Butterfly Season – Tutorial #227

33 Comments June 26, 2009 zindorfstamps

Lounging in the yard last night gave me the inspiration to create a butterfly card. I actually stayed up late last night, midnight to be exact, stamping this. If you know me, you know that is way, way, way out of character for me. I am an early to bed, early to rise person, so that must have been some inspirational force to make me stay up late. I’m such a party animal, lol.

This tutorial is an example of what can be achieved with two layers of card stock. 🙂 I know that 15 layers is the current fad, but it is nice not to have such a heavy card to mail, now and again.

But before we get started I have some blog candy to award in the “Name that Bird” contest. The bird now has a name. It was extremely hard to pick one from all of the entries. First, I made the long list. Then I created the short list. Then I actually had to pick a name and the winner is out of 398 entries.

Drum-roll, please. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .

Linda who wrote “Obviously, his/her color jumps right out off the page…The shade of blue reminds me of the Carribean…which leads to Buffet and Marley Music…which makes me think “Marley” would be an awesome name! Parrothead might not work, huh!? LOL Of course an Aqua Cosmo if one of my favorite drinks, so “Cosmo” might work too! HA”

Linda, I have named my bird Marley! I love the Buffet tye in. 🙂 Linda, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will pop these two stamp sets in the mail to you.

Thank you to everyone that played along. You really came up with some fun and interesting names. Here is my short list from your entries, Sunny, Turq, Mojo, Muse, Ranger, Elvis, Percy, Picasso, Peetry, Sinbad, Clyde, Merlin, Skyler, Art, Brazee, Stampson, Bubo, Rudy & Bosco.

Now on with today’s tutorial 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Retired set “Wonderful Wings”, Stampendous Marble Texture Cube

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White & Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, More Mustard & Basic Black

Accessories: Versamark Pad and Marker, Stampin’ Up Markers, Sharpie Metallic Gold Paint Marker, Sponges

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way you can help support this blog is by ordering 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 of the current mini catalog, just e-mail me your address and I will pop 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.

On a 4 7/8″ piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped the butterfly by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Basic Black ink before stamping it in the center of the card stock.

Sorry folks, this Stampin’ Up set is retired and is no longer available, but you can you use any butterfly you have in your stamp collection for this project.

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

Colored the Butterfly in with a Stampin’ Up Apricot Appeal Marker.

Added some More Mustard marker to the butterfly.

Added Pumpkin Pie marker to the center of the butterfly’s wings.

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

Now I keep a pile of old circular mask. This piece of card stock has a 3 1/8″ circle cut out of it.

I placed this over the butterfly image and then drew squiggly lines around the inside of the mask with an Always Artichoke marker.

Removed the mask and sponged So Saffron ink on the card stock in a pouncing motion.

Sponged More Mustard ink on the card stock in a pouncing motion.

Sponged Pumpkin Pie ink on the card stock using a pouncing motion.

Sponged Really Rust ink on in a circular motion.

Stamped side “C” of my Stampendous Marble Texture Cube using Close to Cocoa ink repeatedly until I achieved the look I wanted.

Sponged Close to Cocoa ink on the card stock using a circular motion.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock using a circular motion.

Sponged More Mustard ink on the inside of the circle using a circular motion and leaving a light ring around it.

Outlined my card stock using a Metallic Gold Sharpie Paint marker, by holding the marker half on the card stock and half off the card stock and pulling straight down. Repeat this for each side of the card stock.

Added my Basic Black panel and some gold brads in the middle. Here it is my two layer card measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be filled with the wonderful sight of Flutterbys.

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

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 were 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 Field – Tutorial #226

14 Comments June 25, 2009 zindorfstamps

How about a card for the Guys today. Cards for men are always difficult for me and I aways lean towards a wilderness theme when creating them. Perfect example is this mornings card. 🙂

When creating a wilderness card I reach for my Stampin’ Up “Lovely As a Tree” set, time and time again. Stampin’ Up, if you are listening, please, please never retire this set.

Along with the “Lovely As a Tree” set I am using the Deer from the Stampin’ Up “Nature Silhouettes” set. Another great set for guy cards.

Lately, I have been stuck in a blue and green mode and I am purposely using other colors to switch things up a bit. The bright More Mustard ink will wake you up a bit and bring the viewers eye into the scene and hold it a moment.

