Blowing in the Wind – Tutorial #467

9 Comments November 11, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Happy Friday! As I’m writing this post my dear husband is waiting to take me out to dinner so I will make this post very short. It’s a super quick card and perfect for an Autumn thank you card.

I used the Direct to Paper method on the main image panel to create the illusion of wind.

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Reminder. . . . .

I have a 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:

Card stock: Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Chip, River Rock, Cajun Craze, Old Olive and Soft Suede

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Whisper White

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die and Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon

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.

Using the edge of a Whisper White Craft Ink pad, smeared the ink on a 2.5″ x 4.25″ piece of Soft Suede card stock.

Dried the ink using a heat gun to speed up the process.

Die cut leaves from Chocolate Chip, River Rock, Cajun Craze and Old Olive card stock using the Little Leaves Die cut.

Cut a few leaves from each off of the stems and glued them on over the wind. Sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the edges of the card stock.

Embossed a 4.75″ x 4″ piece of River Rock card stock using the Square Lattice embossing folder.

Assembled my card adding two Chocolate chip panels and Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon.

Here is my finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5″.

May your Friday Night be spectacular!

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.

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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.

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Heart Stamp Tangle – Tutorial #466

16 Comments November 9, 2011 zindorfstamps

As promised, I have a stamp tangle tutorial for you today. Check it out below. 🙂

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Reminder. . . . .

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!

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! I (heart) Hearts

Card stock: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Whisper White

Ink: Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! heart punches, Rhinestones, Micron markers 01 & 08, number 2B pencil

A little about how you start a Zentangle. Take a 3.5″ Whisper White card stock square and with a pencil put a dot in each corner.

Loosely draw a line from one dot to the next.

Imagine that you dropped a string on the card stock. Now draw a string. This could be an “X” going across the card stock or any shape for that matter. My string below has a simple loop. You would then proceed to put a different tangle pattern in each section on the card stock using a black marker.

Okay, got that? Clear as mud?

Now here is how I start my Stamp Tangle.

Stamped the heart from the Stampin’ Up! stamp set I (heart) Hearts using Stazon Jet Black ink in the middle of a 3.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. I put a dot in each corner with a pencil. Loosely drew a line from one dot to the next. Added 2 strings with simple loops. When I drew my strings I skipped over the heart so it would empty. Now I’m ready to start tangling in each section.

I like to work with a 01 Micron Black marker to make my tangle patterns and an 08 Micron Black marker to fill in areas and to clean the edges up of my design. The 08 has a much larger point then the 01 which has a very small point.

I like to outline the section that I am concentrating on.

Let me tell you there are a million tangle patterns that you can use. Also keep in mind that you can leave a section plank or only partically fill it in. Anything goes here.

I started by putting a small tear drop in the loop and then added 3 more using the 01.

Added circles in 2 of the sections.

Added lines in one of the sections having them skip over the loop.

Added lines going the other direction, skipping over the loop.

Added 3 crescent shapes in another section. Inside of the crescents, colored in a small crescent and then filled in the background around the crescents using the 08 marker. Also filled in 2 sections in the loop.

Filled in the other small loop with 2 circles and a dot.

Outlined the large section at the top.

Colored in the middle section using the 08.

Repeated the tangle crisscross pattern that I use in the large section at the bottom of the card stock in the large section at the top of the card stock.

When I put in shading I like to use a 2B pencil. The 2B stands for the softness/hardness of the lead of the pencil. You probably remember having to have a #2 pencil in school right? There is a range of hardness-es in art pencils.

I want my heart to stand out so I am going to put shading around the outside of the heart so the background looks like it is receding.

I want to give my heart some shape so I am shading the top of the heart. To smooth out the shading I am going to use a paper stub to rub it. This will smooth the shading so it doesn’t look as scratchy.

Added shading to recede the upper background.

Smoothed it out. See the difference?

Added shading to the bottom of the crescents and around the circles in the loop so the circles stand out more.

Added shading to the right side and the bottom of my piece. Also added my initials. 🙂 Don’t even ask me what the “L” stands for, lol.

Cut 2 Basic Black card stock layers and 2 Cherry Cobbler card stock layers. The measurments are in the photo. 🙂

Using Stampin’ Up! heart punches, punched 2 large Cherry Cobbler hearts and 2 small Basic Black hearts.

Assembled my card front.

