Water Stamped Winter – Tutorial #545

9 Comments November 6, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Whew, it seems like it’s been forever since I’ve gotten the chance to create something new here at home. Feels good to get something done.

Today’s tutorial uses the water stamping technique to create the wind in the scene. It’s an easy, easy technique, so please give it a try. Also, this is a quick card to make since the background is done with the Direct to Paper technique. Check it out below.

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The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is now in effect. I love all of Stampin’ Up’s products, but the new catalog just blew me away (CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HOLIDAY CATALOG). I especially love the coordinating products that you can get as a bundle at a discount. Gotta love a discount, right? Especially for those products to make your holiday gifts and cards.

Want a new annual catalog shipped to you? I will be happy to send you one. The catalog is free, but there is a $5 shipping charge. Note, I will only sell or ship within the United States do to Stampin’ Up! policies. Please contact me at mzindorf@aim.com. Payment can be sent via Paypal or check.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Everything Eleanor and Lovely as a Tree

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and Marina Mist

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Marina Mist, Midnight Muse ad Basic Gray

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Midnight Muse Marker, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Midnight Muse Ribbon

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 and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!

Started with a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Smeared Marina Mist ink on the card stock. This is called the Direct to Paper Technique.

You don’t want even coverage here and you want to leave 1/3rd of the card stock at the bottom with no color.

Smeared Midnight Muse ink on the left side of the sky area.

Smeared Basic Gray ink at the top of the card stock.

Folded two paper towels and wet them. Put them on a pie plate and used them as my stamp pad to stamp the Everything Eleanor flourish with water. This lifts some of the color from the card stock and reveals the design.

Loaded just the tree portion of the Lovely as a Tree stamp with Midnight Muse ink and stamped it. Pulled the trunks down to the snow area using a Midnight Muse marker.

Added a Marina Mist panel, Midnight Muse Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Whisper White Panel and a Marina Mist card stock base.

Here is the finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

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I traveled from Ohio to Staley, NC this past weekend to teach some very terrific ladies my brayer and direct to paper techniques. Here are some of the pictures I took along the way.

Click on them to make them larger. 🙂

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May your day be filled with delightful happenings!

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Wax Resist Rose – Tutorial #538

3 Comments October 1, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I just came in from outside. I’ve been letting these characters run around outside of their chicken run for about an hour a day. We have about an acre for them to run around in and, of course, this is what they do. They run up on the deck and look in the door. I think they are looking for Russ, hoping he will come out with some tasty meal worms, lol.

You can try to shoo them off of the deck, but they all just run to the opposite side, lol.

Then you get this look from Bunny! What do you imagine she is thinking? Maybe she should have those funny symbol characters in a bubble above her head. Really, she is super sweet. Before you ask, we have not had an egg sighting yet, sigh.

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Now let’s get down to business. . . . .

I have a Waxed Paper Resist card tutorial for you today. Check it out below.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Glossy White, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight and Rose Red

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Daffodil Delight, Rose Red, Bravo Burgundy, Basic Black and Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, brayer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Silver Brads, Old Olive Ribbon, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Big Shot Machine, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Blender Pen, Old Olive, Rose Red and Pink Pirouette Markers

Cut a piece of Waxed Paper the size of the embossing folder and then embossed it using the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder and Big Shot Machine.

Cut a 11 x 4.25 piece of glossy card stock and folded it in half, shiny sides facing each other. Put the waxed paper inside and iron the card stock with a piece of copy paper over it. Have your iron on the cotton setting with no steam. Keep your iron moving the entire time you are ironing. It will only take a moment.

Cut the glossy paper in half.

Sponged Daffodil Delight ink, Rose Red ink and then Bravo Burgundy ink on the card stock.

It was at this point that I decided to not use the card stock as my background, but in stead put the rose up front and center. 🙂

Cut out the large flower and sponged Elegant Eggplant on the edges of the rose.

Cut a 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ piece of Lucky Limeade card stock. Embossed it using the Manhattan Flower Embossing folder.

Brayered Lucky Limeade ink over the top of the card stock to make the embossing pop.

Punched a butterfly using the Elegant Butterfly punch.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges and put Basic Black marker dots on the wing edges and a Basic Black marker line for the body.

Added a Rose Red panel, Basic Black Panel, Old Olive Ribbon. Also added Old Olive marker on some of the petals on the Old Olive panel and blended them with a Blender Pen. Added Rose Red marker to the small flower petals and blended them in with a Pink Pirouette Marker.

