idly glancing at the TV while drinking one of my many cups of coffee and spotted Linda Jones demonstrating wirework jewellery.  This is something which I've not really tried apart from bending the odd headpin now and again.  Luckily I had some wire around and a pack of beads handy which had come as a free gift in with some other supplies so I got out my tools and had a go.  This is my first effort - not perfect by a long chalk but I did enjoy doing something different and might see if I can use up some of my 'orphan' beads by incorporating them into a bit of wire jewellery.