Added some bling. Do you believe it!!! Me using Bling! Feel my forehead and I running a fever or what!

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″. Now these stamp tangles can be any size or shape. I’m keeping it simple for the tutorial. 🙂

I hope you enjoyed this venture into the world of stamp tangling. I love it. I cut multiple 3.5″ square pieces of card stock. Stamp a different image on each one and have them in my purse with my 2 markers and my pencil and that is all I need to stamp tangle anywhere I go. I find myself stamp tangling in restaurants, doctors offices or wherever I am that I have a few moments. It’s also a nice thing to do in the evening when your family is watching TV. You can be in the same room doing your own thing, lol.

Just know that you can add color to your stamp tangles. 🙂 Go ahead and go for it!

Do a google search for tangle patterns and you will be amazed at the number of tangle patterns out there. I used just a couple very basic patterns in today’s project.

Also, don’t forget the therapeutic feeling you get from this process. While I am stamp tangling my mind does not race. I find myself in the moment and very relaxed. Give it a try!

May your day be filled with exciting new adventures.

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.

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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

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A Little Birdy Told Me – Tutorial #465

11 Comments November 2, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hi There,

Sometimes I just get burnt out creating seasonal cards so here is one for you today that can be given to lighten anyone’s heart any time of year. The coloring was done with Stampin’ Up! markers and yes, you can get great shading effects with water based markers. Hang out and take a look at the tutorial for this card below.

Speaking of Stampin’ Up! Markers, check this out!

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Reminder. . . . .

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!

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ UP! Language of Friendship and Summer Solstice

Paper: Stampin’ UP! Bashful Blue, Old Olive and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ UP! Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Baja Breeze and Stazon Jet Black ink.

Accessories: Stampin’ UP! Brayer, Markers (So Saffron, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red and Pear Pizzazz), 3/4″ circle punch, Scallop Trim punch, White Gel pen

Techniques: Brayered Sky, punch art, coloring with Waterbased Markers

Punched a 3/4″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note to use as a mask for my moon. Put the moon up in the right hand corner of a 3.5″ x 6.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered So Saffron ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Removed the moon mask and drew in a few squiggle lines with the brush end of a Wild Wasabi marker.

Stamped the leaf from the Stampin’ Up! set Summer Solstice using Wild Wasabi ink.

Colored the bottom of the leaves using a Pear Pizzazz marker.

Colored the rest of the leaves in with a So Saffron Marker.

Added an Old Olive marker line at the bottom of the leaves and a line down the left side of the vines.

Added white gel pen to the leaves for highlights.

Stamped the bird from the Stampin’ Up! set Language of Friendship using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Colored bird and wing in with a So Saffron Marker.

Added Riding Hood Red and then quickly colored over the bird using the So Saffron Marker to blend.

Did the same to the wing and also added a bit of Soft Suede marker to the bottom of the bird and wing, beak and dark area on the face. Blended again with the So Saffron marker.

Cut out the bird and wing.

Added Basic Black marker to the very bottom of the bird and wing.

Assembled together a 5″ x 6.5″ Old Olive Panel, a 6.5″ x 4″ Bashful Blue Panel, the main image panel and the bird parts. I then used the Scallop Trim Border Punch on the Old Olive Panel.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ Bashful Blue panel and here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be filled with sweet, sweet surprises.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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 Thoughts – Tutorial #464

8 Comments October 31, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Happy Halloween! I hope you are enjoying your Autumn Season.

I’ve been hanging out cooking and filling my freezer with freezer meals. I put over 50 meals in the freezer in the past few days. It is now well stocked and all Russ and I have to do is pull something out and bake it or put it in the crock pot. All the real work is done. Feels good having so much done and saving money in the long run because we were able to buy in bulk, grin.

A little about today’s project. The Stampin’ Up! Thoughts & Prayers Tree is so lovely. Don’t you think it is a beautiful image? LOL, of course I haven’t met a tree stamp that I didn’t like. If you read this blog regularly, you know that already.

This tutorial is all about layering the moutains and highlights. Hang out and check it out.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up!Thoughts & Prayers

Paper: Stampin’ UP! Rich Razzelberry, More Mustard and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Rich Razzelberry, Wisteria Wonder, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze and More Mustard

Accessories: Stampin’ UP! sponges, Markers (Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobber), Brayer, Whisper White ribbon, Post it notes

Techniques: Brayered Sky

Brayered More Mustard ink on the 4″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White 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 top of the card stock, not covering the Cajun Craze ink entirely.

