Rain or Shine – Tutorial #561

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Hello There,

I’ve got another card tutorial for you today using new Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog stamp sets.   This card features the Direct to Paper technique along with the new sets Rain or Shine, Spring Sampler and That’s the Ticket.   I told you I went overboard on my pre-order from this catalog!

Grab you a warm beverage and check out my tutorial below.  Then give it a try!

This card has been added to my sales page.  Click here to check it out.

Spring Catalog

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Rain or Shine (item#126777), Spring Sampler (item#125512), That’s the Ticket (item#128075)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand and Real Red

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Gold Brads, Corrugator tool, Color Spritzer, Ticket Punch, Soft Suede Marker

Smeared Tempting Turquoise ink directly across the a 3″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock using the ink pad.

Using more pressure on the ink pad, smeared more Tempting Turquoise on the card stock creating the water.

Ran a piece of Crumb Cake card stock through the corrugator and then tore it to use as the sand.

 

 

Using the Color Spritzer and a Soft Suede Marker, made little dots all over the Crumb Cake card stock.

Stamped the umbrella using Real Red ink and adhered the Crumb Cake card stock to the bottom of the main image panel.

Stamped the umbrella pole using Soft Suede ink.  Darkened it using a Soft Suede maker.

 

Sponged Soft Suede ink at the bottom of the sand area.

Stamped the sentiment using Soft Suede ink.

Smeared Sahara Sand ink in the top left corner of the card stock.

Smeared Basic Gray ink at the top left corner, not covering the Sahara Sand ink entirely.

Smeared Whisper White ink in the top left corner not covering the Basic Gray ink entirely.

Added a little hill at the pole base using a Soft Suede Marker.

Sponged a dark spot under the umbrella using Soft Suede ink.

Stamped 4 tickets on Crumb Cake card stock using Crumb Cake ink.  Then punched them out using the ticket punch.

Stamped an umbrella on each ticket using Soft Suede ink.

Adhered the main image panel to a 3.5″ x 6.5″ Soft Suede panel.  Added the tickets and gold brads.  Adhered the card front to a Whisper White card base.

Here is the finished project measuring 3.5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be filled with nothing but sunshine!

I’m heading out to dig a path in the snow to a grassy area for the chickens to hang out in.  Poor girls have been cooped up in their chicken run for over a week.   They love some grass to peck around in.

Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! below.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!

 

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Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

New items added!

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Michelle’s Free Stamp Program

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

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Two Hearts Forever – Tutorial #560

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Hello There,

Happy Friday!   Gotta love getting to the weekend, right?

Well I am loving the new Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog.  I have to say, I over indulged when placing my order from it, but I could not pass up all the yummy things in the it.  You know where I’m coming from. . . . . .so no further explanation is need, lol.

Today I have a Valentine for you. Check it out, I used three things from the Spring catalog in the project, Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set (item number 129252), Itty Bitties Stamp Set (item number 128939), and a new roller, Amazing Accent (item number 130106).  I also added the set Forever with You (item number 126727) from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.   These sets work so well together with this collage technique. Add a bit of the direct to paper technique and you have a striking card.

Spring Catalog

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set (item number 129252), Itty Bitties Stamp Set (item number 128939), and a new roller, Amazing Accent (item number 130106), Forever with You (item number 126727)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black and Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral and Summer Starfruit

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon, Basic Black marker, White Gel Pen

Started by smearing my Summer Starfruit ink pad across the a 3.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Smeared Calypso Coral ink over that.

Smeared Baja Breeze ink over the top part of the card stock to cool the warm colors underneath a bit.

Smeared Real Red ink across the bottom of the card stock.

 

Since I have a short piece of card stock I was able to just roll my Amazing Accent roller stamp over my Soft Suede ink pad a few times and then roll it on the card stock.  I did this twice, butting the two images up against each other.

Stamped my sentiment from the Forever With You stamp set across the bottom using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the two hearts by loading my stamp with Cherry Cobbler ink and then tapping the side of the Basic Black brush tip along the edge before stamping it.

