Saturday, July 24, 2010

ESAD 'Christmas in July' Blog Hop

Hi all,

Welcome to the ESAD Blog Hop - 'Christmas in July'!
What is ESAD? ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.
We love what we do, and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends and wonderful blog visitors, but we share what we love with other Demonstrators too. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how and cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when needed. So if you are a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator located in either Australia or New Zealand, please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.
If you're hopping in order, you'll have just come from the very talented Melissa Barkwith's blog.

My projects today focus on Christmas decorations. First up I have made this little ornament for the Christmas tree. It would also look great hanging over a window or doorway - although it has been such a challenge to photograph!

I have punched 7 stars from Holiday Treasures DSP pack using the large star punch, and folded each in half. I have adhered them together, alternating the pattern. Using sticky strip, the stars have then been attached to a hat pin, along with some pearl and crystal beads (all from the Pretties Kit). I learned this technique from Petronela Hardy at Regional training last year (she used the Full Heart punch - it will work with any punch that is symmetrical).
I've sponged the edges with Choc Chip ink and added some Crystal Effects to finish it off.
My second project again features the Holiday Treasures DSP, and the Pennant Die. This die features a small pennant, large pennant and four scalloped and perforated circles, all on the one die!
I have cut three smaller pennants and three scalloped circles using my Big Shot. The letters 'j-o-y' have been stamped onto the reverse pattern of the DSP using the Jumbo Outline alphabet, and cut out. I have adhered the pennants to some 5/8" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon (there is a special fold on the pennant specifically for this purpose) and embellished the joins with taffeta ribbon and buttons. To make the customised buttons, I punched a 3/4" circle of Holiday Treasures DSP and attached to the back of the small Stampin' Up! clear buttons. Some Chocolate Chip 'thread' finishes it off.


If you've got any questions about either of these projects, leave me a comment or send an email & I'll get in touch! Your next stop on the Blog Hop is Richelle Fletcher , I'm sure you'll enjoy the beautiful projects Richelle has in store!

Thanks for visiting - pop back again soon!
Genelle.

18 comments:

  1. your stars look really pretty Genelle, I will be tring some of those today
    Bev xx

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  2. I love your JOY banner! And the star ornament is beautiful!

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  3. Hi Genelle,
    Fabulous projects, the star is beautiful.

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  4. Love the stars and your customised button

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  5. oh wow Genelle. I love that star!! and the banner is gorgeous too! Thanks for participating in the ESAD Christmas in July blog hop :)

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  6. Just gorgeous! Your star ornament is stunning.

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  7. Gorgeous. Love your star! what a pretty ornament it makes, and the banner is great! TFS

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  8. Genelle thanks for sharing these lovely projects. Until I saw this I could never work out why the pendant die had scallop circles as part of it lol. Great use of both, and finised off with the bows and buttons is a great look.

    Love the stars also.

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  9. Thanks for the button tutorial! It's the little things that make the big things GRAND!

    Love the swag!

    Cheers
    Sonia

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  10. These are just so pretty Genelle, great projects for the kids to help with :)

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  11. Soooooooo LURVE the wee star ornament Genelle. Great project for the craft kids I take occasionally!! The "JOY" banner is beautiful too. Well done.

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  12. Great star ornament and I love how you have used a hat pin too. Your buttons look really good too. Thanks for sharing

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  13. Gorgeous projects -- would be great for any occasion!

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  14. love the ideas, cant wait to use them myself, thanks for sharing

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  15. Your star ornament is really beautiful Genelle & the pennant would be a lovely Christmas decoration. Love all the little extra details. Cheers, Di

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  16. Woo Hoo more Christmas Decorations to make!! The pennant is fabulous. TFS

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  17. I love your star and thank you soooo much for educating me with the pennant die, I could never work it out!!!

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  18. What a fab idea to use up some Pretties Kit bits & pieces! Must tuck that one away in my little brain! Hugs xxaxx

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