This and That

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Hey There,

Well I am back from the Stampin’ Up! Convention in Salt Lake City, UT where I had such a fabulous time!  I swear if I were not already a demonstrator I would sign up this minute just to go to the next convention.

The above photo is me at the Stampin’ Up! headquarters.  (I did not try to match my clothing up with the sign, lol).   I got to take a tour and see where it all happens.  I have had many a package delivered to my home that came from this place.  🙂

The most exciting part of convention for me was awards night.  Guess what!  I made Founder’s Circle for the second time!  What an honor to be one of the top 100 Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators.

I have evil eyes in the photo, but I’m sharing it anyway, lol.

Here I am after the awards and after party.  I just didn’t want to set my Founder’s Circle bag down.   The bag isn’t the best thing that you are given for Founder’s Circle, you are treated to an all expense paid trip to St. George, UT to be pampered and to hang out with Shelli Gardner and the other top demonstrators.  I cannot wait!

Here is a link to this years theme song and video. CLICK HERE Love it! Check out Stampin’ Up!

NOW FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY!

See this beautiful, beautiful girl.  This is my Granddaughter, Hailie Jade and she turned 9 today!  Holy Mackerel.  I swear she was just born yesterday.  Where oh where does the time go.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET BUGGIE!  May all of your birthday wishes come true.

Since I just arrived home last night after being gone for 9 days, I’ve been getting my home and garden straightened out.   Russ does a wonderful job taking care of the zoo (parakeets, dog and chickens).  He also waters my garden and tells me that he picks the veggies every day.  But, I wonder. . . . .  today I picked some zucchini that were the size of my arm, no kidding!  LOL  I think someone forgot to pick the veggies the last few days.  Anyhow, after giving fresh veggies to the neighbors there were still more than Russ and I could eat in the next few days so I had to freeze some.

Thank goodness for the food saver.

I still have some eggplant and peppers to do something with.   Don’t you just love a vegetable garden?  I do have one problem, my freezer is almost full already this summer.  I may have to go purchase another to keep up with all that is being harvested.

Well sorry folks, no stamping today.  I have had one of those days. . . . . .  . .You know when you walk in the room to feed the dog and you spot that you need to clean the dog snarf off of the windows so you get the Windex out and clean the windows and every other surface in the house and then you go to throw the paper towels away and the trash can is full so you gather up all the trash and take it out to the garage where you then proceed to straighten out your freezer and then gather the veggies that need picked and then you clean them and put them up in the freezer and then water and weed the garden, give the chickens the weeds to peck through, inspect the chickens, straighten their coop, oh yeah! the dog still hasn’t been fed!. . .. . . . . . LOL

May your day be productive.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a project for you.

Huge Hugs and love,

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

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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

 

 

Blog Candy Winner

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The winner of this Halloween card is. . . . . . . . . .

Mary Beth Connell who wrote “Thank you this is a very Beautiful card.  Hope everything is going good with your husband.  Mary Beth”

Mary Beth Connell, Congratulations!  Please e-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get this card right out to you.   Thank you for visiting my blog.

Thank you to all of you that played along.

Huge Hugs!

 

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

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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

Chick Update

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Hey There,

Well a little update on my husband Russ.  His heart surgery went very well and he is now home recovering.  Woohoo!  We will know more about it’s success in a couple of weeks.  Keep your fingers and eyes crossed for us, lol.   Thank you for all of your well wishes and prayers!

Another update, how about these chicks.   Let me introduce them again to you since they have changed so very much in the past 7 weeks.

This is Red at week 1 and at week 7 with the same stamps so you can check out how much she has grown. . . . . . . . . . .

Hello, tap, tap, tap, are you out there. . . . . .

How about a back view . . . . .    These stamps make great perches.

Here I am doing my model pose.   This is my good side, right?

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My name is Buffy, I don’t slay vampires, just spiders.   Buffy at week 1 and 7.

My feathers are sooooo soft and I love to be held.

These are my very big chicken feet.

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I’m Sophie the black beauty!   I’m very hard to photograph since I’m all black now.    Here I am at week 1 and 7.

See how long and sleek I can make my neck look.   This is a trick so you don’t see any double chins, lol.

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I’m the most exotic looking chick.   My name is Bunny.  That’s right, don’t laugh.   I’m an Easter Egger so that is why my name is Bunny.  I’ll lay either green or blue eggs when I’m all grown up.  Which color won’t be known until the first egg is laid.

Bunny at week 1 and 7.

We are actually inside the house in this small box until the temp outside drops below 100 degrees.   Air conditioning is the bomb!

Now it is time for our Mommy to clean her desk, lol.

Cheep, Cheep!

Stay cool.

Until my next post.

Hugs,

Michelle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We Have A Sports Blog Candy Winner. . . . .

