ESAD Blog Hop Favourites from the 2017/18 Annual Stampin Up Catalogue

Hello everyone! Have you missed me? Did you even notice my absence!? 

Haha! It's been quite a while between posts as lucky me has been on road trip holiday for just over two weeks! We had the best time exploring The Great Ocean Road and the easterly coastline of Victoria and south east coast of New South Wales. Here in Australia we are so spoiled with magnificent coastlines. The Great Ocean Road has been on my "to do" list for quite a while and now after quickly stopping by places like Kiama & Jervis Bay, just to name a couple, there is more holidays added to the list.

Now on to our ESAD Blog Hop. If you have been hopping along you would've just come from the my awesome upline Peta Stephen, didn't you just love what she created for you!? If you are starting with me make sure you hop along and see all the amazing projects the ESAD members have created for you. At the end of each person's post you will see an arrow, just click on that and you will be taken to the next person's blog. If you get lost along the way at the end of my post is a list of the participants, you can also click on their name and be taken straight to their blog post. 

Pick your favourites, the theme for this blop hop, seems like such an easy task, but when talking about Stampin' Up products, it's like picking a favourite child! One suite, that to tell you the truth wasn't on my radar first up but now I am just so in love with is the Pick a Pattern Suite. I love it's quirkiness, bright colours and unisex appeal.

My project that I am sharing with you today is not only a card but also a memory keeping project as well. When you untie the bow and open the card there is a tri fold piece that you pull out and several places to mount photos on either side.

The above photo shows the front side. I've made little "polaroid" frames by die cutting with one of my Layering Square Framelits positioned centered towards the top of a Whisper White rectangle piece of card stock. The green piece is edged with another favourite new addition to the Annual Catalogue, the Ticket Tear Border Punch. I've left the green piece blank to write a message on but you could also use this piece for another photo too.

The above photo shows the flip side of the tri fold piece. One of the things I most love about the Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper is that it is double sided with a quirky pattern on one side and a graphic pattern on the other. The stamp set Pieces & Patterns that is part of the suite has cute funky images and also some great pattern stamps.

Here is the front again. I love all the new 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, especially the one I have used here, Ruffled.

Enough from me! Time for you to hop along to see what amazingness Richelle has in store for you!

Thank you as always for stopping by.

Cheers Megan xx

Blog hop participants:

1. Josie Dean

2. Nicole Wilson

3. Carolina Evans

4. Kim Oliver

5. Sandra Mastello

6. Lou Kitzelman

7. Kelly Kent

8. Cheryl Algie

9. Rebecca Scurr

10. Sharon Dalton

11. Leonie Schroder

12. Monique Fielder

13. Courtenay Heuston

14. Terri Hawke

15. Barbara Williams

16. Kristel Rimmer

17. Maree McIntosh

18. Kathryn Ruddick

19. Rosalie Desmond

20. Linda Whalley

21. Amity Knight

22. Peta Stephen

23. Megan Lenske

24. Richelle Fletcher

25. Carly Middleton

What is ESAD you ask??