I am leaving on a jet plane, laaaa laaaaa laaaa, tomorrow morning for Salem, Oregon to teach my Brayer Workshops.  Oregon are you ready to get your BRAYER ON!  I hope so because I have some great projects to teach you.  So come prepared to have fun and create.

Now, I didn’t want to forget my blog readers today and I am in the mood today to make a scene, literally, lol.  How about a brayered spotlighted scene?  I also have some fun blog candy this week.  I am giving away a brand new Stampin’ Up! cute, cute set, C is for Cat.  

Want to throw your hat in the ring to try to win this stamp set?  Just leave a comment on this blog post telling me to enter you.  If you are getting this blog post via e-mail, please click HERE and then leave a comment.  No e-mail entries will be accepted.

I will use a random number generator on Monday, 17, 2010 to select the winner.  Good luck everyone.  Just remember, you can’t win if you don’t play along.  🙂

Let’s get started so I can finish my packing, lol. . . . . . . .

Supplies:

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Started with a 4.25″ x 5.75″ piece of Whisper White card stock.  Stamped the cat on my Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic, flipped the plastic over onto the card stock and rubbed the back of the plastic to transfer the image.  This creates a reverse of your stamp.

Used my Stamp-a-ma-jig, cat stamp and Basic Black ink to stamp the cat image, lining it up with the reverse image.

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at an angle on both of the top corners of the card stock.

Brayered Night of Navy at the same angles using Night of Navy ink, not covering up the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Brayered Going Gray at the bottom of the card stock.

Punched a 1/2″ circle punch from Whisper White card stock.  Punch a 3/4″ punch from Apricot Appeal card stock. 

Punched a 3/4″ punch out of Basic Black card stock.  Lined the punch up with the circle in the card stock and punched a sliver of the circle out.

Assembled the light and cut a 1/4″ strip of basic Black card stock and adhered the pieces to the main image panel.

Using a Basic Black marker, drew a hook shape to connet the light to the pole.

Added white gel pen stars, colored in the cats collar and eye.

Added a shadow for the pole using a Sahara Sand marker.  Also, darkened the cats reflections with the Sahara Sand marker.

Added Basic Black and Apricot Appeal panels. 

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

May you find time to make a scene of your own today.  🙂

PS  Thank you so much from my entire family for all of your comments and e-mails yesterday congratulating my son, Mitch on his graduation from the Law Enforcement Academy.  SMOOCH!  My blog readers are the best!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

   Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Salem, Oregon (Sold Out)

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota (2 spots available)

Rockville, Maryland (Sold Out)

North Chili, New York (near Rochester) (Sold Out)

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Sold Out)

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Soledad, 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/