Stamped the Thoughts and Prayers Tree using Old Olive ink.

Ripped a post it note and used it to create my mountains furthest away in the scene.

Sponged Wisteria Wonder ink on to create the mountains.

Ripped a different pattern in the post it note and put it on to create the second layer of mountains.

Sponged Rich Razzel berry ink on for the second mountains and colored over the trunk of the tree with a Chocolate Chip marker.

Added a little bit of Cherry Cobbler marker to some of the leaves on the tree.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock and distressed the edges of the panel with Basic Black ink.

Added Whisper White ribbon.

Added Three panels, 2 Rich Razzel Berry and 1 More Mustard. The measurements are in the photo.

Added a few White Gel pen highlights to some of the leaves and a highlight down the right side of the trunk.

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

May your day be filled with joy and laughter.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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

Day of Gratitude Tree – Tutorial #463

8 Comments October 26, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Well we made it to hump day (Wednesday). This is always the day of the week when I wake up and say Oh! *%$@, I need to get this, that and the other thing done before the weekend. So, my day started out feeling a bit rushed, but hey, I got up at 4:00 a.m., got my project for the day completed and I’m sitting here writing this at 7:30 a.m. Not a bad start of the day at all, grin.

Today’s tutorial pairs up the always fabulous Stampin’ Up! Day of Gratitude stamp set with they wonderful for every season, Stampin’ Up! set Season of Friendship. I love when I can take a stamp and use it in an unexpected way and it works out. Check it out in the tutorial below.

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Big, Big Special from Stampin’ UP! I have never seen any better deal than this and it is only through October 31, 2011.

Contact me, Michelle Zindorf at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312. I would love to talk to you about how Stampin’ Up! may make your life and crafting better. Whether you want to start you own business or would like to get that awesome discount on products. Also, I would love to get to know you and have you on my Stampin’ Up! Team.

Also check out these other October, 2011 Stampin’ Up specials. . . . .

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ UP! Day of Gratitude, Season of Friendship

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard and Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, brayer, Clip, Decorative Label Punch

Techniques: Brayering

Now don’t laugh to hard, I started this tutorial with my camera settings all wrong and didn’t realize it until I finished quite a few steps. So, please forgive me for the blurry photos. In case you didn’t know already, I’m not perfect, lol. In fact farrrrrrr, farrrrr from it. I’m unique, grin. 🙂

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top of a 4.75″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Loaded the Day of Gratitude Medallion with More Mustard and then the edges with Cajun Craze before stamping it int he top left corner.

Sponged Pear Pizzazz in the Medallion.

Stamped the Tree in Soft Suede ink.

Stamped the bird on the branch using Basic Black ink. (Are you feeling like you need glasses, yet. lol)

Stamped the flower from the Day of Gratitude set all around the edge of the card stock using Soft Suede ink

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

Sponged Cajun Craze ink at the bottom of the card stock. (Ahh, now we are back in focus, shesh!)

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

Punched a Stampin’ Up! Decorative Label out of Old Olive card stock and cut it in half.

Cute a 5.25″ square Old Olive panel and sponge Chocolate Chip ink around the edges of the panel and 1/2 of the label punch.

Assembled the card front adding a 4 7/8″ square Tempting Turquoise panel.

Added one of the Stampin’ Up! Clips to the 1/2 Label punch.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May you be surprised and delighted by something new today.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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

Stamps: Stampin’ UP! Day of Gratitude, Season of Friendship

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard and Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, brayer, Clip, Decorative Label Punch

Techniques: Brayering

In The Tree Tops – Tutorial #462

7 Comments October 25, 2011 zindorfstamps

Ahhhh Fall, sig. . . . . . . .

Gotta love it! Hues of Earthy Tones, Browns, Gold, Orange, Red, Yellows and Greens. Makes me want to stay in the kitchen preparing and putting food away for the up coming winter. Or better yet, take a long walk in the woods. Blues skies above, crunchy leaves under foot. Yep, I love, love Fall and I love Ohio this time of year. You should see all of our road side stands just bursting at the seams with pumpkins and gourds. Also, I cannot drive down a road here in my neck of the woods without seeing a sign for a corn maze or hayride. Fall is here in full force. I guess you know where the inspiration for this emboss resist card came from. Grab a cup of apple cider and check out the tutorial below. Better yet, how about grabbing those stamps and give it a whirl?

