Katzelkraft Bird in Water – Tutorial #152 And New Blog Candy!

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Well hello there everyone!  I’ve been away tooooo long from my stamping room.  A lot has been going on with holiday preparation.

For the Thanksgiving Holiday my small family gets together at our house for the feast.  I still have half of the feast in the frig that needs eaten.  (Just slap it on my thighs, that’s where it is going anyway, lol)    We are not fancy people, this is my table setting for the occasion.  🙂

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I have to show you the two beast that were underfoot in the kitchen the whole day.  These two both weigh over 100 lbs each.  Abby the Lab and Lucas the German Short Haired Pointer/Great Dane mix.  Both of these babies came from a local shelter after our beloved German Shepherd passed about 5 years ago.   I encourage everyone to adopt their pets and spay and neuter them.  🙂  Sorry, had to throw that in there, it’s too important.

 

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Yesterday was spent, CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!!  After Shopping we started putting up the Christmas lights on the outside of the house.  This is the progress we made before dark.  I then completely passed out on the couch, lol.  I hope those who celebrate Thanksgiving had one filled with the love and Joy of Family and Friends.    

                                

               

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Enough with the rambling, it’s BLOG CANDY TIME!!!!!  OH, what blog candy I have for you this week. 

How about a full sheet of Bird stamps from Katzelkraft!  Here is a link to their online store so you can check them out:  www.katzelkraft.fr    The bird I used for today’s project is one from this stamp sheet.

To enter to win this Full Stamp Sheet all you have to do is tell me to enter you by commenting on this post.  If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link and then comment at the bottom of the post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/11/29/katzelkraft-bird-in-water-tutorial-152-and-new-blog-candy/

I will use a random number generator on Wednesday, December 3rd to select the winner.  Good luck to all!

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Now on with today’s tutorial.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Katzelkraft Birds, Stampin’ Up Lovely as a Tree 
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pacific Point & Always Artichoke
Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze, Pacific Point & Always Artichoke, Palette Noir Black
Accessories: Brayer, White Gel Pen, Black marker, White Ribbon, Brads, Sponges

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Brayered Baja Breeze at the top and bottom of a 4.5″ x 3″  piece of Whisper White Card stock.

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Brayered Pacific Point ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

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Stamped the Katzelkraft Bird image with Palette Nior Black ink.

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Stamped the Pine Tree Twice with Baja Breeze ink.

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Stamped the Pine 3 times with Always Artichoke ink.

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Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the right and bottom of the card stock.

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Sponged black ink at the right, left and bottom of the card stock.

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Added White Gel Pen to the light areas of the bird, made dots in the tree branches and also added white dashes in the water.

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Added dashes of black marker to the tree trunks.

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Sponged Pacific Point ink around the outside of the card stock.

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Cut a 4 7.8″ x 6 3/8″ piece of Always Artichoke card stock and sponged Pacific Point Ink around the outside of the card stock.

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Assembled card and added the ribbon and brads.  Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

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May your day today be one of leisure.

Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Links to all my tutorials can be found here:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Frequently asked questions answers:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

480 thoughts on “Katzelkraft Bird in Water – Tutorial #152 And New Blog Candy!

  1. Ad K.'s avatar Ad K.

    So glad to hear your Thanksgiving was nice. You are a brave woman to go shopping on Black Friday. I didn’t even stick a toe out the door. I spent the day taking down Fall decorations and putting away Thanksgiving things. I did put on a Christmas tablecloth and topper and I will be going through our holiday decorations to decide what to use and what to donate. How do we collect so many things? Of course, stamps do not fix in that category! Again, you have created a beautiful piece of art. I am so grateful that you share your talent with us and how far I am coming along by trying to follow your wonderful Tutorials. I am light ages away from mastering the brayer but I do wield a wicked sponge because of you! Thanks you for your inspiration and willingness to share your talent with us.

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  2. Becky's avatar Becky

    Oh my….your dog on the left looks just like my dog Buford who past away a few years ago. I still miss him but he was 103 lbs and always at my side for 13 years. We have a small dog now and we enjoy him but still miss our Buford. I feed the birds, water the birds, paint birds, and stamp birds soooooo I absolutely am drooling over the blog candy. 😀 I may pass out if I win. Looks like a good one. I thought your table settings and decorated house was beautiful. You do so many things well. Happy Holidays !!! Becky

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  3. Liz's avatar Liz

    Another teaching moment by Michelle! Not only a wonderful card and where to obtain the stamps but a great reminder about shelter dogs. Cudos to you Michelle. I love the way you teach us about how to add depth to our cards. Thanks for all the time you give us. And I’d love to win the bird stamps. Birds have always been a favorite of ours and our neighbor is a birder and an artist with birds as a focus. Had to do a “happy birdie” card for him!