Ready, let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Lovely As A Tree” & “Nature Silhouettes”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Old Olive & Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Old Olive, More Mustard, Really Rust, Going Gray, Basic Black & Basic Gray

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Word Window Punch, Gold Brads, Post it note, Brayer, Metallic Gold Sharpie Paint Marker

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way you can help support this blog is by ordering 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 of the current mini catalog, just e-mail me your address and I will pop 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. Brayered Going Gray ink at the top of a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered More Mustard ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the trees with Going Gray ink. I did not ink up the ground area on the stamp so it would be omitted when I stamped it.

Stamped the trees again with Going Gray. First, I stamped off on my scrap paper, second generation stamping. The lighter trees recess into the background creating depth in the scene.

Stamped the pine tree first with Old Olive ink and then over stamped it with Basic Black ink.

I did not ink the ground portion of the stamp when I over stamped in black.

I brought the background trees in a bit closer by stamping them again a bit lower with Basic Gray ink.

Stamped the deer with Basic Black ink.

Tore a hill in a post it note and sponged on Really Rust ink, right at the post it notes edge to create the hill on the card stock.

Moved the post it note and sponged really rust again at the post it note edge to create the second hill.

Sponged Basic Gray ink at the bass of the background trees.

Added white highlights to the pine tree and the deer with a white gel pen.

Streaked with a Sponged, Really Rust ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Streaked Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock with a sponge and also sponged it around the outside edge of the card stock.

My highlights in the pine tree took on the look of snow so I decided to add some highlights with the white gel pen to the background trees too.

Assembled my card stock layers, Main image panel, Old Olive panel and Basic Black panel. Took a Metallic Gold Sharpie Paint marker and pulled it down the edge of the Basic Black panel to jazz the card stock up a bit. This gives you a look of a gold panel without the cost of gold card stock.

Punched the window punch twice out of Basic Black card stock and cut the ends off of one side of the punches.

Adhered the punches to the card front, added a couple of gold brads.

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

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to get out of your color rut and try something different.

May your day be filled with peaceful moments.

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

On the Bench – Tutorial #225

30 Comments June 24, 2009 zindorfstamps

Good Morning, Good Morning, Good Morning! I finally feel like I could catch my breath this morning and slooooowwww down to create a little something at a leisurely pace. Sometimes the world just seems like it is going 100 miles an hour. I try not to get caught up in the race, but it sneaks in sometimes anyway, lol. We moved to the country 4 years ago to step back from things a bit and enjoy the slower pace. I forget that now and then.

This mornings project hopefully reflects a peaceful scene, that was my intention anyway.

Let’s get started. . . . 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Scene in the Garden” & “Branch Out”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Old Olive Designer Paper, Whisper White & Basic Black card stock

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Always Artichoke & Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Versamark marker & pad, Stampin’ Up Markers, Old Olive Brads, Black Gingham Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Post it Note, Clear embossing powder, Heat Gun, Sponge

On a 3.5″ x 4.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock stamped the bench with Close to Cocoa ink.

Now this is what happens to your photographs when you accidentally hit the wrong button on your camera, your pictures go out of focus and you don’t realize it until you start to edit them. 🙂

So there are no in focus photos for a few of these next steps, but I will walk you through it.

Colored the bench with a Creamy Caramel marker.

Colored the shadow areas on the legs of the bench with a Close to Cocoa marker.

Colored over the bench legs again to blend the shading with the Creamy Caramel Marker.

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

Stamped the boots with Basic Black ink using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Now we are back in focus, lol.

Colored the middle boots with an Old Olive marker.

Added Always Artichoke marker to the boots.

Colored the boots on the left with an Apricot Appeal marker.

Added More Mustard marker to the boots.

Colored the boots on the right side with a Rose Red Marker.

Added Bravo Burgundy marker to the boots.

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

Created a clap board wall behind the bench by using a post it note to mask and sponge at the edge of the post it note with Sahara Sand ink. Moved the mask and repeated sponging over and over until my wall was built. 🙂

Sponged in the ground with Old Olive ink.

Added Always Artichoke ink with a sponge at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the tree leaves by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Old Olive ink before stamping. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the tree over the leaves using Close to Cocoa ink, omitting the grassy section of the stamp by not inking it. Extended the trunk of the tree at the bottom using a Close to Cocoa marker.

