French Foliage Branch – Tutorial #549 and a Blog Candy Winner

10 Comments November 13, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Don’t you just love Autumn? A walk in the woods, leaves crunching under your feet, blue skies, the smell of wood burning in the fire place. It’s my favorite time of year. I especially love that the veggie gardens are put to bed for the rest of the year so the pace is a bit slower for me. I now have a freezer full of home grown veggies. Lots and lots of frozen zucchini. So if you are like me, and you want to use some of that harvest, you may enjoy a recipe that I have link at the bottom of this blog post for Zucchini Cookies. They are my favorite all time cookie.

Today’s card was made in the spirit of Autumn and focuses on the Stampin’ Up! stamp set, French Foliage. The complete tutorial is below, enjoy!

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: French Foliage

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Summer Starfruit and Chocolate Chip

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Old Olive, Summer Starfruit, More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Word Window punch, Piercing Tools, Gold Marker, Basic Black and Chocolate Chip markers and Stampin’ Dimensionals

Started with a 3.25″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Smeared the ink from a Pumpkin Pie ink pad using an upward motion on the top of the card stock. Also smeared More Mustard ink below the Pumpkin Pie ink using an upward motion and smearing it 1/2 way into the Pumpkin Pie ink.

Smeared Summer Starfruit ink under the More Mustard ink over lapping the more Mustard ink. Next dabbed the Old Olive pad on the card stock lightly not covering the inks underneath. You want the colors underneath to be able to shine through.

Stamped the text stamp from the French Foliage set on the right and left sides of the card stock using Basic Black ink.

Drew in a branch using a Chocolate Chip marker. Added leaves to the branch using Basic Black ink.

Added Gold marker to the left side of the branches and the edges of the panel and Basic Black marker to the right sides of the branches.

Punched 3 Word Window punches out of Chocolate Chip card stock. Cut a 4″ x 5.25″ panel from Summer Starfruit card stock and embossed the panel using an embossing folder and the Big Shot machine.

Adhered the main image panel to the embossed panel. Added the word window punches that have one end of them cut off. Pierced holes in the word window punches using a piercing tool.

Stamped 3 additional leaves on a scrap of Summer Starfruit card stock using Basic Black ink. Cut them out. Adhered them over the stamped leaves on the main image panel using a Stampin’ Dimensional and glue at the bottom of the leave. This lets the top of each leave to pop off the card stock. 🙂

Added Brads and a Chocolate Chip card base.

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

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My Zucchini Cookies that I made this morning. They were so yummy with my coffee….mmmm m m m.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE RECIPE!

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May you feel sun on your face and smell the smells of Autumn today.

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Leaves of a Different Color – Tutorial #548

10 Comments November 9, 2012 zindorfstamps

Happy Friday!

I love using this little bird punch and matching Stampin’ Up! stamp set, Language of Friendship. The punch made making the bird and leaves a breeze. The background is a combination of the direct to paper technique and stamping.

I purposely made the leaves non-traditional colors for interest.

Check out the tutorial for this project below.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Language of Friendship and Summer Silhouettes

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Midnight Muse, More Mustard, Pacific Point, Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Certainly Celery, River Rock and Island Indigo

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! 1 3/8″ square punch, Bird Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, White Gel Pen, Markers (Soft Suede, Always Artichoke, Pacific Point, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, More Mustard and Midnight Muse).

Started with a 4.25″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. Smeared the River Rock ink pad on the card stock. Then smeared Island Indigo ink on the left side of the card stock.

Smear a little Midnight Muse ink over some of the Island Indigo ink at the far left. Smeared Certainly Celery at the right and left side of the card stock.

Stamped the lattice stamp from the Stampin’ Up! set, Summer Silhouettes over the dark edge of the card stock using Midnight Muse ink.. Stamped the Leaves from the Summer Silhouettes stamp set using River Rock ink all over the card stock.

Added Branches using the Soft Suede marker. Added a shadow on the right side of each of the branches using a Chocolate Chip marker.

Stamped the bird on More Mustard card stock with Basic Black ink. Punched the images out.

