Season’s Greetings and Melting Snow – Tutorial #156

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Season’s Greetings to each and everyone of you!  I have decided to take the presser of blogging off of my plate for the rest of the month of December so I can really enjoy the holidays.  My next post will be after the New Year. 

I’m going to leave you until then with a very quick to put together brayer card.

Let’s get started:

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Lovely as a Tree, Impression Obsession Branches of a Tree
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White & Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey Design Paper
Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze & Old Olive, Adirondack Lake Mist & Pitch Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Word Window Punch, Brads, Brayer, White Gel Pen ********************************************************

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of a 3.25″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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Brayered Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock leaving a white section of the card stock showing.

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Stamped the Lovely as a Tree Stamp with Lake Mist ink.

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Stamped the large tree with Pitch Black ink.

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Punched two Word Window Punches from Not Quite Navy Card stock to use as embellishments.  I cut one curved end off of each one.

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Assembled card and added White Gel pen to the large tree branches and white gel pen at the base of the tree on the ground to simulate snow.

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Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

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May your holidays this season be ones you will remember always.

Until next year. . . . . .. . . . . . . .

Huge Huge 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/

86 thoughts on “Season’s Greetings and Melting Snow – Tutorial #156

  1. Becky's avatar Becky

    Hey Michele, I love lonely old trees in the winter time and this one is beautiful. It’s snowing & sleeting here right now here so this looks like I’m looking out at my backyard tree. 🙂 You always create such a wonderful work of art. Thanks for making 2008 a great year by sharing your wonderful talent with us all. (((HUGS))) Happy Holidays to all and Happy STamping !!! Becky

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  2. linda's avatar linda

    Happy holidays to you also!!
    to bad that you are going to leave us for such “a long” time!! But…you can see that as a compliment!!!
    Enjoy your holiday and I hope you have the time to come up with lots of new ideas for the new year!! 🙂

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  3. Sally's avatar Sally

    I, like others, was worried about you! So glad you are just taking a break for the holidays! Thanks for sharing with us all these wonderful creations. See you in 2009!

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  4. Kelley's avatar Kelley

    Michelle,

    Happy Holidays! May you enjoy the wonders of this holiday season with your family and friends. Actually that wish goes out to all! May your holiday season be filled with much love and happiness!

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  5. Michelle, first off I have to say that I am completely in aw of your talent! I have just recently come across your blog and cannot believe what I have been missing. I really love the style you create and decided that I wanted to give it a try! I made my first, as I call it, “Zindorf” card. If you like you can check it out on my blog at “stampingwithmonique.blogspot.com and I made reference to you, of course! Thanks so much for your amazing talent and inspiration. I am hooked now!

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  6. Claire Allen's avatar Claire Allen

    Hi Michelle, I too have missed you these past few days, and would like to join with everyone else in thanking you for all your inspiration and your generosity in sharing with us, and wish you and yours the very best kind of Christmas and New Year. May peace and joy be with you all.

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  7. Janet's avatar Janet

    I was happy to see this today! I am glad you are ok. With the holidays there is so much to do, so i am glad you are taking a break. This is the time for family. You have been such and inspiration to all of us and i can’t wait till the new year, till then i want to wish you and all your family a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Blessings to you all!

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  8. Darsana's avatar Darsana

    WEll I have to say that the selfish part of me is a bit sad because I love checking out your blog each day to see what wonderful things you have in store for us, but I completly understand the need for a break and taking time to enjoy what is closest to your heart – Time with family and especially during the holidays. Please enjoy them to the fullest, and I will try, try, try, to wait patienly for the new post (year).
    Blessings and wishes.

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  9. Karen's avatar Karen

    You know, I was just looking at my Lovely As A Tree set today going hmmmm, what will I do with this? And now I see your lovely tutorial!
    Thanks so much for all the inspiration you give us, Michelle. You deserve a well earned rest over the holidays- although you probably won’t be resting that much, LOL!
    Have a lovely peaceful Christmas.
    Karen.

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  10. Eileen M's avatar Eileen M

    Happy Holidays, Michelle! Thanks for all the inspiration throughout the year. I look at every stamp set and think “what would Michelle do with this one?” I hope you enjoy lots of fun times with family and friends! (would you be surprised to know I bought branches of a tree this weekend? Your break may be good for my wallet!)

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  11. Violet's avatar Violet

    Hello,
    I too wondered if you were ill – and then I wondered if my computer wasn’t working.
    I have saved all your samples and I so enjoy trying to make cards similiar to yours – but using the stamps and inks that I have on hand. Thank you for inspiring us!

    Wishing you a Merry Christmas

    Violet

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  12. laura's avatar laura

    Gorgeous card as always. enjoy your family and holiday. I have been enjoying your blog so long I know I will go through withdrawals but you deserve a break. Merry christmas and a Happy New Year

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  13. This is so stunning!! I’ll have to know that I’ve TRIED one of your tutorials…but I guess I’ll need more practice at it!! I did not show it!! 🙂 But perhaps as I keep working on it, I can come up with something descent!! 🙂 TFS!!

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  14. Octavia's avatar Octavia

    Thank U for my last stamping “fix” for 2008. I’ll miss checking for your new work each day, but now I have a chance to catch up on some of your older creations:) Have a joyful rest & holiday!!!

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  15. Hi Michelle,

    Please enjoy your holidays!! I’m glad to see you are ok and hope you have a wonderful rest of December, holiday season, and super New Year. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the beautiful cards, the tutorials and the inspiration you have shared with all of us!

    Merry Christmas,
    Adriene

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  16. Michelle, Thank you very much for another inspirational year. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year with even more inspiration to share!
    I have tried your tutorial today and maybe you want to come over and have a look at my variation.
    Season Greetings from The Netherlands!

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  17. Tammy's avatar Tammy

    This is a very stunning card. It’s the first time I have ever seen anything like it done.
    Thank you so much for sharing with us what you did. This is my first visit to your site and I can see I have been missing a lot.

    Happy Holidays to you and yours.
    Tammy

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  18. Have a nice chrismas and a happy new year!
    I’ll be back in 2009… i realy love your blog… i gott sooo much inspiration…
    thanks for everythink in 2008.
    johanna (from sweden)

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  19. Karen I's avatar Karen I

    Michelle,

    Thank you for all you do for us. I’m glad that you are taking time off to enjoy the holidays. May you enjoy the holidays as much as we all enjoy your tutorials.

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