Over stamp the hearts with the heart outline stamp using Whisper White ink.

Darkened the dots from the roller stamp where the cross over the heart using a Basic Black marker.

Sponged Basic Black ink on the card stock edges.

Stamped the little heart from the Itty Bitties stamp set along the left side of the card stock and on the right heart using Basic Black ink.

Added a 4″square and 5″ square Basic Black panels and a 4 1/8″ square and a 5.25″ Cherry Cobbler card base.   Also added Cherry Cobbler quilted satin ribbon.

Darkened the White Outline of the hearts and put dots on the small Basic Black panel using a White Gel pen.

Here is the finished Valentine measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be filled with love.

Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! below.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!

 

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Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

**********************************************************

Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

New items added!

***********************************************************

Michelle’s Free Stamp Program

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

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CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar

Attracted by the Sun – Tutorial #559

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Hello There,

Well I am so happy today, because I get to share the new Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog with you and all it contains. This is the first day you get to order from it!  Click here to check it out!

You won’t be disappointed.

My project today features the brand new stamp “Swallowtail” item number 129216.   This stamp is big and bold and a blast to color.   I love this stamp so much I wish I could get a tatoo of it on my body somewhere.   But since I’m currently dropping weight it is probably not the best time to get a tat.  Maybe I’ll get one as a reward when I meet my weight loss goal.  Do you have a tatoo?  Are you happy you did it, any regrets?  I would love to hear from you.

Back to the Swallowtail stamp, I can see this stamp being used in a great Spring mobile or butterflies to put on my Spring Wreaths, hummmm, I feel a project coming on, lol.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Swallowtail (item number 129216)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black and Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, gold brads, piercing tools, white gel pen, Stampin’ Up Gold marker, Versamarker, clear embossing powder, heat gun, Gumball Green, Tempting Turquoise and Elegant Eggplant markers, Simply Scored and Diagonal plate, brayer

Stamped the Butterfly using Craft Basic Black ink on a 3.75″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

 

Colored the body of the butterfly and the inside of the wings using an Elegant Eggplant marker.

Added Tempting Turquoise marker over lapping the Elegant Eggplant area in order to blend the colors.

Added Gumball Green marker to the rest of the wings, blending with the Tempting Turquoise.

Repeated for the other side.

Colored over the entire butterfly with a Versamarker and then heat embossed the image.  It is now totally embossed.

Brayered More Mustard ink at an angle.

Added a 2″ circle mask punched from Post it Note to the corner of the card stock.  Brayered Cajun Craze ink on at an angle, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Removed the mask and sponged Cajun Craze ink in the middle of the sun using a circular motion.

Edge the wings and card stock edges using a Stamping Up Gold Marker.

Added texture between the sun and the butterfly by using the Diagonal Simply Scored plate and scoring ever line.  Also colored the dots on the edge of the wings with a White gel pen to give it some pop.

 

Added a 5″ square basic black card stock panel.  Pierced holes in the edge of the sun and added gold brads in every other hole.

Added a 5.25″ square Tempting Turquoise card base.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.  This card has been added to my sale page – click here to check it out.

May your day be filled with beauty and wonder.

Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! below.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!

 

************************************************************

Check out the brand new Spring Catalog and get all those supplies you need for you up coming projects.

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

**********************************************************

Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

New items added!

***********************************************************

Michelle’s Free Stamp Program

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

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CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar

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Let’s Create Together!

Host a private card class.  I’ll come to you and teach you and your friends the fun of stamping.  No prior stamping experience needed.  This is a super fun night/afternoon out for the ladies.  You as hostess will earn some great Stampin’ Up! products.  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE HOSTESS BENEFITS.

I have some wonderful projects to create.  Please contact me at 937-344-1312 or via e-mail at mzindorf@aim.com and we will set it up.  I’m currently filling my calendar now (it fills fast) for those of you who live in the following Ohio and Indiana Counties:

Ohio:  Montgomery, Preble, Greene, Clark, Miami, Darke, Butler, Warren, Clinton, Hamilton, Shelby

Indiana:  Wayne, Fayette, Union, Franklin, Randolph

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Joining Stampin’ Up!