Added More Mustard marker to the dark areas of the wing and birds body. Followed up by coloring over the entire wing and body using a So Saffron marker (this was to warm the image up a bit). Added Basic Black at the bottom of the two images.

Punched the birds wing out of Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, More Mustard and Pacific Point card stocks. I’m going to use these pieces for the leaves. 🙂

Added Shadows to the leaves with an Always Artichoke marker, Pacific Point Marker, Midnight Muse marker and More Mustard Marker. Colored over the More Mustard leave using a So Saffron marker.

Glued the leaves to my main image panel and attached the bird using Stampin Dimensionals to pop it up. Added veins to the leaves using the same colors that I used for the shadows.

Punched two 1 3/8″ squares from Midnight Muse card stock and then cut them in half to use for my corner embellishments. Added a More Mustard card base, Pacific Point panel and a More Mustard panel. Also added my triangles and White gel pen dots on the the edge of the triangles after assembly.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

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May your day be filled with warmth and sunshine!

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

St. Petersburg, Florida (Registration Closed)

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Hailie Jade Style Framed Scrapbook Page – Tutorial #547

4 Comments November 8, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

It’s my goal this year to get photos out of small frames and get them in scrapbook layouts and into scrapbook page frames. I love scrapbooks, but it’s great to frame them and get to look at them all the time.

I’m featuring a photo of my darling grand daughter, Hailie Jade in this layout. She is a pre-teen so I broke away from the pastel colors and worked with red and black. I also wanted to highlight the dots in her skirt by using polka dotted DSP and a dot stamp.

Check out the tutorial below.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: French Foliage

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Real Red and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Basic Black and White Stazon

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet dies, Serif Essentials Alphabet dies, Boho Blossoms punch, Blossom punch, Polka Dot Parade DSP, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Sponge

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Cut out “Style” using Real Red card stock and the Serif Essentials Dies and the Big Shot Machine. Also cut out “Hailie Jade” using Basic Black card stock and the Timeless Type Alpha Dies and the Big Shot Machine.

Punch 3 Blossoms from Whisper White card stock, 3 of the large flowers from the Boho Blossoms with Real Red card stock and 3 small Boho Blossom flowers using Basic Black card stock.

Layered the flowers and stamped Basic Black dots on the flowers with the stamp from the French Foliage stamp set. Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges of the flowers.

Layered a 6″ x 12″ piece of Real Red Polka Dot Parade DSP on top of a 12 x 12 piece of Whisper White card stock. Smeared Basic Black ink on the Right side of the card stock.

Added a 8.5″ x 11″ piece of Basic Black card stock. Stamped soft White Stazon Dots on the left side of the Basic Black card stock.

Layered Basic Black card stock and Whisper White card stock. Stamped Real Red dots on the right side and added Hailie Jade’s name. Adhered Hailie’s name to the page and layered her photo with Basic Black and Real Red Card stock. Adhered it to the page using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Also adhered the top two flowers using Stampin’ Dimensionals and glued the lower one down.

Added the “Style” letters and stems using Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

Here is the finished 12″ x 12″ page framed.

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Today’s photo. . . .. . . Frosted Leaves

How about “frosted Red”, she decided to get into the frame, lol.

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May your day be out of this world wonderful!

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Holiday Catalog Cover Ornament – Tutorial #546

5 Comments November 7, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Ever since the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog came out, I have been dying to create the ornament that is on the front cover. Well since I was making some today, I’ve decided to share the process with you. Believe me, this ornament is so beautiful in real life. My picture does not capture the sparkle and wonderful layering. This ornament is a must have!

I made 3 this morning and will be putting some more together as soon as I can. They will be beautiful on the Zindorf family tree this year.

This ornament would also make such a great gift. You can put a tag on the backside. You will definitely get some ohhhs and ahhhs from the recipient.

Check out the tutorial below.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes (128051)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits (127816), Candlelight Christmas DSP (126901), Dazzling Diamonds, two way glue, 1/8″ Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon (119960), Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555), Glue Gun, Bone Folder, 1/4″ circle punch, Linen Thread (104199), Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Tulle Ribbon (127841), Rosette Die, hole punch or piercing tool.

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Stamped the large ornament with Cherry Cobbler and the small ornament with Old Olive on Very Vanilla card stock 20 times for each design.

