TST # 146

Time is marching by so fast these days and don't you know it, it is time for another Try Stampin on Tuesday card.  This week the challenge is to use a little gold in your project or card.  Since I have been making most of my cards this year in blue, as you can see, I had a hard time coming up with something that had the gold in it so I decided to change it up a little and add yellow.

Here is our sketch for this weeks challenge.

Nice and simple and easy to put together.

I used the little snowflakes that were punched out from the border punch to accent the image in the centre.

As I was cutting out the DSP that I used my blade kept getting stuck (time for a new blade) and messing up the edges of the DSP so I decided to use my distressing tool and distress all the edges of the card.

I know I kind of bent the rules a little but I do have yellow (a shade of gold) on the card so I hope that will be accepted by all.

Now it's your turn.  See what you can come up with and don't forget to post your card on the TSOT site so we can all admire it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST #93

Tuesday and time once again for Try Stampin on Tuesday.  Being a little short on time with my work schedule( yes that dreaded FOUR letter word) this weeks sketch was a quick Sunday night do or die card.  I combined it once again with the colour challenge over at Dynamic Duos.

I love this shade of blue that is called Marina Mist.  

I hope you enjoy what I have come up with now just on over to Try Stampin and see what the other great designers have in store for you.  Don't forget to post your version of the sketch.  Can't wait to see what you have come up with.

Nancy

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Christmas Tradition #2

The Favour



In past years I have usually purchased the Christmas Crackers from the store, but this year I decided to give it a try myself.  No little hats, no big bang (since it scares the dogs), just little things that each person can use.

Each favour will have little items in it that that particular person will find useful.

To make this cracker start with the Candy Wrapper die and two pieces of CS cut to 3 1/2" x 8 1/2".  This will cover only half of the die when you place it on top.  To prevent the paper from shifting while you run it through the Cuttlebug place a piece of tape at the top.


Keep the small pieces that are left over from the ends for your next project...yet to come.

Cut a strip of CS measuring 1 1/2" or 2" by at least 6".  Then punch out a border on this strip of CS along with one of the end pieces.

Score all of your lines and add sticky strip to the one end.  

Put your favour together and then place your items inside. 

It takes a little bit to get the ends to twist properly, but once you have it it goes together really quickly.

Once finished place your Place Card on top of the package so that you will remember who gets what package.  

Next up the Place Card!

Hope you enjoy!

Nancy