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

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

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Two Seahorses – Tutorial #558

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Hello There and Happy New Year!

I’m refreshed after having a week of down time.  My holidays were wonderful since I got to spend them with loved ones.  That’s the very best kind of holiday in my opinion.

During my week of serenity my Stampin’ Up! Spring Mini Catalog pre-order arrived, so I spent some time just cooking up in my mind some projects.  Now it is time to put them on paper.   Take note of the stamp set I used today, By The Tide (item number 129120).   This will be available starting tomorrow January 3, 2013 through May 31, 2013.   Awesome stamp set!

My project was done using the Direct to Paper technique.  Hang out a while and check it out.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: By the Tide (item number 129120)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Calypso Coral and River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, River Rock and Pool Party

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Pool Party Ribbon, Color Spritzer, Soft Suede, Calypso Coral and Blush Blossom Markers, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Start with a 3.25″ square piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  Smear Pool Party ink left to right over the top portion of the card stock using the ink pad.

Smear River Rock ink from left to right using the ink pad on the bottom portion of the card stock.

Stamped the plant using River Rock ink.  I used a light color so this plant would appear to be in the background.

Stamped two seahorses using Soft Suede ink.

Added ink to the very end of my River Rock ink pad and then smeared the ink pad across the bottom of the card stock to create another level of sand.

Using the Color Spritzer Tool and a Soft Suede marker, spritzed dots over the sand area.

Put a Calypso Coral line down the seahorses backs and then colored the whole seahorses in using a Blush Blossom marker.  This blended the Calypso Coral some.

Added a bit more Calypso Coral marker to the very back of the seahorses and to their gil on their head.

Stamped another plant using Calypso Coral ink.

Cut a 5″ square piece of River Rock card stock and stamped the writing stamp using Calypso Coral ink down the left side of the card stock.  Not sure why the color is off on this photo, sorry.

Sponged Soft Suede ink around the edges of the main image panel and River Rock panel.

Added a 5.25″ Calypso Coral Card base and a 3.5″ square Calypso Coral panel underneith the main image panel.  Also added a Pool Party ribbon.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

 

May your day be sunshine and friends.

Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! below.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

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Let’s Create Together!

Host a private card class.  I’ll come to you and teach you and your friends the fun of stamping.  No prior stamping experience needed.  This is a super fun night/afternoon out for the ladies.  You as hostess will earn some great Stampin’ Up! products.  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE HOSTESS BENEFITS.

I have some wonderful projects to create.  Please contact me at 937-344-1312 or via e-mail at mzindorf@aim.com and we will set it up.  I’m currently filling my calendar now (it fills fast) for those of you who live in the following Ohio and Indiana Counties:

Ohio:  Montgomery, Preble, Greene, Clark, Miami, Darke, Butler, Warren, Clinton, Hamilton, Shelby

Indiana:  Wayne, Fayette, Union, Franklin, Randolph

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CHECK OUT MY STAMPING EVENTS Click here to see my event calendar

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!

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Joining Stampin’ Up!

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

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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

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Get Free Stamps

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

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Last Day to order from the Holiday Catalog!

(CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HOLIDAY CATALOG).  I especially love the coordinating products that you can get as a bundle at a discount.    Gotta love a discount, right?  Especially for those products to make your holiday gifts and cards.

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

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Coffee for Two – Tutorial #557

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Hey There,

Thought I would warm things up today with this Winter coffee card.  This would be a great little card to stuff a coffee gift card in.

This card shows how to do a reverse image and emboss resist.  Hang out a while and check out the tutorial for this card below.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Scentsational Season (121190)and Winter Memories (127937)

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Old Olive and Soft Suede

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Gold Brads, Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Black Marker, Cherry Cobbler Marker, Chocolate Chip Marker, Big Shot Machine, Heat Gun and Clear embossing Powder

Using the second to the largest Framelit in the Labels Collection, die cut the shape using Whisper White card stock and the Big Shot Machine.