Die cut the ornaments using the Big Shot Machine and Holiday Ornament Framelits. I ran the small and large ones through at the same time to cut my Die cutting time in half.

Folded 15 of the large ornaments and 15 of the small ornaments in half. Used a bone folder to make the fold crisp. Left 5 of each size unfolded.

Glued 3 of the large ornaments together using Tombo Mono-multi glue. Repeated 4 times.

Glued 3 of the small ornaments together using Tombo Mono – multi glue. Repeated 4 times.

Put two way glue on the edges of the small and large ornaments and put Dazzling Diamonds on the glue. Talk about sparkle!

Punched a 1 1/4″ circle punch from Old Olive card stock. Put glue on one side of the circle and added the five unfolded ornaments face down, making them evenly spaced.

Glued the large folded ornaments on.

Now it’s time to get out your glue gun. Also cut 5 pieces of Tulle. Each piece should have 3 humps as shown.

Put my finger in the middle of the tulle and then pinched it and put a dollop of hot glue in between the ornaments and added the tulle between each ornament.

Cut 5 twelve inch pieces of Linen thread. Folded each piece in half and then half again. Tied a knot in the end.

Hot glued the threads knot in the center of the Old Olive ornaments.

Glued the unfolded small ornaments on the back of the folded ornaments. Put a dollop of hot glue on the backside tip of each small ornament bundle and glued them over the tulle, in between the Old Olive ornaments.

Cut a 1″ x 12″ piece of Candle Light Christmas DSP and fun it through the big shot using the Rosette Die. Folded the die cut paper on the fold lines (accordion style).

Gathered the card stock together and put a dollop of hot glue on the end. Put the hot glued end on my silicone mat and let it cool. Now the end is stuck together.

Opened up the rosette and hot glued the two ends together.

Put a large dollop of hot glue on the back side of the rosette and pushed it down in the middle of the ornament. Hold until cooled.

Put a large pearl in the center of an antique faceted button. Put a large dollop of hot glue on the back and put it in the center of the rosette. Held it firmly until cooled.

Pierced a hole in the middle top of one of the Old Olive ornaments and thread a Very Vanilla ribbon through it and then tied a know in the top of the ribbon. You can use a hole punch to make the hole also.

Here is the finished ornament. Love it!!

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May your day be filled with delightful happenings!

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Water Stamped Winter – Tutorial #545

9 Comments November 6, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Whew, it seems like it’s been forever since I’ve gotten the chance to create something new here at home. Feels good to get something done.

Today’s tutorial uses the water stamping technique to create the wind in the scene. It’s an easy, easy technique, so please give it a try. Also, this is a quick card to make since the background is done with the Direct to Paper technique. Check it out below.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Everything Eleanor and Lovely as a Tree

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and Marina Mist

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Marina Mist, Midnight Muse ad Basic Gray

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Midnight Muse Marker, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Midnight Muse Ribbon

Started with a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Smeared Marina Mist ink on the card stock. This is called the Direct to Paper Technique.

You don’t want even coverage here and you want to leave 1/3rd of the card stock at the bottom with no color.

Smeared Midnight Muse ink on the left side of the sky area.

Smeared Basic Gray ink at the top of the card stock.

Folded two paper towels and wet them. Put them on a pie plate and used them as my stamp pad to stamp the Everything Eleanor flourish with water. This lifts some of the color from the card stock and reveals the design.

Loaded just the tree portion of the Lovely as a Tree stamp with Midnight Muse ink and stamped it. Pulled the trunks down to the snow area using a Midnight Muse marker.

Added a Marina Mist panel, Midnight Muse Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Whisper White Panel and a Marina Mist card stock base.

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

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I traveled from Ohio to Staley, NC this past weekend to teach some very terrific ladies my brayer and direct to paper techniques. Here are some of the pictures I took along the way.

Click on them to make them larger. 🙂

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May your day be filled with delightful happenings!

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Christmas Blessings – Not Just for Christmas – Tutorial #544

11 Comments October 30, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey there,

Today’s tutorial uses a Christmas Stampin’ Up! stamp set, Christmas Blessings. I’ve decided to use it in a none Christmas card. It rocks when you can take a holiday stamp set and create with it through out the year. It makes the stamp set even more of a value.

