It’s a little weird, but the whole time I was stamping this piece this morning I had running through my head “It’s a love story . . . . baby just say yes. .. . .  .”  Most of you are familiar with Taylor Swift’s song “Love Story”, right.  Anyway, that is why this tutorial is named what it is, lol. 

Before we start the tutorial I just have one announcement.  My Blog readers have asked for it so I have added more destinations to my Brayer Workshop journeys.  I will be in Moore, Oklahoma November, 2009 and then in 2010 I have added Jacksonville, Florida,  Pocatello, Idaho & Salem, Oregon.  I hope my adventures never stop!  I have the best time traveling and meeting all of you.  I swear I have never met a stamper I didn’t like.  If you are in or near a large city in a state I do not have listed on my calendar already, please e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and we will see if I can get your city worked into my calendar.  🙂

Here is a link to my calendar to see every where I will be:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/

Now on with the tutorial.

Supplies:

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I am starting out this piece by first stamping my reverse image of the fish.  I am using a Rubber Stampede Mirror Image Stamp.  If you wish to purchase one of these stamps, I suggest doing an online search for one.

It use the Mirror image stamp, you ink your original fish stamp with Black ink, stamp it on the reverse image stamp and then stamp your reverse image stamp on the 4 1/8 ” square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Note:  It is much, much easier to start out with your reverse image and then stamp your original image to line up with it.

I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up my original fish and stamped it with Basic Black ink. 

Note:  if you do not have a Stamp-a-ma-jig you need to order one right away!  It is the most useful tool I own.

Colored my reverse image fish to darken the black with a Black marker.

Stamped the plant at the bottom by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Baja Breeze ink before stamping it.  Repeated 4 times (I added the number of times for my friend Lilann, lol). 

Heat embossed the plants using Clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored over my fish with a Versamark marker and heat embossed the using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. 

Now beware, the white on the fish will turn a bit gray from the Versamark Marker smearing the black ink a bit.  All is still good in the world.  🙂

Heat embossed the fish using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the bottom and the top of the card stock.

Brayered Night of Navy ink at the top and bottom of the card stock not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Over stamped by embossed plants with Not Quite Navy ink.

I let the ink dry a moment and then I wiped the ink off of my embossed images with an old cotton towel.

Sponged Black ink all around the edge of the card stock.

Added a few white gel pen dots for bubbles.

Cut a 5.25″ square piece of Not Quite Navy card stock and sponged Night of Navy ink around the outside edge.

Stamped the very top of the plant image all around the edge of the panel using White Craft ink.

Used a Ticket corner punch on my Main image panel and the two panels below it.

Assembled my card and here it is finished measuring 5.5″ square.

May your day be filled with love.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Portland, Michigan

2010

Jacksonville, Florida

Pocatello, Idaho

Salem, Oregon

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Here is a link to all of my tutorials:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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