Made a reverse image of the coffee cup by stamping the image in Cherry Cobbler ink on my Stamp-a-ma-jig clear plastic sheet and then flip the plastic sheet over onto the card stock and rubbed the image onto the card stock.  Note:  the image is not crystal clear.

Stamped the coffee cup using cherry cobbler ink onto the card stock.  I now have 2 cups.

Colored both cups in using a Cherry Cobbler marker.

Colored the coffee in the cups using a Chocolate Chip marker.

Heated the images to set the marker and then colored the sides of the coffee cups with Cherry Cobbler marker to create some shading so the cup looks rounded.

Colored over the coffee cups with a Versamarker and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  Be careful to stay inside of the image with the Versamarker.

Masked the top of the card stock using a post it note and sponged Soft Suede ink in the unmasked area.

Sponged Chocolate Chip at the post it note edge.

Removed the mask.

Masked the bottom of the card stock leaving a bit of the brown showing above the post it note.  Sponged Old Olive ink the white area.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the Old Olive area.

Stamped the steam image above both coffee cups using Always Artichoke ink.

Stamped the stars above the brown using Always Artichoke ink.  Whipped off the embossed images using a paper towel to remove any Always Artichoke ink from them.

Sponged the edges of the card stock using Aways Artichoke ink.

Stamped the Sentiment using Basic Black ink.

Cut a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock and sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the edges.

Embossed the panel using the Square Lattice embossing folder and the Big Shot Machine.

Adhered the main image panel to the Cherry Cobbler panel and then added two gold brads.

Adhered the Cherry Cobbler panel to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ Chocolate Chip Card stock base.  (8.5″ x 4.25″ folded in half).

Added a cherry cobbler quilted satin ribbon to the folded area.

Darkened the sentiment using a black marker.

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

May your day be filled with love and warmth.

Check out the great deals at Stampin’ Up! below.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

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Let’s Create Together!

Host a private card class.  I’ll come to you and teach you and your friends the fun of stamping.  No prior stamping experience needed.  This is a super fun night/afternoon out for the ladies.  You as hostess will earn some great Stampin’ Up! products.  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE HOSTESS BENEFITS.

I have some wonderful projects to create.  Please contact me at 937-344-1312 or via e-mail at mzindorf@aim.com and we will set it up.  I’m currently filling my calendar now (it fills fast) for those of you who live in the following Ohio and Indiana Counties:

Ohio:  Montgomery, Preble, Greene, Clark, Miami, Darke, Butler, Warren, Clinton, Hamilton, Shelby

Indiana:  Wayne, Fayette, Union, Franklin, Randolph

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!

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Joining Stampin’ Up!

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

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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

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Get Free Stamps

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

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

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

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Lost Mittens – Tutorial #556

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Hey There,

I have a mitten card for you today.   This one goes together a bit quicker than most of my creations so it’s a great one to mass produce.  Check out the tutorial below.

This card brought to mind my oldest son, Jesse.  When he was 13 he had a problem with losing his gloves (many, many pairs) so my husband, Russ bet Jess $100 that he would not still have his gloves at the end of the winter.   Well Jesse, being the smart boy that he was, put his gloves in a safe place and didn’t wear them all Winter so he could produce them when asked just to win the bet, lol.

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST STAMPIN’ UP! PROMOTION AND TO SHOP NOW!

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Joining Stampin’ Up!

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

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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

***********************************************************

Get Free Stamps

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

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

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

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Make a Mitten (127943), Watercolor Winter (129727) and Teeny Tiny Wishes

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Baja Breeze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler ribbon, Cherry Cobbler marker, White Gel Pen, Clear Circle Die and Big Shot Machine

Stamped mittens on scrap Whisper White card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink.  Cut the mittens out.

Added shadows to the mittens using a Cherry Cobbler marker under the ribbing, under the thumb and at the very bottom of the mitten.

Die cut a circle out of Whisper White card stock using the Big Shot Machine and the Clear Circle Die.

