ESAD Blog Hop For The New Catalogue

Yes ladies it is time for a blog hop - quite a large hop with 25 demonstrators taking part - that's exciting isn't it.  Hello and welcome if you have arrived from Corina Beyer's  site, and if you are starting here ... you are in for a real treat - grab a cuppa and off we go.

So you may be thinking .... 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 cyberstamps, 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 feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

So without further ado, here's my sample to share with you.

 This card was made using the new Life Shared stamp set - isn't it cute?  I've used watercolouring crayons and a blender pen to colour in the image - which has been stamped onto watercolouring paper.

The score lines have been added using the Simply Scored tool and the ribbon detail is the new 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain ribbon in Wild Wasabi.  There are two pieces - one is attached to the  watercoloured piece and the other is just wrapped around this piece several times.  I adhered it here and there with a few glue dots.

Its time to move on now to the next ESAD lady Andrea Buckland - Andrea has a beautiful blog creates the most stunning cards.

Thanks for visiting and drop by again sometime.

Nikki

x

 

ESAD Team Blog Hop

Yes another hop ... isn't this exciting!  See what happens with a new Mini is released :o)  If you are already hopping you will have arrived from Nicole Darendorf's blog.

Now this hop is part of the ESAD team.   If this is the first time you have visited my little piece of cyberspace, welcome.  For those of you new to the art of blog hopping, you might be wondering what  this is all about.  Well some members of ESAD (Extremely Special Aussie and New Zealand Demonstrators) have got together and we have all posted a NEW Autumn/Winter Mini idea you this morning. We have linked our posts together so all you need to do is grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy the ride .... I think you'll be inspired!

 I've used a 12 x 12 piece of Elegant Eggplant (now available as a single colour pack of cardstock) and the Vintage Vogue Wheel.  Firstly I used a Versamark pad to ink up the wheel and I ran it all over the cardstock, I then inserted a black cartridge and ran over the edges of the cardstock to darken the edge.  The edges have also been sponged with Chocolate Chip Ink.

 The vintage photo has been matted onto Soft Suede and I have used a piece of the new Designer Series Paper, Autumn Traditions to centre the page.  I've sponged the edge of the photo with Choclate Chip to add to the 'vintage-ness' - this isn't the original photo its a copy - I definitely wouldn't do that if I owned the orignal!  When I bought this paper I imagined I would be using the more vibrant pieces ... but I love how the Soft Suede and Always Artichoke colours work so well with vintage scrapbooking.

 The ribbons are the new Polka-Dot Grosgrain ribbons in the mini, the ribbons are double sided so you get to choose whether to use the dots or not .... and then I have laid a piece of Elegant Eggplant grosgrain over the top using the Sticky Strip and gathering it up on the left hand side.  I added a little hand torn flower too, scrunched up and then flattened, and the edges have been sponged again with Chocolate Chip. The centre is a eyelet which I set with the Crop-o-Dile - and then I've inserted a little vintage brad to complete the middle of the flower.

I printed the title on the computer but added in some hand journalling too .... printed or written onto Soft Suede and then layered onto some more Soft Suede that I have ran the Vintage Vogue wheel over in black ... once I started wheeling I couldn't stop - this wheel is so beautiful and I cant wait to demo it at my next workshop.

 Everything has been sponged for the aged vintage look - I love this page.

So all that's left for me to tell you is who ESAD are and how can you join?  It's for all Australian and New Zealand demonstrators of all levels. Click here to join and receive the help and encouragement you need in your business from both new and experienced demonstrators.  I've been a member for a couple of months now and I receive the daily digest of information that keeps me up to date with my business in a jiffy - it's worth joining.

There's blog candy as usual, leave a message on each and every blog in this hop and then email Leonie and let her know.  

Hop on your way to Nikki Stalker's blog for another inspiring idea.

Thanks for visiting - I hope you come back again very soon.