Popped the Rose and Butterfly up using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Added mini silver brads at the Old Olive panel corners and down the Butterfly’s body.

Lastly, added a Whisper White card base.

Here is the finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

May your day be filled with all the things that bring you joy.

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Autumn Reflection – Tutorial #534 and Freezing BBQ Chicken

8 Comments September 6, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Well my computer is still in the shop but I swiped Russ’ so I can post. I was having withdrawals, lol.

Today’s tutorial is one using some Autumn colors and tree reflections. Hope you like it.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project:

The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog is now in effect. I love all of Stampin’ Up’s products, but the new mini catalog just blew me away (CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG). I especially love the coordinating products that you can get as a bundle at a discount. Gotta love a discount, right? Especially for those products to make your holiday gifts and cards.

You can join my Stampin’ Up! team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now for the great new price of $99, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT. Contact me whether you want to start your own business or just enjoy the 20% discount on products.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Lovely As A Tree

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and Chocolate Chip

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Pool Party

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Clear Window Sheet, Brayer, Ribbon Slide, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Chocolate Chip Marker

Ripped a jagged edge off of a post it note and used it as a mask on 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered Pool Party ink at the top of the card stock.

Removed the mask and brayered More Mustard ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Removed the torn post it note and added a new post it note 1 1/2″ from the bottom of the card stock and then brayered Cajun Craze ink at the post it note edge.

Turned the post it note around and sponged Cajun Craze ink in to create background brush.

Sponged a bit of Chocolate Chip ink at the post it note edge.

Inked up only the tree part of the stamp with Chocolate Chip and then stamped it omitting the ground area of the stamp.

Inked up only the tree portion of the stamp and stamped it on a Window Sheet and then turned the window sheet over onto the card stock lining the trees up and then rubbed the back side of the window sheet to transfer the image.

Darkened the trunks of the trees using a Chocolate Chip marker.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the edges of the card stock.

Added a Chocolate Chip panel and Whisper White panel. Also added Chocolate Chip ribbon and a ribbon side.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

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Once again I found chicken at a really good price and I got a bit carried away. Thank goodness we have a very large 8 burner grill that we use when entertaining.

I BBQ ed 12 chicken breast and 38 legs. Divided the chicken up into two piece packets and used my Food Saver to seal it air tight and then popped it in the freeze. Since it is fully cooked just thaw heat and eat, yum. Great for when the weather is bad but you still have the craving for BBQ.

I’m also still putting up some squash and zucchini from the garden. Wash, slice, seal in food saver bags and eat within 6 months.

While I cooked the chicken on the grill I also popped 4 whole chickens in the oven and roasted them. They also got packed with the Food Saver and froze. This is great chicken to pull out for a meal and use the left overs to make yummy chicken salad.

It’s just as easy to cook 4 chickens in the oven as it is one.

Well that’s it for today. I’m off tomorrow for a wonderful trip to Purcellville, Virginia. I cannot wait to meet my students there.

May your day be filled with blessings.

Until my next post. . . . .

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California (Sold Out)

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Shaped Christmas Card – Tutorial #531

5 Comments August 22, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I have a tutorial today on how to make a shaped card using a die cut. This card will easily fit into an A-2 envelope (quarter card). My scene was put together using the emboss resist technique. This technique allows you to put your background in over your main image. 🙂 Hope you hang out and give this card try. It’s fun stepping outside the box and making a different shape than square or rectangle.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE.

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! For the Birds

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Island Indig, Real Red and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Versamark Marker, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Post it Note, Printed Designer Brads, Labels Collection Framelits Die, Big Shot Machine, Real Red Ribbon, Markers (Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Old Olive, Basic Black and Soft Suede).

Love the Framelits. 🙂

Die Cut the frame using the second to the largest framelit, Whisper White card stock and the Big Shot Machine. This piece will be the front of my card.

Folded a Whisper White card stock and put the fold just below the edge of the framelit as shown below.

Run it through the big shot machine. This piece of the card base.

Die cut another frame. This time I used the 3rd to the largest Framelit, Whisper White and the Big Shot Machine. This piece is for the main image panel.

Stamped the image using Craft Basic Black ink on the main image panel.

Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the bird in with Pumpkin Pie marker.

Added Real Red marker.

Blended the color together using the Pumpkin Pie marker. Now there is a shadow at the bottom of the bird and it’s wing.

Added Old Olive marker to the hat, scarf and ornament.

Added a thin line to the bottom of the wing and belly using a Soft Suede marker.