Below is a photo of the view in front of my house taken just a few short minutes ago. If you follow this blog you have seen this scene many times. My banner at the top of this blog is a pastel painting I did a few years back of the same view. I love the way the sun shines on the back of the barn in the morning turning the gray barn into a lovely shade of peach. 🙂 It’s funny the things the heart finds warming. I seem to be babbling this morning, lol. So unlike me, not!

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Reminders so you don’t miss out on Stampin’ Up! Happenings in October, 2011:

Big, Big Special from Stampin’ UP! I have never seen any better deal than this and it is only through October 31, 2011.

Also check out these other October, 2011 Stampin’ Up specials. . . . .

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BIG SHOT – CUSTOMER GIVE AWAY. . . . . . DON’T MISS OUT!

Until October 31, 2011 you can get a chance to win a free brand new Big Shot Die Cut Machine worth $99.95.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship, Season of Joy, Autumn Splendor

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Soft Suede, Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! markers (So Saffron, More Mustard and Cajun Craze), Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Versamark pad, Brayer, Sponge, Paper Snips

Techniques: Brayering, Emboss Resist

Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship tree 2 times by loading my stamp first with Versamark and then loading it with Soft Suede ink before stamping it. Repeated for the second tree. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped a 3rd tree by loading my stamp with Versamark and then Chocolate Chip ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Added a couple of Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship leaves by loading the stamp with Versamark and then More Mustard ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the leaves using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Added more leaves by loading the stamp with Versamark and then Cajun Craze ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the flourish from the Stampin’ Up! set Season of Joy using Versamark only. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Sorry, you cannot see where I stamped and embossed the flourish. They will show up in the next step.

Brayered Marina Mist ink starting at the top of the card stock.

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

Wiped the ink off of the embossed images gently with a paper towel.

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

Ripped the bottom edge off of the main image panel.

On a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped 3 Stampin’ Up! Autumn Splendor leaves using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Colored the leaves in entirely using So Saffron ink. Added More Mustard marker.

Added Cajun Craze marker to the tips of the leaves.

Colored over the entire leaves to blend the colors using a So Saffron marker. No need to worry about staying in the lines since we will be cutting these images out. 🙂

Colored in the veins of the leaves using a More Mustard marker.

Cut the 3 leaves out using Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips. Love, love these scissors!

Added 2 Soft Suede panels (5″ x 6.5″ and 4″ x 4.75″) and 1 Basic Black panel (4.75″ x 6.25″) Also added Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon.

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

May the Fall da

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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

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Howling at the Moon – Tutorial #461

12 Comments October 18, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hi There,

It’s been a tough past couple of days and when your sad it is hard to be creative. At least it is for me. But today I forced myself to sit down and pull out the stamps and card stock. I was amazed at how much better I feel.

I want to thank all of you for your sympathy comments, e-mails and facebook replies. Reading them made me feel very loved and understood. Big, big cyber hugs to you all! I just wish our dog Lucas could read. He is missing Abby so very much.

Now a bit about today’s card. When I want a masculine card, I often reach for the Stampin’ Up! Nature Silhouettes set. I did a bit of masking and brayering and came up with this. Check out the tutorial below.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Nature Silhouettes and Elements of Style Sentiment

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Bashful Blue and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, 1 3/4″ and 1 1/4″ circle Punches, Hodge Podge Hardware, Basic Black Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Post it Notes, Sizzix Flourish Texture Plate and Big Shot Machine

Techniques: Masking and Brayering

Punched a circle from the sticky part of a post it note used it as a moon mask on a 3″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Pacific Point ink from the top of the card stock all the way to the bottom.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink, not covering all of the Pacific Point ink.

Brayered Night of Navy ink, not covering all of the Not Quite Navy ink.

Removed the moon mask and sponged a bit of Bashful blue ink in the moon.

Stamped the wolf using Basic Black ink.

Tore a post it note and used it as a mask to create the rock formation.

Sponged Basic Black ink in the unmask area.

Removed the mask and added White Gel Pen dots for stars.

Distressed the edges of the card stock using Basic Black ink and a sponge.

