Salsa and Tag Tutorial #527

14 Comments August 2, 2012 zindorfstamps

Tomatoes, onions and Peppers, OH MY!

Well what do you do when you have these veggies coming out of the garden in basketful’s? You make salsa, that’s what. Some people may think I am crazy for vegetable gardening and canning the things that I grow in my garden instead of picking them up off of the grocery store shelf. Let me tell you, I know exactly what’s in my canned goods. No pesticides or preservatives, low salt etc., etc. Also, there is nothing better than to sit down to a meal and say I grew this and canned it. Not to mention the taste is 100 times better than store bought. So for all those reasons, I love to can!

The next best thing to growing your own is to pick up the veggies at your local famers market or grocery store.

One more thing I love about canning is decorating the jars, grin. People love to get these special jars as gifts. Stampin’ Up has made it so easy to make that jar extra wonderful with their new Friendship Preserves stamp set and coordinating Window Frames Framelits Dies and Festive Paper Piercing Pack. Check it out below.

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.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out! Along with a handmade 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.

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.

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.

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

Supplies for the jar tag:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Friendship Preserves

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive and Stampin’ Up Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Real Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Real Red and Old Olive Markers, Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Framelits – Window Frames Collection, Sticky Tape, glue dots, Big Shot Machine.

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!

My photos are a bit wacky today. Bare with me. I found it is not a good idea to take a photo of a boiling pot of water with steam coming up off of it steaming up your lens, lol. You all probably new that, but I came from the school of hard knocks so I had to learn it the hard way.

If you have never canned before, I suggest you get a book on canning to get the basics down.

Ingredients:

1 cup distilled white vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon salt

3 pounds tomatoes, seeded and diced

1/2 pound onions, finely diced

1-2 jalapeno peppers, finely diced

1 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Note: I have doubled this recipe today. The list above is for one batch that makes 7 cups.

I started making my salsa by washing and blanching my tomatoes.

I blanched them by putting them in boiling water for 1-2 minutes to get the skin to split. At that point, take them out and put them in ice water to cool them down. You are not trying to cook them just killing the bacteria on them and to get the skin to loosen up.

Take them out of the ice water and drain in a colander.

The skins will now slide right off of the tomatoes. So skin them and core them with a paring knife. I save the skin and core to add to my compost pile, now that’s a whole different topic.

Once they have been skinned and cored slice it down the middle and remove the seeds by squeezing it. I do this over a separate bowl to catch the seeds and juice.

I didn’t want to waste the tomato juice so I strained it through a cheese cloth and saved it for breakfast tomorrow. To yummy to through out.

I chopped all of the tomatoes, onions and peppers I needed for the salsa. My food processor is a great help for the onion and peppers.

Prepared my jars and lids by boiling them.

Put the vinegar, sugar and salt in a non reactive pan and brought it to a boil.

Added my tomatoes, onions and peppers and brought them back to a boil for 5 minutes.

Added the cilantro and took the pan off of the heat.

Filled my jars, wiped off the rim of the jars, put on my tops and screw bands. Hand tightened them and put them in my canner for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes in the canner, take the pot off of the burner and take the lid off. Leave the jars in the water for 5 more minutes.

Remove the jars from the canner and put them on a towel on your counter. Listen for the jars to ping. This is an indication that they sealed properly. 🙂 You now have SALSA. Where are the chips!

Now for the tags:

Stamped the Yum stamp using Real Red ink on Whisper White card stock.

Colored the leaves in with an Old Olive marker.

Using the Window Frames Collection Framelits, cut out the yum stamped image. Using the next size die cut out an Old Olive piece to go under my main tag. Also cut out the smallest die using Whisper White card stock.

Pierced around the edge of the Old Olive piece using the coordinating Festive Paper Piercing Pack and piercing tool.

Hand wrote Salsa and the date on the small Whisper White piece and sponged Old Olive ink around the edge.

Punched circles from Real Red card stock using the 1 3/4″ circle punch. Adhered the salsa piece to it.

Adhered the yum tag to the Old Olive piece and then to a 1″ strip of Stampin’ Up designer series paper. I used sticky strip to adhere the tag to the DSP strip so the tag would lay flat when wrapped around the jar. Adhered the strip around the jar using a few glue dots so it didn’t slide around. Also added the Salsa tag to the top of the jar. People need to know what’s in the jar, right?

