ESAD Autumn Winter Mini Catalog Blog Hop

Good Morning everyone!

I hope you’re ready for the ESAD Blog Hop! Better go grab yourself a cuppa as you’ll be hopping for a while!

What is ESAD you say?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!

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 cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when its needed.

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Ok so now on to my creation.  To date I have completed a total of 5 scrapbooking pages, I really find them challenging, but there I was playing around with my new toys and there was a recent pic taken of my daughter  (who'd just been dancing in the rain) which seemed to go well with the gorgeous new Cottage Wall DSP.

 

So I jumped in and took the plunge, and whilst I took a lot of time deciding where everything should go, it ended up being a really simple Layout.  There's heaps of new goodies used too.  

I've used some ink, cardstock & ribbon in one of the gorgeous New In-Colors - Rich Razzleberry (The other two, Soft Suede & Melon Mambo are wonderful too!)

The long awaited Top Note Die's been cut out using my Big Shot in Kraft Cardstock and only part peeks out below the photo to provide a space for journalling.

Below this is a strip of Whispher White that has been punched with the Scallop Edge Punch & run through the "Polka Dots" Embossing Folder.  This together with the strip of Orchid Opulence popped through the crimper add the texture without overpowering the layout. 

The Flower &  "Love Life" quote comes from the stamp set - Cottage Garden.  This quote has been stamped on a piece of Whispher White that has been cut out with a Sizzlet from the set of Lots of Tags.  Behind this is a piece of Orchid Opulence that was cut from the Curly Label punch, then cut in half and stuck on so it just peeks out bend the quote.

Finally the Two Step Bird Punch!  Love it - as you can see the branch part of this punch is so versatile.

Here's a close up:

 

We are again offering Blog Candy for our Blog Hop. What
you need to do is complete the blog hop until you get back to me. Once you've
visited and commented on every blog then you will need to email Sharlene at
stampwithsharlene@hotmail.com who will then put your name into the draw for the
blog candy. There will be one winner from New Zealand and one winner from
Australia. 

So start hoppin by going to the next blog being Danielle Daws, I really do love her style & am looking forward to hopping over there myself - I do happen to know that she's using the magnificent Medallion Background Stamp.

Happy Blog Hopping,

Corinna

Thankyou & Something a little different

Hi there!

Thanks to all who stopped by my blog & left comments during the Blog Hop.  Each and every comment is very much appreciated. Thankyou!

I myself am planning to Hop around it again - there was so much inspiration; and now my daughter's back at school I might even be able to schedule in a little more time to get my stamps inked up.  The Blog Hop Candy Winners have been announced and will be receiving their candy in the mail over the coming week/s.

These days I generally I play mainly with SU only products.  This is because the color co-ordination makes it soooo easy and I love the quality.  Occasionally though I'll be asked to create a few samples for my Local Stamp Shop, and I take these opportunities to use my pre-SU stash.  Here's what I came up with this time. . .

First a cute shopping Anya

 
 

then a pretty vintage card for this anya carrying flowers

 

I had made a larger handmade flower then decided a smaller one would look better on the card so of course I then I had to make a matching gift box to put the big flower on.

 

I really enjoyed making those in the vintage style & plan to break out a few SU sets over the coming days to create more.  Friends 24-7 & the Friends wheel are just screaming at me, and after seeing some creations using the SAB Birdcage stamp (yes the same one I used in the Blog Hop) this is gonna be working hard too.

My daughter encouraged me to get these stamps - she convinced me we needed both Anya (Bella) and Ian (Edward), butI think she had her own interests at heart LOL.  As soon as we got home we got to work creating these pencil cases.  We're a bit late jumping onto the Twilight bandwagon, but she's certainly making up for it! 

 

OK now off to do some more stamping & hopefully have more to show soon.

Love Corinna

ESAD Sale - A - Bration Blog Hop!

Thanks for stopping by - if you've stumbled accross this post then look forward to some wonderful surprises & inspiration.  This is just one of the many wonderful stops along the ESAD SAB Blog Hop!

if you called past last time for the Summer Mini Blog Hop then you know how wonderful these Blog Hops are & I thank you for your Blog Comments!  I'm thankful for each and every comment that you leave.

What is ESAD?   ESAD stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!  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 the regular cyberstamp happens to thanks to the loverly Tanya!

So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click on the button below to join our wonderful group.