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  4. Connie's avatar Connie

    Oh I love this card. Beautiful as always! I love birds. We have 2 bird feeders in our yard and just love watching all different kinds come up to the feeder. So relaxing. What a beautiful stamp set. I sure would love to win it!

    Connie

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  5. Beth Gagne's avatar Beth Gagne

    As always another beautiful creation! I absolutly love your work! I would love to be entered for the blog candy! Thank you so much for sharing your talent for all of us! Beth

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  6. Debby's avatar Debby

    Lovely card. Your cards are always so beautiful and full of life. I love the bird stamps and am really hoping to win it. Thanks for the chance.
    Angel hugs
    Debby

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  7. Karla Elett's avatar Karla Elett

    What a beautiful card and thank you for the opportunity at some great blog candy. You are very generous. Love your two precious dogs. We had to put our precious Abby, a golden retriever, to sleep last year. She was 15 1/2 yrs old. Still have the 5 wonderful cats we have adopted. Seems the boys continue to come home with strays that no one wants. I will always take them and give them all my love and yes each and every one is neutered or spayed.

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  8. Kris Turner's avatar Kris Turner

    Hi, Michelle:

    This card is another amazing one. Thanks so much for sharing the site for this company! I LOVE the vintage stamps – just have to figure out the Euro difference now! I would love to win your blog candy and thanks so much for offering this opportunity. And thanks for the info on your beautiful dogs – shelter pets are the absolute best! We have a 10-year-old brother/sister cat duo and a 10-year-old beautiful golden retriever mix (she is SOOOO girly – but her sweet abandoned mom, they said, must have had five suitors because her nine pups were in a distinct range of looks from german shepherd to chow to shar pei to goldens! Ours was the only one to look like mom!). They are our joy, constant companions and our entertainment!

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  9. Shelley's avatar Shelley

    Hi Michelle,
    Love your BLOG. Look forward to each and every post. You make it look so easy.
    I have Chocolate Labs as well, Tank and Samson, can’t imagine life without them.
    Thanks for the chance to win.
    Smiles…Shelley

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  10. Lynna Gibson's avatar Lynna Gibson

    Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love this sheet of birds, but I know someone who would love them more! If I were to win these, I would love to give them to a wonderful friend. She absolutely loves birds!!! If not, then I may purchase them for her as a gift.
    Again, you have done another wonderful project! Thanks for sharing your skills and techniques with us.

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  11. Kim D in FL's avatar Kim D in FL

    Happy Belated Thanksgiving! I would love the birds to set up nest in my stamping room — they are beautiful!! Thank you for the chance and a great tutorial.

    Kim D in FL

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  12. Ursula in RSA's avatar Ursula in RSA

    Thank you soooo much for the opportunity to win. Just love your designs. Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. Your table looked so lovely. Here in South Africa we don’t celebrate it, but we can always find something to give thanks for. Thanks again for sharing with us

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  13. Janet Hamilton's avatar Janet Hamilton

    Love your current tutorial with the Katzelkraft birds.
    Your Christmas lights look very nice. I can’t imagine your having time to do that this weekend–you are very ambitious.
    Thanks for sharing your amazing talents.
    Janet Hamilton

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  14. Lynn E.'s avatar Lynn E.

    Lovely card and it would be something to win the bird stamps. Keep doing the tutorials for us.
    Our last two cats have come from the animal shelter and add so much to our lives.

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  15. Kathy's avatar Kathy

    Your dogs are absolutely beautiful, and one can tell that they have been blessed with a wonderful home. Thanks for letting us share a glimpse of your Thanksgiving and Christmas! Also, thanks for the chance to win the sheet of bird stamps.

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  16. Annie's avatar Annie

    I look forward to seeing your tutorials……what an artist!!

    Thanks for sharing your dogs with us, they look so hugable…….

    Love this card, especially, since I am a bird lover!

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  17. Michelle, I just love your adorable ‘Beasts’ and I am so glad you adopted them! We adopted the joy of our lives, Ollie, who is a 6 year old part lab part German Shepard from the SPCA two years ago and we love her to death. I do fund raisers for the local animal shelter and I can vouch for the importance of adopting these homeless friends and keeping your pets spayed and nutured. Thank you for mentioning that on your very well-read blog. I love your card as well, don’t want to forget that!

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  18. Gail Mokodean's avatar Gail Mokodean

    Oh! I absolutely love those birds!!! Please enter me for a chance to win them…Thank You for your fabulous tutorials. They are so inspiring. And a Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you!

