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Friday 23 April 2010

ESAD Mother's Day Blog Hop - Asian Artistry

Good Morning everyone!
I hope you’re ready for today's ESAD Blog Hop! Better go grab yourself a cuppa as you’ll be hopping for a while! There are fifteen blogs in today's Mother's Day hop.
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 demonstrator's 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 on with the Hop!!  You should have arrived from Jane Norrish's wonderful blog and her beautiful designs with Autumn Days.
I based my theme on the Asian Artistry clear mount stamp set. My lantern was an idea from the Paper Crafters Sampler April 2010 issue and Cherie Franklin. Thanks to Andrea Buckland and Melanie Schulenberg for helping me access the Sampler and my daughter Fiona for helping me make the roof of the lantern.  I resized the lantern to my own specifications, it is larger than the Paper Crafters lantern.  The base uses an A4 sheet of card and the roof uses an A5 sheet of card.  The two pillow boxes are made using the Top Note Die and the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. The smaller one is a straight forward template cut with the die. The second one is made by folding the Designer Paper in half before cutting and placing it just below the end cutting line on one side.  I made the little lanterns with the Circle Circus stamp set. I wanted to use non traditional colours for my Asian theme and decided to go with one of the new Stampin' Up! In Colours Soft Suede combined with Sahara Sand and Antique Gold.  The idea was for a dramatic, elegant combination of projects and I love how they came together. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Asian Artistry, Circle Circus
Card and Paper: Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Metallic Gold, Autumn Traditions DP
Ink: Soft Suede
Embellishments: Gold Tassel, Gold Cord (R), Gold Organdy Ribbon (R), Soft Suede Grossgrain Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Fiskars Cutter and Scorer, Dimensionals, Sponge, 1" Circle Punch, Crimper, Small and Large Oval Punches
Don't forget to leave your comments on all the blogs and you could win  some of the Blog Candy, lots on offer this time.  Once you have completed the hop email Sharlene Torres (sharlene@hotmail.com) and let her know you have finished the hop and commented on all the blogs.
Now on with the hop, the next blog to visit is Keryn Campbell from New Zealand and her amazing designs with the Top Note Die.
There will be another ESAD Blog Hop for Mother's Day on the 29th April for the rest of the participants starting with Sharlene Meyer.
Hope you enjoyed my creations I just love to challenge myself to see what I can create.  Do stop by my blog again soon.
Happy Stamping!
Hugs,
Cat's Ink Siggy

33 comments:

  1. WOW ~~ need i say more? :) I love this, its really got a lovely asian feel to it, and love how you coordinated in the other stamp sets and the new desingher hardward. This is just lovely well done

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  2. I love the paper lantern and the layout of the card!

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  3. Wow! Your projects are amazing! SO beautiful.

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  4. what can I say?? this is just stunning Susan - I love the lantern and the 'elongated' pillow box :)

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  5. Susan, these are just stunning!!! Love them all!!!

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  6. OMG! How beautiful! I love!!!!!

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  7. Wow! I love all these projects. They absolutely rock!
    There is a quiet elegance to your artwork. Love it.
    Cheers
    Sonia

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  8. This is just adorable...you have done a fantastic job! TFS :)

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  9. Susan, these are truly absolutely gorgeous - I love them all. You are so clever!

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  10. Insanely beautiful! love the whole lot, so so clever.

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  11. Sue Holland23/4/10 12:22 pm

    What gorgeous creations Susan,just love the Asian feel..

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  12. hi, yes wow what more can i say these are stunning, i love the colour combination

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  13. wow, wow , WOWZAS! I had a quick flick through the blog hop this morning and stopped quickly when I saw yours! This set is stunning and you have done so well with all the accents. This looks like it belongs in a super classy gift store. Thanks so much for inspiring me :)

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  14. OMGoodness how truly elegant and superbly stunning. You are a true paper godess! TFS. Enjoy the extra long weekend. Cheers Donna Zammit

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  15. wow wow wow Susan, what an incredibly beautiful and stunning collection of projects! Will have to CASE these for sure if you dont mind :)

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  16. Wow Susan, you have really done a great job. I just love it and the asian artistry set is perfect for this. I hope you add the lantern to the PCS site to show your great work.

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  17. Susan these are amazing!!! That lantern is WOW!!! The Asian Artistry set is wonderful and is perfect for this project.

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  18. NIce colour combinations - thanks for sharing

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  19. WOW Susan! Everyone has already said it all, FABULOUS!

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  20. Sue this is a really stunning set! I LURVE your lantern! The colours are beautiful! TFS!
    On another note - hope all is well at your end!

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  21. WOW - these are amazing. Well done.
    Thanks for sharing

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  22. Wow these are fabulous

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  23. Liz Halbisch24/4/10 4:11 pm

    These are so beautiful! They really are elegant - such lovely detail. Congratulations - they're gorgeous!

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  24. Your lantern is just superb, so elegant and lovely, and you have used the papers in the Autumn Traditions pack that I was really struggling with, thanks for giving me some great ideas.

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  25. Sorry Susan I just put a comment on the previous blog post instead of this one. These are just lovely - really something special!

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  26. Wow...totally gorgeous!

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  27. Just stunning, your creations belong on the coverpage of a Magazine! Very elegant crafting! thanks for sharing :)

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  28. These are just so gorgeous - the colours and designs match the eastern stamps completely. Thanks for making me jealous of your creativity!

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  29. Susan
    you have created a very sophisticated project - it is beautiful.
    Mary

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  30. Wow, wow wow .... what more can i say .... JUST STUNNING ... the whole package is very very beautiful ... well done!!!

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  31. Allison Brudenell29/4/10 2:08 pm

    Wow.... just, Wow!

    They are truly stunning!!!!!!!!!!!

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  32. An absolutely stunning set! Wow! Thanks for such amazing inspiration.

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  33. Can i make a craft such as that from an a4 card. They are super cute. :)

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Thank you for your lovely comments.