Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

ESAD Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my Blog.  It’s a busy night as I’m participating in two Blog Hop’s tonight.  The first Hop is with ESAD.  What is ESAD I hear you ask?

What is ESAD?

I’m joined by 19 lovely Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from Australia and New Zealand and we’re going to bring you some quick and easy Christmas inspiration using products from the 2018 Holiday Catalogue.  You may have hopped over from the lovely Cathy Pinchbeck, thanks for continuing on with me.  Make sure you complete the full Hop, there’s a Participant List at the end of my post just in case you get lost along the way.

2018 Holiday Catalogue Front Cover

This Christmas will be the first Christmas in 35 years that I haven’t worked in Retail.  Wow, I’m feeling less stressed than I normally do this time of year.  I’ve even got all my Christmas cards made, the tree is up and I’m feeling organised.  If you’re not that organised I’m sure you’ll find plenty of inspiration in this Blog Hop.  Don’t forget there’s only 22 days until Christmas!!!

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

I’ve made two quick and easy cards using my favourite DSP in the 2018 Holiday Catalogue.  Joyous Noel Specialty DSP is so stunning with the Copper Foil accents.  I will be sad to see this DSP go.

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

I’ve used a Thick Whisper White card base then adhered some DSP.  I’ve added a couple of borders to the DSP, one card has Tranquil Tide and the other Grey Granite.  There’s also a Copper Foil border on both cards.

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

I’ve added some Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape to some card stock then used the Merry Christmas To All Thinlits Dies to die cut my words.  This is a quick and easy way to add a little bit more copper shine to my cards.  Adding some Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to the back of the card stock makes adhering the words super easy.

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

These cards look so shiny and Coppery (is that a real word) in real life.  My photos don’t do them justice.  I’ve tried to capture their shine in the next couple of photos.

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

The sentiments have been embossed with Copper Embossing Powder and are from the Merry Christmas To All stamp set.  I’ve used the Classic Label punch to punch them out.

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Cat ESAD Joyous Noel Merry Christmas To All Stampin' Up!

I asked my assistant, Marvi, to pose for a photo and this is what I got.  We might get a better pose next time.  I think he really just wanted a tummy rub lol.

Next on tonight’s hop is Monique Fielder, you’re going to love her creation.  Just click on the “Next” arrow to hop on over.

ESAD Next ArrowThanks for stopping by.  I hope you like my quick and easy Christmas cards.  Feel free to leave me a comment, I love reading them.

Peta Stephen Stampin' Up! independent Demonstrator

 

 

Blog Hop Participant List:

1.Leonie Schroder

2.Lou Kitzelman

3.Delys Cram

4.Nicole Wilson

5.Shannon Kissane

6.Rebecca Scurr

7.Sharni Haines

8.Lauren Meiklejohn

9.Jenna Watkins

10.Cheryl Algie

11.Sharon Dalton

12.Siobhan Fitzsimmons

13.Cathy Pinchbeck

14.Peta Stephen

15.Monique Fielder

16.Jo Weedon

17.Denise Buetler

18.Katrina Duffell

19.Narelle Fasulo

20.Fi Cobbin