Flowering Spring – Tutorial #398 and Punch Bunch Blog Candy

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28 days to Spring.   I’m counting, how about you?    Are you ready to make those welcome Spring and Easter cards.   As you see I’m getting a head start.   This little girl is the perfect image to use and easy too since you don’t have to color her.   I love, love, love silhouettes.

  

But before I get started on the tutorial how about some Blog Candy.   I have a Cute, cute Stampin’ Up! Punch Bunch stamp set to give away.  

All you have to do to enter for a chance to win this Punch Bunch set is to leave a comment at the bottom of this post.   If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, PLEASE CLICK HERE and then leave a comment at the bottom of the blog post.

I will choose the winner on Tuesday,  February 22, 2011 using a random number generator.   GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Now on with the Tutorial!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Easter Blossoms & Apple Blossoms
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Tangerine Tango & Crumb Cake
Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Old Olive, Peach Parfait, Tanergine Tango & Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Daffodil Delight & Peach Parfait markers, Brayer, sponges, Daffodil Delight Grosgrain Ribbon

  My Stampin’ Up customers that order $50 in Stampin’ Up merchandise will receive this handmade card though March 31, 2011.

Don’t forget it is Sale-a-bration time at Stampin’ Up.  Receive a free Sale-a-bration set for each $50 in merchandise purchased.   Click HERE to place an order.   Your order will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!

The Stampin’ Up USA Idea book and Catalog is here.   For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only.     My current customers will receive a new Occasions Mini Catalog automatically from me.   Not a current customer and want a free copy of the new Occasions Mini Catalog ?  E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you.  )  Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HERE to place an order.    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount.  Click HERE for more information.

Brayered Daffodil Delight ink at an angle on the bottom right corner of a 4.25″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.

Brayered Peach Parfait at an angle on the top left corner.

Brayered Tangerine Tango ink at the top left corner, not covering the Peach Parfait ink entirely.

Stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up Apple Blossoms set using Peach Parfait ink.

Stamped the girl silhouette stamp from the Stampin’ Up Easter Blossoms set using Basic Black ink.

Sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponge Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Old Olive ink entirely.

Added a Tangarine Tango panel, a Crumb Cake panel and Daffodil Delight Ribbon.

Stamped the blossom twig from the Stampin’ Up Easter Blossoms set using Basic Black ink.

Colored the flowers using a Daffodil Delight marker.  Added Peach Parfait marker to the darker areas of the flowers.

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

May your day be filled with early Spring breezes.

Until my next post. . . . .  . ..

Hugs,

Michelle

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368 thoughts on “Flowering Spring – Tutorial #398 and Punch Bunch Blog Candy”

  4. Janet Sisk's avatar Janet Sisk

    I LOVE this card! Silhouettes are so “in” right now. Thanks for the inspiration. I would also love to be included in the blog candy drawing. 😀

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  7. Crystle K.'s avatar Crystle K.

    Love the card, love the giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win and Congrats to the winner.
    I always look for your updates daily to check out what you have done. I love everything you do and keep it up.

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  8. Charly's avatar Charly

    I have the Punch Bunch on the So Much To Sale-A-Brate CD, but I don’t have the actual stamps and I would love them! Thanks for giving us this opportunity!

    I *love* the cherry blossoms from your card today. I’m not sure what to do about that set because I really don’t go in for girlie cute stamps, but the cherry blossoms are amazing. However, with your gorgeous brayering, you make even girlie cute stamps look great.

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  9. Sandi Dailey's avatar Sandi Dailey

    I love silhouettes also, and probably for the same reason — but what I love even more is this card, with the awesome Daffodil Delight ink. WOW, it just pops!! I am so in love with all the new colors SU came out with this year — you can’t go wrong with any of them!!
    Sandi Dailey
    gdailey@concentric.net

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  12. Carolyn's avatar Carolyn

    Thanks Michelle for a chance to win this stamp set. I have the Owl punch and this would be the icing on the cake to have this set. I took a class with you last year and will never forget all the beautiful cards you had and let us look at and drool————– 🙂

    Carolyn

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  15. Judy Horowitz's avatar Judy Horowitz

    Hi Michelle,
    I love all your cards. I’ve copied quite a few and get wonderful comments from the recipients. Please enter me in the drawing.
    Thanks, Judy

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  17. Ann Bossard's avatar Ann Bossard

    Hi Michelle,

    I look forward to your blog posts. I get so many compliments on the cards that I make that I’ve copied from you. Please enter me in the drawing for the punch set.