Click to join ESAD-SU

This particular Blog Hop is devoted to the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue that is now available.  Now is the time for you to receive FREE stamp sets!  Best of all this Blog Hop will provide incredible inspiration on how you can put these stamps to use.

Today I'm showing you a card where I've used some stamps from the Happy Moments SAB Set.   I've also used the flourish from Friends 24-7 to create my own patterned paper. 

Crystal Effects has been used to enhance the Bird Cage & the Love Hearts. 

  

I've used the following Stampin Up Product:

Stamp Sets - Happy Moments, Friends 24-7

Cardstock - Basic Black, Whispher white & Pink Passion 

Ink - Basic Black, Pink Passion

Tools - Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, Crimper, Word Window Punch, Eyelet Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Word Window Punch, Pink Passion Marker, Stamp A Ma Jig.

Other - Black Gingham Ribbon, Black Brads, Crystal Effects, adneshive, glue dots

Now don't forget to give some comment love to ALL stops along the blog hop!

Simply leaving a comment at each blog along the hop and then notify Leonie Schroder via email at 

leonie@stamp-a-latte.com

advising her that you have visited all blogs & left comments for everyone along the way then you'll be in the draw for some amazing Stampin' Up! Blog Candy!

The next stop on the blog hop is to visit Danielle Daws - she has the most wonderful blog & you'll find lots more wonderful inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by. . . . . .happy Stampin! - And Blog Hoppin!

Love Corinna

 Here's a complete list (& links) to all of the Blog Hop Stops

Alana	http://www.alanagalagher.com
Amy	http://www.becreativewithamy.wordpress.com
Andrea B	http://www.creatingcardswithandrea.blogspot.com
Andrea E	http://www.aedesigns.com.au
Ann	http://goss-musings.blogspot.com
Bronwyn	http://addinktivedesigns.blogspot.com
Cathy	http://www.cathyclark.com.au
Chantell	http://www.inkeverywhere.wordpress.com
Charmaine	http://www.L-INK-edtopaper.blogspot.com
Chris P	http://www.dotdotstamping.com
Christie	http://www.christiescreativecorner.blogspot.com.au
Corinna	http://pinkflowersandbling.typepad.com
Danielle	http://danielledaws.blogspot.com
Debbie	http://www.debsstampincreations.blogspot.com
Felicity	http://www.stampinwithflick.blogspot.com
Gardenia	http://alittlelessuseless.wordpress.com
Jenny	http://www.astampingjourney.wordpress.com
Julie	http://www.blog.stampwithjulie.com.au
Julz	http://julzstamp.blogspot.com
Karen	http://www.cardsbeautifulcards.blogspot.com
Kerri	http://sovereignstampers.com
Kris	http://www.stampingwithkris.wordpress.com
Kym	http://www.kymbyrne.com
Leonie	http://www.stamp-a-latte.com
Linda	http://www.craventime2stamp.com
Louise	http://handmadebylou.blogspot.com
Lyanna	http://lyannageorge.wordpress.com
Lynn	http://www.lynnpowell.com.au
Madonna	http://www.madonnadunn.com.au
Mae	http://maecollins.blogspot.com
Michelle	http://stampinground.wordpress.com
Narelle	http://stampwithnarelle.blogspot.com
Nicole	http://www.stampingdownunder.wordpress.com
Nikki	http://www.inkyart.com.au
Pauline	http://www.paulinebennetts.com/stampede
Rebecca	http://www.stampinwithrebecca.wordpress.com
Ros	http://www.rosdavidson.typepad.com
Sarah	http://www.scrapink.wordpress.com
Sharlene	http://www.stampwithsharlene.blogspot.com
Sonia	http://www.stampinwithsonia.blogspot.com
Tanya	http://www.stampnchat.com

Today the new Summer Mini Catalogue goes live and to celebrate I am joining the ESAD Group of Stampin'Up! Demonstrators in a Blog Hop!

This is the very first Blog Hop I have participated in and I feel very privileged to be among such a talented group of Stampin Up Demonstrators.  

Be sure to follow all the links until you find yourself back here as there will be lots of eye candy to tempt and inspire you.  The Summer Mini is full of fabulous new toys.  

I've chosen to use three new stamp sets from the mini including:

* Framed With Love

* For Everything

* Butterfly Prints & the wonderful Butterfly Punch

I've also used the new Kaleidoscope DSP & Real Red 3/4" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon. You'll see that while the polka dot side of this ribbon is delish, it can also be used as double stitched plain Red Ribbon. 