Sponged a bit of Old Olive ink in the leaf area of the tree.

Added a bit of shadow in the middle of the tree by sponging in Always Artichoke ink.

Added a few dots of White Gel pen to the tree.

Assembled and added Black Gingham ribbon and Old Olive Brads.

Here it is finished measuring 5.25″ square.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to create a peaceful scene of your own, either in real life or on paper.

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Surf Is Up Dudes & Dudettes – Tutorial #224

5 Comments June 23, 2009 zindorfstamps

Hi Everyone! I am back from New York and my computer problems are fixed, Woohoo!! My upload space was doubled for me so I have enough room to create at least 220 more tutorials for you. So let’s jump right into the one I was not able to upload before leaving for New York.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Just Surfing & Pocket Silhouettes

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss & Not Quite Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Tempting Turquoise & Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Versamark Pad & Marker, Brayer, Post it Note, Sponges, Stampin’ Up Markers Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery & Pumpkin Pie, Clear embossing powder, heat gun

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way you can help support this blog is by ordering 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 of the current mini catalog, just e-mail me your address and I will pop 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.

Stamped the Weeds from the Stampin’ Up Pocket Silhouettes set on a 3″ x 7.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then loading it with Always Artichoke before stamping it. Reloaded and stamped again.

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

Stamped the first surf board by loading the top part of the stamp with Tempting Turquoise ink, omitting the bottom part of the stamp.

Added a shadow on the Surf board with a Tempting Turquoise marker.

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

Stamped the second surf board by loading the surf board stamp with Pumpkin Pie ink, omitting the very bottom of the stamp.

Wiped the Pumpkin Pie ink from the blue surf board with a cotton towel being careful not to smear it on the white card stock.

Added a shadow to the Pumpkin Pie Surf board with a Pumpkin Pie marker.

Colored over the Pumpkin Pie Surf Board with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Repeated the steps used for the Pumpkin Pie Surf Board only using Kiwi Kiss this time for the third surf board.

Used a Certainly Celery marker to create the shadow on the Kiwi Kiss Surf Board.

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

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

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock, not covering all of the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Used a post it note to mask my sky area.

Sponge a bit of Not Quite Navy ink at the post it note edge to create my horizon line.

Removed the post it note mask and wiped the ink off of the embossed images with a cotton towel.

Brayered Creamy Caramel ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged some Creamy Caramel ink at the bottom left side of the surf boards to create a shadow.

Tore a hill in a post it note to create some mounds in the sand.

Sponged Creamy Caramel ink at the post it note edge. Moved the post it note and repeated the sponging for the second mound.

Removed the post it note and sponged some Close to Cocoa ink on the surf board shadow to make it just a bit darker.

Here is the card completed measuring 4″ x 9″. I love this size card. It fits in a regular #10 size business envelope, which are cheap to pick up at office supply stores.

This is the end of the tutorial, but hang out a moment and check out some of my photos from my Webster, NY workshop photos.

My 8 hour trip by car from West Alexandria, Ohio to Webster, NY took me all the way through Ohio, then Pennsylvania and on into New York. This was my first time to New York and I will definitely travel back there again if given the chance. I found that upper New York looks very much like Wisconsin with all of it’s farms. A very scenic area.

This first photo is my car all packed with workshop supplies, lol. This does not include my personal luggage that still needs to be added. Second photo is the workshop area in the process of being set up. I love small workshops! Too much fun getting to know everyone.

Now this is my two wonderful Webster, New York Hostesses , Gail Emmons on the left of me and Karen Wright on the right. Love these ladies!

Next photo is of one of the workshops in action, look at those smiles, I must be saying something witty as usual, Hahahahhhahhah!

I was really blessed and asked to stay at my Hostess, Gail Emmons’ lovely, lovely home during my stay. She is quite the gardener too. Being a gardener myself I poked around and took a few photos.

Look at this guy that was in Gail’s pond. 🙂 It is mating season for frogs and one of Gails young granddaughters said ” come look at the frogs, they are standing on top of each other”, too funny. Gail we will let you explain that! I also am not including any frog porn in this blog, so don’t ask me too, lol.

