Good Afternoon!

I’m hanging out in my PJ’s this afternoon working away.   I had plans to have lunch with my Mother and then dinner out with my Stampin’ Up! Up Line, Karen Barber.  Well both my Mother and Karen are under the weather today so all of my plans have been canceled.   Since I didn’t need to be any where, I am still tooling around in the PJ’s, sorry sight, I tell ya.

I did however manage to stamp this project that I am sharing with you today.  Hope you enjoy it.

Let’s get started. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Live in the USA and need a copy of the Summer 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.  Click HERE for more information.

On a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White stamped the leaves of the trees by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Green Galore ink before stamping them.  Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the trunks of the trees using Brilliant Blue ink only.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top right corner and bottom left corner of the card stock.

Brayered Brilliant Blue ink at the top right corner and bottom of the card stock.

Wiped the ink off of the embossed images using a paper towel.

Stamped the flourish  at the top of the card stock a few times with Tempting Turquoise and stamping off once before stamping each image.

Stamped the birds using Basic Black ink.

Colored in the bird using a white gel pen.

Added a bit of Brilliant Blue Stampin’ Pastel to each tree, in the bottom of the leafy area.

Added White Gel Pen dots to each tree.

Brayered Night of Navy ink to the top right corner and the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the flourish on a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Certainly Celery card stock using Certainly Celery ink.

Assembled my card front and added Certainly Celery leaves punched with the bird punch.

Added Celery marker to the bottom of each leaf to give them some depth.

Stamped the sentiment using Brilliant Blue ink.

Added a flower punch and a Tempting Turquoise Rhinestone brad.

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

May your day be one of leisure. 

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

Hugs,

Michelle

   Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

St. Cloud, Minnesota (1 spot available)

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

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/ 

I’m back for the second time today.  This time I have a tutorial for you.

Let’s get right into it. . . .

Supplies:

Live in the USA and need a copy of the Summer 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.  Click HERE for more information.

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink on a 4″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Dusty Durango ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink completely.

Using a Stampin’ Up glass mat and X-acto knife, cut a scrap piece of card stock.  Keep both pieces.

Masked the bottom of the card stock using one of the cut pieces.  I am holding this mask in place with my hand and sponging Creamy Caramel ink on .

Added Chocolate Chip ink right at the masks edge.

Took the bottom mask off and put the top mask on.

Sponged Bashful Blue ink in the unmasked area.

Sponged Brilliant Blue ink at the masks edge.

Added a few lines of Brilliant Blue marker around the curves.

Stamped the plant and dragonfly with Old Olive ink.

Added some Brilliant Blue marker lines in the water at the base of the plants.

Colored in the flowers with a Brilliant Blue marker.

Added Certainly Celery marker tothe middle of the dragonfly.  Also darkened his legs and eyes with a Basic Black marker.

Added Basic Black marker shadows to the undersides of the leaves and highlights to the tops of them using a White Gel Pen.  Also added White Gel Pen water lines and colored in the dragonfly’s wings.

Sponged around the edges of the card stock using Brilliant Blue ink.

Cut a 5.25″ square piece of Apricot Appeal card stock and brayered Dusty Durango ink at the top of it.

Cut a section of the side of a Top Note Die cut. 

Assembled card and added Whisper White Ribbon.  Here it is finished measuring 5.5″.

May your day be one of peace and harmony.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

   Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

St. Cloud, Minnesota (1 spot available)

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

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/ 

Rain, rain go away.  Come again another day.  🙂

It is raining, raining, raining here at my house.  My perennial gardens are loving it, but I have a bunch of errands to run and I just might melt.  Because I’m so very sweet, right!   Hahaaaahaaaa!

All is not lost, the rain inspired this baby shower card today. 

Before I start the tutorial I need to announce the winner of the Stampin’ Up!  “C” is for stamp set that I put up for blog candy last Thursday.  And the winner is. . . . .  .. . . . .

