ISC Large Tree – Tutorial #158

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Hey how ya doing?

I’m off of work today, YEAH!!!  Thought I would sneak in a tutorial before I start taking down the Christmas Decorations.    The holidays are over so quickly.

Today I used a stamp from Innovative Stamp Creations “Maple Tree Paintings” Sheet.  This is the largest tree stamp I own and I love it!   Here is a link to Innovative Stamp Creations website:  http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

They have what I call “Grown Up Stamps”, in other words, not cartoony.  Love them!

Well let’s get started.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Maple Tree Paintings”, Stampin Up Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Stampin’ Up Sage Shadow, Whisper White, Blue Bayou
Ink: Stampin’ Up Blue Bayou, Sage Shadow, Baja Breeze and Adirondack Pitch Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Sponge, Sage Shadow Marker

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Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top half of a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

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Brayered Sage Shadow ink on the bottom 1/4 of the card stock.  I love Shadow ink with any of the blue colors that lean toward green, such as Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Not Quite Navy.

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Brayered Blue Bayou ink at the very top of the card stock to give the sky some variation.

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I wanted my tree to have a light side, dark side and dark trunk so I inked it up in sections.

I inked the entire tree stamp with Sage Shadow ink, the right side of the stamp with Blue Bayou ink and the tree trunk with Black ink and then stamped the tree.  This didn’t hurt my ink pads because I went from light to dark with my inks.

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Put a shadow underneath the tree using a sponge and Baja Breeze ink.

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Decided to make the shadow darker so I added some sponged Blue Bayou ink.  That’s better 🙂

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Sponged some Blue Bayou ink on the left side of the trees leaves.

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Sponged Sage Shadow ink on the middle and the right side of the trees leaves.

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Added some White Gel pen dots to create highlights.

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Using the brush side of a Sage Shadow marker, I tapped the marker tip at an angel  in the trees leaf area.

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Assembled the card and decided to add a sentiment using Black ink.

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Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

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I hope you find some time to get down and inky today.

May your day be filled with much peace and joy.

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/

45 thoughts on “ISC Large Tree – Tutorial #158”

  1. Beth Cutwright's avatar Beth Cutwright

    I love your tree cards and you always know where to find the best tree stamps…beautiful! Enjoy your day off…that too will pass enormously fast!

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  2. Theresa's avatar Theresa

    So gorgeous and tranquil! I wanted to wish you a very Happy New Year and say thanks for all the wonderful tutorials. Each card is a work of art and you are such an inspiration. Thank you!

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  3. Christina Franco's avatar Christina Franco

    Fantastic! Love how that black grounds everything. I wanted to thank you for your hard work. What a hectic schedule you live – and to make time for your online community is amazing.

    Good luck with the workout schedule! 🙂 We’re cheering for you! (PS. I’m off to run with the dog now – if I don’t do it now, the day will escape me…)

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  4. Rachelle's avatar Rachelle

    Wow! Beautiful! I just love all the little details you add. Makes you want to reach out and touch it. Thanks so much for sharing how you do all those little details too. Have a great day off!

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  5. Leslie's avatar Leslie

    Michelle, I hope someday I am able to check out one of your classes. I try and try to make my creations even resemble yours, but no luck!! I love your work and am always completely inspired everytime I drop by here. Thank you so much.
    Happy New Years.
    Leslie

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  6. Cindy Marlow's avatar Cindy Marlow

    Another hit out of the park! I find myself closely observing things like sunsets and sunrises and wondering how Michelle would layer the colors. It isn’t intuitive with me yet but I can usually find a tutorial that you’ve done that gets me started. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

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  8. Shelly Schmidt's avatar Shelly Schmidt

    Gorgeous and what a great way to start my morning! Hope you had a great Christmas holiday and a very happy New Year! Thanks for all of the techniques and talent you have shared with us! When you browse through all of the cards on SCS, you can see your Zindorfian influence there every day! How cool is that Michelle?

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  11. Ibis's avatar Ibis

    Thanks so much for another great creation. You are so inspiring. I wish you the very best for the new year and may all your mornings be full of creativity and happiness.

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  14. Evelyn----Ks.stamper's avatar Evelyn----Ks.stamper

    Michelle I just love this it is so pretty, my new fav. I sure have missed you. Here is wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year. Can’t wait for new tutorials.
    Hugs
    Ks.stamper——Evelynn

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  15. Marie-Paule's avatar Marie-Paule

    Hi Michelle:

    Wishing you and your family the very best for 2009.

    I also want to thank you for the wonderful tutorials you share with us. I am always so glad to see an email from you. You have such talent, your card are always so beautiful. Keep up the good work.

    Marie-Paule

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  17. Colleen's avatar Colleen

    Another beautiful card! I just wish I had the supplies you do…I’m workin on it!
    I tried one of your tutorials and can only hope I get better LOL. Keep up the fantastic work!