This weekend I am rolling out all new Advanced workshop projects at Marco’s Paper in Centerville (Dayton), Ohio on Saturday. If you have not checked out Marco’s Paper Store, you are really missing something. They are online also, here is the link: http://www.marcopaper.com/.

Before closing I do have an Announcement to make, I have added Colleyville, Texas (outside of Dallas/Fort Worth area) to my workshop travels. I will be there on March 27-28, 2010. For information/registration for Colleyville, Texas workshops, please e-mail at mzindorf@aim.com.

I will close for now wishing you a day of sun and fun.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Sneak Peek Animal Stories – Tutorial #223

11 Comments June 15, 2009 zindorfstamps

I have another Stampin’ Up Sneak Peek to show you today. This tutorial uses a new Stampin’ Up Set “Animal Stories” and two of the new In Color Inks “Bermuda Bay” & “Dusty Durango”. This set and the new In Color Inks will not be available to purchase from Stampin’ Up until July 1, 2009. You will definitely want to put them all on your list of must haves.

But before we get into the tutorial I need to announce the Stampin’ Up Rustic Rooster Set Blog Candy Winner. The winner is. . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . .

cher who wrote “omgarsh! your work is so lovely! and YES YES! I have wanted that set FOREVER and EVER and EVER! I so love roosters n chickens too! Got so many in my kitchen…I should live on a farm! Please enter me …pretty please? TY TY TY for the chance…will u ever come to MI to teach? We need you here

Cher, Congratulations! Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will pop this set in the mail to you.

Thank you to all who played along.

Now on with the tutotial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Animal Stories” & “Embrace Life”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Apricot Appeal & Handsome Hunter

Ink: Stampin’ Up Bermuda Bay, Handsome Hunter, Apricot Appeal, Close to Cocoa & Dusty Durango

Accessories: Versamark Pad & Marker, Clear embossing powder, Heat gun, Ribbon, Brads, Brayer, Stampin’ Up Markers, White Gel Pen, Sponges, Ticket Corner Punch

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way you can help support this blog is by ordering 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 of the current mini catalog, just e-mail me your address and I will pop 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.Stamped this cute little Giraffe by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then loading it with Close to Cocoa ink before stamping it on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Colored the dots of the Giraffe in with an Apricot Appeal marker.

Colored over the Apricot Appeal marker and the white of the Giraffe’s eye with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped these flower images from the Stampin’ Up Set “Embrace Life” by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then loading the stamp with Close to Cocoa ink before stamping it. Loaded and stamped the image 3 times.

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

Colored the flowers in with an Apricot Appeal and a More Mustard marker.

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

Brayered the New In Color ink “Bermuda Bay” at the top right hand corner of the card stock.

Brayered Bermuda Bay ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged the new In Color Ink “Dusty Durango” at the bottom of the card stock.

Created a shadow and some depth to the Giraffe by outlining some of the image with a Basic Black marker.

Used the Ticket Corner Punch on the main image panel and the Handsome Hunter Panel that will go under it.

Sponged Handsome Hunter ink at the top right hand corner of the main image panel.

Added White Gel pen dots in the grassy area.

Sponged Handsome Hunter ink at the top Right Corner and bottom of a 5″ square Apricot Appeal Panel. Also sponged Dusty Durango ink at the bottom of the same panel.

Assembled the card and added ribbon and gold brads, white dots on the Apricot appeal panel and here it is finished measuring 5.5″ square.

I hope you are looking forward to the new Stampin’ Up catalog that comes out July 1st as much as I am!

Just for the heck of it, I thought I would share with you the project I completed yesterday in my garden. That’s right I garden in my spare time (LOL spare time, right).

I installed this fountain at the side of my house where everyone enters off of the drive way.

It is one of those fountains that bubbles over the top and down the jar sides. I was happy with the outcome. 🙂

May your day be bubbling over with happiness!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Sneak Peek Asian Artistry – Tutorial #222

23 Comments June 12, 2009 zindorfstamps

Well my Stampin’ Up Pre-Catalog Order came in yesterday afternoon along with my copy of the new Catalog that will be in effect July 1st. Holy Moly! I was out weeding in the garden when the UPS truck pulled in. I literally dropped everything, weeds, gardening gloves, tools and ran toward the truck, lol. In fact my gardening stuff is still laying out there, grin. I did manage to wash my hands before opening the box. There it was my new catalog! Off to the swing in the yard I went with my catalog and sat there for about an hour and a half just leafing through it, savoring it. It’s an addiction I tell you!!! Oh, but wait after looking at the catalog I ran into the house because I almost forgot about the pre-order sets I was able to get since I am a Demonstrator and the new in colors. . . . . . . Hello they are gorgeous!

