I dread to think how many tonnes of paper/card and ribbon we have turned into little works of art over the years between us all.
The number 13 is supposed to be "unlucky for some".. .. .. .. but for us it is "super lucky" because we have definitely enjoyed many years of fun with Di and also more recently Sarn too .. .. who between them do a brilliant job of trying to keep us all from being buried under piles of snippets.
Thank you ladies, long may the fun continue.
So to celebrate this landmark occasion I have used "just a few" of my many snippets to create an anniversary card:
Random Snippets, acetate, and a snippet of ribbon
Spellbinders Heart Die
Sentiment: Polkadoodles PD8024 All About the Girls Sentiments (love this stamp set, it matches with others that are available for creating your own sentiments).
My Trusty Sewing Machine
These were the snippets I selected to work with (but not all made it to the final card):
As you may already know Di very kindly, and very bravely, took over the snippet challenge from me which all began in January 2011 as a way to use up some of my leftovers and I made it a one year mission to use as many of them as possible. This is the post where it all began and it was at that stage just a personal mission .. .. it was something I did on a Sunday and I called it my Sunday Scrap Day. A title I later abandoned for the word snippets .. .. .. .. because our snippets definitely aren't scrap are they?
Lots of other folk seemed to have the same problem as me and were becoming overrun with snippets, so they joined in and enjoyed sending me links to what they had made and I would share them the following week by simply linking to people's blogpost.
Then once my year mission was complete this was the point at which the lovely Di took over and turned everything into a proper challenge blog, which has provided us with lots of fun, friendships and fantastic prizes too. Many thanks Di. You truly are a star.
So here we are all these years later .. .. .. .. and I can remember the day it all started like it was yesterday. I still have as many snippets as I had at the beginning - but I have had lots of fun along the way and my mission to reduce them still continues!
I hope you enjoyed my links to "memory lane" and that you get chance to break out some of your snippets to celebrate this special occasion and join in the fun at The Snippets Playground Challenge.
Take care everyone and I hope you find yourself some crafty time.
11 comments:
What a fabulous card, and what a fabulous post! I had only joined blogger in April that year, so it was a while before I found the Snippets Playground, so it was lovely to see and read about the beginning. Long may it continue xxx
Hi Jules
That is a gorgeous anniversary card. So colourful with your snippet choices.
Lovely to look back at how it all began. My goodness me you had a lot of snippets to get through!!!
Thanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse for Breakfast Club shortly. X
Thank you for your stroll down memory lane - great fun using snippets but I for one certainly won't be running out of them any time soon 🤣. Love the card you made, a reminder of a technique I've not used ... yet.
This is really lovely Jules, a fab colour and design combination for your chosen snippets and the style of the sentiment complements it perfectly. Thanks so much also for the trip back down memory lane to where it all started xx
A lovely card Jules and great use of snippets. Doesn't time fly by - I remember first starting to follow your blog after seeing an article in a magazine about a designer who added a hear to all of her creations! It's good to see you back in blogland and being able to look for hearts again - although today was an easy search!
Kath x
Simple beautiful Jules,love your choice of colours and papers
A fabulous card and very pretty colours of snippets Jules x
I didn't realise until I read Di's post the other day that the wonderful snippets challenge started with you. Congratulations. It was such a good idea. I have looked at your original post and am very impressed with your snippet collection. Your card today is great. I love the pink and green and your perfect stitched curve (I find curves impossible with a sewing machine) and gorgeous green bow xx
What a gorgeous, gorgeous card! Happy New Year to you, Jo x
I have no idea where you get all your clever ideas Jules...followed by such perfection in your crafting. How we have missed your inspiration...but it's just like the old times now with your fabulous cards popping up for us to feast our eyes on. Long may they continue. This one is so pretty and a great use of snippets, I like your choice of colours . xx
Oh Jules, my lovely friend! What very kind words about the Playground - which all began with you I must add. It's been an honour and a real joy to run thus far - here's to many more 'Blogaversaries'! Fabulous card, as always from you. Punk and green - Nature's match made in heaven!
Hugs
Di xx
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