Warm Day In the Field – Tutorial #307

43 Comments February 17, 2010 zindorfstamps

I am getting a slow start today. I started out drinking my coffee in front of the dining room window where I can see the birds at my bird feeders. Next thing I know I have my camera in hand taking photos, for about 2 hours, of all my little feathered friends. I knew I had been taking photos for some time since my arms are tired from holding up my camera with a telephoto lens, which is very heavy. I need to edit the photos and hopefully there is something there worth sharing with you and to use as reference in my paintings. Long story short, Since I got a late start today, I decided to use the new Stampin’ Up Extra Large Two Step Bird Punch (item #117191) and Stampin’ Up Inspired by Nature Stamp Set (item #111656) that I had used in a winter scene on my last tutorial, since they were still out on my desk. Today’s tutorial is using all warm colors to get an entirely different look. Don’t you just love supplies you can use in a bunch of different ways. 🙂

Let’s get started. . . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White, Really Rust and Apricot Appeal

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Really Rust, Basic Black, Bravo Burgundy and Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Sponge, Brayer, Top Note Die, Big Shot Machine, Extra Large Two Step Bird Punch

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini. Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free. The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here: http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdfThe New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdfAre you getting inspired and enjoying this blog. One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business

Using my Big Shot Die Cut Machine and the Top Note Die, cut a Top Note out of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink at the top of the panel.

Brayered Really Rust ink at the top of the panel, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink entirely.

Brayered Bravo Burgundy ink at the very top of the panel.

Stamped the Inspired by Nature Grass stamp using Basic Black ink. I paid close attention to where the bent piece of grass would be in the scene.

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

Punched the Extra Large Two Step Bird Punch twice out of Basic Black card stock.

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel out of Apricot Appeal and Brayered Really Rust at the top of it.

Layered the main image panel with an Apricot Appeal Panel, and then a Really Rust Panel. Cut 4, 1″ squares from Basic Black card stock and adhered them to the back side of the corners of the Really Rust Panel so that about 1/8″ of the squares showed on the from side of the panel.

Assembled the card and adhered the birds on the front. Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May you have some time to enjoy nature today. Even if it is just from a window. 🙂

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Jacksonville, Florida (Sold Out)

St. Louis, Missouri (Sold Out)

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina (Sold Out)

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Out in the Frosty Field – Tutorial #306

29 Comments February 15, 2010 zindorfstamps

It’s another wintry morning here in Ohio. We are expecting 8 more inches of snow today. Woohoo! It is an American Holiday, President’s Day, so Russ and I are going to stay home today and do some work on my new Stamping Room/Office, which totally thrills me!

Yesterday we emptied the room and painted the ceilings. Today I believe we will get the walls painted. Next thing, will be to put brand new carpet down. 🙂 I cannot wait. I will share some pictures when it is all complete. But in the mean time I will continue to stamp away in my tiny stamping room. 🙂

I have a frosty card for you today. But I need to announce the Stampin’ Up! Winter Post set Blog Candy winner first. The winner is. . . . . . . . . .

Windy Ellard who wrote”Thank you for the offer and i love that stamp set but do not own it. Please enter me. Have a great weekend. Happy Valentine’s!!!”

Windy, you were number “1” and the random number generator selected you! I never thought it would fall on “1”. Congratulations! Please e-mail you shipping address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will get this set out to you.

Thanks go out to all of you who participate. Hopefully, it will be you next time. 🙂

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Bordering Blue and Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Two Step Bird Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Curly Label Punch, Bashful Blue Brads, Stampin’ Pastels, Brayer, Basic Black Marker, Sahara Sand Marker, White Gel Pen, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Versamark Pad

Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Inspired by Nature Grass Stamp twice using Versamark on a 4″ x 5.75″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged some Versamark on the bottom of the card stock and heat embossed the Versamark with clear embossing powder and heat gun.

Brayered Bordering Blue ink at the top of card stock, down to the bottom.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock.

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images with an old cotton towel that I keep at my desk for this very purpose. 🙂 Trying to stay green here.

I’m excited to use this new Stampin’ Up! Punch “Two step Bird”. This punch punches out the bird, bird wing and branch all in one step. 🙂

I punched these things out a couple of times from Whisper White card stock.

Stamped the grasses again with Bordering Blue ink and then wiped the ink off of the embossed images.