Like, check out this new Hostess Level II set “Asian Artistry” that I am using in this tutorial, love it! Just remember that this set will not be available to hostesses until July 1st.

Anyway, I could not wait to stamp it on paper so here it is colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Odorless Paint Thinner.

Let’s get started on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Asian Artistry, Innovative Stamp Creations “Opposite” Stamp

Paper: Stampin’ Up Real Red & Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black & Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Ticket corner & Window Punches, Prismacolor Pencils, Mona Lisa Odorless Paint Thinner, Sponges, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Gold Brads, Sharpie Metallic Gold Marker

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

Sponged Close to Cocoa on a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Real Red card stock.

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

Stamped the bird image 3 times using Basic Black ink.

Now look at this new item from Innovative Stamp Creations, it’s their version of the reverse image stamp. They call it the Opposite Stamp. This stamp is only $4.

I stamped the bird stamp on the Opposite Stamp with Basic Black ink and then stamped it on my card stock to create a verse image of the original. 🙂

Any time you do a reverse image it stamps lighter than the original image so you will need to go over the image with a marker to darken it, unless you like the lighter effect.

Now it is time for some coloring fun.

I used my Prismacolor pencils and a little bit of Odorless Paint Thinner in a little container to color my panel images. When you dip the tip of your Prismacolor pencil in the Paint Thinner and than color with it, it melts like butter onto your card stock. It blends beautifully too.

Note this method works great on darker card stock.

Dipping the point of my pencil in the Odorless Paint Thinner before coloring, added a bit of Limepeel Prismacolor Pencil to the tops of the black leaves.

Colored in the bellies of the birds with Odorless Paint Thinner and White Prismacolor Pencil.

Added Deco Yellow to the birds wings and bellies.

Added Spanish Orange to the birds.

Time for some White Gel pen highlights.

Used the Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner Punch on the main image panel.

Used my Sharpie Metallic Gold Medium Point Paint marker on the edges of the main image panel and another Real Red panel of card stock.

Punch twice the Stampin’ Up Window Punch out of black card stock. Cut one end off of both punches.

Assembled the card and here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May the birdies sweet song reach you today.

Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I’ll be drooling over the new catalog, lol

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Lite Up Horses – Tutorial #221

23 Comments June 11, 2009 zindorfstamps

Before we get into today’s tutorial I am excited to announce that I will be in Mechanicsville, Virginia teaching my brayer workshops on March 12-13, 2010. For workshop information or to register, please e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com. 🙂

Today’s tutorial is all about light. I loaded my stamps with a light color and a dark color of ink before stamping to create the look of light hitting the images in the scene. I happened to like this card very much, in fact this turned out to be one of my favorites. It’s funny when I really like a card, it seems like everyone else doesn’t, lol.

The stamp set I used is “Wanted” from Stampin’ Up. This set is one that is timeless. It will be one that I keep after it retires.

It is hard for me to create something Southwestern looking without using grudged up Creamy Caramel card stock. It is so very easy to give it a leather look with a little ink. Hang out a moment here and check it out.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Wanted”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black & Creamy Caramel

Ink: Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black & Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Sponges, Stampin’ Up Piercing Tools, Brayer, Post it Note, Versamark Pad, Clear embossing Powder, Heat gun

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

I loaded my stamp with Versamark, than loaded it with Creamy Caramel ink, than patted on some Basic Black ink on the lower parts of the horse on the stamp, than stamped the image on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White Card stock. There it is, already colored and shadowed. 🙂

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

Repeated the stamping and heat embossing for the second horse.

Stamped the Wanted stamp the very same way as the horse and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink from the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Brilliant Blue ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Wiped off my embossed images with an old cotton towel.

Stamped the round image over the wanted image with Tempting Turquoise ink.

Used a post it note and sponged Tempting Turquoise ink at the edge of it to create rays of light.

