ESAD "Happy New Catalogue" Blog Hop

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

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian 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.

You may have come here from Keryn Campbell or maybe this is your first stop. Anyway I hope you enjoy seeing all the creations we have for you today.

Vintage Wallpaper Scallop Circle Card 

I thought I'd share a version of a swap card I made.  I love simple cards and I think this would classify as simple. I saw this idea on Patty's blog and just had to have a play.  Here's a mini tutorial of how I did my card:

Here I have used a folded piece of Razzleberry card I put the fold so it cuts off 4 scallops (using the big shot Scallop Circle Die), which I find is a good number to make a scallop circle card.

Next I cut a circle with a 9cm diameter of Whisper White card using the Stampin' Up! circle scissor plus.

Here I have use the circle cutter and cut out several circles from a card front size (I used backing from a make and take from Convention) and then sandwiched the layers together the circle was 6.5cm I drew the lines on to make it easier centring the embossing so I get it where I wanted.  I used three layers - it needs to be a reasonable thickness.

This is the sandwich you need to make so that you have a circle in the middle where there is NO embossing so you can stamp your image.  I have put a piece of Razzleberry in the background so you can see the layers.  I have put the circle of Whisper white in between the layers so I can emboss it I try and match it so it is centred in the embossing folder.  I then put the template I made with circles cut out underneath the embossing folder.(this is NOT in the middle of the embossing folder) - I centre the circle cut out over the white circle (this why the lines on my template come in handy).   The template underneath is going to be like a cutting mat because it is several layers you will not need two mats for your bigshot (I had to have a play around with what worked for my machine).

Here is the sandwich I use in my Big Shot note I use Tabs 1 and Tabs 2 to pack the layers up because I am only using one cutting mat on top - run through your machine.

This is what your circle should look like a blank circle in the middle but embossed around the edges so you can stamp your image in the middle.

Here I have rock and rolled the new stamp from the Printed Petals set.  I have used So Saffron (ink the whole stamp first in the lightest colour first) and then you rock and roll the stamp on Rich Razzleberry - being careful not to get the Razzleberry on the centre of the flower (I think Daffodil Delight ink will look even better when I get one to have a play with).  Stamp the image in the middle and then using a sponge, sponge the edge with a bit of So Saffron ink.

Bling your brads - I love to add glitter to my brads just put some Tombow on the top of the brad and dip it into your glitter here I have used the Olive from the Fine Supernova Stampin' Glitter.  So all you need to do punch the largest flower from the Boho Blossoms punch and put the brad through the middle attach to the front with a dimensional and then assemble your card.

Here I have made a full sized card.  

Materials

Stamps: Printed Petals, Perfect Punches

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper white

Bigshot: Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions embossing folder

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron

Punches: Scallop Oval, Two Step Bird Punch

Other:  Circle Scissor Plus, Stampin' Sponge, Gold brad, Olive Glitter, Tombow Multi

Quick Customer order tag

Here is a little card I have been making that is really quick to make using Whisper White card (you get 10 per A4 Sheet).  You can easily use markers and colour some of the For You wording for something different and you could easily add some bling too.

Materials

Stamps: For You Flower (this is a new single stamp not a whole set)

Cardstock: Whisper white

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Punches: Fancy Flower Punch

Other:  Twine

I hope you like what I've made.  I'd love to know what you think or see your version of this embossing.if you give it a go.


Win Blog Candy

* this is only open to customers (ie. demonstrators do not qualify)
* to qualify you must visit every blog on the hop and leave a comment on each one
* once you have commented on each blog (there are 24) email Leonie (leonie@stamp-a-latte.com) and advise her you have been round and commented on all the blogs.
* Blog Candy winners will be announced on Tuesday.

So now you can hop off and see what Aly Adcock has been creating.

It doesn't matter where you joined the hop click on the link above to Aly's blog and then carry on through the blog hop until you get back to where you started.

If you get lost along the way here are all the hoppers in this hop. 

1. Leonie Schroder - http://www.stamp-a-latte.com
2. Keryn Campbell - http://kerynscards.blogspot.com
3. Vicki Were - http://www.stampinvickistyle.blogspot.com/
4. Aly Adcock - http://www.inkyaly.blogspot.com
5. Juliette Chapman - http://juleskraftikrafts.blogspot.com
6. Kristine Thompson - http://www.inkspotcreations.typepad.com
7. Jo Weedon - http://www.scrapandstampin.blogspot.com
8. Jan McAnulty - http://cardcaperswithjan.wordpress.com/
9. Karen Southwell http://www.kareniescrafts.blogspot.com
   
10. Kim Conway - http://www.kimconwaycards.blogspot.com
    
11. Jane Norrish - http://janenorrish.com
12. Pauline Bennetts - http://www.paulinebennetts.com/stampede
13. Gemma Coumbe - http://www.gemmacoumbe.blogspot.com
14. Genelle Little - http://www.stampedecards.blogspot.com
15. Sharlene Meyer - http://www.magpiecreates.com
16. Susan Joyce - http://www.catsinkcorporated.blogspot.com
17. Rhonda Statham - http://rhondastatham.typepad.com/
    
18.  Monique Fielder - http://stamping-with-moni-q.blogspot.com/
    
19.  Andrea Buckland http://creatingcardswithandrea.blogspot.com
20.  Bev Watt http://stampinovation.blogspot.com
21.  Claire Mcilhatton http://www.crafty-cow.com/
22.  Mae Collins -  http://maecollins.blogspot.com/
23.  Charmaine Black - http://www.l-ink-edtopaper.blogspot.com/
24.  Lynn Powell - http://www.lynnpowell.com.au