Colored the beak in with Basic Black marker.

Colored in the image using a Versamarker. Be sure to stay inside the embossed lines and start with the lightest part and work toward the darker parts. Heat emboss the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now the whole bird is embossed.

Ripped the sticky part of a post it note and masked the sky of the scene.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink on the unmasked area.

Sponged Island Indigo ink on the top of the unmasked area.

Removed the post it note mask and ripped a hill shape in the post it note. Sponged Baja Breeze ink a the top of the post it note edge.

Removed the mask and sponged Real Red ink around the main image panel edge.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink around the edge of the card front panel.

Added Real Red Ribbon.

Adhered the card front to the card base lining up the die cut edges.

Added brads to the right and left sides of the main image panel.

Adhered the main image panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Here is the finished card. 🙂

May your day be filled with love and laughter.

Until my next post. . . . .

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California (Sold Out)

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Shaving Cream Hummingbird – Tutorial #522

15 Comments July 12, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hi There,

Today’s card was made using the Shaving Cream Technique. This technique is an oldie but goodie! It makes such wonderful backgrounds and no two are a like. So grab that shaving cream and your re-inkers and follow the tutorial below.

Also, there are 3 sneak peek Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog products used on this card. The holiday mini catalog will be out August 1, 2012. Woohoo! So write these products down because you will definitely want to add them to your list of must haves.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project. During the month of July, with any $50 purchase, you can get this beautiful stamp set for $5.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE.

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Elements of Style

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Old Olive

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Re-inkers (Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade and Tangerine Tango), Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Dazzle Silver Marker, Framelits – Window Frames Collection, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Lacy Brocade, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Shaving Cream, paper plate or plastic container and paper towels.

Put shaving cream in a plastic container or on a paper plate.

Drop a few dots of re-inkers in the shaving cream. I used Calypso Coral, Tangerine Tango and Lucky Limeade.

I used the wood end of a paint brush to swirl the colors around. Be sure not to mix to much or the colors will muddy.

Put your Whisper White card stock down into the shaving cream and press just a bit so that the paper comes in contact with the color. Lift the card stock out. It will look like this, YIKES!

If you want another background, but lighter in color put another piece of card stock over the first one so the shaving cream is sandwiched in between the two pieces of card stock.

Pull them apart and wipe the shaving cream off of the card stock with a paper towel.

The light piece on the far left is the piece I put on top of the 1st one. See how much lighter it is.

If you continue to use the shaving cream with additional pieces of card stock the colors will mix more and more (like the ones on the far right).

Cut the card stock using the big shot machine and the NEW FRAMLITS WINDOW FRAMES COLLECTION die cut. Also cut the next size up using Lucky Limeade card stock.

Stamped the humming bird and the flourish using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Used the NEW STAMPIN’ DAZZLE Silver marker around the edge of the two die cuts.

Used the NEW LACY BROCADE Embossing Folder on a 4.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Added a 5.5″ square Lucky Limeade card base and a 4 3/8″ square Calypso Coral panel.

Added some Whisper White Organza Ribbon and popped the die cuts up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

I’m a little late posting today. I was busy in the kitchen putting up some mashed potatoes.

When I find bags of potatoes on sale really cheap, I cannot resist buying them in order to freeze mashed potatoes. All you have to do is peel, boil and make your regular mashed potato recipe and then freeze either in quart bags or food saver bags. I can’t live without my food saver.

If you didn’t know, I love to make at least 4 of something that I am cooking. That way we get to freeze 3.

I got 8 batches of mashed potatoes out of 10 lbs of potatoes with only a little more time than it would have took me to make one batch. Great side to be able to pull out of the freezer and quickly heat.

Also, when you make your own dishes to freeze you know just what went into them. No preservatives!!!

Well I’m going to be on the road for over a week. I’m heading to Lawrence, Kansas tomorrow to teach this weekend and then I’m off to Stampin’ Up’s convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hang tight and check out some of my past tutorials while I’m gone. Better yet, how about making some cards using the tutorials. Either way, thank you for hanging out with me here on my blog. I hope you find yourself inspired.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one this year!

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

Thumped Hummingbird – Tutorial #512

13 Comments June 5, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I’m patiently waiting on my large Stampin’ Up! order that is filled to the brim with all the new goodies from the brand new catalog. Tap, tap, tap, tap, where is Mr. Brown. . . .. . . . . . lol. I’m feeling like an expectant mother. Actually, my order won’t be here for a couple of more days, tap, tap, tap, tap. . . . . . . Guess, I have to play with the wonderful things I already have and my chicks, grin. Love the chicks! I have a chick update for those who are interested at the bottom of this post. Yep, once again they are trying to learn how to stamp.