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  18. Katie M's avatar Katie M

    Come on over to my place. We celebrate the 12 days of Christmas so we have another week to go yet and my husband is Russian Orthodox so we have another Christmas to celebrate. And as long as you’re here we can get out my brayer and you can give me a hands on lesson. ROFLOL

    Here’s looking to another year of health, happiness and some great work from an amazing artist.

    Katie

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  20. mary's avatar mary

    Michelle, you don’t create cards – you create small works of art. I love this beautiful tree card and the blue heron card from yesterday. Your technique and creative genius continue to inspire me to keep ink stains on my fingers and always think outside the box!

    -mary

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  22. Phyllis's avatar Phyllis

    I especially love the techniques you share. The sideways taping of the marker and hi-lighting with the white gel pen. Great tips! Beautiful scene. I am much like you in that I lean towards stamps that are not so “cartoony”. I’m checking out the site you shared. Thank you!

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  23. Debbie Stelton's avatar Debbie Stelton

    Michelle this card is so calm and peaceful I am glad you had the time to stamp. Hope you have a great weekend and TFS.

    Debbie/Phx AZ

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  25. Inkyhive aka Jesse's avatar Inkyhive aka Jesse

    Oh, how wonderful to see a card again today. Thank you, for taking the time to stamp and share it with us. I was kind of going through withdrawals during the Christmas holiday! LOL And, now that you may not stamp as much. . .I understand, but I shall miss it, too.
    Have a wonderful day and may you be blessed greatly in 2009.
    Inkyhive

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  28. Sandy in AZ's avatar Sandy in AZ

    Glad you’re back ! I missed your tutorials and beautiful cards, but I’m happy for you to have had a break and time with your family.
    I love this card, and especially love the colors you used. Your little touches with the white gel pen give it that little something to make it outstanding. I have a love-hate relationship with white gel pens. You make it look so easy, and they come out so perfect and beautiful. I’ve tried all brands, but can’t get the gel pens to work. They don’t work at all, and I get no color, or they make blobs of white, instead of controlled lines or wisps. Or, it starts a line of color, then it just stops laying down the white gel !
    I love the results, if you can get it to work, but they are so frustrating ! If you can, maybe offer some tips, or give a good brand on one of your tutorials. Thank you.

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  32. Linda's avatar Linda

    Michelle,
    Lovely new tutorials. As always thank you so much for sharing with us. I hope you don’t get burnt out trying to do tutorials every day. I would be grateful for one a month. Take time for yourself so that you don’t get stressed out over your blog. We can wait…………….well alright so we hate to wait………..but we can…
    Hope the New Year brings you nothing but the best life has to offer.
    Linda

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  34. suesol's avatar suesol

    Hi Michelle, Happy New Year to you and your family. Yes, I do use your tutorials! You create the most beautiful work, and I have learned so much about colour and techniques from you. I’m fairly new to stamping, but I tell all my friends about your work and we are all amazed at what you create. Thank you for sharing your time, creativity and energy with us – you are truly a remarkable woman!

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  35. Laurie Helgason's avatar Laurie Helgason

    Welcome back. My world is back to normal now that you are back to stamping.
    I hope you had a relaxing (well deserved) break.

    Did I mention all the cards are fantastic?

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  36. Teresa Puterbaugh's avatar Teresa Puterbaugh

    I enjoy so much your brayering, (I guess that’s not a word). Everything is so soft and alluring, it draws you into the picture. You can almost imagine this place…maybe not now, with the new snow in Seattle, go figure…but so very peaceful. Thanks

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  38. Smullis's avatar Smullis

    Michelle, I just love all your cards. Your blog has motivated me to try to create the wonderful cards you do and use some of my stamps that I never thought could look so nice. Your cards really are works of art. I’ve nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger award on my site.

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  39. Karen's avatar Karen

    How beautiful yet again! I love the “grown up” stamps too- not keen at all on the cartoony, cutsey ones.
    Thanks for all the work you do si that we can enjoy your art- and for giving us inspiration!

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  40. StampinCathy's avatar StampinCathy

    Love the bright and cheery look! This is fabulous! I love the stamps and would love to be the lucky stamper to be able to make some kind of creative projects with these. Do they come already colored? LOL Thanks so much for sharing your creative and inspiring projects with us and your fabulous tutorials. Thanks for a chance at this yummy candy.

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  43. kylie clemmence's avatar kylie clemmence

    Your cards are just wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing your inspiring work, I regularly try to create these cards using the supplies I have already, and I am quite pleased with the way they have turned out! Thank you again for your wonderful work!
    Kylie

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  45. Sandy S. TN's avatar Sandy S. TN

    I am studying to take my state Real Estate exam and thought I would take a “fast” look at your latest creation….wow!! I love the colors…by the way I am addicted to the embossing power now (thanks to you, ha, ha). I don’t have that particular tree but will try with what I have (I”m so excited to try this one).
    Thanks for sharing.

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