There are my salsa jars all ready to be eaten or gifted.

I hope you liked today’s tutorial. It made me hungry. I think I need to find those chips now.

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.

West Bend, Wisconsin

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

Trick or Treat Mummy – Tutorial #526

4 Comments August 1, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Well today is August 1, 2012 and the 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.

I used two of the new mini sets in this card. Check it out below. 🙂

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! Googly Ghouls (128063), Toxic Treats (127901) and Spooky Bingo Bits (123946)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant and Designer Paper from the new Stampin’ Up! Paper Stack Festival of Prints (126904)

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue, Island Indigo, Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron, Basic Black and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Snips, 1 3/4″ circle Punch, Post it note, Glimmer Brads, Brayer, Basic Black and Old Olive markers, Googlies Eyes (127539)

Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from the stick part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon on a 2.75″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Bashful Blue, Island Indigo and Elegant Eggplant in that order at the top of the card stock.

Removed the moon mask and sponged So Saffron ink in the middle of the moon.

Stamped the house using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Sponged the hill in using Old Olive ink leaving the bottom of the card stock white.

Stamped the fence by loading the stamp with a Basic Black marker and then huffing on the stamp to moisten before stamping it.

Colored in just the fence of the fence stamp and stamped it so the fence continued. Repeated on the other side.

Stamped the Sentiment in the moon using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Added a path to the house using an Old Olive marker.

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

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Designer Series paper and added 2 Elegant eggplant panels.

Stamped the mummy and the trick or treat bag using Stazon Jet Black ink on Whisper White card stock and cut them out.

Ripped a piece of Old Olive card stock for grass and sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom edge.

Adhered the grass card stock, mummy, trick or treat bag using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Added a Googlies Eye to the mummy (super cute) and added a handle to the trick or treat bag using a Basic Black marker. Also added to Old Olive Glimmer Brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″. Makes me want to go out and get some candy, lol.

I’m a little late posting today. I’ve been busy in the kitchen doing some more freezer meal stuff.

Yesterday I got 6 lbs of ground turkey, 1 lb of cheddar cheese and 3 lbs of hamburger on sale.

So with my bargains I made the following:

50 Breakfast Burritos:

First, I made my ground turkey into turkey sausage. Here is a link to the recipe I used CLICK HERE. I tripled the recipe.

Then I made my breakfast burritos. Turkey sausage, 24 eggs and 2 Tablespoons of Milk scrambled, 1 lb cheddar cheese shredded in food processor, 50 flour tortillas and large jar of salsa (I used home made salsa). These were put together and par-frozen on cookie sheets and then transfered into freezer bags and back in the freezer. To use, all you need to do is take one out and wrap it in a paper towel and microwave 1.3 minutes. Super fast breakfast.

The 3 lbs of hamburger was browned along with some onion and bell peppers. It was then drained and divided up into 3 freezer baggies. Now I have meat all ready to add to spaghetti sauce or used in casseroles.

Love when I can take advantage of a sale.

May your day be filled with fun and excitement!

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.

West Bend, Wisconsin

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

Pretty Peacock – Tutorial #525

10 Comments July 30, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hi There,

Let’s get really colorful today.

I pulled out quite a few colors for this card. You really have to when you have a peacock as your focal point. This card features the Stampin’ Up! sets World Treasures (item number 126767) and Take Care (item number 126312). I think they work perfect together. I created my own background paper. Check it out below.

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! World Treasures, Take Care and En Francais

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard and Island Indigo

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Island Indigo Ribbon, In Color Printed Designer Brads, Copper Smooch Spritz, Stampin’ Write Markers (Not Quite Navy, Pacific Point, Pool Party, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise, River Rock and More Mustard).

Started with a 4.25″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Sprayed Cooper Smooch Spritz on the card stock.

Stamped the En Francais stamp using Soft Suede ink.

Sponged Soft Suede ink around the edge of the card stock.

Distressed the very edge of the card stock using Early Espresso ink.

Stamped the Take Care Limb by coloring the branch with a Soft Suede Marker and the leaves with an Old Olive marker and then stamped it on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock. You will need two of these.

Colored the bottom of the branches using the Soft Suede Marker to create a shadow.

