Easter Chocolate Bunny – Tutotial #300 and Chocolate Bunny Blog Candy!!!

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Holy Cow! or Rabbit! or Chocolate Bunny, lol.  This is tutorial #300 here on my blog.  I hope you all are still with me and enjoying the tutorials.  You do still want me to continue on, right? 

I will be continuing this blog as long as I am able and it is still fun.  🙂  I do enjoy reading your comments.  They let me know I am not doing all these tutorials for nothing and helps me get to know you, my readers.

So for this milestone of tutorial #300 I have a special Stampin’ Up! stamp to give away.  It is this super cute Chocolate Bunny stamp that I used in today’s tutorial.  This stamp is in the new Occasions Mini Catalog, item #116980.

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To enter to win this Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Bunny, please leave a comment on this post telling me to enter you.  If you are receiving this blog update via e-mail, please click on this link and leave a comment at the bottom of this post:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/01/27/easter-chocolate-bunny-tutotial-300-and-chocolate-bunny-blog-candy/

Please no e-mail entries.

I will select the winner on Saturday, January 30, 2010 using a random number generator.  Good Luck to all!

Let’s get started. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Bunny and Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Old Olive and Pretty in Pink
Ink: Stampin’ Up Rose Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy and More Mustard
Accessories:Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Big Shot Machine, Tulipe Die, Brayer, Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, Rose Red and Always Artichoke Markers, Versamark Pad and Marker

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini.   Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.  If you are a customer of mine your copy will come to you automatically.  🙂  The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here:  http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdfThe New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdfAre you getting inspired and enjoying this blog.   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   You can order from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  If you are within the United States.  Want a copy 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95 with free shipping, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you.  Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team.  Also check out the Stampin’ Up specials, click this link to check it out:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotionsdsc02605.JPGStamped Pocket silhouettes stamp, by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Old Olive ink before stamping it each time.  Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Stamped Chocolate Bunny by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Chocolate Chip ink before stamping it.  Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Colored the bunny in with a Creamy Caramel marker.

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

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Stamped the Pocket Silhouettes stamp again, by first loading the stamp with Versamark and Always Artichoke ink before stamping it.  Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Stamped another image from the Pocket Silhouettes set, by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with More Mustard ink before stamping it.  Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top of the card stock.

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Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

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Brayered Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the card stock.

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Tore a post it note in a mountain shape and used it as a mask in order to sponge in two mountains with Tempting Turquoise ink.

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Sponged Chocolate Chip ink at the bottom of the card stock.

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Using the Big Shot Die Cut Machine, cut the die cuts using the Tulipe die.  Cut one from Rose Red, Old Olive and Always Artichoke card stock.

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Put a shadow on the bottom of each piece using the coordinating marker.

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Sponged Rose Red on the left side of a 5″ square piece of Pretty in Pink card stock.

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

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May your Wednesday be extra special.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

dsc04306-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

2010

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

 Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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

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

312 thoughts on “Easter Chocolate Bunny – Tutotial #300 and Chocolate Bunny Blog Candy!!!

  1. karen keiper's avatar karen keiper

    Enter me please. I love your work. You have inspired me to invest in a brayer, although I must say you make it look alot easier than it is!! COngratulatons on 300 tutorials.

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  2. Pat M.'s avatar Pat M.

    Hi, Love everything you do and please don’t stop. I have learned so much from you. Please enter me for a chance to win the Bunny stamp.
    Keep up the good work……………I don’t know where you get the time to do it all………..patm

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  3. Yummy! That chocolate bunny looks good enough to eat! Thank you so much for everything you do – I have learned so much from you – I would never have purchased a brayer or even picked one up without you!

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  4. Glenda A's avatar Glenda A

    Oh my gosh do not ever think of stopping. Your work is so wonderful and I have followed your tutorials from the beginning. Great stuff! Thanks for the chance of winning the bunny stamp.

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  5. Shar W's avatar Shar W

    Love, Love, Love that card! I also like the Pocket Silhouettes set- adding that to my shopping list for my next order!
    Thanks for sharing…
    And YES, I would love to be entered into the drawing…

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  6. Jayne S.'s avatar Jayne S.