    Thanks so much.

    Ann

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  18. Peggy Parenteau's avatar Peggy Parenteau

    Oh, nice……….thanks for the opportunity! I’d give it a good home! We’re supposed to get 4-6 more inches of snow in the next few days—come on Spring! At least the sun is shining on us in MN today!

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  19. Samantha's avatar Samantha

    I love this card! It looks amazing 🙂 I visit ur blog for daily inspiration…I have tried some of your techniques but none look as good as you post on here! Thank you for all the inspiration 🙂 Blessings 😀

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  20. Darlene's avatar Darlene

    I always enjoy how you bring such depth to your cards by the brayering. It is inspiring! I would love to win the blog candy so a big thank you for offering it.

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  22. Judy's avatar Judy

    What a cool stamp set, please enter me in. Love the colors on the card today – thanks again for sharing with us. I appreciate it. Blessings – Judy

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  26. Nancy E.'s avatar Nancy E.

    You make it look so easy! Love all your cards but today’s does remind you spring is around the corner. Thanks for the blog candy, hope I am the lucky one.

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  27. JoAnne Micon's avatar JoAnne Micon

    it would be difficult to pick the best of the cards Michelle..
    They are all so beautiful…and no calorie candy would be wonderful!

    JoAnne

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  31. Colorado's avatar Colorado

    Another lovely card!! You make creating a scene look so simple… and when I tried my first one recently it really is easier than I expected!!! Thanks for all the inspiration you give. And thanks for a chance to win your blog candy!!!!

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  32. Margaret Thompson's avatar Margaret Thompson

    Michelle, your card is just so cute. The little girl looks like she was Easter egg hunting in front of a wall of hand painted flowers and came upon a branch from the fully bloomed fruit tree and after investigating the branch she got herself sidetracked from hunting Easter eggs and is happily skipping off to give her mom the flowers. Children are just so thoughtful and precious at that age.

    And Spring…..the flowers are coming to bloom, the birds are singing more, many hearts are warming up and some how that hint of spring means warmer weather and some relief from pain – any kind of pain.

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  38. Cheryl Harlan's avatar Cheryl Harlan

    Michelle, LOVE LOVE LOVE this beautiful card. Thanks so much for sharing with us. You are an inspiration to me and many others! 🙂 And thanks for entering me into the candy blog drawing.
    Thanks Michelle! 🙂

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  40. Beth's avatar Beth

    I LOVE this owl. I love SU’s sets the match thier punches – such a time saver. This is a set I’m definately going to buy if I don’t win it here!

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  42. Lauri Pittman's avatar Lauri Pittman

    You have so many commentors that you obviously help a lot of people, including me. I think to myself, “why bother commenting because I don’t stand a chance of winning with everyone else that comments”; but then I think again, “if I don’t try I can’t win. It’s almost like playing the lottery!” Thanks for the opportunity, and for all the tutorials you spend so much time on, and are gracious enough to post for us to copy!

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  43. Janna P.'s avatar Janna P.

    I just love these!! So creative!! Thanks for always sharing with us. I just got my first brayer and am so excited to learn from these tutorials!!

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  45. lindadb's avatar lindadb

    That’s definitely a cute silhouette scene! ….. You just gave me a nice idea for an other silhouette stamp!! thanks!
    And….count me in please….I really like the set (specially the owl!!)

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  49. Barbara T's avatar Barbara T

    Thanks for the tutorial. You always put a unique spin on your projects. Thank you too for you generous offer of blog candy. I hope I win these.

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  50. Pat Jandacek's avatar Pat Jandacek

    Thanks so much for the chance for another blog candy treat! That’s a great set you’re gifting to some lucky winner. Love your Flowering Spring card…it is inspiring. Your tutorials are always wonderful!

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