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And the Blog Candy Winner is. . . . . . . . . .

Diane Huntington who wrote “I have always eyed up those sports stamps, since our boys participate in them.  But for one reason or another…have never bought them… I would love to win them & be able to make more masculine cards & use them for scrap booking. Thanks for your postings…”

Congratulations Diane!  Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days so I can get these sets right out to you.

Thanks to everyone who played along. . . . .  .

Have a great weekend!

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders:

Check out what’s new at Stampin’ Up!  The brand new Annual Catalog has been released.   CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CATALOG ONLINE. I got my order in and I’m ecstatic about the new products and, of course, the new stamps!    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER. Contact me at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312 with product questions.

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.

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

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week.  So check back daily.

 

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.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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

Still Plugging along. . . .

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Hey There,

As you see, I am still plugging away at my quilt.   I wanted you to see how pretty it is looking quilted.

I finished putting the quilt top together and I took it to a wonderful lady who quilted it for me on a big quilting machine.  I don’t have the patience anymore to quilt one myself.  She only charged me $40 to quilt it and it came out beautiful!

Now it is my turn again, I will be putting button bodies on my dragonflies’ wings and then finish the binding around the edge.

All the colored fabric in the quilt is Stampin’ Up! fabric.   If you haven’t purchased any yet, just know it is wonderful to work with, like all their products.    The Stampin’ Up! Dresden Plate Die, Circle Die and Big Shot Machine made quick work of the cut pieces.   I cut four layers of fabric at a time.  I think it can handle 8.   The Dresden Plate Die can cut two different sizes.  That is how I made the dragonfly wings.

I cannot wait to get this done.   But it may not go on the bed right away since my old dog Lucas has been eyeing it.   100 lb dog on my brand new quilt, I don’t think so. . . . . . . . .

It’s suppose to be up to 80 degress today.  I may have to get out in the garden to do some weeding.

Before I close here are a few reminders of Stampin’ Up happenings:

Check out what’s new at Stampin’ Up!  The brand new Annual Catalog has been released.   CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CATALOG ONLINE. I got my order in and I’m ecstatic about the new products and, of course, the new stamps!    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER. Contact me at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312 with product questions.

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.

You can join my Stampin’ Up! team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now for the great new price of $99, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week.  So check back daily.

May you find yourself in a happy place 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.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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

 

Thumped Hummingbird – Tutorial #512

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Hey There,

I’m patiently waiting on my large Stampin’ Up! order that is filled to the brim with all the new goodies from the brand new catalog.  Tap, tap, tap, tap, where is Mr. Brown. . . .. . . . . . lol.  I’m feeling like an expectant mother.    Actually, my order won’t be here for a couple of more days, tap, tap, tap, tap. . . . . . .   Guess, I have to play with the wonderful things I already have and my chicks, grin.   Love the chicks!   I have a chick update for those who are interested at the bottom of this post.  Yep, once again they are trying to learn how to stamp.

Today’s tutorial uses the wonderful Elements of Style Stamp set and the Tiny Tags Stamp set.   I’ve also pulled out the Big Shot and used a great stamping technique “Thumping”.    If you haven’t tried thumping, grab a solid stamp and an ink pad and a contrasting marker with a brush end and follow along.  It’s a simple but very lovely looking technique.

Reminders:

Check out what’s new at Stampin’ Up!  The brand new Annual Catalog has been released.   CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CATALOG ONLINE. I got my order in and I’m ecstatic about the new products and, of course, the new stamps!    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER. Contact me at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312 with product questions.

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.

You can join my Stampin’ Up! team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now for the great new price of $99, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week.  So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Elements of Style and Tiny Tags

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Basic Black Marker, Sahara Sand Marker, Island Indigo Marker, Brayer, Antique Brads, Top Note Die, Framelits Labels Collection, Big Shot Machine, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool.

Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!

 

Here is a picture of the Stampin’ Up! framelets – Labels Collections.  Love them!

 

Used the 3rd to the largest framelet and die cut it using Whisper White card stock and the Big Shot Machine.

Also die cut a Top Note from Whisper White using the Big Shot Machine.

Brayer Bashful Blue ink at an angle on the card stock.

Loaded the hummingbird stamp with Lucky Limeade ink, tapped the side of the brush end of an Island Indigo marker on the inked up stamp and then huffed my breath on the stamp to moisten it and then stamp the image on my card stock.     This technique “thumping” gives this great marbled look.

 

Did the same process for the flourish.

Sponged Island Indigo ink around the edge of the card stock.

Added an eye on the bird using a Basic Black marker.

Added a shadow to the wing and bottom of the bird using the brush end of a Sahara Sand Marker.

