Welcome to the hop..

Hello and welcome to all the blog hoppers who are visiting today, I have uploaded five projects for you to view using the new Sale-a-bration sets. I have explained about our special Sale-a-bration time of year in my previous post, you can find links to see the catalogue in that post as well. This is the second ever blog hop organised by the very talented Leonie Shroder for our wonderful on-line group ESAD (extra special Australian and New Zealand demonstrators) this group has over three hundred members from all over Australia and New Zealand, we get together on-line for cyber chats, challenges and we share lots of ideas and tips to help keep us all up to date with all that is Stampin'Up! If you would like to join the group and you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator you can visit the home page here and click the join now button.
When you have visited all the blogs on this blog hop and left us all a very nice comment, you are then qualified to be entered for a big bunch of Stampin'Up! blog candy. All you have to do is write to Leonie and let her know you have completed the tour and left comments for everyone, she will in turn put your name into the barrel for a chance to win all the blog candy. So Good luck!


This card was made using one of the images from the Happy Moments set. This is my favourite image, I think it's sooo cute! I stamped the image in a combination of two colours using my Basic gray and Ballet Blue markers, I did the same for the sentiment which is from the Whimsical words set. The designer paper is from the Bella Bleu pack, the cardstock used is Ballet Blue, Basic black and Whisper white. The three brads are from the vintage pack.

This little gift pouch is made with Pink Pirouette cardstock and some Whisper white was used for the scallop edge detail as well as for the stamped image. I used the crop-a-dile to set two jumbo eyelets to thread the striped 1/2'' Pink Pirouette grosgrain ribbon through. I have stamped hearts from the I{Heart}Hearts set using Pink Pirouette ink randomly over the pouch, before adding the sentiment from the Free Sale-a-bration Whimsical Words set (Follow your heart, it knows the way)stamped in Riding hood red.

This card has been made using the Happy Moments set, I coloured the images with my aqua brush and ink pads, I used Riding hood red, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss and So Saffron ink pads. I used a Blush Blossom marker to out line the images too. The ribbon is Riding hood red taffeta. The strip of designer paper is from the Bella Rose pack and the cardstock is a combination of Basic black, Whisper white and Pirouette Pink. Accessories used were, the Word window punch, the spiral punch and the 1 3/8'' square punch. The little brad is from the Earth elements pack.

This card is made with the set called Happy Moments, the set contains 7 stamps. I have coloured in the images with my aqua brush and inkpads, the colours are Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Not quite navy, Pirouette pink and Kiwi kiss. The card stock used is Baja Breeze and Whisper white, I also used a bit of Urban garden designer paper. The button is from the Button bouquet and the ribbon is Baja Breeze 1'' Double-stitched grosgrain. Ive used a White gel pen to do the faux stitching. This little matching gift box uses mostly the same ingredients as the card, I used the scallop edge punch, as well as the 1 3/8'' circle punch and the scallop circle punch. The Baja ribbon is sitting on some 1 1/4'' Pink Pirouette grosgrain ribbon which is available in our Summer mini.

I hope you are enjoying your hop, now you can go and visit with Chris Parker-Barnes to see her lovely creations, don't forget to leave your comment to be entered in the blog candy draw.

Lots of inky hugs from....