Goodbye Dasher

I just couldn't let Dasher retire without a farewell.  I can't believe how long it has been since he has seen ink!

I kept the inside very simple...

There's lot's of goodbye's in this card.  Dasher, Many Merry Messages and Four the Holidays stamp sets retire at the end of this month, as does the Letters To Santa DSP.  If any of these items are on your wish list be sure to place your order now before they are gone forever.

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Dasher, Many Merry Messages, Four The Holidays

Cardstock:  Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Letters To Santa DSP

Ink:  Early Espresso

Accessories:  Nestabilities, 1/4" Early Espresso Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Full Heart Punch, Basic Jewels - Rhinestones

Holiday Lineup

I loved the sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary so much that I thought I would use it to create my March Christmas Cards.  Yep.....still behind on my Christmas cards.....but catching up slowly!!

...and the inside...

I'm really pleased with how these turned out :)

Now to start working on my April Christmas cards!

Thanks for stopping by,

Stamps:  Holiday Lineup, Four the Holidays

Cardstock:  Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Letters To Santa DSP

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive

Accessories:  Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder, Nestabilities, Early Espresso 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds

From Easter to Christmas.....

Can you believe it is only April and I am already behind on my Christmas cards???  I joined the Christmas Card Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers, and decided I would make 10 cards per month.  I will have excess cards, but plan to donate them to Very Special Kids, who have been amazing to my family.

So, without further ado, here are my cards for February:

Inspiration for these cards came from this gorgeous card.  As always, I made a few little changes :)

I'm so glad these ones are out of the way.....now I'm ready to move onto my March batch :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Stamps:  Baroque Motifs, Delightful Decorations, Many Merry Messages, Four The Holidays

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Accessories:  Stampin' Dimensionals, Ornament Punch, Basic Jewels

Merry and Type Sliding Gift Card Holder

I want to share the Christmas gift card holder I made using the Merry and Type stamp set.  I still have one more of these to go out, but I think it is safe enough to share with you now :)

.....and when you pull the stocking to open it up.......

Ta da!

Frenchie has made an amazing video tutorial for this slider card which you can view here.

I was showing this off to my sister in law, who then wanted one for a wedding she was going to last Friday.  So I whipped one up using the gorgeous Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper, and forgot to take a photo before I gave it to her :(  

Thanks for stopping by,

Stamps:  Merry and Type, Four the Holidays

Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Whisper White, Letters to Santa DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink:  Early Espresso, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Marina Mist

Accessories:  Scallop circle punch, Circle Punch, Stocking Builder Punch, Designer Label Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Merry and Type Stationary Set

Remember the cute stationary set I made here?  I have been playing with our Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper, and have made up a new one!  I changed all the measurements to fit our C6 envelopes, and am really pleased with the end result!

Stationary Set Closed

Opened up

One of each thing inside

Here's some close up photos of the cards inside:

Deck The Halls card:

and inside.....

Ornament card:

and inside.....

The gift cards:

The gift tags:

I am pleased to offer this set as a class or a kit.  Details can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by,

ESAD New Catalogue Blog Hop

Welcome to the ESAD New Catalogue Blog Hop!  If you have already started the hop you would have arrived here from the amazingly talented Sharlene Torres.  If not, that's cool....you can start the blog hop here and work your way around by simply drooling over each project you see then following the link to the next blog at the end of each post!

As an extra special bonus, if you visit all 23 blogs on this hop and leave some comment love for EVERYONE you will go into the draw to win some fabulous BLOG CANDY!!!  The 23 Stampin' Up! demonstrators participating in this blog hop have made something fabulous to contribute to the blog candy, so the parcel you receive will be truly amazing!  We will have one lucky winner from Australia AND another from New Zealand!

To enter the draw for the blog candy you must visit and comment on all 23 blogs in the hop.  Once you have done that, email Sharlene Torres to advise your name, email address and location.  If you are the lucky winner you will be contacted for your mailing details.

Please note that Stampin' Up! demonstrators are not eligible to enter the draw for the blog candy.

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyber stamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed.

So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please fee free to click here to join our wonderful group.

And now on with the show......

Can't you just imagine this gorgeous box filled with cookies, or some other home made Christmas delight?  I can.....but thought it would be a little dangerous for my waist line to add any such thing to it just yet!

My cookie box showcases the gorgeous new Designer Series Paper called Letters To Santa perfectly!  I have added a tag made using the brand new Two Tags Die, a sentiment from the stamp set Tags Til Christmas, and some Cherry Cobbler seam binding to finish it off.  

My card features the beautiful ornament from the Tags Til Christmas Stamp set, as well as Baroque Motifs and Four The Holidays, 2 sets I was really pleased to see in the new catalogue!  Add some Top Note die cuts, some Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and a Rhinestone, and we're done :)

Thanks for stopping by.  Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Nicole VanSteelandt Derendorf.  Be sure to leave her some comment love :)

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Tags Til Christmas, Baroque Motifs, Four The Holidays

Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Window Sheets, Letters To Santa DSP

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Accessories:  Big Shot, Two Tags Die, Top Note Die, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Ornament Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones