Behind the Garage – Tutorial #229

33 Comments May 9, 2010 zindorfstamps

Happy Mother’s Day to all you Mothers out there. 🙂

Before I start this tutorial I want to give a heart felt thank you to all of you that sent your condolence to me for the loss of my feathered friend, Phoebe. Your sentiments were a true blessing. 🙂 They were also so very appreciated.

Now a bit about today’s tutorial. Check out this new bicycle stamp from the new Stampin’ Up! Pedaling Past set. This set is in the new Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog. Also the sentiment on this card is also from another new set in the same catalog, In a Word is the set name.

I never really know what I will do with my main image panel until I am done with it. After I finished this main image panel, I thought it looked like a garage door so I went with that idea. Hope you enjoy this tutorial and will give a try.

Let’s get started. . . . . . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Pedaling Past, In a Word, Thoughts & Prayers, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Going Gray and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Going Gray, Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Basic Black and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Markers – Old Olive, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Brocade Blue and Basic Black, Sponges, Silver Gel Pen and Post it Note for masking.

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.

I started out with a 3.75″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White, but cut it down to 3.5″ x 4.5″ later, so I would advise just to start out with the smaller size. 🙂

I masked the panel with a post it note, leaving 1/4″ of the card stock showing at the top. Sponged Going Gray ink at the post it not edge. Moved the post it note down another 1/4″ and repeated the sponging. Kept repeating the sponging and moving of the post it note all the way down the card stock.

Stamped the Bicycle using Basic Black ink.

Added the flower vine from the Stampin’ Up! set Thoughts & Prayers by coloring the stamp with Old Olive and Rose Red markers, huffed my breath on the stamp to moisten and then stamp it. Repeat this process a second time below the first image.

Colored the bicycle in with a Brocade Blue Marker.

Added Basic Black marker to the tires.

Added some grasses at the bottom of the card stock using the edge of an Old Olive ink pad in a half a “C” motion, top half of the “C”.

Added Always Artichoke grasses at the very bottom of the card stock using the same direct to paper motion.

Added Always Artichoke marker to the bottom of the leaves to add a shadow.

Sponged Basic Black ink to around the edges of the card stock.

Stamped the Sentiment using Basic Black ink.

Adhered the main image panel to a Going Gray 4.75″ x 6.26″ panel.

Stamped more flower vines using the same technique as I did on the main image panel.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges of the card stock.

Added a bit of direct to paper grasses using the edge of an Always Artichoke ink pad.

Add a bit of shine to the chrome of the bicycle using a Silver Gel Pen. Also added a 5″ x 6.5″ Basic Black panel.

Added some texture to the Going Gray Panel by stamping this Stamp from the Stampin’ Up set Itty Bitty Backgrounds on it with Going Gray ink.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″

May your Mother’s Day be filled with Family and lots of love.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Salem, Oregon (Sold Out)

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota (Sold Out)

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

North Liberty, Indiana

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/

Farewell Feathered Friend

205 Comments May 7, 2010 zindorfstamps

Sorry folks, no tutorial today. I am in mourning do to the loss of my beloved Parakeet Pheobe. She passed last night for no apparent reason. Her mate, Marley is singing a very sad tune today. 😦

My heart is a bit broken and when that happens I need to spend some time being physical, so I will be spending the day swabbing the decks around here. My heart just isn’t into stamping at the moment.

I will be back soon with a tutorial for you.

Hugs,

Michelle

My Flourished Laptop – Tutorial #328

33 Comments May 5, 2010 zindorfstamps

If you know me, you know I am not a girlie, girl. I wear my hair very short so I don’t have to spend time styling it. Seriously, I would wear a bur haircut if I could get away with it. You will find me in jeans, tee shirt and gym shoes more times than not. I only put makeup on when I am teaching. Mainly, so I don’t scare people, lol.

Now when I seen this Pink, Dell Laptop come out a couple of years ago, my deep down inner girlie voice spoke up for probably the first time in my life and said “Mickey, you just have to get that!”. So, as you see I did. This laptop is 15″ x 11″ and I love it.

I also love Stampin’ Up’s Decor Elements and purchased the Flourishes in Black. This afternoon I decided to put the Decor Elements on my computer to jazz it up a bit, just in case you couldn’t see me coming with my computer a mile away now. 🙂 Thought I would show you the simple steps it took.

Let’s get started.. .. .

The Decor Elements come in sheets with a backing sheet on each side. One backing side has a grid pattern on it to help you line things up. The other backing side is plain. I cut out the element that I wanted to put on, took the grid pattern backing sheet off, put it down where I wanted it on the computer top, took the handy Stampin’ Up tool and smoothed out any air bubbles by scraping the side of the tool across the design.

Carefully and slowly peeled the backing sheet off of the design. There it is! It is just that simple.

Now I wanted the design to go over that crease in the back of my computer so I used an X-acto knife to cut through the design at the crease.

Put the remaining Decor Elements on the exact same way.

Here is the finished project. This was fast and simple but makes a big statement.

If you want to check out all of Stampin’ Up’s Decor Element Designs click HERE.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Oval Planter – Tutorial #327

15 Comments May 5, 2010 zindorfstamps

I love making flower pots out of punches for my cards. Here is one made from oval punches.

Let’s get right to tutorial today because the sunshine is calling me outside. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Not Quite Navy, Bravo Burgundy, Going Gray and Whisper White, Stampin’ Up Designer paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Going Gray, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Close to Coco and Basic Brown

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Punches – 1 3/4″ circle, small oval and large oval, brayer, White Gel Pen, Always Artichoke marker, sponge, post it note, Big Shot machine, Top note die, silver brads

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.

Punched a small oval out of a piece of Bravo Burgundy card stock.

Using the large oval punch, lined up part of the small oval punched hole in the center and punch.

This is what you end up with. 🙂

Punched a 1 3/4″ circle out of the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon. Masked the moon on a 2 7/8″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Going Gray ink from the right side to the left.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink from the right side to the left without covering all of the Going Gray ink.

Removed mask and stamped the plant using Old Olive ink.

Cut a 1″ x 2 7/8″ piece of designer paper and adhered it to the bottom of the main image panel.

Sponged Close to Coco ink on the right and bottom of the oval punch.

Sponged Basic Brown ink on the right and bottom of the oval not covering the Close to Coco ink entirely.

Added a shadow on the leaves using an Always Artichoke marker.

Added a few highlights on the leaves using a White Gel Pen.

Using my Big Shot machine, cut a Top note Die out of Not Quite Navy card stock.

Cut a 3″ square piece of Bravo Burgundy card stock panel and used the corner round punch on the panel and main image panel.

Assembled the card adding Going Gray, Bravo Burgundy and Not Quite Navy panels. Also added two silver brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″

Now I am off to my second office, which is our deck, where I take my laptop to return e-mails. 🙂

I hope you are able to enjoy some sunshine where ever you are today.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Salem, Oregon (Sold Out)

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota (Sold Out)

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

North Liberty, Indiana

Soledad, California

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/

And the Blog Candy Winner Is. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 Comments May 4, 2010 zindorfstamps

Well today just got away from me entirely. I was sitting down to dinner and realized I hadn’t even posted to my blog today. I just arrived home late last night from California and so I had unpacking and of course, laundry to do today. They I realized I needed to get out in the garden to pull some weeds before they take over and then I just had to go to Walmart to pick up some planters etc. etc. Here it is 7:50 p.m., where did the day go!

I couldn’t retire for the evening without posting the winner of the Stampin’ Up Christmas Punch Stamp set. So without further ado, the winner is . . . . . . . . .. . .

Nancy Tuttens who wrote “Thank you for another blog candy. You are amazing. Please enter me. Hope you have a great trip!. Looking forward to your new creation upon your return.”

CONGRATULATIONS NANCY TUTTENS! Nancy, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get this wonderful set in the mail to you.

Thanks everyone for playing along!

I will be back tomorrow with a card and tutorial for you. Hang tight and have a super evening.

Hugs,

Michelle

Cracked Up – Tutorial #326 and Blog Candy

390 Comments April 29, 2010 zindorfstamps

How about smearing a little ink today. This tutorial is all about the technique of “Direct to Paper”. Direct to Paper, aka “DTP” is the art of smearing the ink pad directly onto the card stock. I use the short end of my ink pad throughout this piece and leave a bit of the Whisper White card stock showing through for sparkle.

Before I get into the tutorial though I want to announce the blog candy that I now have to give away. This is a special blog candy, a brand new Stampin’ Up! Level 2 Hostess set, Christmas Punch. Can you get excited about that? I can!

To enter to win this set, please leave a comment on this post telling me to enter you in the drawing. If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, please click HERE and then leave your comment at the bottom of the post. Please no e-mail enties.

I will select the winner using a random number generator on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Until Tuesday I will be on the road teaching my brayer workshops to the fabulous ladies in Riverside, California.

Now let’s get started on that tutorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Trendy Trees

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Perfect Plum and Almost Amethyst

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Perfect Plum, Going Gray, Almost Amethyst, Really Rust and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Word Window Punch, White Gel Pen, Basic Black Marker, Sponges, paper Snips and Rhinestone Brads

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.

Using the sort end of a Almost Amethyst ink pad, smeared the ink on a 4″ square piece of Whisper white card stock, leaving plenty of white showing.

Added Going Gray ink by using the short end of the ink pad and smearing it.

Stamped the trunks of the trees using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the leaves of the tree by loading the leaves stamp first with Going Gray ink and then tapping a bit of Really Rust on the bottom half of the leaves before stamping it.

Ripped a post it note and masked right at the bottom of the tree trunks. Took a Basic Black marker and traced the jagged edge of the mask, leaving a tiny unmarked area in order to form the crack in the next step.

Removed the mask and drew a crooked line down from the Basic Black line opening to the bottom of the card stock to form the crack.

Sponged a tiny bit of Going Gray in the rock area to tone it down a bit.

Added white gel pen highlights in the leaves of the trees.

Added Basic Black marker under the leaves of the tree to give them a bit more definition.

Decided to put a little more drama in the sky by adding a tiny bit of Perfect Plum ink by smearing it on the right and left sides of the sky area.

Added White Gel pen highlights to the left side of the tree trunks.

Cut a 5.25″ square piece of Almost Amethyst Card stock and sponged Perfect Plum ink on the edges.

Punched a Word Window from Basic Black card stock and cut one end off of the punch. Assembled my card front and added the punch.

Added purple rhinestone brads to the punch.

Here is the finish card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your weekend be over flowing with Joy!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Riverside, California (Southern California) (only a couple of seats available for Saturday, May 1st) Click HERE for info.

Salem, Oregon (Sold Out)

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota (Sold Out)

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

North Liberty, Indiana

Soledad, California

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/

Emboss Resist Western – Tutorial #325 and a Blog Candy Winner

13 Comments April 27, 2010 zindorfstamps

Hey Everyone, Happy Tuesday!

I just returned home last night at midnight from Boise, Idaho and have to hit the road running this morning to prep for my workshops that will be in Riverside, California this coming weekend. 🙂 I’m always very excited to return to California to teach my brayer techniques since it was the very first State that I taught in and I always get such a warm welcome and a little warm weather to boot! But before I can concentrate on cutting card stock etc. I want to give you a tutorial and also get my embossing fix for the week, lol. Hope you like this one. It has been rumbling around in my brain for a while and it was nice to get it on card stock.

Before I start the tutorial however, I have a Stampin’ Up! Spring Song Set Blog Candy Winner to announce. Drum-roll please . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .

The winner is . . . . . .

