TST Something Different & the start of a "Blue Christmas"

Yes todays challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday is a little different.  We have no sketch or colour challenge for you to follow.  We all are doing our own thing, BUT we are all making tags with instructions on how we achieved them.  I hope that you will find my tag cheerful and give one a try on your own.

Supplies Needed:

tag (or cut one to your own size and shape)

stamp set

embossing powder, heat gun

inks

SU Decorative Strip Northern Frost

SU Decorative Strip Join in the Cheer

SU Snow Flurry Bigz

glue and dimensionals

bling

Start by stamping your tag using Versamark and then heat emboss it using clear or 

coloured embossing powder. 

Sponge your tag using the accenting colours of your card stock (CS).

Next cut out all of your snowflakes.  I used two shade of blue and then vanilla CS for my flakes.

After cutting out the vanilla flakes I stamped them using the darkest ink and then sponged them.

With the largest flake adhere it to your tag and then with the second largest flake adhere it to the side.  

These will become your anchors for the remaining flakes.

Start assembling your flakes using alternate colours, ie., dark blue, vanilla, light blue (any variation of these colours)

Don't be afraid to shape your flakes to give them even more dimension.

Once you have them all put together start placing them onto the tag.

Add a little bling in the centre of each flake as well.

The last thing you will do will be adhere the sentiment.  

 First thought was going for a dark blue, but it didn't show up as well so plan B 

add the Peace and Joy in the lighter blue.

The edges of the Peace and Joy were sponged with the darker blue.

I wanted lots of layers for this tag and I think I have achieved this. 

Each year I decorate my tree in a different colour.  My daughter calls my tree the "Martha Stewart" tree.  Over the years we made ornaments for the kids with the kids and now they have all of their own ornaments and I can have the designer tree that I want.

Over the next few weeks the majority of my Christmas creations will be in the blue colours so I guess that means I will be having a blue tree as well.  Guess you will have to wait and see what my, as Elvis would say, "Blue Christmas" will look like.  

So now "TAG" your it. Let's see what kind of tags you come up with and don't forget to post them on our site to show everyone your great talent!

Thanks for stopping by.  

Nancy

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TST#45

Here is another challenge from Try Stampin on Tuesday.

I have once again tried to take a simple card and make it special by changing the opening.

First I punched out the border using the MS Double Scallop Punch.  The scoring at 1 1/4" and again at 5 1/2" for the base of the card.

Securing a strip of accent CS on the scalloped side measuring 1 1/2" x 5 1/2".  Punch out a decorative piece to place just under the scallops, but making sure that there is enough of a space to allow the right side of the card to fold between the two pieces.

Using the SU Decorative Strip Join In the Cheer I only cut out the word "Joy" then adhered it to the decorative piece on the front of the card.

Randomly stamp snowflakes on the right side of the card front.

The card will close by placing the right side of the card between the decorative punched piece and the left side of the card.

Hope you enjoy!

Nancy