ESAD 2016 Holiday Catalogue Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to our ESAD blog hop. Whether you are just starting with me or have hopped over from Alisa's you are in for a real treat. We have a great line up of projects from the new Stampin' Up! Holiday catalogue so make sure you follow the links to each blog so that you don't miss a thing. We all love hearing what you think and appreciate you taking the time to leave comments.

Think Christmas is too far away? Well I have both Christmas and non-Christmas projects to show you. I love products that can be used for a variety of occasions or purposes and the Shake & Celebrate stamp set along with the coordinating Shaker Shapes Framelits dies certainly fits that bill. There is so much you can do with this set and as usual my idea list was far too large for the time I had to create so some ideas will need to wait for another day.

Here is what I came up with.

Quick and easy shaker cards for special people in your life. Using pieces of the Fancy Frost Specialty DSP adds a nice richness to the cards.

 
Stamp the solid tree stamp on the backing piece of your shaker card to give depth. Silver embossing really sets off the design.

Add some stings of lights and white mica flakes inside for a sparkly tree.

There are 2 cake/tree cut out framelits. The one I used above as well as this one with a lovely pattern that really lends itself to wedding or birthday cakes. The string of lights turns into streamers by using a different stamp in the gaps. Fancy Frost sequins with a pinch of white mica flakes make a nice shaker feature.

Add the semicircle framelit to the bottom to form a bell. My bow is a bit oversized but I just love this new ribbon and needed to use it somewhere!

Can you hear the bells? I have added a few mini bells to the shaker part. To accommodate them I did a double layer of foam adhesive. I also added a mix of white and gold mica flakes in with the bells. The back of the shaker section is a piece of Silver Foil sheet.

The cake/tree cut out framelit fits perfectly into the front of the Cutie Pie Thinlits cake box. Perfect to pop treats or a battery tea light candle into. You'll just have to take my word for how pretty they are in real life. They were very tricky to photograph. These would look lovely on a wedding or Christmas table. Fabulous Foil Acetate looks great in the cut out section.

Keep the cake cut out strips. They work really well as tags, reassembled with the trim embossed. I've adhered them to pieces of Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate sheets to make robust tags or tree decorations. By using 2 of the Lots of Labels Framelits I have been able to make these double sided. Apologies about the photos.

The cake cut out strips are perfect for sentiments as they are accurate, perfect rectangles.

Use them on the inside of cards as well for quick decorating.

This set is one that you might dismiss at first but I really think you should take a close look at it. As you can see, it makes great cards, tags and 3D projects. The framelits dies contain 3 each of the baubles, small and medium flowers which will make quick work of shaker pieces (something else on my idea list!). I love that it can be used for lots of techniques and for many different occasions such as Christmas, Birthdays, Weddings and so much more. So easy to convince yourself you need it! There are 2 different sized heart framelits and each one has a stick on the bottom which I think is a fab idea..... I just haven't quite worked out how I am going to use that obviously (???) important feature! If you have an idea I'd love to hear it!

Thanks for visiting me. Now hop on over to Libby's blog to see what amazing things she has made.

Blog Hop Participants:

1. Lou Kitzelman - That's me!

2. Libby Dyson

3. Nicole Wilson

4. Rachael Lewsley

5. Cathy Pinchbeck

6. Kelly Kent

7. Leonie Schroder

8. Delys Cram

9. Monique Fielder  

10. Richelle Fletcher  

11. Barbara Williams

12. PapillonPapercraft  

13. Kathryn Ruddick

14. Michele Jutrisa

15. Carolina Evans  

16. Liv Ingle

17. Rochelle Blok

18. Emily Campbell

19. Samantha White

20. Andrea Buckland

21. Maree McIntosh

22. Renee Lynch

23. Peta Stephen

24. Jackie Noble

25. Alisa Tilsner

Product List

Shake & Celebrate Photopolymer Bundle [143502] $73.75	Shake & Celebrate Photopolymer Stamp Set [142059] $37.00	Shaker Shapes Framelits Dies [141834] $45.00	Cutie Pie Thinlits Dies [138273] $58.00	Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies [138281] $45.00	Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper [142014] $22.75	Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate [141653] $21.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00	Fancy Frost Sequins [142519] $8.75	Mica Flakes Trio Pack [141998] $15.75	Mini Jingle Bells [142002] $8.00	Kraft Rope Trim [141996] $8.75	Real Red 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Stitched Edge Ribbon [141984] $15.00	Window Sheets [142314] $8.75
Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $14.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $9.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $10.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $15.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $11.50
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] $11.50	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $11.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $14.00	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] $14.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $14.00	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock [133674] $12.25