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

Time to grunge up some Creamy Caramel card stock.

Sponged Black ink lightly around the edge of the card stock.

Sponged Creamy Caramel ink over the Black ink. Ta da. . . Faux leather, lol.

Assembled card front and used my Stampin’ Up piercing tool and mats around the main image panel.

Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I hope this has inspired you to do a Southwestern card.

May your day be filled with sun rays!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Getting Patriotic – Tutorial #220

29 Comments June 9, 2009 zindorfstamps

Hello out there! Did you miss me? LOL

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I have an announcement to make before my tutorial today. I will be teaching in Raleigh, North Carolina for just one day on March 14, 2010 and in Colorado Springs, Colorado on April 10-11, 2010. 🙂 E-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com for workshop information and registration.

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I am feeling a bit patriotic today after driving from Ohio to Minnesota. My 12 hour route took me through Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and then into Minnesota. How can you not feel patriotic driving through such beautiful farm land.

So today’s tutorial uses the Stampin’ Up set “The Free & the Brave”. I altered the image after stamping, making the soldier a silhouette. Check it out in today’s tutorial below.

Let ‘s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “The Free & the Brave”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze & Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, BravoBurgundy & Night of Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers, Ruler, Tim Holtz Muse Tokens & Brads, Versamark marker & pad, Sponge, Clear embossing powder, Heat gun, Brayer, White Ribbon, White Gel Pen

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

Stamped image on a 4″ square piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then loading my stamp with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored in the soldier with a Basic Black marker.

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

Added Bordering Blue marker to the flag.

Added Brilliant Blue marker to the flag. Working fast before the ink dried I went over the two blues again with the Bordering Blue Marker to blend them a bit.

Added Real Red marker to the flag.

Added a bit of Bravo Burgundy Maker to the darker red areas of the flag.

Colored over the stars with a White Gel pen and heated the ink to set it with a heat gun.

Colored over the flag with a Versamark marker being careful to work from light to dark areas and cleaning my Versamark marker on my scrap paper often.

Note: The colors will smear. Color one color area at a time and clean your marker in between colors.

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

Brayered Baja Breeze at an angle on the top and bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at an angle at the top and bottom of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Sponged Night of Navy ink around the outside edge of the card stock.

Using a ruler, drew in a flag pole with a Basic Black marker.

Sponged Bravo Burgundy ink around the outside edge of a 5″ square Baja Breeze panel.

Stamped second generation stars with Bravo Burgundy ink.

Note: Second Generation means to load your stamp with ink and stamp off on your scrap paper once before stamping it on your project. 🙂

Added Ribbon and Tim Holtz Muse Token that reads “Courage”.

Added making Brads.

Assembled the card front putting Stampin’ Dimensionals under my top three layers.

Here is my completed card measuring 5.25″ square.

Next I have some photos from my trip to Minnesota.

This was taken while I was driving (I don’t recommend doing this). I am a morning person so my journey started at around 3:30 a.m. So as you see I don’t deal with much traffic the first part of the drive. 🙂 One thing, if you take a trip and you are going to drive through Wisconsin be sure to remember to bring a cooler. I wish I had so I could have brought some Cheese home with me. 🙂

Now this is what I seek out on my frequent stops at antique stores. A girls got to stretch her legs, right? My wooden duck decoy collection is expanding fast! Here are a few of my treasures.

The rest of the photos are of the terrific ladies I had the pleasure of meeting.

See how small I keep my workshops, way more fun this way!

A big thank you and huge hugs to Deb Murray for hosting me.

Also thank you for hanging out with me today. I hope the tutorial has inspired you to create an unexpected silhouette in your project.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Trendy Trees Scene – Tutorial #219

29 Comments June 3, 2009 zindorfstamps

Happy Hump Day! We made it to the middle of the week, grin.

I am scurrying around today packing for my adventure to Buffalo, Minnesota where I will be teaching Friday and Saturday to sold out groups. I will be leaving around 4:00 a.m. Thursday morning and will arrive around 8:00 p.m. or so that evening. I am one of those odd ducks that likes to drive. I make a day of my travels and stop at antique stores along my route where I find all kinds of treasures. Normally, I am on the lookout for Wooden Duck Decoys, which I collect. Don’t ask me why I collect them, I just do, lol.