Today’s tutorial uses the wonderful Elements of Style Stamp set and the Tiny Tags Stamp set. I’ve also pulled out the Big Shot and used a great stamping technique “Thumping”. If you haven’t tried thumping, grab a solid stamp and an ink pad and a contrasting marker with a brush end and follow along. It’s a simple but very lovely looking technique.

Reminders:

Check out what’s new at Stampin’ Up! The brand new Annual Catalog has been released. CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CATALOG ONLINE. I got my order in and I’m ecstatic about the new products and, of course, the new stamps! CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER. Contact me at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312 with product questions.

You can join my Stampin’ Up! team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now for the great new price of $99, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Elements of Style and Tiny Tags

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Basic Black Marker, Sahara Sand Marker, Island Indigo Marker, Brayer, Antique Brads, Top Note Die, Framelits Labels Collection, Big Shot Machine, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool.

Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!

Here is a picture of the Stampin’ Up! framelets – Labels Collections. Love them!

Used the 3rd to the largest framelet and die cut it using Whisper White card stock and the Big Shot Machine.

Also die cut a Top Note from Whisper White using the Big Shot Machine.

Brayer Bashful Blue ink at an angle on the card stock.

Loaded the hummingbird stamp with Lucky Limeade ink, tapped the side of the brush end of an Island Indigo marker on the inked up stamp and then huffed my breath on the stamp to moisten it and then stamp the image on my card stock. This technique “thumping” gives this great marbled look.

Did the same process for the flourish.

Sponged Island Indigo ink around the edge of the card stock.

Added an eye on the bird using a Basic Black marker.

Added a shadow to the wing and bottom of the bird using the brush end of a Sahara Sand Marker.

Sponged Lucky Limeade ink on the Top Note die cut, sponged Island Indigo ink around the very edge of the it and then stamp the flourish from the Tiny Tags set using Island Indigo on each corner.

Added a 3.75″ x 4.75″ piece of Island Indigo card stock to the front of a 8.5″ x 5″ piece of Lucky Limeade card stock that has been folded in half.

Using a piercing tool and mat pack, pierced holes around the edge of the card stock.

Adhered the main image panel to the top note panel and added 2 antique brads. Adhered the top not then to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Here is the finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5.

Now for a little chick update. . . . .

This is Red. She is the most friendliest one of the bunch. When I put my hand down in the brooder (cage) she jumps right up in my hand. See how very big she is getting. The girls are all looking like they are having a very bad feather day while their feathers are coming in and their fuzzy down feathers are being pushed out. I bet you didn’t know that ink pads are great to perch on.

Red, spent just a couple of minutes on my stamp table before she decided to go to her favorite place, the crook of my arm.

Now, in walks Buffy. Buffy has these creamy/gold beautiful feathers. She will be a stunner when she reaches maturity, just wait! Buffy is very laid back. Her favorite thing to do is fall a sleep in your lap. Hmmm, maybe I just bore her.

This wild feather girl is Sophie. Sophie is shy and growing super fast. She is, like the rest, are starting to get their combs in and check out those wings. All those feathers weren’t there last week.

Now this is Bunny, she is my crazy girl. If you let her, she would be into everything. She doesn’t want to sit still like the rest. She perched on as many things as she could in the short time she was on my desk. It’s hard to tell in these pictures, but Bunny has Baja Breeze colored legs and multi-colored feathers.

The chicks get held daily so they won’t be a pain to hold and take care when they are full grown. They really love being held. Do you remember the Dr. Seuss book “Are you my Mommy.” I think that they all asked me that daily and the answer now is yes. 🙂

May your day be filled with all the peeps you love. 🙂

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

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one this year!

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

Faux Silk Love Birds – Tutorial #504

13 Comments April 25, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Happy Hump Day! Wednesday is the day I start to panic when I have a long, long to do list for the week and have yet to even get 1/4 of it done. I sometimes think other people must get more hours in their week then I do. What’s your secret for getting all the things done you want to do? I bet I just have way to many hobbies, gardening, cooking, quilting, crochet, cross stitching, drawing, pastels, reading, and the biggie STAMPING!

