ETA: First off I want to sincerely apologize to my readers who showing up looking for this post and it not being here! I had it automatically set to post at midnight but like a moron I accidentally I clicked on the 2nd instead of the 1st!! :( *note to self to double check times when setting timers on posts!!*
Back to the post:
This month the challenge for the senior design team at Papertrey Ink was to see what we could do with their nugget tins. With Father's Day coming up my thoughts turned towards gift ideas and this was what I came up with!
I know that giving your dad a tie on father's day is rather cliche - but I thought with a simple twist on packaging along with a handmade card and heartfelt message you could give that tie to someone who is SO hard to find gifts for in the first place! *wink*
I started with the nugget tin, then cut a 
small card to fit over the clear top out of Spring Moss cardstock.
I stamped a strip of white cardstock with the fish images from the Pond Life stamp set (using Spring Moss and SU! Bashful Blue ink) and sponged the edges with Aqua Mist ink.
I used my ribbon slot punch to punch a hole in the card that I threaded the Aqua Mist Saddle Stitch ribbon through. The ribbon not only holds the card closed but the tin as well as the tie *just* fits!
I lined the card with white cardstock and stamped the sentiment (also from the Pond Life stamp set) in black and added a couple of the fish as well. I sponged the edges with more Aqua Mist ink before adhering the cardstock to the card.
And here's the tie - when I first got it to me all I could think of is fish thus the fish theme LOL!
I hope you enjoyed my project and don't forget to check out everyone else's!!:
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SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: Pond Life Set by Papertrey Ink.
CS: Spring Moss, Aqua Mist and Stamper's Select White by Papertrey.
INK: Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Black, Bashful Blue (SU!).
ACCESSORIES: Papertrey Nugget Tin, Aqua Mist Ribbon, Corner Rounder Punch, Sponges, Ribbon Slot Punch.