Trimmed the leaves off of the punched branches.

Used my Stampin’ Pastels to color in the bird. Started with So Saffron pastel on the bird’s belly.

Added Going Gray Pastel to the top of the bird.

Added a bit of Basic Black pastel to the very top of the bird.

Colored the birds wing first with Going Gray pastel and then added a bit of Basic Black pastel to the top of the wing.

Added a shadow to the bird and the wing by edging the bottom of the wing and bird with a Sahara Sand Marker.

Added Basic Black marker to the top of the bird, beak, top of the wing and then added an eye on the bird.

Glued the branches, bird and bird wing onto the main image panel.

Used the Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner Punch on the main image panel and a Whisper White Panel that will go under the main image panel.

Punched two Stampin’ Up Curly Label Punches for Basic Black card stock and folded them in half.

Added Basic Black marker to the bottom of the branches and a White Gel Pen dot the the bird’s eye. Also, the scene looked a little out of balance so I added another branch in the left corner.

Assembled the card front and added the Curly label punches and Bashful Blue brads.

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

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will give it a try. 🙂

May you be happy where ever you are today!

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Jacksonville, Florida (Sold Out)

St. Louis, Missouri (Sold Out)

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina (Sold Out)

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Will He Make It? – Tutorial #305 and Blog Candy!

407 Comments February 12, 2010 zindorfstamps

Baby it’s cold outside. . . . . So I am still hold up in my nice warm cozy house. Although, I do have to venture out today to pick up some groceries and to check my P.O. Box in town, brrrrrrr. Before I bundle up, I want to share this card that I put together this morning. It features one of the Extreme stamps from Stampin’ Up!, Extreme Dirt Bike to be exact. 🙂

At the bottom of this post you will find a few pictures of the view from my kitchen window very early this morning. Too darn cold to step out to take pictures, lol.

Before we get started on the tutorial though, how about a bit of sugar free blog candy! Yeah!!!!

All you need to do to throw your hat in the ring to try to win this Stampin’ Up! set Winter Post is leave a comment here on this blog post telling me to enter you. If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, please click this link and then leave your comment at the bottom of the Blog Post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/02/12/will-he-make-it-tutorial-305/

Please no e-mail entries. 😦

I will select the winner via random number generator on Monday, February 15, 2010. Good luck everyone! Remember, you can’t win if you don’t enter.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Extreme Dirt Bike and Sanded Background Stamp

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise and Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Summer Sun, Really Rust, Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, Basic Black marker, Star Punch, Label Punch, Gold Brads, Post it notes and Brayer

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini. Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free. The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here: http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdfThe New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdfAre you getting inspired and enjoying this blog. One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own businessBrayered Summer Sun ink at the top of a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at an angle on both the right and left top corners.

Tore a post it note and used it as a mask to sponge in a hill with Summer Sun ink.

Moved the post it note down a little and sponged in another hill using Pumpkin Pie ink.

Flipped the post it note over and moved it down a bit and sponged in a hill using Really Rust ink.

Stamped the Biker using Basic Black ink.

Sponged in some cliffs using Basic Black ink.

Added some dots behind the back tire with a Basic Black marker.

Stamped the Sanded Background stamp over the entire panel using Pumpkin Pie ink.

Cropped the left side of the panel and then cut the right side of the panel in to slices.

Punched the label punch out of Pumpkin Pie (2) and Basic Black (1) card stock. Punched a star out of Tempting Turquoise (2) card stock.

Cut the left ends off of the Pumpkin pie pieces and the both ends off of the black label.

Grunged them up a bit with a sponge and Basic Black ink.

Assembled the card front and added silver brads, a few more dots behind the front tire with a Basic Black marker and then Grunged the whole card front using Basic Black ink and a sponged around all the edges.

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

This is the end of the tutorial. Enjoy!

Now this is what it looked like early this morning from my kitchen window. I love that we have views of farms but don’t have to work one. 🙂 Yep, the barn you see in the first photo is the one you see at the top of my blog that I painted in the Fall.

Stay Warm and drink some hot chocolate with marsh-mellows!