    Michelle,
    I absolutely love your creations! You take so many different items and combine them to look terrific! I would never come up with the combinations that you do, but I always love them when I see them! Thank you for sharing.

    p.s. I would LOVE to win the chocolate bunny! I LOVE chocolate… 🙂

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  7. Ann D.'s avatar Ann D.

    I’m fascinated that you embossed the bunny twice, but it certainly makes sense. Thank you for a great idea today, and for the other 299 inspirations, too. I think I’ll have to start a countdown!

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  8. Nancy Lahr's avatar Nancy Lahr

    Love the scene, don’t stop the tutorials. I stalk you daily for new scenes.
    Loved your class here in Phoenix. I can’t wait to do more on my own. I will be paying extra attention to the details of the tutorials.

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  9. Lori A-O's avatar Lori A-O

    Congrats on #300, yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Oh my, tutorials are so wonderful, what would we do without YOURS?…..I hope you will still enjoy doing them, I most certainly enjoy viewing them for inspiration. Please put my name in the HAT for the chocolate bunny, oh he is so cute!

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  10. Congrats or reaching 300 brayer tutorials! and please keep going for another 3000 more! You are such an inspiration with your artistic abilities. I hope & pray that I win this set so I can attempt this one myself.

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  11. Nancy's avatar Nancy

    Congrats on #300! I hope you will always want to do these wonderful tutorials for us. You are a great teacher and I really hope to see you in person in Riverside this spring. Please enter me for a chance to win the chocolate bunny.

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  12. Pat Jandacek's avatar Pat Jandacek

    What a great card! Always marvel at your magnificent ideas, and appreciate the tutorials that show how it all was done. 300 of them….wow! Congratulations and please put my name in for the draw.

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  13. Norma's avatar Norma

    Please, please, please don’t stop ypur blog or tutorials. Your work is so wonderful I look for it every day. I am trying to do the tutorials to increase my brayer skills. Maybe someday I will even be able to attend one of your workshops.

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  14. Pat's avatar Pat

    The card is great, but you know what’s even greater…your ability to clearly demonstrate/describe your technique. What a gift. Here’s my hope for winning the stamp set. Thanks,

    Pat

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  15. Congratulations on your 300th tutorial! I hope you (and I) are still around for your next 300. Thanks for the idea of using the marker as shading on the diecut, it’s a fabulous look! And ohmigoodness, I see those two faint mountains on the card and I can’t stop thinking about bras. I’d love to win the Chocolate Bunny. I could put it to good use with 8 grandkids and little neighbors. Again, congrats (and do keep posting your tutorials)!

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  16. Jackie's avatar Jackie

    Wow, I really appreciate your tutorials and congratulate you on your 300th! Quite a milestone. Your work is so inspiring. The chocolate bunny is very cute and of course, I, like the others would love to win it. Please put my name in for the chance to win. Thanks!

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  17. Cheryl LeBeau's avatar Cheryl LeBeau

    Thanks for sharing so many tutorials with lucky us…I love that chocolate bunny…looks good enough to eat. Please enter me in your drawing. Looking forward to your next tutorial…Cheryl

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  18. Patricia Steele's avatar Patricia Steele

    I love all your tutorials – we are so lucky – thank you. The chocolate bunny is so cute – please enter my name as I’d love to win it.

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  19. Quazicat's avatar Quazicat

    Please don’t stop your tutorials. I have learned so much from them and I really enjoy your creativity, which in turn has pushed my own creativity.

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  20. Nana711's avatar Nana711

    Yes, Yes, Yes….I want you to continue!! I enjoy receiving your tutorials, hope you will enjoy making them for a very long time! Please enter me…the bunny is so cute, and brings back memories.

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  21. Jill LaFountain's avatar Jill LaFountain

    Wow! Congratulations on #300!
    I love this card and ALL your tutorials. I’ve learned so much from you and your step by step instructions are so very much appreciated. You know what they say…a day without Zindorf is like a day without sunshine!

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  22. Wow…..so many tutorials!! I am in awe as to how you do it all!! I am signed up for your daily e-mails…so I see them all!

    Can’t wait for the workshop in May, here in Oregon!!!

    Ok…now a funny story about that bunny!! When I was 5 years old……my older Sister and I received a chocolate bunny much like this one. Well, being the chocoholic that I must have been and still am……I ate mine. But, hers sat there on a shelf for days and days and days.