This is my last post before leaving. I will return on Monday, June 8, 2009. If you need to e-mail me before Monday, please know I will return my e-mails as soon as I get back. I may or may not have internet access while on the road. 🙂

Buffalo, Minnesota here I come!

Okay, enough gibbering from me. How about I announce the “Sand Castle Kind of Day” Card and Stamp Blog Candy Winner. The winner is. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . .

Misty Leach, who wrote “Hi Michelle, another gorgeous card! Thanks for the entry, have a wonderful weekend!”

Misty Congratulations! Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I put these in the mail to you.

Thank to all who played along!

Now on with today’s tutorial. Are these not the cutest little trees! You know me an tree stamps I have to have them all. These trees are from the Stampin’ Up set “Trendy Trees”.

Today’s tutorial gives you a taste of heat embossing over heat embossing. It is a fun technique. Check it out.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Trendy Trees

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Stampin’ Up Old Olive, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Really Rust, More Mustard

Accessories: Versamark Pad, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Brayer, Sponge, Gold Brads, Ribbon

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

Stamped the tree leaves stamp 4 times by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then loading it with More Mustard ink before stamping it. I loaded my stamp with Versamark and More Mustard ink for each stamping.

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

Over Stamped the Leaves by loading my stamp with Versamark and then Really Rust ink before stamping them. Heat embossed the Really Rust Leaves with clear embossing powder and a heat gun. It is like magic watching the Really Rust ink disappear off of the More Mustard images when you heat it.

Stamped the tree trunks by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Chocolate Chip ink before stamping them.

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

Now that I have my trees all heat embossed I can apply my background without the ink sticking to the embossing.

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

Brayered Creamy Caramel ink lightly at the top of the card stock.

Ripped a hill shape into the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask. Sponged Really Rust ink at the post it note edge to create a hill shape.

Moved the post it note and repeated the sponging of Really Rust ink at the post it note edge to make my second hill.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink in the center of my trees and at the bottom of the card stock.

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

Cut a 5″ circle out of Really Rust card stock and a 6″ circle out of Creamy Caramel card stock. Cut the circles in half.

Dry embossed my Rust half of a circle and a Chocolate Chip panel using my Big Shot and the Dot Texture plate. Love those texture plates. They are a nice big size.

Brayered Really Rust ink over the Really Rust textured half of a circle. This helps bring out the pattern of the dry embossing.

Assembled my card front and added gold brads and brown ribbon. Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to try heat embossing over heat embossing today.

Hang tight until my return and check out all 219 Past Tutorials at this link.

http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Salem, Oregon

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Alcoholic Hummingbird – Tutorial #218

28 Comments June 1, 2009 zindorfstamps

Alcohol inks, don’t you just love them? They are great on glossy card stock and they work extremely well with transparencies as I will show you in this tutorial.

Before we get started though I have a couple of new Brayer Workshop locations to announce. I will be coming to teach in Mechanicsville, Virginia on March 12-13, 2010 and Monroe, Louisiana on February 6-7, 2010. Please e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com for more information on these workshops.

Now let’s get started on today’s tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Spring Song

Paper: Stampin’ Up Designer Paper, Whisper White, Apricot Appeal & Bordering Blue

Ink: Stampin’ Up Bordering Blue, Tim Holtz Alcohol inks Meadow, Lettuce & Peach Bellini, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Alcohol Blender Solution, Aqua Painter, White Gel Pen, Transparency, White Ribbon, Sponge, Silver Brads

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way for you can help support this blog is by ordering 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 of the current mini catalog, just e-mail me your address and I will pop 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.

Stamped Spring Song Hummingbird with Palette Noir Black ink on a 3.25″ x 4.75″ piece of Transparency. I like to use either Palette Noir ink for this or Stazon, either one works fine.

This is my Alcohol ink drawer. 🙂 I have a few colors to pick from, lol.

After the Palette Noir Black ink has dried, I flip the transparency over. The stamping is side down now. This also reverses the image.

Cut a piece of Stampin’ Up Design paper for my background. I like to do this early in the project so I can put my transparency image over it to see how I like it.

I use another transparency as a ink palette. I put a few drops of Lettuce Alcohol ink on the transparency. I keep an Aqua Painter filled with Alcohol Blender Solution for the technique.