Textured a Bashful Blue card stock panel using the Sizzix Flourish Texture plate an the Big Shot Machine.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink over the textured card stock.

Stamp the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Set Elements of Style using Basic Black ink on a scrap piece of Bashful Blue card stock and then punched it out using a 1 1/4″ circle Punch.

Added a 5″ x 6″ Basic Black Panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Bashful Blue Panel, 3″ x 4.25″ Basic Black Panel, the texturized 2.75″ x 4″ panel, 3.25″ Basic Black panel and my main image panel. Also added Basic Black Ribbon and hodge podge hardware.

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

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Nature Silhouettes and Elements of Style Sentiment

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Bashful Blue and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, 1 3/4″ and 1 1/4″ circle Punches, Hodge Podge Hardware, Basic Black Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Post it Notes, Sizzix Flourish Texture Plate and Big Shot Machine

Techniques: Masking and Brayering

Bird in the Window – Tutorial #460

14 Comments October 11, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Happy Tuesday!

As I was looking through my stamps today I got the wild idea to put the Stampin’ Up! Language of Friendship bird in to the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Nest and lookie there, it fits! I know the nest has eggs in it, but the bird covers them up nicely. Also, the Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship Tree sideways is a great branch for the two to sit on.

I did pull out my Watercolor Wonder Crayons to get a soft look to the nest and the bird. Ever colored with markers and found them to be too bright or bold. Well the Watercolor Wonder Crayons blend beautifully and you can rub them in with your finger to give them a softer look. Hang out a moment and check this tutorial out.

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Reminders:

Big, Big Special from Stampin’ UP! I have never seen any better deal than this and it is only through October 31, 2011.

Also check out these other October 2011 Stampin’ Up specials. . . . .

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Until October 31, 2011 you can get a chance to win a free brand new Big Shot Die Cut Machine worth $99.95.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Language of Friendship, Nature’s Nest and Season of Friendship

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso and Stampin’ Up! Spice Cake Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso and Marina Mist, Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Bird Punch, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Sahara Sand marker, Exacto Knife, Ruler, Brayer

Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Language of Friendship Bird using Stazon Jet Black ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Added Bashful Blue Watercolor Wonder Crayon to the bird and it’s wing.

Added Ballet Blue to the darker areas of the bird and it’s wing.

Colored the Beak with Apricot Appeal.

Punched out the Bird using the Stampin’ Up! Bird Punch.

Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Nest using Early Espresso ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Colored the Nest in with a Close to Cocoa Crayon and the leaves in with Garden Green.

Cut out the next and added Chocolate Chip crayon to the darkest areas.

Brayered Marina Mist ink at the top of a 3″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship tree sideways with Basic Black ink to create the branch.

Stamped the leaves on the branch using Old Olive ink.

Cut a slit in the nest using an Exacto Knife. Put the bird in the slit and glued the bird to the nest and the wing to the bird. Also Glued the nest with the bird in it to the branch.

Cut a 5″ x 6.5″ Early Espresso Panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Stampin’ Up! Spice Cake Designer Series Paper panel, 5 5/8″ x 4 1/8″ Sahara Sand card stock panel, 5″ x 4″ Whisper White Panel, 3 1/8″ x 4 5/8″ Sahara Sand Panel.

Glued the main image panel on the Sahara Sand panel, on the Whisper White panel and then on the other Sahara Sand panel off setting as show to create the window.

Add the next two panels and used a ruler and Sahara Sand marker (fine point end) and drew a line at each window corner.

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

May your day be totally magical.

I’m head on the road again, this time to wonderful Savann

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Savannah, Georgia (Sold Out)

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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

Creepy – Tutorial #459

4 Comments October 6, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

It’s that time year for a creepy card and the Stampin’ Up! set Howl-o-ween Creeps (item #123829) is a great set to get creepy with. The minute I seen the werewolf I knew he belonged in the woods creeping about with the Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship Tree (set #111776). Love when I can take 2 very different sets and combine them to make a scene. Hang out a moment to see how it’s done.

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Until October 31, 2011 you can get a chance to win a free brand new Big Shot Die Cut Machine worth $99.95.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Howl-o-ween Creeps and Season of Friendship

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry, Basic Black and Old Olive

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Rich Razzelberry and Old Olive, Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, brayer, black glimmer brads, Markers (River Rock, So Saffron, Soft Suede & Perfect Plum), Post it notes, Stamp a ma jig, Clear Circle Die, Big Shot Machine, 2.5″ Circle Punch and 1 3/8″ square punch.