    I don’t remember the way it went down…but somehow…her bunny ended up with the ear bitten off! Hmmmm…..

    Anyway, for years she has teased me about taking a bite out of HER bunny!! So, I am tossing my name in the hat and crossing my fingers and toes…..cause I would love to make her a card that says…”I am sorry” Of course….have to take a ‘bite’ out of the ear first with a punch…LOL

    Thanks for all your efforts to bring us fantastic ideas each and every day.

    Hugs,
    Char

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  23. No, no, no!! Don’t even think about stopping your tutorials — we need you! I am in the middle of casing one of your designs right now, and love everything you do. I was a “brayer” and “sponging” junky before I found your blog, and now I’m in love!!

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  24. Nelda Deakins's avatar Nelda Deakins

    Really beautiful card! I enjoy your posts so much! thanks! Please enter me in the drawing for the lovely SU “chocolate”? easter bunny. Thanks
    Nelda in TN

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  25. Mary's avatar Mary

    Hi Michelle, This bunny card is wonderful. Keep ’em coming…I just love everything that you do. You are quite an inspiration to me. Please enter me in the bunny give away. I just love him and have some great ideas to use him.

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  26. Mary Anne K.'s avatar Mary Anne K.

    Oh I would love to own this stamp! I would use a scallop punch to take a bite out of his ears and set them on the ground. After all, chocolate bunnies are for eating, right? Thanks for the chance!

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  27. KT's avatar KT

    Another great tutorial. I love seeing the creative ways you use the stamps, and am in awe of your brayering skills. Thanks for a chance to win–what is life without chocolate and stamps?

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  28. Linda's avatar Linda

    I LOVE your tutorials they are such an inspiration to me you have given me so many ideas on how to make art out of cards. Thank you for your talent and a chance to win stamps. Linda

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  29. Judy A.'s avatar Judy A.

    I just discovered your blog through a friend yesterday! What a fun find for me!! Love your tutorials and love chocolate and would love to own the Choc. Bunny stamp. Congratulations on doing 300 tutorials! Keep them coming. I’m addicted!
    That brayer of mine stashed in one of my craft drawers will be joining me at the table real soon. Looks like so much fun Thanks for continuing to share your talent!
    Judy

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  30. Annie Collins's avatar Annie Collins

    KT asked above, “What is live without chocolate and stamps?” Well…let me tell you…it is like like a day without sunshine or an evening sky without stars. I live in Naples, Italy and teach middle school. I am always looking for ways to entice my students to express themselves. Many do this through writing, dancing, singing, etc., but when I brought out my stamps, inks and papers…you would have thought I had brought in the moon and the stars. It is fun to watch their eyes gleam at the completion of their work and I love stamping myself. Thank you for sharing your tutorial.

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  31. kathy ness's avatar kathy ness

    Good Morning! What a cute idea, I love this card! Please do continue with the tutorials Michelle, I really look forward to them. Also, please enter me in the drawing to win this little cutie pie : )

    Kathy N.

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  32. Karen's avatar Karen

    Michelle,
    Yes, PLEASE enter me in this blog candy contest! The chocolate bunny is so cute & would be great to stamp with for Easter. And YES, PLEASE continue to send us tutorials through your blog. I don’t know how you do it all, but you inspire me! I can’t wait till your class next August in Grinnell, IA that I’m already signed up for! Thanks for all you do to keep us all stampin’!

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  33. we recently moved 1 1/2 hours from town so I no longer attend SU parties, really miss them. But with all your tutorials I still feel connected with my hobby. I enjoy your wonderful ideas. Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks!!!

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  34. Leanne D.'s avatar Leanne D.

    Three hundred tutorials – unbelievable!!! You are so creative and gifted, Michelle. Keep ’em coming!! I’d love to win the chocolate bunny stamp, thanks for entering me in the drawing. Blessings, leanne

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  35. Mary R.'s avatar Mary R.

    Hi: I love your blog and have passed on the link to several stamping friends. Some of us are planning to get together and attend your Piedmont Alabama classes. Thanks for the tutorials!

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  36. Leanne Wilcox's avatar Leanne Wilcox

    Please enter me in your Chocolate Bunny drawing. I think your tutorials are just awesome! You give me so many new ideas and I feel so creative when re-making one of your cards. Thanks for the lessons!

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