Results of Challenge #521

Hello Playmates!

Well that's Christmas over and done with for another year!

The Nativity Play was a riot - with angels running amok and Di losing the Christmas star at the last minute with Dudley having to make another one PRONTO. 

After last year's fiasco with real animals, we opted for the safer version of a toy lamb and a doll for the baby Jesus. We had two playmates dressed up in the camel costume, but the trouble was, they didn't know their lefts from their rights and each half of the camel kept trying to walk in different directions - making for a very drunken looking animal for the three Magi! 

I'm not sure who tripped over the wire for the Christmas tree lights, but there was an almighty crash from the tree and the three Magi who were following each other on stage bumped into each other and lay in a heap on the floor, plus the whole place was plunged into darkness. The caretaker managed to get the lights switched on again while I got the smelling salts out for Miss Di who was crumpled on the floor in a dark corner! Still, all's well that ends well and, once the lights went back on and we finished singing, we retired to the treehouse for some well-earned refreshments. Some of us ended up behind the bike sheds swigging sherry and eggnog . . . NO . . . NOT both together UGH(!) . . . what are you like?

Here are my top picks for Challenge #521 (in entry order):

First up is CAROL G's fab festive card made with patterned paper snippets and a lovely die cut sentiment. 

Next up is LYNNE’s beautiful Christmas ornament card. A lot of patience required, but a stunning result. 

Last, but by no means least, is PAT’s wonderful festive make with snowmen peeking above a snowy fence with their robin friends. So sweet!

If you've been showcased, please feel free to collect your 'Top Pick' badge from HERE.

The randomly picked winners are:

Linby (11); Liz Cavill (13); Lesley G (14) & Ionabunny (22)

Please claim your prize by 11am UK time on 10th January 2026 by sending your name and address details via email using the Snippets Playground email address shown in the sidebar, with PLAYGROUND WINNER in the subject line.

Remember there's still nearly a week of Di's challenge to go. If you haven't submitted a piece of homework yet, just scroll down to the previous post to find all the details.

Wishing you all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR, with love from Sarn, Miss Di and Dudley Dog. 

Challenge #522

Welcome to another fun Snippets Playground Challenge for the next fortnight, where Dudley and I will be hosting you - wearing Santa hats of course! Sarn is our naughty elf of course - what else?

The Nativity Play rehearsals are well underway with the usual amount of mayhem!

Here’s my snippets card:

Details of the above snippets card can be found at Pixie's Crafty Workshop HERE, along with the latest news of Dudley.

DECEMBER CHALLENGES AND PRIZES:

We are doing something a little different for our two December challenges again this year. 

Sarn and I are emptying the Playground Toy Box of all things festive, and, with the “help" (aka fussing and meddling!!) of our trusty Christmas Elf (aka Dudley), we are busy bundling together Christmas-themed craft items to make up MYSTERY PARCELS for FOUR LUCKY WINNERS PER CHALLENGE (so there will be EIGHT DECEMBER WINNERS). To make life easier for both Sarn and myself, you won't be able to choose a prize - it will be pot luck - but all winners will get a lovely festive surprise in the post during January.

To enter, all you have to do is play by our RULES!

The Playground gates will close on this challenge at 11am (UK time) on Saturday, 3rd January 2026. They'll reopen at midnight (UK time) the same day for the start of the next challenge.

Dates for your diary: 

December Challenge Results will be posted on 28th December 2025 (for Challenge #521) and 11th January 2026 (for Challenge #522). 

Happy crafting and Merry Christmas, 🎅🎄🎄🎄🎄🎅

Love from Di, Sarn and an excited Dudley Dog xxx

Results of Challenge #520

 

Hello Everyone!

Di here - popping back in the middle of Sarn's challenge - to reveal my Top Picks and the prize winner for Challenge #520

Here are my top picks (in entry order), it was such a tough choice once again. I had five real favourites but the rules say only three picks:

Kath certainly proved what patience she has with all the teeny inlaid windows on this lovely Christmas card, a very festive card using a much loved die:

Then, Emma T showed how thinking outside the box (literally a shadow box die) can make a beautiful little snippets Christmas card - along with a whole host of similar cards:

And finally, Pauline C arrived with a stunning card, using the eclipse technique and some breathtaking stamped butterflies! Proof that you should always keep those snippets of white card for layering!

If you've been showcased, please feel free to collect your 'Top Pick' badge from HERE.