Sandi Dailey who wrote “What do I like about Spring? Can I say “EVERYTHING”? Guess not, so I guess it would be the return of all the birds that flew South for the Winter. We have bird feeders all around the house and I love going out early in the morning and sitting on the porch to watch the birds, and the beautiful colors of each. Second or a tie, would be the new leaves coming out on the trees. So beautiful out here in the country. Thank you as always Michelle for a chance to win — I would love to have that stamp set. S. Dailey”

Sandi, congratulations! Please e-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days to collect your stamp set.

Thanks to all for playing along. 🙂

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ UP! Wanted and LeJardin

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black and Going Gray

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Old Olive, Basic Gray, Really Rust and Going Gray

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black marker, White Gel Pen, Silver Brads, Piercing Tools, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, Heat Gun, Sponges, Star and 1/2″ circle Punches, Versamark marker and pad and Post it Notes

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 and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business. Click HERE for more information.

On a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped the word “Wanted” by loading my stamp with Versamark and then Really Rust ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the horse by first loading my stamp with Versamark then Going Gray ink and then patted a bit of Basic Black ink on the horses legs before stamping it. Heat embossed the horse using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored over the horse and “Wanted” with a Versamark marker and heat embossed the images again using clear embossing powder and heat gun. This was to protect the white card stock that shows through the two images.

Stamped the trees by first loading the tree with Versamark then Old Olive ink and then colored the trunk of the tree with a Basic Black marker before stamping it. Did this three times and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Punched a 1/2″ circle punch from the sticky part of a post it note and masked the sun.

Brayered Really Rust ink at an angle at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Going Gray ink at an angle at the bottom of the card stock.

Masked a mountain shape using torn post it notes and sponged in Going Gray ink.

Added a bit of Sponged Basic Gray ink.

Got darker yet by sponging in some Basic Black at the top of the mountain.

Sponged Basic Black ink in for the ground. Be sure to wipe off your embossed images with a paper towel after you cover them with ink.

Extended the tree trunks to the ground using a Basic Black marker.

Removed the sun mask and toned the sun down by sponging some Really Rust on it.

Added white gel pen highlights to the trees, top of the horse and the top of the “Wanted”.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the outside edges of the card stock.

Stamped a couple of stars on Going Gray card stock with Basic Gray ink and then punched them out with a star punch.

Assembled the card front, added Going Gray and Basic Black panels, Really Rust 1/2 ” strips, star punches, Silver brads.

Using piercing tools, pierced around the main image panel and the Really Rust strips.

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

Now that this is posted I am off to do laundry, weed the garden, cut card stock etc., etc.

Have a totally terrific day!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon (Sold Out)

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota (Sold Out)

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

North Liberty, Indiana

Soledad, California

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/

Spring Song Blog Candy!

621 Comments April 22, 2010 zindorfstamps

Are you ready for some new blog candy! This week as blog candy I have the Stampin’ Up! set, Spring Song to give away.

All you need to do to enter the drawing for this set is leave me a comment telling me what you love, love, love about Spring. If you are receiving this blog update via e-mail, please click HERE and it will take you to my blog post so you can leave a comment. Please no e-mail entries.

I will be teaching in the great State of Idaho this weekend, but when I get back on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 I will use a random number generator to select the winner.

Good Luck Everyone and have a terrific weekend.

Until my next post. . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland (Sold Out)

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

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

Soledad, California

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/

Going Green – Tutorial #324

43 Comments April 22, 2010 zindorfstamps

Well yesterday completely got away from me. Ever have one of those days where you start something, see something else that needs done, start doing that, see something else that needs done, start doing that. BUT YOU ARE NEVER GETTING ANYTHING ACCOMPLISHED! That was my day yesterday, lol. I am just sorry I did not get to stamp yesterday.

