On occassion I will stamp things for personal use, lol.  I know, sounds weird, but I rarely stamp things to actually mail.  Most of my creations are put in albums and then I will haul the albums around to my brayer workshop. 

With that being said, today was a bit different.   I needed to create and get 26 invitations to our Spring cookout/bonfire out.  So far I have them made, I just need to address them and take them to the Post Office.  Unfortunately, I did not take the time to do a tutorial for you.  Please forgive me. 

Promise I will be back tomorrow with a tutorial.

Have a terrific evening!

Hugs,

Michelle

Good Morning.  

I have a blog candy winner to announce. 

The winner of the Stampin’ Up! Branch Out Stamp set and original card is. . .. .  . .drum-roll please. . . .  . . . . . . . .. .

Tina who wrote “Great set and such a wonderful card. Thanks for all the creativity you share!”

Tina, please e-mail your address to me at mzindorf@aim.com. within the next 30 days and I will get this blog candy out to you.

Thanks to all who played along, hopefully you will win the next time.

I don’t have a tutorial for you today.  I am quite under the weather and need to head to my doc’s office to get doctored up so this illness doesn’t linger.   I will be back as soon as possible.

Huge hugs to you!

Michelle

I will be flying out tomorrow morning to teach my Brayer workshops in Colleyville, Texas, Woohoo!  I hope those Texans are ready to get down to do some brayering.  Ready or not, here I come.  🙂

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I didn’t want to leave without putting up some blog candy for you.

This week I have a highly sot after Stampin’ Up! Stamp set for you, Branch Out.  This set is now retired.  I love, love, love this set and have used it in so many card tutorials.

Along with the stamp set I am giving away a card that features one of the Branch Out stamps.  This card is an original card designed and made by me.  Don’t get to excited about that card, lol. 

To enter the Blog Candy contest, please leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling me to enter you.   If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, please click on this link and then leave your comment:   CLICK HERE

Please no e-mail entries.  Thank you.

I will select the winner upon my return on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 using a random number generator. 

Good Luck!

May your weekend be filled with Joy and Laughter.  🙂 

Until my next post. . . . .  . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

   Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Colleyville, Texas (Sold Out)

Colorado Springs, Colorado (Sold Out)

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland (Sold Out)

North Chili, New York (near Rochester) (Sold Out)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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

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

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

Hi Everyone, sorry I haven’t been posting much lately.  I have had extremely important stuff to take care of, like this.

Russ and I picked our Grand Daughter up on Friday, she lives out of state, and have been having a blast playing with her.  🙂 

Here we are at a local Mexican Restaurant, yum!

Anyway, I will be posting some other stuff today, in between playing games and such.

Hugs!

Michelle

I’m on the road this weekend.  Traveled from Ohio to Missouri via van.  My favorite way to travel.  Can you guess where I stopped? lol.  Hint, think 1800’s, Famous American, Politics, Log Cabin.  🙂  This is just a few of the photos taken.   I had the place all to myself since it was 28 degrees.  But the sun was shining, the sky was blue and the buildings really took me back to a simpler time.  No luxury here, lol.

Huge Hugs,

Michelle Zindorf

On the road again. . . . . .

I am heading South.  Going down to Jacksonville, Florida to teach this weekend.  Jacksonville are you ready to get your create on!  I have to say I am ready for some warmer temperatures with no snow in sight, lol.

How about some wonderful, sugar free, blog candy for those of you not joining me in Jacksonville?  Yeah!!!!

This weeks blog candy is a Stampin’ Up! stamp set, named Wanted.  I have used my set many, many times.  I cannot get enough of that horse.

All you need to do to enter and throw your cowboy or cowgirl ten gallon hat in the ring is leave a comment on this blog post telling me to enter you.  If you are getting this blog post via e-mail you will need to click this link and leave a comment at the bottom of the blog post:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/02/18/blog-candy-time-2/

Please no e-mail entries.  😦

I will select the winner using a random number generator on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.  

Good luck to all!  Remember you cannot win if you don’t enter.

Have a terrific weekend.  I know I will.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

We have a winner!  It is. . .. . .. .  … .. . . . . . .  .

RaeDeen who wrote “Michelle ~ Thank you for sharing your amazing talent. Hope your travels this weekend are safe and blessed. Please enter me in the drawing for this set. Like so many others, it has been on my ‘wish list’ for some time now. Congrats on your 300 and counting posts. Just look how much you have shared with so many!”

RaeDeen, congratulations!  Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days to claim your blog candy.  🙂

Thanks everyone for playing along.  

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Hi from Monroe, Louisiana.   I had a great time today teaching and attending the Mardi Gras Parade.  I have a great number of beads to show for it.  Wish you all were with me!

Hugs!

Michelle

Hi All, I am hitting the road  bright and early tomorrow morning (Friday).  Heading down South to wonderful Monroe, Louisiana to teach some awesome stampers how to brayer spectacular scenes.   I just cannot tell you how excited I am.   Besides getting to meet some terrific ladies at my workshops, I am hoping to be able to attend the Mardi Gras Parade and also see the Super Bowl on TV of course, which the New Orleans Saints are in.  Since my beloved Cincinnati Bengals are not in the Super Bowl, I have to say, Go Saints!  I have a feeling Louisiana will be rocking this weekend, lol.

Even though I am excited to go teach in Louisiana, I did not want to forget the rest of my readers.  So I have a special blog candy for you this week.  This is one of my all time favorite Stampin’ Up! stamps sets, Baroque Motifs. 

All you need to do to enter to win is leave a comment on this blog post tell me to enter you.  If you are getting this blog update via e-mail you will need to click this link and leave a comment at the bottom of the page:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/02/04/baroque-motifs-blog-candy/

Please no e-mail entries.  🙂

I will pick the winner via random number generator when I return on Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

Remember, you cannot win unless you enter… . .  .

Good Luck to all and have a superb weekend!

Until my next post. . . . . .  . .

  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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

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

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

Hello there, so sorry I’m late picking the winner for of the Chocolate Bunny Stamp.  Shesh, I decide to take the weekend off completely, but forgot I was suppose to give this stamp away.  This stamp is so darn cute, I guess I just wanted to keep if for a few more days, lol.

And the winner is. . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Gabriele, who wrote “300 tutorials – wow – and I love them all. I often do not comment on blogs, but your note really made me think. I just assumed you knew how much we love your work since you keep posting. I can see though that sometimes you must wonder about that if not many people comment. I will do a better job with that from now on. Thanks for all your great tutorials. You have been an inspiration.”

Congratulations!  Gabriele, please e-mail your shipping address to:  mzindorf@aim.com within the next 30 days to claim your Chocolate Bunny Stamp.

Thanks everyone for your very kind comments and for playing along with the give away.

Huge Hugs,

Michelle Zindorf

  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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

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

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