Hang out a moment and check out the tutorial for this card below.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Christmas Blessings (item number 123809)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso, Raspberry Ripple, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Antique Brad, Modern Label Punch, Stampin’ Write Markers (So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, River Rock, More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple), Blender Pen, Piercing tools to start brad, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot Machine

Started this project with a 3.75″ square Pretty in Pink panel. Stamped the flowers using Whisper White Craft ink and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored in the flowers using a Pretty in Pink marker and blender pen. The added Raspberry Ripple marker and blended the edges out with a blender pen. Added So Saffron marker to the center of the flower.

Added More Mustard marker dots to the center of the flowers. Also outlined the stems using a River Rock marker.

Sponged Pretty in Pink ink around the edges of the card stock, leaving the middle un-inked. Also sponged Raspberry Ripple ink around the edges of the card stock not covering the Pretty in Pink ink entirely.

Sponged distressed the edges of the card stock using Early Espresso ink and a sponge.

Ran the main image panel and a 4.25″ square panel of Early Espresso panel through the Big Shot Machine using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I love this folder. It looks like a cross stitched piece.

Adhered the main image panel to a panel of River Rock.

Added an Early Espresso modern label punch and wrapped it over the top of the card stock. Then added an antique brad using piercing tools to start the brad.

Added a 5″ square card base.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ square. 🙂

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I’ve started a new project. It’s to take a photo every day. I’ll share some of my favorite photos here on my blog with you.

This shot was taken on my deck as I watched the chickens peck around.

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Chicken Talk

Well the girls are finally laying, well at least 2 of them. I’m as proud as any mother, lol. Just look at those eggs! A couple of them were even warm when I gathered them. Hot off the press they were, grin.

Now the girls have an onry streak. They have learned that they can move Lucas our dog around the yard even though he weighs over 100 lbs. They wait until he lays down and then they start pecking the ground really close to him. He then gets up and moves to a new spot and the process starts all over again.

I just love the pattern of spots in Red’s and Bunny’s feathers. This would make a fun background paper, don’t you think?

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My heart goes out to those who are being affected by the hurricane on the East Coast.

May you be safe and warm today and always.

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Direct to Paper Leaf – Tutorial #543

20 Comments October 23, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Well I spent the last four days traveling to and teaching in Sacramento, California. Met some super, super stampers and had a blast teaching as usual. Now I’m back in my stamp room and I feel the Autumn season pulling at me creatively. So today’s tutorial makes use of a beautiful leaf stamp image from from the Stampin’ Up! set French Foliage. Also, images from the Stampin’ Up! sets Everything Eleanor and Affection Collection.

The background is done with the Direct to Paper technique. I love to smear ink!

The full tutorial is below for this project. Grab your favorite beverage sit back and give it a look and then give it a try.

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: French Foliage (item number 121166), Affection Collection (item number 127949), Everything Eleanor (item number 124164)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla, River Rock, Early Espresso, Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Crum Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, River Rock and Summer Starfruit Markers, White Gel pen, piercing tools, gold brads

Started with a 4.5″ square piece of Very Vanilla card stock. Smeared Crumb Cake ink on the card stock and then smeared Soft Suede ink on the paper.

Used the long edge of an Early Espresso ink pad and and pressed it down onto the right and bottom of the main image panel to create two lines.

Stamped the flourish at the top left and bottom right corners from the Everything Eleanor set and the leaf from the French Foliage set using Early Espresso ink.

Stamped the dots stamp from the French Foliage set using Crumb Cake ink at the top right and bottom left corners.

Colored the leaf in with a River Rock marker and then added a bit of Summer Starfruit marker to the tips of the leaf and the sides of flourish.

Added White Gel pen to the flourishes to bring them forward in the scene.

Sponged Early Espresso ink around the edges of the main image panel.

Stamped the Sentiment from the Affection Collection set using Early Espresso ink.

Cut a 5.25″ square piece of Early Espresso card stock and sponged Basic Black ink around the edge.