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Jacksonville, Florida (One beginner spot open)

St. Louis, Missouri (Sold Out)

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina (Sold Out)

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

In the Mountains – Tutorial #304

59 Comments February 10, 2010 zindorfstamps

Good morning 🙂 I am kinda snowed in, not really, but there is a whole heck of a lot of snow out there, lol. We probably got a 1 1/2 feet, but with the drifting we get out here in the country it seems like 15 feet. I’m not complaining because I have a wonderful husband that clears the driveway and walks so I can teeter out to my van if I want to go some where. Since I just drove for 14 hours to get home from Louisiana on Monday, I’m just not inclined to venture out.

Instead, I decided to get caught up on some paper work and then stamp a little. This is what I came up with this morning. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed staying snug and warm in my stamp room making it.

Let’s get started. . . . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Of the Earth (Hostess Set) and En Francais Background Stamp

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White, Apricot Appeal and Almost Amethyst

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Apricot Appeal, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Close to Cocoa, Almost Amethyst and Lavender Lace

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Cutter Kit, 1/2″ circle Punch, Brayer, Sponges, Silver Brads, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Piercing Tools and Post it Notes

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini. Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.

The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here: http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business.

Punched from a 1/2″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon. Put the mask on a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Lavender Lace ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink entirely.

Brayered a little bit of Elegant Eggplant ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Almost Amethyst ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Tore a mountain shape in a post it note and sponged on some Lavender Lace ink to create a mountain.

Sponged some Elegant Eggplant ink right at the post it note edge to darken the top of the mountain.

Moved the post it note and sponged on some Almost Amethyst ink to create some mountains in the background.

Moved the Post it note again and sponged on Elegant Eggplant to create another mountain.

Tore the edge of another post it note and used it to put some slight hills in the middle ground with Almost Amethyst ink.

Moved the post it note again and sponge Lavender Lace ink.

Moved the post it note down again and sponged on Elegant Eggplant ink.

Removed the post it note masks.

Stamped the Flower stamp from the Stampin’ Up! set Of the Earth 4 times loading the flower head of the stamp with Elegant Eggplant and the stem of the stamp with Basic Black ink before stamping it each time.

Stamped some more of the flowers using Basic Black ink only.

Colored the Butterfly on the stamp with a Basic Black marker and then huffed on the stamp and stamped it.

Added some highlights on the flower heads and butterfly with a White Gel Pen.

Underlined the Eggplant Flower heads with a Basic Black marker to create some depth in the flowers.

Tore a couple of chunks out of the corners of a post it note and masked the middle of the main image panel. Brayered Almost Amethyst ink over the entire card stock.

Removed the post it note mask and distressed the edges with the Stampin’ Up Cutter kit.

Sponged Close to Cocoa ink on the distress edges.

Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Stamp En Francais on the left side of the main image panel lightly using Elegant Eggplant ink.

Added Basic Black, Apricot Appeal and Almost Amethyst panels, Silver Brads and Basic Black large photo corner punches.

Assembled the card and here it is completed measuring 5.5″ square.

May you experience only love and joy today.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Jacksonville, Florida (Sold Out)

St. Louis, Missouri (Sold Out)

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina (Sold Out)

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Feeling Bright and Funky – Tutorial #303

42 Comments February 3, 2010 zindorfstamps

How about this little Funky number? You are either going to love it or hate it. I actually love it. 🙂 But I find the pieces that I really, really love, nobody else does, lol.

On a personal note, thank you to all of you that gave me advice regarding my dog Lucas and his anxiety attacks. I read every comment and e-mail and so appreciate that you took the time to help me out. Lucas thanks you too. 🙂

Now on with this Bright Funky Tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Vitage Vogue, Thoughts & Prayers, Boho Backgrounds

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Brilliant Blue, Whisper White and Apricot Appeal

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Metallic Gold and Brilliant Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Pumpkin Pie and Summer Sun Markers, Sponges, Circle #2 Die and Big Shot Machine, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Post it notes, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Ruler, Gold Metallic Marker

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini. Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.

The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here: http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business.

Cut a 3″ square of Whisper White card stock on the diagonal to get two triangles.

Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the Tree from the Thoughts & Prayers Set using Metallic Gold ink.

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

Using the left over triangle, masked the middle of the triangle with the tree on it.

Sponged Sahara Sand ink on the edges holding the triangle mask in place.

Removed the mask and used two post it notes to mask the Sahara Sand ink I just put on the edges. Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink in the unmasked area.

Sponged Brilliant Blue ink at the top of the unmasked area.