Used the direct to paper technique and dragged the Baja Breeze ink pad across the top 2/3rds of the card stock.

 

Stamped the pine branch stamp using Old Olive a few times at the top of the card stock.

Adhered the mittens to the main image panel and added a string using a white gel pen.   Added a 4″ Old Olive panel, 4.25″ Cherry Cobbler panel, 5″ Whisper White panel and a 5.25″ x 10.5″ Baja Breeze card stock base.    Also stamped the sentiment using Cherry Cobbler ink.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May you be snug and warm today.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

Multiple Gift Card Holder – Tutorial #555

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Hello from Ohio,

I have a few people that will be getting multiple gift cards from us for Christmas.  With that being said I wanted something extra special for the gift cards to be presented in.  This is a great gift for those people that have everything or you just don’t know what to get them.

I’ve seen many gift card holders that hold one card but was having trouble finding one that would hold more than one.  So today’s project is what I came up with.  It can be adapted to hold as many or as few as you would like.  I created mine to hold 6 gift cards each.  It looks like a little book when finished.  Also, I didn’t want this project to be girlie so I kept the embellishments down to a minimum.

The tutorial for this project can be found below.  Let me know what you think.   ENJOY!

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

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

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Snowflake Soiree (127915) and Joyous Celebrations (128069)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Sahara Sand and Not Quite Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue, Basic Black and Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponges, Sticky Strip, Word Window punch, Decorative Label Punch, 1 3/8″ circle punch, Simply Scored tool, silver brads, Flourish Designer Frames (127835) and post it notes

4.25″ x 11″ pieces of Bashful Blue card stock.  You will need 3 1/2 of these for each gift card holder.  Stamped the Snowflake Soiree snowflakes all over the card stock using Bashful Blue ink.

Scored the card stock every 2.75″ (3 scores per piece).

Folded the card stock in accordion fashion.  Added sticky strip to the right side of each valley when the card stock is turned face down.

Stick the pockets together.   You will have 6 pockets and there should be a 2.75″ piece at each end that will be the inside cover on the front and back.

Punch to word window punches on each pocket lining the punch up with the top and bottom of the pocket and only punching 1/2 of the punch as shown below.   Next, punch the 1/3 circle in the middle of the two word window punches as shown below.

It should looke like this.   Repeat for each pocket (six times).

Cut a 4.5″ x 6.5″ piece of Sahara Sand card stock.  Score at 3″ and 3.5″.  This is the cover for your book.

Cut a 2.75″ X 4.25″ Piece of Whisper White card stock and tare a jagged edge at the top of the sticky portion of a post it note.  Mask the snow using the post it note.  Sponge Bashful Blue ink all over the unmask area and then sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock.

Stamp the foliage stamp from the Joyous Celebrations set at the post it note edge on the right side a few times with Bashful Blue ink.  Rip a mountain shape in an additional post it note and put it at the top of the card stock.  Sponge Not Quite Navy ink in the mountain shape and along the horizon line post it note.

Remove the mountain shaped post it note and move the horizon line post it note down and to a slight slant.  Sponge Bashful Blue ink above the post it note.   Move the post it note down again, slanting the opposite direction and sponge Bashful Blue ink above the post it note.    Remove the post it note entirely and sponge Bashful Blue ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Stamp the deer using Basic Black ink.

Cut a 2.75″ x 4.25″ piece of Not Quite Navy card stock for the back of the cover and stamped the snowflakes on it using Not Quite Navy ink.   Adhered the Not Quite Navy panel and the main image panel to the cover.

Added Sticky Strip the front and back panel of the inside book and attached it to the cover.

 

Cut a 1/2″ x 8.5″ strip of Sahara Sand card stock and sponged Not Quite Navy ink on the edges.  Using sticky strip, wrapped the strip around the book (NOT REAL TIGHT) and adhered the overlapping ends using sticky strip at the front of the book.