Sponged Lucky Limeade ink on the Top Note die cut, sponged Island Indigo ink around the very edge of the it and then stamp the flourish from the Tiny Tags set using Island Indigo on each corner.

Added a 3.75″ x 4.75″ piece of Island Indigo card stock to the front of a 8.5″ x 5″ piece of Lucky Limeade card stock that has been folded in half.

Using a piercing tool and mat pack, pierced holes around the edge of the card stock.

Adhered the main image panel to the top note panel and added 2 antique brads.   Adhered the top not then to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

Here is the finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5.

Now for a little chick update. . . . .

This is Red.  She is the most friendliest one of the bunch.  When I put my hand down in the brooder (cage) she jumps right up in my hand.    See how very big she is getting.    The girls are all looking like they are having a very bad feather day while their feathers are coming in and their fuzzy down feathers are being pushed out.   I bet you didn’t know that ink pads are great to perch on.

Red, spent just a couple of minutes on my stamp table before she decided to go to her favorite place, the crook of my arm.

Now, in walks Buffy.   Buffy has these creamy/gold beautiful feathers.   She will be a stunner when she reaches maturity, just wait!   Buffy is very laid back.   Her favorite thing to do is fall a sleep in your lap.  Hmmm, maybe I just bore her.

This wild feather girl is Sophie.  Sophie is shy and growing super fast.  She is, like the rest, are starting to get their combs in and check out those wings.   All those feathers weren’t there last week.

Now this is Bunny, she is my crazy girl.   If you let her, she would be into everything.   She doesn’t want to sit still like the rest.  She perched on as many things as she could in the short time she was on my desk.   It’s hard to tell in these pictures, but Bunny has Baja Breeze colored legs and multi-colored feathers.

The chicks get held daily so they won’t be a pain to hold and take care when they are full grown.   They really love being held.   Do you remember the Dr. Seuss book “Are you my Mommy.”   I think that they all asked me that daily and the answer now is yes.  🙂

May your day be filled with all the peeps you love.  🙂

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.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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

 

Sport Stamps Blog Candy !!!!

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Hey There,

I hope your weekend was a wonderful one.

I have some super blog candy for you today.  It’s a bundle of Stampin’ Up! Sports stamps, Home Run, Slam Dunk and Goal.   Three set bundle in this give away.

All you need to do to enter is leave me a comment telling me to enter you.   If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, please CLICK HERE and then leave your comment on the actual blog post.

I will select the winner on Friday, June 8, 2012 using a random number generator.    Be sure to enter, you cannot win if you don’t leave a comment.

Good Luck!

Reminders:

Check out what’s new at Stampin’ Up!  The brand new Annual Catalog has been released.   CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CATALOG ONLINE. I got my order in and I’m ecstatic about the new products and, of course, the new stamps!    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER. Contact me at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312 with product questions.

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.

You can join my Stampin’ Up! team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now for the great new price of $99, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE.

May your day be filled love and laughter.

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.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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

 

It’s Here!!!! The New Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog

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Check out what’s new at Stampin’ Up!  The brand new Annual Catalog has been released.   CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CATALOG ONLINE. I got my order in and I’m ecstatic about the new products and, of course, the new stamps!    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER. Contact me at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312 with product questions.

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.

I’m off to the farmer’s market and then to see Snow White and the Huntsman today at the cinema.  Have a super weekend!

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.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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

We Have a Stampin’ Up Color Coach Winner!!!!

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The winner of the Stampin’ Up Color Coach is. . . . . . . . . . .

Phyllis Freese, who wrote “I think this would be very useful for stamping inspiration, as I tend to use the same colors often”.

Phyllis Freese, Congratulations!!!   Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will be this great tool out to you.

Thanks to all who played along!

Have a terrific Memorial Day Weekend Everybody.

Until my next post. . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

 

My Chicks Are Here, Chirp, Chirp!

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Meet my four new babies.   They just arrived this very morning, express mail.

We are going to call them the girls for now.  My chicks are all girls and I want to wait just a bit to name them.

They are 2 days old now and will live in this box brooder I put together for them for 4 to six weeks and then out to the new chicken coop.

I just want to let you know what I was up to this morning.  No time for stamping today.   I have chicks to coddle!

Sorry about the fuzzy pics.  They are really fuzzy, but they also haven’t learned how to stay still for photos yet, lol.  Or it could be that their new mommy has had to much caffeine today!

These are my first chicks.  I’m looking forward to having fresh eggs in about 6 months.

Anyway, I’m going to go back to watching the chicks and will post a project for you tomorrow.  Chirp, Chirp!

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Reminders:

You can join my Stampin’ Up! team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now for the great new price of $99, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.

The Stampin’ Up retired stamp and retired accessory lists are out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.  Once the products are gone, there gone!

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

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.  :)

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE.

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.

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

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 this year!

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