Here's the first set of my creations:

 

  

Featuring Butterfly Pirnts and that fab punch!  The Love quote is also part of the set.  The "Thanks" and birdie stamp are from the For Everything Set.

I didn't have quite the right ribbon for this card, so I decided to run my old olive marker along both edges of the 1/4" White Grosgrain Ribbon and Voila!  The background on the kraft cardstock is a flourishy image from the Framed with Love set repeatedly stamped in Versamark ink.

This little box is inspired by one on page 4 of the mini,

Whilst I really love Kraft C/Stock there is a wonderful new Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the Mini called Kaleidoscope DSP and it co-ordinates with Only Orange, Tempting Turquoise, Pixie Pink, Summer Sun, Green Galore and Pink Passion.  Sounds really bright doesn't it?  Well I made a couple of cards, the first is perhaps a little bright for my tastes - think I just used too many colours?,

 

but I LOVE the second version

 

These cards both used a wonderful new tool - Circle Scissors Plus.  When used in conjuction with the Glass Mat you can easily cut circles up to 6 inches in diameter.  Imagine the possibilities. . . . .

Then I decided to create a final card that shows the versatility of the ribbon, and uses flowers from the For Everything set to create my own DSP.

 

 

Ok that's it for my show & tell but the fun's not over yet it's time to hop on over to Stamp With Gail for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by,

Love Corinna

Curious will the "Publish On" time be correct?

I have to publish my Blog Hop post at 6am tomorrow but am wondering if Typepad Time is the same as my time?

So am doing this post to find out. . . . . 

Edited to add - YES it is!  Yay!  I finally know how to schedule posts. 

This will make blogging so much easier in the future!

Set your alarms for 6am for that is when the SU Summer Mini Hopping Begins!(don't worry - it'll still be here if you sleep in, but I get too excited & want to see as everything new ASAP!)

OK I've been a really slack blogger! I'm finally back & need to get used to a new typepad dashboard once again.  Hope the photo issue doesn't rear it's ugly head.  Fingers crossed!

Last weekend I participated in the ESAD Cyberstamp - Lots of fun!

I didn't complete all challenges, I still plan to do those I missed, but here's the first challenge:

Color Challenge - Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, Basic Gray & Garden Green - OK so this obviously isn't a card, it's my DD with the Pumpkin her wonderful Daddy made for her.  Looked great with tealights inside at nite.

 

These colors do make you think of masculine cards don't they?  But I had my new Butterfly Prints Sets to play with & decided to make it more feminine.  I also used my new Butterfly Punch and Circle Scissors.  All these new toys are available from the up-coming Summer Mini Catalogue on December 1st.

Here's a link to the original card in my splitcoast gallery

Back soon with more sneak peeks.

Love Corinna

Edited to add - ugly photo problem is back!!

Aaargh I hate this - might have to try on Hubby's MAC - Be back soon.

Edited again to add Pic of DD & Pumpkin on Hubby's MAC - Great it works - I just need to get my pics off the PC & upload my card

Last Nites workshop & a swap revealed

Last night a very good friend of mine Esmerelda (formerly known as Julz) hosted a workshop in her home.

First up I decided to use the Fresh Cut notes & luckily my Flower Brads arrived in the morning so these finished off the centre of the card.  Some ladies used Choc Chip Brads others used So Saffron - all looked great & I was pleased with this color combo.

We were also keen to share some brayering techniques & I wanted to keep the project simple as there was likely to be beginner stampers there so this is the project I came up with:

Now normally I've brayered on glossy cardstock which certainly provides you with more time to play & blend the color, but on this card you can see there is a good gradual softening of the Cameo Coral background as you reach the top of the sky.  I also showed the ladies how to mask a moon.  the grass was stamped in Kiwi Kiss and then Basic Grey (which was softened by first stamping off on grid paper).  Sadly in the rush of finishing off my gel pen stitching is pretty wonky - so don't look too closely.

Of course I had to use one of my new favourite sets from the Spring Mini - Great Friend! 

Another of my fav's is Forest Friends.  As part of Karen Woods "Superstamper" downline I was invited to participate in the Spring Mini swap - Karen has posted pic's of all the cards on her blog make sure you pop over and have a look cause there's some fab ideas & inspiration, but I'll give you another peek at mine, I'm really pleased how this card came together.

 

This card uses both my favourite sets, plus the exciting new Scallop Oval punch & the Parisian Breeze SDSP.

Thanks for stopping by - I'm off to do a little more stamping before bed

Love Corinna