Cut the two branches out and adhered them to the card stock using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamped the Peacock using Island Indigo ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Colored over the body of the peacock using a Pacific Point marker, the diamonds using a Tempting Turquoise marker and the middle of the feather using a Pool Party marker.

Added River Rock marker to the tips and center.

Added More Mustard marker.

I cut the image out and then added a bit more color.

Added Tempting Turquoise marker to the bottom of the Pool Party area and blended it in with the Pool Party marker. Added Not Quite Navy marker to the bottom of the Island Indigo areas and the bottom of the birds body.

Added Certainly Celery marker to the bottom of the River Rock area.

Adhered the Peacock to the main image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To create the Sun I made a dot using Pumpkin Pie and then sponged More Mustard ink around it.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ panel of Island Indigo and a 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel of Lucky Limeade. Distressed the Lucky Limeade panel edges using a sponge and Early Espresso ink before assembling.

Added Island Indigo ribbon and Lucky Limeade brads.

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

May your day include all of the colors of the rainbow.

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.

West Bend, Wisconsin

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 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

Quilted Coasters – Tutorial #524

10 Comments July 26, 2012 zindorfstamps

Single quilted coaster

Hey There,

Today’s tutorial on quilted coasters involved getting out the sewing machine, but know if you can sew a straight line you will have no problem making these quick quilted coasters. They are super yummy looking using Stampin’ Up! fabrics, some of which are a sneak peek of what is to come in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog that starts on August 1, 2012. But for now, know you will want everything in the mini. It is so filled with fresh new stamps and embellishments, watch out!

Below is a sample of some of my Stampin’ Up! fabrics that can be found in the annual catalog. I love the way the fabric matches all the great Stampin’ Up! colors we have come to love in the paper, ink, markers etc., etc.

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. . . . . . .

Start by cutting a piece of fabric 4.5″ x 10″. You will need one of these for each coaster you make.

Cut a piece of batting 4″ square. You will need one of these for each coaster.

Fold the fabric in half, front sides facing each other, and stitch the right and left sides closed using a 1/4″ seam allowance. Now you have a pocket.

Now here is just a little tip if you are going to make a bunch of these. Sew one side on each coaster, running them through your machine one right after each other without cutting the thread. Flip them over and sew the other sides together and then cut them apart. (clear as mud?)

Clip your bottom corners.

Turn the piece right side out and use your bone folder or a crochet hook to get the corners to be square.

Tuck the 4″ square batting smoothly in the pocket.

Turn the top edges under having one edge cover the batting.

Sew the open end closed using a 1/4″ seam allowance to 1/4″ of the end of the fabric. With your needle down, turn the fabric so you are sewing down the next side, keep sewing around and around having a 1/4″ allowance from the previous row of stitches.

End your sewing in the middle and make a few back stitches.

I put together stacks of 6 coasters using ribbon and adding a tag for each stack.

Here is a couple of sneak peeks for you. This set of coasters uses Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog Orchard Harvest Designer Fabric and Perfectly Preserved Stamp set.

Another Mini Catalog Sneak Peak:

This set show cases the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini products, Candlelight Christmas Designer Fabric and Scentsational Season Stamp set.

The other 3 coaster sets I made today showcase the Comfort Cafe fabric from the Annual Catalog and Affection Collection Stamp Set from the Holiday Mini.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and find yourself dusting off that sewing machine to make some of these as quick house warming gifts or just some for yourself. I think you will be surprised at how fast they whip up.

May your day be overflowing with all the people 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.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California (SoldOut)

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

Birdie in the Window – Tutorial #523

6 Comments July 24, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Boy it feels good to be in my craft room creating today. It has been dark and gloomy and storming all day here so how about a card that has blue skies. This cheered me up and kept me from crawling back in bed.

The Stampin’ Up! set Cottage Window made quick work of this card. The set can be used for any season, very versatile. Item number 127282.

I got my new Stampin’ Up! ink pads in. Stamping and brayering with these pads are a dream, they are fabulous! If you would like some info on the new pads just watch this video from Shannon West at Stampin’ Up’s Corporate Office. Shannon does an excellent job at explaining what the new ink pads are like so I will not waste the time to re-hash it here. CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO.