Doing my tutorials is a real commitment time wise, by the way. I am asked frequently how long a tutorial takes me? Well it takes me between 3.5 and 4 hours to create my card while taking photos, edit the photos, post the photos to my blog and write the tutorial. It’s a wonder I get anything done. But I always have prep work to do for up coming brayer workshops etc. on my plate so I don’t always get to stamp each day and just forget about my posting while I am on the road. There is never ever time for that. I hope you all know how very much I love you even if I don’t get to post daily. My readers are the most wonderful and caring people out there. I know this by the comments that you leave me. Smooches! LOL, I must be PMSing.

Anyhow, enough of that. Today I challenge myself to use some colors of ink that I don’t normally use. So I used Stampin’ Up! Garden Green and Green Galore. They are beautiful colors, but when I use green I normally go to Old Olive and Always Artichoke. As you see below, I have many colors to choose from.

Note: You to need them all. 🙂

Today’s project also sneaks in a stamp that will be in the new Stampin’ Up Summer Mini Catalog due out May 1, 2010. 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. 🙂

Now on with the tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Trio and Bloomin’ Beautiful

Paper: Stampin’ UP! Whisper White, Certainly Celery and Garden Green

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Garden Green, Basic Black, Green Galore and Certainly Celery

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers – Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossom and Summer Sun, Brayer, Certainly Celery Ribbon, Gold Brads, Sponges, Versamark Pad and Marker, Big Shot Machine, Top Note Die, Large Dots Texture Plate, Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Gun

I started this project by using my Big Shot Machine to cut two Top Note Dies from Whisper White card stock.

Using the stitch pattern as a guide, cut edge off of one die cut.

Stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up! Bloomin’ Beautiful set by first loading my stamp with Versamark and them loaded the stamp with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the bee by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and heat gun.

Colored the Bee and the center of the flower in with a Summer Sun marker.

Colored the darkest parts of the flower head using a Blush Blossom marker. Colored the leaves and stems in with a Certainly Celery marker and then the dark parts of the leaves with an Old Olive marker.

Colored over the images using a Versamark marker. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now my images can be brayered over and the embossed images will resist the ink.

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

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images using a paper towel and then dried the brayered on ink with my heat gun for a moment.

Stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up Watercolor Trio set (this will be in the Summer Mini Catalog) using Versamark only. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Green Galore at the top of the card stock.

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

Sponged Garden Green around the edges of the card stock.

Added just a bit of Basic Black ink to the edge of the card stock, not covering the Garden Green ink entirely.

Adhered my main image Top Note to the other none cut top note die using Tombo Mono Multi Glue. This is my favorite adhesive.

Used the Big Shot Machine and the Large Dot Texture Plate on a 5.25 piece of Certainly Celery card stock and a 2″ x 5.25″ piece of Garden Green card stock.

Adhered the Garden Green piece to the Certainly Celery piece and sponged Garden Green and Basic Black around the edges.

Assembled by my card adding a Whisper White and Garden Green Panels, Certainly Celery Ribbon and Gold Brads. Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your day today be as productive as you want it to be.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho (seats available)

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland (Sold Out)

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

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

Soledad, California

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/

Dog Days – Just Gabbing

32 Comments April 21, 2010 zindorfstamps

Meet Lucas (German Short Haired Pointer/Great Dane Mix) and Abby (Black Lab). These are my precious pups that are each over 100 lbs, opps! Abby doesn’t like for me to talk about her weight, sorry girl, lol.

I picked these two up at a local no kill shelter (Sisca) about 5 years ago. Russ has band me, by the way, from going to the shelter now, since I cannot seem to leave without a dog in tow. 🙂 These two are so very wonderful, I just cannot imagine what they could have done to end up in the shelter, because to me they are perfect. Just a side note, please adopt!

Anyhow, I am telling you all about them to explain what I am doing this morning, instead of stamping. Can you guess, lol.

Yes, when you house two very large dogs you do a lot of carpet cleaning, just from them not wiping their feet before entering house. Note to self, just get dark brown carpet!

Look at those faces. They are so worth the extra cleaning.

I will be back later with a tutorial. Hang tight!

Hugs,

Michelle