Fall Lone Tree – Tutorial #372

15 Comments November 3, 2010 zindorfstamps

Ahhh, it’s a good morning when you can rise, make a cup of hot chocolate and then stamp your little heart out all while wearing your most comfy PJ’s. 🙂 Gotta love it! But wait after the stamping, real life kicks in, lol.

Any how, I have created a project for you today that shows how to make Stampin’ Up’s Early Espresso card stock look a bit like Tooled Leather. Simple, simple thing to do. Hang out a moment to check it out.

Let’s get started. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Trendy Trees, Three Little Words and Woodgrain

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Early Espresso, Basic Black and Blue Berry Crisp Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz and Always Artichoke

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Antique Brads, sponges, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Early Espresso Ribbon, Oval and Top Note Dies, Big Shot Machine, 3/8 circle punch, Versamark Pad

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a free copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Don’t forget, those who place a $50 Stampin’ Up merchandise order with me this month will receive a thank you card handmade by me. Thank you to all my great customers. You make this blog possible.

If you have not order from me in the past it is very easy, Click HERE to place an order. Your order will be shipped directly from Stampin’ Up to your front door.

Die cut an oval using my Big shot machine and the Ovals Die using Whisper White card stock.

Stamp the leaves from the Stampin’ Up Trendy Trees set by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Cajun Craze ink before stamping it.

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

Over stamped the image by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with More Mustard ink before stamping it.

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

Punch a 3/8 circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for my sun.

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

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

Removed the sun mask and rubbed some Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Pastel around the sun’s edge, leaving the middle light.

Sponged Pear Pizzazz ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the trunk of the tree using Soft Suede ink.

Sponged Always artichoke ink in a hill shape at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponge Basic Black ink around the oval’s edge.

Die cut the Top Note Die out of Early Espresso card stock using my Big Shot Machine.

Cut a 5″ piece of Stampin’ Up’s Blue Berry Crisp Designer Series paper and stamped the Wood Grain Stamp using Early Espresso ink.

Sponged Early Espresso ink around the edge of the paper.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edge of the top note Die Cut.

Added a 5.5″ square piece of Basic Black card stock, 5.25″ square piece of Early Espresso, the Designer Series paper, Early Espresso Ribbon and the top note die.

Added the Main image Oval and 2 Stampin’ Up Antique Brads.

To get a tooled leather look I stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up set Three Little Words using Basic Black ink. Colored the flower and leaf in using a Warm Gray 20% Prisma Color Pencil. Note any light gray or tan colored pencil will work for this look.

Here is the finished project measuring 5.5″ square.

May your day be filled with much happiness.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Columbus, Ohio

Fayetteville, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Dundalk (Baltimore Area), Maryland

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

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

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area? Click HERE to get hostess information.

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/

Spooky Night – Tutorial #371

21 Comments October 28, 2010 zindorfstamps

Hey, I’m still visiting my Sis in Colorado, but I prepared this tutorial for you before I left. Just so you don’t forget me, lol.

Let’s get started . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! House of Haunts and Wicked Cool

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Peach Parfait and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Peach Parfait, Rich Razzelberry, Whisper White and Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Brayer, White Gel Pen, sponge, Brads, 2 1/2″ circle Punch, Post it note

If you have not order from me in the past it is very easy, Click HERE to place an order. Your order will be shipped directly from Stampin’ Up to your front door.

Brayered Peach Parfait ink at the bottom of a 3.25″ x 7″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Rich Razzleberry ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayed Elegant Eggplant ink at the very top of the card stock.

Punched a 2.5″ circle out of the sticky part of a post it note and out of a piece of card stock.

Stuck the sticky note circle mask on the card stock. Lined up the negative circle over the Sticky Note Circle so there is a crescent moon shape showing of the card stock.

Sponged Whisper White craft ink in the creasant shape.

Removed the mask and stamped the tree/owl stamp from the Stampin’ Up House of Haunts set using Basic Black ink.

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

Stamped the Bats from the Stampin’ Up set Wicked Cool using Basic Black ink.

Colored over the bats that were stamped over the moon with a Basic Black marker to darken them.

Added White Gel Pen highlights on the tree and owl.

Added Basic Black and Peach Parfait card stock panels and Gold Brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 4″ x 9″.

Hope you are having a wonderful Halloween week.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Columbus, Ohio

Fayetteville, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Dundalk (Baltimore Area), Maryland

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area? Click HERE to get hostess information.