Techniques: masking, Brayering

Using the Clear Circle Die and Big Shot machine, cut a 3.75″ circle out of Whisper White card stock.

Added a 2.5″ circle mask cut from a post it note using the 2.5″ circle punch. If you ever need to create a fried egg on a card remember this, lol.

Brayered Perfect Plum ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry ink at the very top of the card stock.

Removed the mask and stamped the werewolf using Stazon Black ink.

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

Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamp the trees using Basic Black ink.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock and distressed the edges.

Colored his face, hands and feet using a So Saffron marker. Went over the bottom of the face again with the same marker to shadow.

Colored his fur in using a Soft Suede marker.

Colored his pants in using a Perfect Plum marker. Went back over the crotch of his pants to shadow using the same marker.

Colored in his jacket using a River Rock marker.

Added a 4″ Basic Black panel, 5″ x 6.5″ Basic Black panel and a 4.25″ x 6.5″ panel of Rich Razzelberry. Be sure to get the 4″ panel in the exact center.

Punched 3 Basic Black and 2 Old Olive 1 3/8″ square punches. Cut them all in half Diagonally.

Added the 6 Basic Black triangles to the sides of the cards and one Old Olive triangle to each corner.

Also added 2 Black glimmer brads. They are hard to see in this pic, sorry.

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

May your day be one of fun surprises.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Savannah, Georgia (Sold Out)

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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

Gotta Love Autumn – Tutorial #458

9 Comments October 4, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I’m back from my teaching trip to Montreal, Wisconsin. Below is a view from my windshield. Stunning color and wonderful people. Who could ask for more?

Today’s tutorial card was greatly inspired by my trip. Check out the tutorial below where I show you how to do a reflection with some great big white clouds in the background.

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Announcements:

I have added 2 new Zindorf Technique Workshop locations to my calendar, West Bend, Wisconsin and Sacramento, California. Click the location to access the information for that location. Cannot wait to create with you there!

Big, Big Announcement from Stampin’ UP! I have never seen any better deal than this and it is only through October 31, 2011.

Also check out these other October 2011 Stampin’ Up specials. . . . .

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Reminder:

BIG SHOT – CUSTOMER GIVE AWAY. . . . . . DON’T MISS OUT!

Until October 31, 2011 you can get a chance to win a free brand new Big Shot Die Cut Machine worth $99.95.

How to enter. . . . Every person that orders Stampin’ Up! products through my Stampin’ Up Web Site (CLICK HERE TO SHOP) until October 31, 2011 will receive 1 entry for each $25 increment of products purchased. So if you place a product order that totals $50 that is 2 chances to win! How about those beans. I love giving things away! I will announce the winner on November 1, 2011.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Lovely As a Tree

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard and First Addition Designer Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, More Mustard, Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon, Corner Round punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, glimmer brads

Techniques: Brayering, Brayer, Reflection

Ripped a post it note and masked for the clouds on a 4.25″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of the card stock.

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

Created bushes by masking the bottom of the card stock and stamped the trees from the Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree set using Soft Suede ink a few times. Stamp the images so that only the tops of the trees are on the card stock.

Sponged Soft Suede ink over the bushes.

Stamp the same image higher up using Chocolate Chip ink.

Removed the mask, turned it around to mask the sky. Sponged Soft Suede ink at the top of the water area.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink right at the post it note edge.

Stamped the Lovely as a tree stamp using Chocolate Chip ink on the slick side of a Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic sheet (you can use a window sheet also). Flipped the plastic sheet over, lined the image up with the trees already stamped (you can see the trees through the post it note) to create a reflection. Rubbed the back of the plastic sheet to transfer the image.

Removed the mask and used the Corner Rounder on my main image panel, Chocolate Chip panel, More Mustard panel and a Designer Series paper panel.

Layered a Chocolate Chip panel, Designer Series paper panel, More Mustard panel and Chocolate Chip ribbon.

Added another Chocolate Chip panel and the main image panel. Also added Glimmer Brads for a bit of bling.

Tied a knot on the front of the card.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your reflection of today be one full of joy.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Savannah, Georgia (Sold Out)

Lincoln, Illinois

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

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

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

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