Since I’m still on my high from convention how about checking out this Stampin’ Up! convention highlights video. Yes, being a Stampin’ Up! demo really is this fun! CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS

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! Cottage Window and Tiny Tags

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Early Espesso, Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Stazon Jet Black, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Not Quite Navy and Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Markers (More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive), Jewelry Tag Punch, Scallop Punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Mini Silver Brads, Brayer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Argyle Embossing Folder and Paper Snips

Started with a 3.5″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered Tempting Turquoise at the top of the card stock.

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

Stamped the Bird and Branch using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Colored the top of the bird and the branch using a Crumb Cake marker.

Colored the belly of the bird using a More Mustard Marker.

Colored the leaves using an Old Olive marker.

Stamped the Window on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Colored the window using a Crumb Cake marker.

Added Soft Suede marker to the window to add depth. See the difference it makes to add the darker color.

Colored the windows using a Sahara Sand Marker.

Cut out the window using paper snips (love these scissors). Poke a hold in the middle of the window so you can cut out the center.

Hold the window over the branch and then cut out the back ground.

Added a 5.5″ x 4.25″ Early Espresso Panel, 5.25″ x 4″ Soft Suede panel, 3 5/8″ x 4 1/8″ Early Espresso panel and a 3.5″ x 4″ Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper, Twitterpated.

Sponged Pink Pirouette ink around the edge of the DSP panel.

Glued the branch scene down on the DSP, popped the Window up over it using Stampin’ Dimensionals and then added the smallest Early Espresso panel.

Scallop punched a piece of Early Espresso card stock, cut the scallop edge off and to the length of 3 5/8″.

Add the scallop strip to the DSP with two mini silver brads.

Dry embossed the Soft Suede panel using the Big Shot machine and the Argyle Embossing Folder.

Stamped the tag and sentiment on Crumb Cake card stock.

Lined the Jewelry tag punch up with the card stock tag and punched it out.

Punched another tag from Crumb Cake card stock and stamp the flourish using Old Olive. Colored over the flowers with a Cherry Cobbler marker.

Added the tags using a Mini Silver Brad.

Added the Embossed panel, Early Espresso Panel and a 4.25″ x 11″ (folded in half) card base. Also added Crumb Cake ribbon.

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

May your day be one of peace and harmony.

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.

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

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

Witch in the Pumpkin Patch – Tutorial #521

99 Comments July 6, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Sorry for my absence this week. We have been at the OSU hospital this week getting pre-surgery testing etc. done for my husband, Russ’ heart surgery today. As I type this he is in surgery and I am trying to keep my mind occupied by posting this card tutorial. I created this card last night in order to clear my mind so bare with me with the coloring. If you ever want to know what mood I am in look at the projects that I post. When I want/need to relax I color, lol. Last night was such a night.

I’ve decided to give this card away as blog candy so if you would like to enter your name to try to win it, please leave a comment at the bottom of this post. If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, please CLICK HERE AND THEN ENTER YOUR COMMENT.

I will select the winner using a random number generator on Monday, July 9, 2012. Good luck everyone!

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. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Greeting Card Kids, Everything Eleanor, Jack of all Trades

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive and Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise, Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, 1 3/4″ circle punch, post it note, blender pen, Markers (Blush Blossom, Old Olive, More Mustard, Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede), brayer

Stamp the pumpkins using More Mustard ink on Stampin’ Up! Watercolor paper.

Stamped the witch using Stazon Jet Black ink on the watercolor paper.

Colored the pumpkin by adding a bit of More Mustard marker at the bottom of the pumpkin and then used a blender pen to more the color up to the top of the pumpkin a little at a time.

Stamped the stems on the pumpkin using Basic Black ink.

Added More Mustard marker to the bottom of the pumpkins and used the Blender pen to blend the color. Be sure to just lay a bit of the marker down at a time. Blend it before adding more.

Added a touch of Basic Black to her hat and cap and then blended it with the Blender pen.

Added Blush Blossom marker to her skin and blended it with the Blender Pen.

Added a bit of Wisteria Wonder marker to her dress and shoes and blended it with the Blender pen.

Colored her hair and the hat buckle and the broom straw using Daffodil Delight marker. Colored the rest of the broom in using a Soft Suede marker.

Cut out the pumpkins and the witch using Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips.

Now for the background. Cut a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Punched a 1 3/4″ circle punch from a Post it note and used it as a mask for the moon.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzelberry ink at the top of the card stock.

Sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock, making a hill.