Removed the masks and wiped the ink off of the embossed image with a cotton rage.

Used the Circles #2 Die Cut and my Big Shot Machine to cut the largest circle out of Apricot Appeal card stock.

Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the medallion from the Boho Backgrounds stamp set in the middle of the circle using Pumpkin Pie ink.

Sponged Pumpkin Pie ink on the edges.

Sponged Summer Sun ink in the middle of the circle to brighten things up.

Using a Ruler drew a line from the points on the medallion to the edge using a Pumpkin Pie marker.

Sponged a bit of Elegant Eggplant ink on.

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink on a 5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Adhered the circle and triangle to the panel and sponged Elegant Eggplant ink around the outside of the panel, not covering all of the Tempting Turquoise ink. I awanted the middle images to have a glowing effect.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the outside edges.

Stamped The Flower Flourish from the Stampin’ Up! Vintage Vogue set (love this image) using metallic Gold ink.

Using a Metallic Gold Paint Marker, edged the panel.

Added a Brilliant Blue Panel and here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ Square.

May your day be extremely bright and cheerful. 🙂

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Oriental Dream – Tutorial #302

44 Comments February 1, 2010 zindorfstamps

I love to work with Silhouette stamps and this Stampin’ Up! set, Dream Gardens, item number 114395 is beautiful and fun to work with.

Today’s tutorial gives a little lesson on putting mountains in a scene.

First I have a question, I know there are a lot of dog lovers out there. Anyone know what I can do to relieve my poor big baby, Lucas of anxiety attacks? This tends to happen when I leave town and then he starts to tear up rugs. My husband stays home with him, but he apparently misses me. I’m not a fan of drugs. Any suggestions? Just thought I would ask.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Dream Gardens

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Apricot Appeal, Not Quite Navy, Going Gray and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Going Gray, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie and Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Distress Texture Plate, Not Quite Navy Brads, Apricot Appeal Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot Machine, Sponges, Brayer

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini. Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.

The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here: http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business.

Brayed Going Gray ink at the top of a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink entirely.

Ripped a mountain shape in a post it note and sponged Pumpkin Pie ink at the post it note edge to create the mountain.

Sponged a bit of Not Quite Navy, right at the point of the mountain.

Removed the post it note and stamped the Stamp from the Dream Gardens set using Basic Black ink.

Decided to put another mountain in the scene. Repeated the steps above.

Stamped the sentiment “Dream” using Basic Black ink.

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

Smeared Going Gray ink on “Distressed” texture plate and ran a Going Gray Card stock panel through the Big Shot machine with it. This creates a colored texture. Be sure to clean up your texture plate after doing this. 🙂

Used the Scallop Edge punch on the main image panel.

Assembled the card and added Apricot Appeal Ribbon and Not Quite Navy Brads.

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

Hope your Monday runs smooth as silk.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

A Little Birdy – Tutorial #301

27 Comments January 29, 2010 zindorfstamps

Cheers Everyone, to the next 300 tutorials! Thank you to all of you readers that left me such heartfelt comments on the post for tutorial #300. I love, love, love stamping and the very best thing about it is being able to share it with so many wonderful people.

Here is a little blue number for you today that shows the depth you can get by layering colors of ink.

I organized my sponges yesterday and I could not wait to use them, lol.

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Friends 24-7 and Baroque Motifs

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Brilliant Blue and Sahara Sand

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Going Gray, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy and Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Stampin’ UP Spiral Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Sponges, Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue and Basic Black marker, White Gel Pen, Bashful Blue Marker, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Versamark Pad

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini. Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.

The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here: http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business.

On a 4.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock, pounced Bashful Blue ink with a sponge all over the card stock.

Stamped the bird image from the Stampin’ Up! set “Friends 24-7” by loading with Going Gray ink and then tapping my Basic Black ink pad on the bottom half of the stamp before stamping it.

I used my heat gun to dry the ink on the card stock and then used my Embossing buddy on the card stock also. This was to make sure that the embossing powder in the next steps will not stick to the bird image or the blue ink that was sponged on.

Stamped the Flower stamp from the Stampin’ Up! set “Baroque Motifs” with Versamark only and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Flourish from the “Baroque Motifs” using Versamark only. Heat embossed the flourish using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Pounced on Tempting Turquoise ink using a sponge.