Added a 5.5″ square panel of Soft Suede, the Early Espresso panel, a 4.5″ square panel of River Rock and the main image panel. Also added 4 gold brads in the main image panel corners and a 5.5″ Very Vanilla card base. Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

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Before I went on my last trip I cleared out my tomato vegatable bed before the frost got to the tomatoes that were left on the plants.

Now I have a large table covered in newspaper that has many, many green tomatoes on it rippening in front of a bright window. As they rippen I will pop them in a freezer bag and into the freezer to make sauce out of when I get the time. Anyone else do this or is it just me?

Also, while I was away we were blessed with the first two eggs from our hens. Wooohoooo!

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May your day be filled with smiles.

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

Stamp the Day Away – West Alexandria, Ohio – Non-Brayering Event

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Serene Silhouette – Tutorial #542

23 Comments October 16, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I have a card tutorial for you today that uses one of my favorite techniques, direct to paper and one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! stamp sets, Serene Silhouettes.

I think this card would be great for a few different occasions. What do you think?

Stick around and check out the tutorial for this project below.

Here is what is going on at Stampin’ Up!

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Stampin’ Up! is selling single stamps from 3 stamp sets on a trial bases until January 2, 2012. Check out the flyers at the links below.

WORD PLAY

PERFECTLY PENNED

SEASONAL SAYINGS

Also, Merry Christmas from Stampin’ Up!

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Serene Silhouettes (127322)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive, Pool Party and Always Artichoke

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, Basic Black, Marina Mist, Pool Party, Baja Breeze and So Saffron

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Punch 1 3/8″ square, Sponges, Big Shot Machine, Argyle Embossing Folder

Started with a 3.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. Lightly dragged the So Saffron ink pad across the card stock (direct to Paper).

Lightly Dragged the Pool Party ink pad across the card stock.

Masked the water portion with a Post it Note just leaving 1/8″ of the water showing above the post it note. Sponged Baja Breeze ink to create a hill. Sponged Marina Mist ink at the bottom of the hill shape.

Removed the post it note mask and sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the flower silhouette stamp using Basic Black ink. Sponged Basic Black ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Embossed a 3.5″ x 5.5″ piece of Old Olive card stock using the Argyle Embossing Folder and Big Shot Machine. Punched a 1 3/8″ Pool Party square and cut it in half.

Added a 4.25″ x 5.5″ Pool Party card base, a 3.75″ square panel of Always Artichoke card stock. Put the corners under the main image/Artichoke panel.

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

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May you have peace and harmony today.

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

Sacramento, California

Stamp the Day Away – West Alexandria, Ohio – Non-Brayering Event

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Up-Cycled Treat Container – Tutorial 541

11 Comments October 11, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hello There,

Do you save plastic containers that make their way into your house to re purpose? I do and they are starting to stack up, pile up and fall off the shelves I have them stored on. So, here is a quick project using some. This container is one that I got generic Crystal Light in from Walmart. It will be the perfect size to put homemade candies in to give out to my husband’s guy co-workers this coming holiday season. I didn’t put any bling on these since they are created to give to men. But you can go crazy with bling for yours!

Once you have the measurements down for the first container they go together pretty quickly. Also, I will have them done and ready to fill come the holiday rush. Woohoo!

Check out the tutorial below.

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

Stampin’ Up! is selling single stamps from 3 stamp sets on a trial bases until January 2, 2012. Check out the flyers at the links below.

WORD PLAY

PERFECTLY PENNED

SEASONAL SAYINGS

Also, Merry Christmas from Stampin’ Up!

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

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Tags til Christmas and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper, Snow Festival, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze card stock.

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Punches (1 1/4 square, 1 3/8 square, Word Window and Decorative Label, corner rounder), sticky strip tape, Walmart Generic Crystal Light container, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Yep, I have a bunch of these containers. 🙂

Started by cutting a 8.5″ x 6″ piece of Designer Series Paper and a 1″ x 8″ strip of coordinating paper.

Put Sticky Strip down the middle of the front of the container and a strip down each side of the DSP. Attached the paper to the container, wrapping it around snugly. Since the container is a bit wider at the top than it is at the bottom the paper will not be even at the and bottom.