Removed mask and adhered the witch to the card stock and added an Old Olive marker shadow below the pumpkin and broom.

Stamped the Everything Eleanor Flourish using Stazon Jet Black ink twice.

Sponged Always Artichoke and Black ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of 2 of the pumpkins and to the Right side of one of the pumpkins.

Adhered two of the pumpkins and stamped the flourish in black over top of them. Filled in the gaps in the design using a Basic Black marker.

Adhered the 3rd pumpkin using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Added an Old Olive panel and a Basic Black panel.

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

Please send your healing thoughts and prayers to Russ today. It would be greatly appreciated.

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

Zebra Reflection – Tutorial #520

14 Comments July 2, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Whew! Did that weekend ever go by quickly. I feel like I spent the entire weekend picking up branches brought down by the thunder storm that rolled through with it’s 70 mile an hour winds and just generally trying to keep the dog, chickens and myself cool during this blasted heat wave. Someone, please turn off the heat!

My project today is a hot one, using warm colors and the very fun Stampin’ Up set, Zoo Review. This is an old workshop project of mine. I usually don’t share my workshop projects here on my blog, in fact this is the first time I have. This is one of my favorites and I’m no longer teaching this card so here it is. You wouldn’t believe the stash of old workshop projects I have piled up. I change the projects in my workshops frequently to keep the workshops fresh. Maybe little by little I’ll share them here.

The tutorial that follows will show you how to get that reflection in the water for the zebra and for the mountains. Hope you enjoy it. If you do, let me hear from you. I love reading your comments, suggestions and general chit chat.

Other card tutorials using the Zoo Review stamp set:

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

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.

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! Zoo Review

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black and Old Olive

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

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Versamarker, Versamark Pad, Sahara Sand Marker, 4 Silver Brads, Decorative Label Punch, White Gel Pen, 1/2″ circle Punch, post it notes, Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun and Heavy Window Sheet.

Loaded the Zebra stamp with Versamark and then Basic Black ink before stamping it on a 3.5″ x 6.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the dark stripes in with a Sahara Sand marker.

Colored over the zebra using a Versamarker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now you image should be completely covered with embossing and will look like glass.

Brayer More Mustard ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

Punch a 1/2″ circle from a post it note and use it as the mask for your sun.

Brayer Cajun Craze ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

Brayer Cherry Cobbler ink at the very top and bottom of the card stock.

Stamp the zebra with Basic Black ink on a clear window sheet and then quickly turn it over onto the card stock (be sure to line up the zebra’s feet) and then brayer over the clear plastic sheet to transfer the zebra. This creates the reflection.

Now to create the mountains: Take two post it notes and stick the sticky sides together, so the sticky is sticking to the other sticky (back to back). This way when you tear the post it note to mask for the mountains you will have one for the top and one for the reflection.

Put the post it notes on the card stock. Make sure the post it notes and the same distance from each of the zebras.

Sponge Cajun Craze ink in for the mountains on both the top and bottom.

Take the masks off and put a straight post it note between the zebras. Sponge Soft Suede ink and Old Olive ink at the post it note edge. Then flip the post it note around and sponge the ground in on the reflective side (Soft Suede and Old Olive). A little lighter on the reflective side.

Remove the mask and added White Gel Pen water lines to add some sparkle.

Sponge Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock.

Punch a Decorative Label Punch from Basic Black card stock and cut it in half.

Add a 3.75″ x 8″ Basic Black panel and a 4″ x 9″ Old Olive Panel. Add the two halves of the label and 4 silver brads. Also add a 8″ x 9″ Whisper White Panel folded in half as the card base.

Here is the completed card.

May your day be one of pure delight!

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

Embossed Ornaments – Tutorial #519

10 Comments June 27, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Are you stuck in the United States heat wave? We are expecting temps to reach 105 degrees for the next couple of days here. Now, I know that isn’t extremely hot for some of you in the USA, but it’s unusual here in Ohio in June.

I’m just trying to keep cool by thinking of Christmas. So hence, the Christmas card project today. Besides, I now have 2 Christmas cards done for this year, lol.

I think I have lost my mind. I’ve been running the oven kicking out some Blueberry Zucchini Bread. I’ll give the recipe for those of you who are interested at the end of this post. It’s yummy! Already, my garden is producing more veggies than Russ and I can eat, so I’m trying to do some baking and canning to stay ahead of the game. This Blueberry Zucchini Bread is super moist and freezes well.