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  19. jojot's avatar jojot

    wow….fabulous birds….and this old bird thanks you for offering the chance to win such awesome blog candy

    enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend

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  20. Another stunning card! I am in awe of your talent Michelle. Thank you for the photos of your beautiful dogs & well done for the reminder about neutering/spaying. My dream is to adopt retired greyhounds – hopefully it will happen one day. Your house looks lovely with all the twinkling lights. Thank you for offering such lovely blog candy. I have no bird stamps & would be thrilled to win these. Have a great weekend, I’m off to have a look at the Katzelkraft site. Kirsten.

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  21. shirley henry's avatar shirley henry

    Just love your beautiful bird card!! Would love to win this stamp set so I could TRY and copy your card.
    Also enjoyed looking at your lovely table setting,lights and adorable dogs!
    I have a golden lab called Leo….does not matter what the occassion is, he is always under my feet..especially in the kitchen!
    TFS!

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  22. Oh Can I be in your blog candy! I stalk all of your work! It is always so amazing! And hard on my budget lol! I almost always have to run out and buy the supplies you use to keep up! I just got the snow angels stamp set in the mail today! Woo Hoo Can’t wait to play.

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  23. Mitzy G's avatar Mitzy G

    Another very beautiful card! Thank you so much for this tutorial.

    Your table was beautiful, and I thought the turkey napkin holders were really cute. Your babies are fabulous, and I just wanted to kiss them. I have two cats that we rescued, and we love them like crazy. (yes, now spayed and neutered). Dogs are out of the question as we live in an apartment, and our circumstances won’t allow it.

    Please enter me in for the blog candy. I so appreciate your generosity. Thank you again for all you give. Hope you and yours are well and happy.

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  24. Angelina's avatar Angelina

    Love the bird card! Another beauty. —-Your dogs are beautiful. I am glad to see that they are in their forever home and are happy. I also adopted all three of my dogs from the pound. I had 8 birds and am now down to three. I rescue them and find them new homes! *love* my feather friends!

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  25. Cindy S's avatar Cindy S

    Love the card! Love the stamps! I hardly ever win anything, but would be thrilled with this one! Thank you for sharing your talent and the goodies. Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas! Cindy

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  26. Michelle- you always come up with the most amazing works of art. Those bird stamps are to die for- pick me please!! Thank you for sharing your talent again and giving us all the chance to win some fabulous stamps.

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  27. Anne's avatar Anne

    Another beautiful card! You continue to inspire me. Would love to win the blog candy, and have to say you are amazingly generous! Love the Christmas lights and hope you have a very merry holiday!

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  28. What a sweet sheet of rubba! I’d love to have them nest here!! I just love visiting your site Michelle, such Inspiration!!This card is fabulous! I Love your easy to follow tutorials especially using the brayer … I don’t always get the same results but I don’t mind.. love the technique!! Love your beasts, my DD has one too… her black lab will knock you over with love!

    It’s a great day for putting lights up here … no snow, not too cold so that’s next on the list of things! Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy! Ü

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  29. Michelle,

    I look at your blog several times a week, your work is outstanding. Your Thanksgiving table looks great. But most impressive is your dogs, Abby and Lucas. They are gorgeous!

    Have a blessed holiday season.

    Thanks for sharing!

    Teresa

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  30. I always love your tutorials! I like how you added the important piece about adopting a pet. We have an adopted pet, and she is terrific! We all love her to pieces! She is a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix and has the sweetest nature!
    This card is just lovely! I so love that Baja Breeze color!
    You sure did a lot this weekend already! Love how the house looks!
    I would love to have a chance to win some blog candy, so count me in! Thanks!
    Please keep the tutorials coming, I learn so much from them!!
    Gillian

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  31. Kathy Eddy's avatar Kathy Eddy

    oh my gosh, these birds are awesome! I have to have them! If I don’t win them, I must buy them. Great card, too. Love the holiday lighting on your home as well. Can you come and do mine? LOL Kathy Eddy

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  32. M.J. Collins's avatar M.J. Collins

    Hi, Michelle–It’s MJ, from San Jose, just back from my spiritual odyssey to John of God in Abadiania, Brazil. It’s so good to come back to our beautiful and clean country after all the grinding poverty I saw there… We may be going through some hard times, but we are still the luckiest people in the grandest country on earth! Thank you for the inspiration and beauty you add to our worlds! MJ

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  33. Michelle~ Gorgeous card as usual! You are such an artist! I’d love to be entered in the blog candy giveaway…I keep hoping tha tone of these times I’ll get the lucky number! LOL!

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