The randomly picked winner is:

Kate

Please claim your prize by 11am UK time on 27th December 2025 by sending your name and address details via email using the Snippets Playground email address shown in the sidebar, with PLAYGROUND WINNER in the subject line.

Remember there's still nearly a week of Sarn's challenge to go. If you haven't submitted a piece of homework yet, just scroll down to the previous post to find all the details. It's our Christmas draw with extra prizes this month!

Love from myself, Sarn and Dudley Dog. 

Challenge #521

Hello Playmates!

Sarn here, hosting another fun Snippets Playground Challenge for the next fortnight - with EXTRA prizes available to playmates living in the UK and Europe - scroll down to find out more.

Details of the card below can be found on my personal blog HERE:

DECEMBER CHALLENGES AND PRIZES:

We are doing something a little different for our two December challenges. 

Miss Di and I will be emptying the Playground Toy Box of all things festive, and, with the “help" of our trusty Christmas Elf (aka Dudley) we will be bundling together Christmas-themed craft items to make up MYSTERY PARCELS for FOUR LUCKY WINNERS PER CHALLENGE (so there will be EIGHT DECEMBER WINNERS IN TOTAL). To make life easier for both Di and myself, you won't be able to choose a prize - it will be pot luck - but all winners will get a lovely festive surprise in the post during January.

To enter, all you have to do is play by our RULES!

The Playground gates will close on this challenge at 11am (UK time) on Saturday, 20th December 2025. They'll reopen at midnight (UK time) the same day for the start of the next challenge. 

Dates for your diary: 

December Challenge Results will be posted on 28th December 2025 (for Challenge #521) and 11th January 2026 (for Challenge #522).

Happy crafting,

Love from Sarn, Miss Di and Dudley Dog xxx 

Results of Challenge #519

Hello Playmates!

Sarn here - popping back in the middle of Di's challenge - to reveal my Top Picks and the prize winner for Challenge #519.

Here are my top picks (in entry order):

I just love how these inquisitive dogs are peeking into the room. A wooftastic card by AQUARIUS (Val) and the sentiment is just pawfect (sorry, HAD to!) 

HELEN came skipping into the Playground waving a Christmas card that she said she made in sewing class. But I happen to know that is NOT real stitching (even though it looks like it is!). I love everything about this festive make.

This very cool Christmas card was made by VALERIJA. I love the frosty papers she used as well as the cute die-cut polar bear skating along - it’s snow much fun (sorry, couldn't help myself!)

If you've been showcased, please feel free to collect your 'Top Pick' badge from HERE.

The randomly picked winner is:

Tina Z

Please claim your prize by 11am UK time on 13th December 2025 by sending your name and address details via email using the Snippets Playground email address shown in the sidebar, with PLAYGROUND WINNER in the subject line.

Remember there's still nearly a week of Di's challenge to go. If you haven't submitted a piece of homework yet, just scroll down to the previous post to find all the details.

TREEHOUSE NOTICEBOARD: In both December challenges there will EXTRA winners . . . details to follow when the new challenge starts next week (7th December 2025).

All the best from Sarn, Miss Di and Dudley Dog.

Challenge #520

Welcome to another fun Snippets Playground Challenge for the next fortnight, where Dudley and I will be hosting you. Here’s my snippets card:

Details of the above snippets card can be found at Pixie's Crafty Workshop HERE along with the latest news of Dudley.

Here's the three-part prize bundle for this challenge:

It consists of an A4 CraftTreat stencil, which is made of of eight different stencils (from Brenda), an XCut 'Jigsaw Pieces' die (from Val) - and an AALL & Create stamp set called ‘Housework Dee' (from me). Many thanks to Brenda and Val for their kind donations!

Please be sure to state what snippets you used on your entry (or you can add a photo of them if you wish). If it is not clear what snippets have been used in an entrant's blog post, the entry will automatically be excluded from being a Top Pick or a prize winner. Also, do check out Rule 11 HERE for more information about prizes, if you're unsure.

The Playground gates will close on this challenge at 11am (UK time) on Saturday, 6th December 2025. They'll reopen at midnight (UK time) the same day for the start of the next challenge. 

And - here's a little heads up folks! During the two December challenges, Sarn and I will be doing something special for the prize draws, as has become a bit of a Playground tradition. Tune in on Sunday 7th December to find out more!

Happy crafting,

Love from Di, Sarn and Dudley Dog xxx

Results of Challenge #518

 

Hello Everyone!

Di here - popping back in the middle of Sarn's challenge - to reveal my Top Picks and the prize winner for Challenge #518.