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. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Merry & Type and Snow Swirled

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler and Gold

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge Daubers, Versamark Pad, Versamarker, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Stampin Dimensionals, Framelits – Apothecary Accents, Big Shot Machine, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Stampin’ Markers – Pink Pirouette and Cherry Cobbler, Prismacolor Gold Marker.

Gotta love these new Framelits from Stampin’ Up! This set is the Apothecary Accents (item number 127003). I used the large one on the right.

Die cut it using Whisper White card stock and the Big Shot Machine.

You won’t be able to tell what I stamp here until I start putting in the background color. Take my word for it, lol.

Stamped Snowflakes at the top of the card stock using Versamark. Embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Ornaments using Gold ink. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the images in entirely using a Pink Pirouette marker. Added Shading by adding Cherry Cobbler marker to the outside of the area and then blended it using the Pink Pirouette marker. I left it light in the middle of the ornaments to give it a rounded look.

Heated the ornaments quickly to set the marker.

Colored over the ornaments (stay inside of the gold embossed image) using a Versamarker. Embossed the entire image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now all the images are covered with embossing powder and will resist the background colors I will be putting on next.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink on the inside of the card stock and at the top.

Sponged Island Indigo ink around the edges of the card stock, leaving the middle of the card stock light.

Sponged Midnight Muse at the top of the card stock.

Softly wiped the embossed images off with a paper towel.

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel of Cherry Cobbler. Stamped a snowflake all over the card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ Baja Breeze Panel, 3″ x 5″ Cherry Cobbler Panel and a 3.25″ x 5.25″ Baja Breeze Panel.

Edged all of the panels with a Prismacolor Gold Marker. To edge the card stock, put the marker tip 1/2 on the card stock and 1/2 on your scrap paper as you pull the marker along the edge.

Assembled the card adding a 10″ x 6.5″ Whisper White card base folded in half and a Baja Breeze seam binding double bow.

The main image panel and the 2 panels below it are popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Now about that Blueberry Zucchini Bread. ………….

Ingredients

3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups white sugar
2 cups shredded zucchini
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 pint fresh blueberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans.
In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. Beat in the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer to the prepared mini-loaf pans.
Bake 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

This recipe is from allrecipes.com.

May you have sunny days and cool breezes.

My heart and thoughts are with those of you that are in the flood areas of Florida or the fire areas of Colorado. Please be safe.

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

Ready to Camp – Tutorial #518

7 Comments June 25, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey there,

Are you ready to grab that camping gear and head to the woods? It’s Summer time!

Here is a card that is perfect for that outdoors man or women that is on your card list. I broke out the brand new Stampin’ Up! stamp set, The Great Outdoors and the Cricut cartridge, Bloom to create some depth in this scene. Hope you like it. 🙂

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. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! The Great Outdoors

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, Versamark Pad, Versamarker, Heat Gun, Clear Embossing Powder, Markers (Daffodil Delight, River Rock, Sahara Sand and Bashful Blue), Cricut and Bloom Cricut Cartridge.

Stamped the tent by loading the stamp with Versamark and then Basic Black ink and then stamped it on a 3″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Colored the tent with Sahara Sand and Bashful Blue markers.

Colored the shadows in the Sahara Sand area with River Rock and the shadows in the Bashful Blue area by adding another layer of Bashful Blue marker.

Added a bit of Daffodil Delight over the windows.

Colored over the tent using Versamarker and then heat embossed the entire image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Daffodil Delight at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Daffodil Delight ink entirely.

Brayered Cajun Craze at the very top of the card stock.

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

Sponged Basic Black at the very bottom of the card stock.

Cut two trees using Basic Black card stock and Old Olive card stock at 4.8″ using the Cricut and Cricut cartridge Bloom.

Glued the two layers together.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ Cajun Craze Panel and a 4.75″ x 6.25″ Basic Black panel to the main image panel.

Adhered the two trees to the card stock.

Flipped the card stock over and cut the hang over of the tree flush with the Cajun Craze card stock.

Added a 10″ x 6.5″ Whisper White card stock panel folded in half for the card.

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

May you get to enjoy nature this summer.

I’m off to work in my garden. Here is a sample of what I brought in this morning. Onions anyone?

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