Fresh Vintage CASE

I have another cased card to share with you today.  I fell in love with this card as soon as I saw it!  I made some slight changes because I didn't have everything that she used in the original.

I love the elegance of this card!  Here's the inside:

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Stamps:  Fresh Vintage, Bring On The Cake

Cardstock:  Naturals Ivory, Basic Black

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories:  Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Basic Black Satin Ribbon

The Open Sea meets Cherry Cobbler

I am almost done showing the cards we made at my masculine card class.....there's just one more to go after this :)

I love the simplicity of this.  Here's the inside:

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Stamps:  The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler

Ink:  Early Espresso

Accessories:  Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Word Window Punch, Designer Label Punch, Nestabilities, Stripes Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Holiday Lineup Tag

I have had these ready to share for ages, and thought I had better do it before Christmas is here again!

Pretty cute hey?  I coloured them in using our Stampin' Write markers.

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Stamps:  Holiday Lineup

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink:  Jet Black Staz On, Old Olive, Real Red

Accessories:  Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Big Shot, 2 Tags Die

Easy Events

This gorgeous card is featured in our current Sale-A-Bration catalogue.  I loved the simplicity of it, although I did have to add a few more layers.....just to make it mine :)

Hmmmm....the card is straight....must be a dodgy photographer!

Here's the inside:

You can't really tell in these photos, but the heart is punched using the Owl Punch and the Red Glimmer Paper available in our Summer Mini Catalogue.

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Easy Events

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Old Olive DSP, Watercolour Paper, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink:  Staz On, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Accessories:  Blender Pen, Owl Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

An Open Sea Reject

When I saw this card over on the Pretty Impact blog I fell in love with it!  I just knew I had to case it......but it all went downhill from there :(

I was happily stamping away, thinking how much my regular ladies were going to love doing this card in with their nautical cards.....and then I didn't have any of that lovely Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon.  I substituted it with Marina Mist Striped Grosgrain Ribbon......and here is the result:

No where near as gorgeous as the original :(  The more I look at it, the more I don't like it.  Here's the inside:

Sorry Deb, I will bring it to show you all, but this is NOT one of the cards we will be making on Monday :)

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Stamps:  The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Cardstock:  Soft Suede, Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Nautical Expedition DSP

Ink:  Early Espresso, Marina Mist

Accessories:  Nestabilities, Big Shot, Antique Brads, Stripes Embossing Folder, Brayer, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Marina Mist Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Owl Magnet

I have had this on my to do list for ages now, and finally got around to making him.

How cute is he??  I used a little bit of the retired Elegant Soiree DSP for his body, and the gorgeous Red Glimmer Paper (Summer Mini Catalogue) heart tops it off.  I have popped him onto a magnetic clip.....now where am I going to use him???

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The Lighthouse

I promised Deb that I would pop in this morning to share another card from our class :)

Sarah asked me to use this retired Stampin' Up! set called The Lighthouse.  I have kept the same layout and dimensions as my Open Sea card, just changed the colours.

.....and the inside.....

I love the simplicity of this card.  A little bit of colouring would step it up a notch, but the girls will have to wait and see if that is what I have in store for them!!

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Stamps:  The Lighthouse (retired), Perfectly Penned
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Nautical Expedition DSP
Ink:  Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy
Accessories:  Stampin' Dimensionals

The Open Sea

I am getting together with a lovely bunch of ladies on Monday, who have requested some masculine cards.  The Open Sea is the perfect stamp set for this!

Add a sentiment from Perfectly Penned along with some Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, and you have yourself an elegant masculine card :)  Here's the inside:

Super simple, but it does the job!

I know Deb will be happy to see that I have posted something that they will be making on Monday......now she will just have to wait and see if I decide to give any more sneak peeks!

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  The Open Sea, Perfectly Penned

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Nautical Expedition DSP

Ink:  Early Espresso

Accessories:  Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers

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 :(  

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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

Delicate Doilies

I have had this stamp set for a while now, so it was lovely to get it out and finally ink it up!

Don't you just love Wisteria Wonder? I do! This card is a case of Donna Ross's gorgeous creation, which has been in my case file for a while now You can see Donna's card here. I have changed the colours, but everything else is essentially the same. Why mess with perfection??

Here's the inside of my card:

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Stamps: Delicate Doilies

Cardstock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, 2011-2013 In Colour Patterns Stack

Ink: Wisteria Wonder

Accessories: Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

Luca with truck

Today I want to share with you another really cute card that I made for my nephew's 5th birthday.

He's pretty cute too hey?  Here's the inside:

I made 2 of these, so I still have another one in my stash to go to a lucky little boy!  When I signed up for the Christmas Card Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers I also signed up for the All Occasions Card Challenge, to add 5 cards to my personal stash each month.  2 down, 3 to go for January!

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Stamps:  Luca with truck - La La Land Crafts, Happiest Birthday Wishes - Hostess

Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday DSP

Ink:  Real Red, Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Copics, Nestabilities, Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

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