Here are my top picks (in entry order), it was such a tough choice this time:

Lynne R did make me smile with this fun Christmas card! Lovely colours there, non-traditional and they work so perfectly together:

Then Donna T rushed in, bearing the most gorgeous Christmas mug ever. Tons of lovely snippets used and identified, which makes life easier for us: 

And finally, Kate L arrived with the most fabulous Christmas woolly hat on a card, ever - already picked a winner elesewhere needless to say:

If you've been showcased, please feel free to collect your 'Top Pick' badge from HERE.

The randomly picked winner is:

Ionabunny (Gail)

Please claim your prize by 11am UK time on 29th November 2025 by sending your name and address details via email using the Snippets Playground email address shown in the sidebar, with PLAYGROUND WINNER in the subject line.

Remember there's still nearly a week of Sarn's challenge to go. If you haven't submitted a piece of homework yet, just scroll down to the previous post to find all the details.

All the best from myself, Sarn and Dudley Dog. 

Challenge #519

Hello Playmates!

Sarn here, hosting another fun Snippets Playground Challenge for the next two weeks.

Didn't we have a lovely time at the Bonfire Party? The soup & jacket potatoes went down a treat - all washed down with some delicious hot chocolate. Miss Di is right . . . there are plenty of mini marshmallows left to add to this week's hot chocolate drinks! See you up in the treehouse!

Details of the card below can be found on my personal blog HERE:

The prize for this challenge consists of a Heffy Doodle "Barber Shop" stencil; plus a large Crafty Roo stamp and an AALL & Create "Le Parfum" stamp #841. I love the perfume bottle stamp and have it in my own stamp collection. You can see examples of it being used HERE. I also have the Crafty Roo stamp in my own collection but haven’t played with it yet!

For up-to-date information regarding prizes, please see RULE 11.

The Playground gates will clang shut on this challenge at 11am (UK time) on Saturday, 22nd November 2025. They'll reopen at midnight (UK time) the same day for the start of the next challenge. 

Happy crafting,

Love from Sarn, Miss Di and Dudley Dog xxx

Results of Challenge #517

Hello Playmates!

It's Sarn here, popping back in the middle of Di's challenge to reveal my Top Picks and the prize winner for Challenge #517.

Here are my top picks in entry order:

First up is PAPIERELLE with her beautiful leafy card in alternative colours. SO pretty!

Next is LESLEY G's gorgeous Christmas card in non-traditional colours and a heap of snippets used. I just love it!

And last, but not least, I picked JULES' lovely festive card. Terrific layout and again, lots of paper snippets used up in the process.

If you've been showcased, please feel free to collect your 'Top Pick' badge from HERE.

The randomly picked winner is:

LIZ CAVILL

Please claim your prize by 11am UK time on 15th November 2025 by sending your name and address details via email using the Snippets Playground email address shown in the sidebar, with PLAYGROUND WINNER in the subject line.

Remember there's still nearly a week of Di's challenge to go. If you haven't submitted a piece of homework yet, just scroll down to the previous post to find all the details. We hope you will all enjoy the Playground Bonfire Party on November 5th. There will be jacket potatoes and Spiced Pumpkin soup available. No fireworks though - in order to spare our pets!

All the best from Sarn, Miss Di and Dudley Dog.

Challenge #518

Welcome to another fun Snippets Playground Challenge for the next fortnight, where Dudley and I will be hosting you. Here’s my snippets card - inspired by Lesley G's Birthday card to Len the other week:

Details of the above snippets card can be found at Pixie's Crafty Workshop HERE, along with the latest news of Dudley.

Here's the three-part prize bundle for this challenge:

It consists of: a set of three Pretty Pink Posh 'Layered Candles' stencils (the candle bodies, then the detailed patterns and finally the flames), a pair of Gummiapan small 'Speech Bubble' dies and a Woodware stamp set called 'Bubble Bloom Suzie'. All from me - sssssshhh, I  raided Dudley's piggy bank!

Please be sure to state what snippets you used on your entry (or you can add a photo of them if you wish). If it is not clear what snippets have been used in an entrant's blog post, the entry will automatically be excluded from being a Top Pick or a prize winner. Also, do check out Rule 11 HERE for more information about prizes, if you're unsure.

The Playground gates will close on this challenge at 11am (UK time) on Saturday, 8th November 2025. They'll reopen at midnight (UK time) the same day for the start of the next challenge. 

Happy crafting,

Love from Di, Sarn and Dudley Dog xxx