Stamped December 25 stamp on Sahara Sand card stock using Basic Black ink and then punched it out using the Decorative Label punch.  Sponged Not Quite Navy ink around the edges of the punch and then adhered it to the belly band.  Added Designer frame using silver brads.  Note:  I put a piece of clear tape over the back of the brads so they would not get hung up when sliding the belly band on and off of the book.

Here is the finshed gift card holders.

May your creativity be overflower today.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

 

Get ready for Brayer Workshops!

Newburge, Indiana

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

 

 

 

 

 

Canned Spaghetti Sauce and Belly Band – Tutorial #553

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Hey There,

You know I am bouncing back from my illness when I spend the entire day in the kitchen making homemade Spaghetti Sauce, with a hand crafted belly band for the jars.

Now I know I can walk into any market and get Spaghetti sauce, but if I make it myself I get such a feeling of achievement and pride.  Especially, when this sauce is used and I get to tell the people eating it that I not only canned the sauce, but grew the vegatables that it was made with.   I’m also able to say there are no preservatives or pesticides in my sauce, woot, woot!

Anyway, I’m going to show you below how the sauce was made and how the belly band that graces these jars were made.  Check it out!

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

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

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

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Let’s make some Spaghetti Sauce. . . .

 

Since I was traveling alot in the summer when my garden was in full swing I was taking the ripe tomatoes, washing them and putting them in freezer bags whole and then froze them.

I accumulated a lot of tomatoes.  Here they are thawing on my counter.

I have a Kitchenaid mixer and I purchased the strainer attachment (life saver).    This makes very quick work of processing your tomatoes for sauce.

I thawed my tomatoes, cored them and then cut them in 1/4 sections.   I didn’t need to skin the tomatoes since I was using the strainer attachment on my Kitchenaid.    All you need to do is put the tomatoes in the top, use the little plunger included to push the tomatoes in and the attachment sends the juice and pulp into one bowl and the skin and seeds into another with no cranking of an hand stainer involved.  The skin and seeds are going right into the compost pile out back and then into the garden again come Spring.

The juice/pulp part of the tomato was put into a large pot and simmered on the stove until the sauce reduced by half.    You need to tend to the pot of sauce a lot by stirring it about every 5 minutes so it doesn’t burn.   Before my sauce cooked down all the way I chopped up onions and peppers using my food processor.   I simmered the onions and peppers in a skillet with a little olive oil before adding them to the sauce.    You can season your sauce to taste.   I added Italian seasoning, fresh basil and a bit of garlic.   Go easy on the garlic.  The garlic will increase in strength over time in the jar.  It’s your sauce make it to your taste!

As you can see below my sauce reduced by half, now I’m ready to put it in the jars.

I sterilized my jars and lids and added 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into each jar before filling it with the sauce.   Wiped the rims of the jars and added the lids and hand tightened.  I processed my smaller jars for 35 minutes and the quart jars for 40 minutes using a water bath canner.

 

Here is my yummy sauce.

Now these jars of sauce are beautiful to me even with out a label, but I wanted to make them extra special by adding a belly band.  Plus, I got to

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Making of the Belly Band. . . . .

Project Supplies:

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio2, sponge, Decorative label punch, Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, piercing tools, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Big Shot Machine, sticky strip.

Created the tomato and text using My Digital Studio 2 and then printed it on Very Vanilla card stock and punched it out with the Decorative Label punch.

Die cut a label out of Old Olive card stock using an Apothecary Accents Framelit and the Big Shot Machine.  Sponged Cherry Cobbler ink on the edges of the Old Olive die cut and the tomato label.

Embossed the Old Olive label using the Big Shot Machine and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.   Adhered the tomato label to the Old Olive label using Stampin’ Dimensionals so it would pop up.

Ahered the labels on a 1.75″ wide piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock and added real red brads.   The length of the Cherry Cobbler strip will vary with the size of your jar.

Adhered the belly bands on the jars using sticky strip so they won’t fall off or slide down.

Here are my stepped up jars of sauce, yummy!

May your day be filled with love and laughter.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

 

Get ready for Brayer Workshops!