Mary Ann Daughertywho wrote “I really love this card. Please enter me for this set. I have been looking for a cat stamp set but none have said got to have it till this one. Please pick me. I have 3 cats and am excited to put together some scrapbook pages using that stamp set.  Have fun in Oregon. It is a beautiful state have visited 3 times when my in laws lived there. My husband is originally from Portland but he wanted to come to PA. Wish I was going with you. Have a safe trip and looking forward to your next blog”

Mary Ann Daugherty, Congratulations!  Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will ship this wonderful stamp set out to you.

Thank you to all who played along.  It just might be you who wins next time.

Now on with the tutorial. . . . .  . . . .

Supplies:

Live in the USA and need a copy of the Summer 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.  Click HERE for more information.

On a 3.75″ square piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped the leaf and baby carriage by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Always Artichoke ink before stamping.  Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Added Always Artichoke marker to the leaf and carriage.

Added Certainly Celery marker to the leaf and carriage.

Added Old Olive marker to the leaf and carriage.

Colored the bug with Summer Sun, Certainly Celery and Real Red markers.  Colored the wheels of the baby carriage using Always Artichoke marker.

Added Chocolate Chip marker to the leaf veins and bottom of the carriage.

Heat set the markers using my heat gun.

Colored over the leaf and the carriage using a Versamark marker, staying within the embossed design.  Heat embossed the images again using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  Now the images are completely covered with embossing.

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

Brayered Brilliant Blue ink at the top of the card stock,not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Brayered Certainly Celery ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Always Artichoke at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Certainly Celery ink entirely.

Using a ruler as a guide, made random dashes in the sky area to indicate rain using a white gel pen.

Sponged Brilliant Blue ink on the egdes of the card stock.

Added a drop shape at the tip of one of the leaf points using a White Gel Pen.

Added a straight line under the leaf and carriage using an Old Olive marker to suggest a shadow.

Added Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery and Tempting Turquoise layers.  Also added Certainly Celery photo corner punches, Tempting Turquoise brads and ribbon.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

Wishing you a lovely day.

Until my next post. . . . . .  ..

Hugs,

Michelle

   Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

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/ 

I’m in a sunny mood today, can you tell?   This tutorial features the Stampin’ Up! stamp set, Awash with Flowers that will be in the upcoming Stampin’ Up Idea Book and Catalog that will be out July 1, 2010.  I cannot wait!

This is a two step stamping set with lots of stamps in it, 18 to be exact.  Love these big sets.  🙂

Let’s get started. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Live in the USA and need a copy of the Summer 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.  Click HERE for more information.

Started by using my Big Shot Die cut machine and the circle die to cut a circle from Whisper White card stock. Brayered Summer Sun ink on the circle.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink on the circle, not covering the Summer Sun ink entirely.

Brayered Green Galore ink at the bottom of the circle.

Used the edge of the pad to swipe in some Summer Sun ink grasses.

Used the edge of the pad to swipe in some Green Galore ink grasses.

Used the edge of the pad to swipe in some Old Olive ink grasses.

Stamped two of the outline flower stamps using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the corresponding stamps using Pumpkin Pie ink and Dusty Durango ink.

Stamped the stems using Old Olive ink and then colored them in with an Old Olive marker.

Added Really Rust marker to the bottom of the buttercup flowers and Pumpkin Pie marker to the tops of the other three flowers.

Stamped somemore foliage in the scene using Always Artichoke ink.

Stamped the corresponging stamp using Always Artichoke ink to fill them in.

Added Always Artichoke ink to the bottom of the foliage and Glorious Green marker to the tops of the foliage.

Added Ruby Red marker to the very bottoms of the flowers for shadow.

Sponged Dusty Durango ink around the edge of the card stock.

Added White Gel Pen highlights to the flowers and leaves.

Added Always Artichoke ink grasses using the edge of the ink pad.

Stamped the Medallion stamp on a 4.5″ square piece of Summer Sun card stock using Dusty Durango ink.  Also sponged around the edges of the card stock using Dusty Durango ink.

Added Always Artichoke and Dusty Durango panels and Always Artichoke photo corners.

Added Old Olive brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be filled to overflowing with sunshine.

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

   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

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/