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The card that went wrong!

 


I bought a new die by A Pocket Full of Happiness. I had been stalking this die arriving in the UK and ordered it straight away. I thought (wrongly) it was a frame die of Christmas trees and I would be just popping them into the frame. There is no frame! After a bit of a sulk I got on with making a card and cut once from green and once from silver. I used the border left over from cutting the silver thinking it would be helpful. I still had trouble putting all the pieces in and whilst it looks symmetrical the piece in the bottom right corner is smaller than all the others.

I used a sentiment from a card mag which is designed by Lisa Horton and also the flower and leaves over the top. 

I'm entering this card at Rudolph Days challenge.

Then I set about using the left overs, this would be simple right! Wrong!. If you look closely at the card above there are a few errors. This meant that all the left overs did not fit together and why I also had trouble putting the first card together! My own fault and obviously I have learnt a lesson. So here is my Snippet card slight smaller as I couldn't use all the pieces.





I'm taking this over to the Snippets Playground challenge.

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Donna said…
Fabulous shiny card, it does look like a lot of work-it was worth the effort!
25 October 2026 at 14:13
Aquarius said…
I think that sometimes we do buy items, dies for instance, which don't turn out to be that straightforward to use which can be disappointing. at least you've managed to get two cards out of your first usage of it so that's a result.
25 October 2026 at 16:04
Sarn said…
Such a nuisance when materials don’t match expectations. Still, you have 2 lovely festive makes to send out now.

Thanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you in the treehouse later. Xxx
25 October 2026 at 16:26
Chris said…
You did really well to create these two very striking Christmas cards Lynn, you obviously have a lot of patience, fitting all the pieces into the frame looks a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle. I's frustrating when dies don't work out as you think they will- especially when they can be so expensive. xx
25 October 2026 at 17:01
Liz said…
Sorry that the die wasn’t what you’ve expected Lynn, but you’ve created two lovely cards.
Liz xx
25 October 2026 at 21:10
KarinsArtScrap said…
you have made 2 beautiful cards with it Lynn, sometime we buy something and it looks very different that we know................gr karin
26 October 2026 at 06:32
brenda said…
We've all done it Lynn, with me my first ever cover plate and so disappointed, no matter what sandwich or machine such a poor finish.

You brought all the elements together so nicely regardless of no frame.

B x
26 October 2026 at 07:19
LesleyG said…
You did well to make two great cards with the disappointing die set. Let’s hope you find an easier way to use it next time. I agree with the others, we’ve all been there! xxx
26 October 2026 at 07:23
Vee Cassidy said…
Your cards have turned out great despite feeling disappointed initially. It would be a good design - a frame of trees. Vee xx
26 October 2026 at 11:36
HilaryJane said…
Despite all your difficulties you have produced 2 lovely cards. The green and silver look great xx
26 October 2026 at 19:16
Helen said…
What a lot of work - you must be very patient! I think your cards look really good and I'm glad you shared them.

Thanks for joining me at the Rudolph Days Challenge.

Helen x
26 October 2026 at 21:54
EmmaT said…
2 Fabulous festive card, don't think i could be doing with that die though, sounds like a right faff and with my eyes definitely wouldn't line up nicely
3 November 2026 at 09:31
Di said…
Lovely cards Lynn! A test of your patience but you passed for sure!
Hugs
Di xx
5 November 2026 at 21:30
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