Newburge, Indiana

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

 

 

Deer Shadow in the Snow – Tutorial #552

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Hey There,

Well, I am home in my PJ’s sick as a dog, yuck!  But, since Thanksgiving is behind us I am geared up to start those Christmas cards and I did feel well enough to create a card tutorial for you today.    Here is a little Christams card using two of the wonderful Stampin’ Up! sets from the Holiday catalog, Joyous Celebrations and Merry Minis.   I did a reverse image technique to create the shadow for the deer.    The complete tutorial for this card is below.  Enjoy!

Don’t miss out on the super sale that is going on at Stampin’ Up!  It ends today, so hurry, hurry, hurry!

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

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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

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Get Free Stamps

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

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

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

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Merry Minis and Joyous Celebrations

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Island Indigo and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponge, curly label punch, brayer, post it notes, 1.25″ circle punch, Baja Breeze Designer Series Paper and rhinestones

 

Masked the snow with a post it note with the edge torn and a 1 1/4″ circle punched from a post it note to mask for the moon.

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

Stamped the trees using Baja Breeze ink and then brayered Island Indigo ink at the very top of the card stock.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink along the post it note edge.  Removed the masks and stamped the deer using Basic Black ink.

Created a reverse image of the deer for a shadow by stamping the deer using Baja Breeze ink on the slick side of my Stamp a ma jig plastic sheet.  Flipped the plastic sheet over and lined the deer image up where I wanted it then rubbed it on the card stock.

Colored in the reverse image using a Baja Breeze marker to darken it.

Re-applied the snow mask at an angle under the reverse image and sponged Baja Breeze ink along the post it note edge to create a small hill at the bottom of the scene.

Added an Island Indigo card base and an Island Indigo panel.  Also added a panel of Baja Breeze DSP.

Added a curly label punch that has been cut in half and 4 rhinestones.

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

May your day be out of this world wonderful.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

 

Get ready for Brayer Workshops!

Newburge, Indiana

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

 

Dripping Leaf – Tutorial #551

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Hey There,

Let’s get inky today!

This project was created by layering multiple ink colors for the background, a die cut leaf and rhinestones for the water drops.  It makes a great thank you or sympathy card.

The complete tutorial can be found below.   Enjoy!

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Click here to check it out!

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Joining Stampin’ Up!

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

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Have you checked out the great clearance rack at Stampin’ Up!  CLICK HERE

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Get Free Stamps

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

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

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

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Fabulous Phrases

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Early Espresso and Old Olive

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Summer Starfruit, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Perfect Plum, Rose Red, Pimrose Petals and Midnight Muse

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponges, 3/4″ x 15/16″ oval punch, Large oval punch, Rhinestones, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Autumn Accents Die, Big Shot, Watercolor Paper, White gel Pen, Old Olive Marker

Started with a 4.25″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.  Sponged Daffodil Delight ink on the card stock and then sponged some Primrose Petals ink on.

Sponged Rose Red and Perfect Plum on the card stock.

Sponged Midnight Muse on the card stock making sort of a line in the middle of the card stock.

Punched the Large Oval out of card stock and used the oval as a mask to make the ripple in the water.  Sponged Old Olive ink around the oval.   Removed the big oval and put the small oval in the center and sponged Old Olive ink around it.

Die cut the leaf out of watercolor paper using the Autumn Accents die and the Big Shot Machine.

Sponged Daffodil Delight, Rose Red and Cajun Craze ink on the leaf.  Sponged Early Espresso ink around the very edge.

Added a couple )  ( shapes on each side of the ripples using an Old Olive marker.  Cut the bottom of the leaf off and adhered the leaf on the card stock.  Added Rhinestones for water drops.

Cut a 5″ square Old Olive panel and Stamped “heartfelt” on the bottom and left sides of the card stock.  Sponged Early Espresso ink around the edges.

Added a 5.25″ Early Espresso card base and a 4 3/8″ square Early Espresso panel.  Added a few highlights to the ripples using a White gel pen.  Smudged them using my finger tip.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be extra special.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

 

Get ready for Brayer Workshops!

Newburge, Indiana

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