Yesterday, I was chatting with my new neighbor and her husband creates beautiful stained glass windows. She says to me “come on over anytime and he will teach you how to do stained glass.” My mind starts to race, where, oh where would I fit stained glass into my life? Better yet, where would I put all the necessary supplies for such a hobby? I have to admit, I have been dreaming of building a building just for my craft supplies. I can remember being new to crafts and I started out with a basket filled with things, which grew into an iris cart, then 2 iris carts, then the smallest room in the house, then the largest room in the house. Do we ever have enough? Do you have a secret that you would like to share on keeping your crafting supplies to a minimum? I would love to hear it and so would my readers. Is there a group called crafter’s anonymous? Where do you meet at, Hobby Lobby? LOL

Now about today’s tutorial, I created this project using the Faux Silk technique for my Stampin’ Up Down Line Monthly Technique Swap. This technique is so very simple, but creates this yummy background that looks like silk fabric using ordinary tissue paper.

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up Stamp retired list came out last week. Today the Accessory retired list comes out. Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . . . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Best Friends Forever (Item number 122807)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Stampin’ Up! DSP First Edition (Item number 121878)

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Large Bird Punch, Mat Pack and Piercing tool, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Early Espresso marker, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tissue Paper and a glue stick.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog? Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you. Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up! Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public? 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.

Cut a piece of ordinary tissue paper larger than my Whisper White Panel that is 4″ x 4.5″.

Wrinkled the tissue paper by balling it up and then smoothing it out. Smeared Bashful Blue ink directly on the tissue paper.

Stamped the leaves stamp on the tissue paper a few times using Pear Pizzazz ink.

Covered my Whisper White panel with Glue from a glue stick.

Crumpled the tissue up again and then smoothed it out a little.

Laid it down on the glue sticked card stock leaving some of the wrinkles. The texture in the background is what you want.

Trimmed the tissue paper even with the card stock.

Punched 3 branches from Old Olive card stock and 3 branches from Always Artichoke card stock.

Cut some of the leaves off of the Always Artichoke branches and then glued the Always Artichoke branches on top of the Old Olive ones to get 2 toned branches and leaves.

Adhered them to my background panel.

Punched 2 birds from the Stampin’ Up! DSP, First Edition.

Sponged Soft Suede ink on the birds.

Sponged Early Espresso ink on the bottom of the birds.

Colored their beaks in using an Early Espresso Marker.

Adhered the birds to the background using Stampin’ Dimensionals so they would be popped up.

Added a 4 1/8″ x 4 5/8″ Early Espresso Panel and Crumb Cake Seam Binding.

Added an Early Espresso Panel 5.25″ square and an Old Olive Panel 5″ square. Pierced holes down the right and left sides of the Old Olive panel using the Stampin’ Up mat pack and piercing tool.

Assembled my card. Here it is finished measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be out of this world wonderful!

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

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one this year!

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

Emerging Color Butterflies – Tutorial #500

12 Comments April 5, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I really cannot believe this is card tutorial #500. Didn’t I just start this blog yesterday? Where does the time go . . . . . . .

If you would like a quick way to view past tutorials CLICK HERE or click on the Tutorial title at the top of my blog.

Anyhow, today’s tutorial was created for my Stampin’ Up! Down Line Technique Swap. The technique used here is Emerging Color. This technique gives you a beautiful background. It’s hard to see it in it’s full glory in these pictures. The Flowers that are stamped all over the background and then covered up really show through a bit under the dark ink put over them to give you a lovely layered look. You just have to see in it person. So get out those inks and stamps!

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out! Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator. After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less. Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up: CLICK HERE TO SHOP. My free stamp set program will be an on going program.

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories. They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Flight of the Butterfly and Cottage Garden

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry and Lucky Limeade

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquoise Calyso Coral, Basic Black and Rich Razzelberry

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive Ribbon, Mini Brads, Blossom Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, In Color Designer Brad, White Gel Pen, Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Piercing Tools, Versamark Pad and Basic Black Marker.

Now on with the tutorial . . . .

Stamped the flowers on a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock using Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral inks.

Dried the ink on the card stock using my heat gun.

Stamped two butterflies on the cards stock using Versamark. Heat embossed the butterflies using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry all over the card stock. Wiped the embossed butterflies off with a paper towel.

Stamped a few small butterflies on the card stock using Rich Razzelberry ink.

Added white gel pen dashes.

Punched the flowers from Lucky Limeade card stock and 3 Label Punches from Rich Razzelberry card stock.

Assembled as show below.

Added the small flower and a decorative brad.

Added a Lucky Limeade panel and some Lucky Limeade Ribbon. Popped the flower up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamped the words thank you using a Basic Black marker to color the “thank you” only and then stamped them on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Punch it out using the Word Window Punch.

