Welcome to my blog and thank you for joining us for the ESAD 2013-14 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue Blog Hop. Today the ESAD girls are excited to introduce to you a range of projects designed to inspire you with ideas for the products available in our new catalogue.
Today I am first on the hop so you should be starting from here, if you get off track the full blog lineup below will help you move in the right direction so you don’t miss any of the amazing creations.
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 love what we do & love to share with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors. We also share what we love in our ESAD Demonstrator community, through swaps, challenges, sharing knowledge, ideas & friendship, and we’re always there to help and support each other.
So if you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, leave me a comment with your email address and I’ll contact you with information on how to join our wonderful group.
My projects today showcases the new Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, coordinating Washi Tape and the fabulous pressed clay and silicone moulds. When I first saw this paper I was reminded of two things, picnics on a sunny day and washing blowing in the breeze.
Check out those fabulous little clothes pegs from the Tag a Bag Gift Tags and the Gingham Garden Washi Tape holding up my clothes line. I love Washi Tape – you’ll be seeing lots of it in the future I’m sure there are so many ways to use it.
Keeping the washing theme I’ve used some plain wooden clothes pegs here to construct a fridge magnet for bills or notes. I covered the pegs with you guessed it ……..Washi Tape. The sweet little flowers were made using Stampin’ Up!’s new pressed clay, a moulding clay you press into a silicone mould then leave to air dry. Voila – your own embellishments. They make the perfect addition to your projects especially since you can make them in coordinating colours using reinkers. I had so much fun I couldn’t stop making them. I have tons of flowers now they will last all year.
My next project were these sweet paper lanterns. You might remember making these in primary school….I do.
As I mentioned earlier the first thought to come to mind when I saw the Gingham Garden DSP was picnics. I suspect it has something to do with the melon mambo gingham stripes which reminds me of tablecloths you might put down under a picnic basket. I thought these cute little lanterns would look perfect hanging around the garden on a summers day. I had every intention of photographing these all strung up in my garden but unfortunately the weather here in Melbourne today was not that kind.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my projects today. Remember products from the new annual are available to order from today. If you’d like to order drop me a line or alternatively you can order through my on-line store.
The next stop is the talented Juliette Chapman at Jules Krafti Krafts stop number 2 on the ESAD blog hop. Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you here again soon.
1. Michelle Grech (you are here)
5. Kylie Clemmence
6. Sharlene Meyer
7. Anne Wills
8. Gail Kirby
10. Andrea Buckland
11. Delys Cram
12. Chloe Evans
13. Monique Fielder
14. Christie Kunkel
15. Jenny Humphreys
16. Tayna Bell
17. Marsha Hulland
19. Libby Dyson
20. Anna Mathieson
21. Corina Beyer
22. Emily Campbell
23. Narelle Hoggard
24. Amity Knight
25. Angie Jones
Michelle I just love your cute dress. TFS
Very cute Michelle!
VERY cute Michelle!
Love love love washi tape
Gorgeous projects Michelle. I particularly like the dress on the washing line 🙂
great projects Michelle … I have fallen in love with the Washi Tape too!!
Love the dress Michelle! Your clay flowers have turned out really well they look great 🙂
Wow – love your projects Michelle! Thanks for sharing!
Just lovely. Those washi pegs are so cute 🙂
Well done Michelle – all so pretty:)
Great gift ideas, thanks for sharing
great uses for the washi tape and the new DSP. The dress is cute.
Love that dress – so cute!
Lovely Michelle!
Love the dress. I’m in love with our washi tape. It’s just so beautiful. You’ve showcased it so well.
So pretty & ‘Springy’ Michelle. Can’t wait to farewell Winter. Love the dress & pegs especially.