Pounced on Brilliant Blue ink using a sponge.

Pounced on Night of Navy ink with a sponge.

Pounced on Basic Black ink using a sponge.

Wiped the ink off of the embossed images using cotton towel.

Stamped the Flourish from the “Friends 24-7” set using Basic Black ink on the bottom of the card stock a few times.

Stamped a couple of the little flowers from the set “Baroque Motifs” using Brilliant Blue ink.

Added Sahara Sand marker to the bird.

Added a little Bashful Blue marker to the bird.

Added a little Not Quite Navy to the birds wing and underside. This left a few hard lines, so to tone things down, went over the bird image again with the Sahara Sand marker.

Added Basic Black marker to the wing,head and tail. Also added some sketchy lines of White Gel Pen to the birds head, chest and a tiny bit to the back.

Punched a small Tempting Turquoise flower for the center of my embossed flower. Added a Night of Navy brad to the center.

Traced the underside of the flourish with a Not Quite Navy marker to add a shadow to it. Wiped the marker off of the embossed image, where went over it.

Using the Spiral punch, punched the edge of a 5″ x 1.5″ piece of Brilliant Blue.

Stamped the flourish image with Basic Black ink three times across the top of the card stock. Stamped a few of the same image really lightly further down the card stock.

Assembled the card using a 5″ x 6.5″ piece of Sahara Sand as the base of my card front. Added a Bashful Blue ribbon to the front.

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

I hope you try layering and building up ink to get some depth in your projects.

May your day be one filled with peace and serentity.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Easter Chocolate Bunny – Tutotial #300 and Chocolate Bunny Blog Candy!!!

312 Comments January 27, 2010 zindorfstamps

Holy Cow! or Rabbit! or Chocolate Bunny, lol. This is tutorial #300 here on my blog. I hope you all are still with me and enjoying the tutorials. You do still want me to continue on, right?

I will be continuing this blog as long as I am able and it is still fun. 🙂 I do enjoy reading your comments. They let me know I am not doing all these tutorials for nothing and helps me get to know you, my readers.

So for this milestone of tutorial #300 I have a special Stampin’ Up! stamp to give away. It is this super cute Chocolate Bunny stamp that I used in today’s tutorial. This stamp is in the new Occasions Mini Catalog, item #116980.

To enter to win this Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Bunny, please leave a comment on this post telling me to enter you. If you are receiving this blog update via e-mail, please click on this link and leave a comment at the bottom of this post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/01/27/easter-chocolate-bunny-tutotial-300-and-chocolate-bunny-blog-candy/

Please no e-mail entries.

I will select the winner on Saturday, January 30, 2010 using a random number generator. Good Luck to all!

Let’s get started. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Chocolate Bunny and Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Old Olive and Pretty in Pink

Ink: Stampin’ Up Rose Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy and More Mustard

Accessories:Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Big Shot Machine, Tulipe Die, Brayer, Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, Rose Red and Always Artichoke Markers, Versamark Pad and Marker

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini. Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free. If you are a customer of mine your copy will come to you automatically. 🙂 The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here: http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdfThe New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdfAre you getting inspired and enjoying this blog. One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com. If you are within the United States. Want a copy 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95 with free shipping, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. Also check out the Stampin’ Up specials, click this link to check it out: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotionsStamped Pocket silhouettes stamp, by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Old Olive ink before stamping it each time. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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

Colored the bunny in with a Creamy Caramel marker.

Colored over the image with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Pocket Silhouettes stamp again, by first loading the stamp with Versamark and Always Artichoke ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped another image from the Pocket Silhouettes set, by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with More Mustard ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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

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

Brayered Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Tore a post it note in a mountain shape and used it as a mask in order to sponge in two mountains with Tempting Turquoise ink.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Using the Big Shot Die Cut Machine, cut the die cuts using the Tulipe die. Cut one from Rose Red, Old Olive and Always Artichoke card stock.

Put a shadow on the bottom of each piece using the coordinating marker.

Sponged Rose Red on the left side of a 5″ square piece of Pretty in Pink card stock.

Assembled the card and here it is finished measuring 5.5″ square.