Punched a Modern Label Punch from Lucky Limeade card stock. Glued the word window Punch to it and cut the end off of both.

Added White Gel Pen to the flower.

Added my sentiment and mini silver brads to the butterflies for their bodies and to the sentiment punches. Added another Lucky Limeade Panel and a Rich Razzelberry panel.

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

May you find your hands ink today.

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

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area Click HERE to get hostess information.

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

Autumn Soot – Tutorial #469

8 Comments November 16, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Today’s tutorial is a fun little project using FIRE!!! Lol, Really it is using a candle flame, not a roaring fire, grin.

The main image panel was created using the Soot Stamping Technique. Hang out and check it out below.

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Reminder. . . . .

I have something to give away to one of my Stampin’ Up! customers. For the month of November, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up! order using me as your Demonstrator, you will receive one entry toward a full set of Stampin’ Up! Many Marvelous Markers a $109.95 value, for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased. Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.

About the Many Marvelous Set of Markers:

■ Dual tipped markers: .5 mm fine point and flexible brush
■ Set of 38, packaged in rigid plastic case with handle
■ Includes colors from all 4 color collections

■ Odorless, water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with Classic Stampin’ Pads and exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock
■ Finger grips on cap aid in easy cap removal

I hope you can get excited about this, I am! I cannot rave enough about these markers. Not sure what I would do without my set. I use them pretty much every time I create something.

I will select the winning customer on December 1, 2011 using a Random number generator. Good Luck!

CLICK HERE SHOP AT my Stampin’ Up! web site where you can shop 24/7 for all of your Stampin’ Up! products. Your order will be shipped directly to your door step straight from Stampin’ Up! You will also receive a special card made by me in appreciation for your order. My customers mean the world to me. If you would like assistance with your order, please contact me at 937-344-1312 or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com. I will be glad to assist you.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! White Glossy, Old Olive, Basic Black and Cajun Craze

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Brayer, 1″ square punch, Old Olive Ribbon, Glimmer Brads, Candle, Krylon Fixative

Want a free copy of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog? Just e-mail your address and I will get one right out to you. Get your copy of the new 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HEREto place an order and have your ordered delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up! 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 More Mustard ink on a 3.25″ x 4.5″ piece of Glossy card stock.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Brayered Cherry Cobbler ink at the very top of the card stock.

Brayered Soft Suede ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Here is where the project gets fun!

Hold the card stock in the candle flame, ink side down. Moving the card stock at all times until the soot covers the card stock. Be careful to not catch the edges of the card stock on fire. You will not want to touch the soot on the card stock either or you will have finger prints on it.

Stamp the tree on the card stock. Note: the stamp does not have any ink on it.

The stamp will take the soot off of the cardstock.

Stamped the leaves.

Use a fixative to cover the card stock so your soot does not rub off. I used Krylon Fixative and it turned out perfect.

Punched a 1″ square from Cajun Craze card stock and then cut the square in half.

Assembled my card adding 2 Old Olive panels, 1 Basic Black panel, 2 Glimmer Brads and Old Olive Ribbon.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May your imagination take you to amazing places.

Until my next post. . . . .

Luv U in the Sand- Tutorial #421

11 Comments May 5, 2011 zindorfstamps

Today’s tutorial was created for my Stampin’ Up! Down Line Team’s Monthly Technique Swap. This month’s technique is to use torn paper/card stock. I think I have that covered in this swap card. Hope you like it Team!

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Sschoolbook Serif Alphabet

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy and Sahara Sand

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise and Soft Suede

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Brayer, Sahara Sand Marker, Kraft Ribbon and Post it Note

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 Summer Mini Catalog automatically from me. Not a current customer and want a free copy of the new 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 or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top of a 4″ x 4.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Masked the water using a post it note that I tore the edge off of.

Brayered Sahara Sand ink from the mask down the uncovered card stock.

Unmasked the card stock and stamped the sentiment with the Schoolbook Serif Alphabet and Sahara Sand.

Added Sahara Sand marker dots at the water line and around each of the letters.

Ripped and distressed my Main image panel, 2 Tempting Turquoise panels and a Sahara Sand panel using Soft Suede ink and a sponge.

Assembled my card adding Kraft ribbon and a Not Quite Navy panel.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May you have lots of love showered on you today.

Until my next post. . . . . . . . . Luv U!

Hugs,

Michelle

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St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

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

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? Click HERE to get hostess information.

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