Put a strip of coordinating paper around the top of the container. Added a triangle of DSP over where the ends don’t meet up to give it a finished look. This is the backside of the container.

Stamped the sentiment for the front of the container on scrap Whisper White card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink. Punched it out using the 1 1/4″ square punch. Also punched a 1 3/8″ square punch from Baja Breeze card stock to go behind the sentiment.

Stamped the sentiment for the top of the container using Cherry Cobbler ink on a scrap piece of card stock. Punched it out with the Word Window punch. Also punched the Decorative Label punch from Cherry Cobbler card stock and cut a 1.75″ x 2.5″ piece of Baja Breeze card stock. Rounded the corners of the Baja Breeze piece using the corner rounder punch.

Adhered the 3 pieces for the top of the container together and then adhered them onto the top using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Popped the sentiment up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Here is the finished project all ready to be filled with goodies. I’m thinking homemade carmels, yum!

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May your day be totally delightful.

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

Sacramento, California

Stamp the Day Away – West Alexandria, Ohio – Non-Brayering Event

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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

Ghostly Cat – Tutorial 540 and Freezing Twice Baked Potatoes

8 Comments October 10, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I’ve got a little Halloween number for you today. I just love stamping in the Fall. The colors are fabulous!

Hang out a moment and check out this card tutorial below and then after the stamping portion of this post I have a recipe and freezing instructions for putting up twice baked potatoes. 🙂 Stamping and cooking, my kind of day!

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

Stampin’ Up! is selling single stamps from 3 stamp sets on a trial bases until January 2, 2012. Check out the flyers at the links below.

WORD PLAY

PERFECTLY PENNED

SEASONAL SAYINGS

Also, Merry Christmas from Stampin’ Up!

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

Card Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Frightening Feline (item number 128105), Take Care (item number 126312), and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzelberry

Ink: Stampin’ Up! More Mustard, Rich Razzelberry, Elegant Eggplant, Sahara Sand and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Glitter Brads, Brayer, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Basic Black marker, Piercing tools, Stampin’ Demensionals, Post it Notes

Punched a 2 1/2′ circle from the sticky part of a post it note (punch at least 2 layers or the punch will jam due to the paper being thin).

Put the circle mask on a 3 1/2″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered More Mustard ink from the top of the card stock to the bottom.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry ink from the top of the card stock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Brayered Elegant Eggplant ink at the top of the card stock.

Ripped the edge of a post it note and sponged Sahara Sand ink in to create a couple of clouds.

Stamped the Limb and Cat using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of card stock with Basic Black ink.

Cut the sentiment out on a strip using a paper cutter. Folded the strip to create a banner. Cut a “v” in each end of the strip.

Added Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzelberry panels. Pierced the edges of the Rich Razzelberry Panel.

Sponged Sahara Sand ink on the sentiment banner. Adhered it to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Added two Pumpkin Pie Glitter Brads. Added 3 Basic Black marker dots on each side of the sentiment.

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

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Cooking Time. . . . . .

How about a side dish that you can pull out of the freeze, let thaw and bake on those busy days.

Making and Freezing Twice Baked Potatoes:

Ingredients:

13 Medium Potatoes

6 T. butter

Salt to taste

16 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 cup hot milk

2 t. onion powder

1 t. ground pepper

Paprika for garnish

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Washed and brushed 2 T. of melted butter on potatoes and placed them on a baking sheet. Baked 1 hour at 350. Removed from over and let cool until you are able to handle them.

Cut them in half and used a melon baller to scoop out some of the potato, leaving about 1/4″ still in skin. Put the scooped out potatoes in a mixing bowl.

Mixed in the cream cheese, 4 T. butter, salt, milk, onion powder and pepper.

Spooned the mixture back into the potato skins. Wrapped each potato individually with plastic wrap and then put them into 3, 1 gallon freezer bags. Labeled the bags with content, date and cooking instructions. On serving day, thaw potatoes completely, bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes (until heated through).

Enjoy!

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May your day be filled with sunshine and fun.

Until my next post.. . . . .

Hugs,

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

Sacramento, California

Stamp the Day Away – West Alexandria, Ohio – Non-Brayering Event

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!

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