Geared Up Garage - Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge #JOSTTT001

Hello and welcome to the very first Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge Blog!  I am delighted to be joining this exciting project with a group of talented crafters from around the world who are happy to share their creations with everyone.

Having never taken part in a Tic Tac Toe challenge before the prospect was quite exciting - the hardest part was making a decision as to which line on the grid below I would use!

I decided to use Silver, Birthday and Ribbon and some new goodies that arrived before Christmas that I had not had chance to play with yet from the Classic Garage Suite.

I was so excited to discover that the thinlits in this bundle are the perfect size for the Designer Series Paper too!

Look what I managed to cut from just one piece of 6" x 6" DSP.

I do like white card bases and white layers .   To make my project, I die cut the gears from a piece of Whisper White and then added a layer of Basic Black behind.  I then adhered this panel to my card using Dimensionals.

I then carefully placed Mini Dimensionals and pieces of 'waste' dimensional that I snipped from around the edge of the sheet to the back of the gears and then adhered carefully over the black card outline.

I used some of the new black/silver ribbon (silver being the second part of the challenge), behind the sentiment; two crossed pieces placed at a jaunty angle.

I stamped this sentiment several times and was a bit worried that the words were not stamping very well.  However, after checking the front of the box I realised they were supposed to look like that  - doh!

I used the tiny metal spanner (how cute is this?) as the silver part of the challenge.  

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from a set called Amazing Life and was the final element of this challenge.

I was so pleased with all the die cut pieces I 'made' from the DSP that I decorated the inside of the card and the envelope with them and still had leftover pieces to use on a future project.

Here is the completed card and envelope.

This is what I was left with from the DSP - I was disappointed to leave one whole remaining gear ...

... but, then, when I was tidying my desk I found one of the thinlits had fallen out of the packet and that I did, in fact, have a die that fit the last gear - hurrah!

I don't know why but I can sometimes struggle with cards for men, do you?  However, I had so much fun with the Geared Up Garage bundle and I have lots and lots of ideas floating around in my head that I think I will ok for quite some time!

Thanks to Fiona for organising us with this great challenge; we will be back next month with another Tic Tac Challenge for you.

I hope you have enjoyed my project; I always enjoy reading what you think of my projects and I would love you to leave a comment below.

Head over the the Joy of Sets Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have made of this fun challenge HERE.

If you haven't tried a Tic Tac Toe challenge before why not give it a go; if you are stuck in a rut or suffering from crafter's block you might just find it useful!

Happy crafting.

Susan xx

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