May your Wednesday be extra special.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

2010

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Sunset Still Lake – Tutorial #299

27 Comments January 24, 2010 zindorfstamps

Hey, I’m still in Arizona teaching, but here is a tutorial I put together for you before I left. Check it out.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Bird on a Branch

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal, Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Apricot Appeal

Accessories:Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue Marker, Sponge, White Gel Pen, Brayer, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Apricot Appeal & Tempting Turquoise ribbon, Post it notes, 1 3/4″ Punch

Are you getting inspired and enjoying this blog. One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com. If you are within the United States. Want a copy 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95 with free shipping, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. Also check out the Stampin’ Up specials, click this link to check it out: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions

Punched through the sticky part of two layers of post it notes with a 1 3/4″ punch.

Cut part of the circle off of the 2 layers.

Mask the sun in the sky with one of the sun mask and masked the bottom of the 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock with another post it note.

Brayered Bashful Blue ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Taken with Teal ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Bashful Blue ink entirely.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the post it note edge to add color to the horizon line.

Removed the sun mask and sponged Apricot Appeal in the sun area.

Removed the bottom mask and added the second sun mask in water area of the card stock, lining it up with the sun in the sky.

Masked the sky area of the card stock with a post it note.

Brayered Bashful Blue ink and Taken with Teal ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Removed the reflection sun mask and brayered more Bashful Blue and Taken with Teal ink to tone down the reflection.

Brayered Pumpkin pie ink at the post it note edge.

Sponged Taken with Teal ink at the post it note edge.

Moved the post it note mask so it was a bit below the horizon line and stamped the Branch image 3 times with Basic Black ink.

Turned the post it note mask so it is covering the sky area and stamped the branch on my stamp-a-ma-jig plastic with Bashful Blue ink and then turned it over and lined it up with the Basic Black images and rubbed the back of the plastic to transfer the image. This gives you a reverse image.

I did this three times.

Removed all of the post it note masks and put a couple of streaks of Bashful Blue marker at the base of the Basic Black images.

Added a few dashes in the water area with a white gel pen.

Added Apricot Appeal Ribbon, Tempting Turquoise ribbon and panels of Apricot Appeal, Close to Cocoa and Tempting Turquoise.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May you be warm and cozy where ever you are today.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

2010

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Cat Story Time – Tutorial #298

19 Comments January 21, 2010 zindorfstamps

This is one of those cards that just evolved. I started out to just do the main image panel of the cat sitting on the moon, but then I thought, how did he get up there? Hence the house, lol. The house isn’t fancy. Just one like you cut out when you were in grade school. 🙂

Let’s get started because I am in the middle of packing for my Phoenix, AZ workshops. Phoenix here I come!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! “C” is for Cat and Spotlight on Christmas

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Brilliant Blue, White Craft, Basic Black and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, White Gel Pen, Brayer, Flourish Texture Plate, Big Shot Machine

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:

http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Are you getting inspired and enjoying this blog. One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com. If you are within the United States. Want a copy 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95 with free shipping, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. Also check out the Stampin’ Up specials, click this link to check it out: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions

Cut a 2.5″ circle out of card stock with my Circle Scissors Plus.

Cut the center of of the circle to create a moon shape.

Held the moon shape on a 3.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock and sponge on Bashful Blue ink.

Still holding the moon mask on, sponged Brilliant Blue ink around the moon, not covering the Bashful Blue ink entirely. This gives the appearance of the moon glowing. 🙂

Stamped the cat from the Stampin’ Up! set “C” is for Cat with Basic Black ink.

Sponged a bit of Basic Black ink on the card stock corners.

Colored the cat’s color, eye and tag in with a White Gel Pen.

Stamped the swirls from the Stampin’ Up! set “Spotlight on Christmas” with Basic Black ink.

Cut a 3.5″ square of Basic Black card stock in half to create a triangle for the roof of the house.

Stamped the foot prints on the roof top with White Craft ink.

Put a 4 5/8″ x 6 1/8″ Bashful Blue Panel through the Big Shot Machine using the Flourish Texture Plate.

Brayered Brilliant Blue ink at the top of the texturized Bashful Blue Panel.

Assempled the house, roof and a scrap of Basic Black for the house bottom.

Glued them to the Bashful Blue Panel and then trimmed around the panel to cut the excess house pieces off.

Oops! Lifted the roof top up a bit and added a chimney, scrap piece of Basic Black card stock. 🙂

Added another Bashful Blue Panel and a Brilliant Blue Panel. Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be filled with wonderful surprises!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/