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/

Something to Crow About – Tutorial #370

15 Comments October 25, 2010 zindorfstamps

I know it is very odd, but I love these crows from the Stampin’ Up! set Graveyard Gala. I have used them so much in the past year or so. Don’t ask me why they appeal so much to me, because I don’t have an answer for you, lol.

Any how, I paired them up with the Stampin’ Up stencil I still had sitting on my desk from my last tutorial. It really gave me a different look using the stencil with Basic Black ink. I’m envisioning wrought iron here.

This is one project where I just kept adding things in order to get more depth in the scene. Hope you hang out a moment to check out the tutorial below or better yet, give this card a try.

Let’s get started. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Graveyard Gala, Lovely as a Tree

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Not Quite Navy, Peach Parfait, Basic Black and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Sponges, Basic Black marker, Brayer Curly Label Punch, Post it Note, Mostly Vintage Decor Stencil, 1 3/8″ circle punch and Post it notes

If you have not order from me in the past it is very easy, Click HERE to place an order. Your order will be shipped directly from Stampin’ Up to your front door.

Started with a 3″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Punched a 1 3/8″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it to mask my moon.

Brayered Not Quite Navy at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Peach Parfait ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Removed the moon mask and lined up my stencil on the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink in the stencil design.

Removed the stencil.

Stamped the two crows using Basic Black ink.

Colored in the center tree in the stamp from the Stampin’ Up set Lovely as a Tree using a Basic Black Marker. Huffed on the stamp and stamped it on my card stock.

Tore a couple of small hill shapes in the sticky part of a post it note. Used this to mask for my hill.

Sponged Old Olive ink in the bottom area of the card stock.

Moved the mask down and over a bit and sponged Old Olive ink in for the second hill.

Extended the trunk of the tree and colored in the two crows using a Basic Black marker.

Punched one curly label punch out of Basic Black card stock. Cut the punch in half.

Added two Basic Black panels and one Old Olive panel to the main image panel.

Adhered the punches to the card stock, butting them up against the smaller Basic Black panel.

Added 4 gold brads.

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

Well I am off to Colorado tomorrow to visit my Sister. I best get packing.

Have a super fun and exciting Autumn week all while keeping the Ghost and Goblins at bay.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Columbus, Ohio

Fayetteville, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Dundalk (Baltimore Area), Maryland

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area? Click HERE to get hostess information.

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/

Pink in Autumn – Tutorial #368

18 Comments October 20, 2010 zindorfstamps

Ahhhhhh, it feels good to get up this morning and stamp something Fall-ish. I decided to throw caution to the wind though and add the non traditional Pink color, Melon Mambo in my background. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. I hope you do too. This tutorial takes you on the journey of emboss resist also. Give it a try!

Before I start the tutorial however, I want to announce that I have added two new destinations to my Brayer Workshop Calendar. I will be teaching in Sturgis, South Dakota and Ottumwa, Iowa. Hope to see and create with some of you there. 🙂 For a complete list of Brayer Workshop locations and dates CLICK HERE. My very next stop is in Milton, West Virginia.

Now let’s get stamping. . .. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! French Foliage and Occasional Quotes

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Cajun Craze, River Rock and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Melon Mambo and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Pumpkin Pie Ribbon, Basic Black Brads, Markers – More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake & Basic Black, White Gel Pen, Versamark Marker and Pad

On a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped the Leaf image from the Stampin’ Up! set “French Foliage”, Item number 121166, by first loading the stamp with Versamark then with Pumpkin Pie ink before stamping it. Repeated two more times.

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

Colored the images in with a Cajun Craze Marker.

Colored over the images using a Versamark Marker and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Melon Mambo ink on the top left corner of the card stock at an angle.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink on the same corner at an angle. Not covering the Melon Mambo ink entirely.

Stamped 3 more leaves using Cajun Craze ink.

Colored the 3 leaves in using a More Mustard marker.

Stamped the spots using Melon Mambo ink.

Added Basic Black marker stems to the embossed images and Crumb Cake marker stems to the un-embossed leaves.

Added Cajun Craze, River Rock and Basic Black card stock panels, Pumpkin Pie ribbon and Basic Black brads.

Added a touch of white gel pen for highlights to some of the tips of the embossed images.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May you find a moment today to feel the warmth of the sun on your face today.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Columbus, Ohio

Fayetteville, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Dundalk (Baltimore Area), Maryland

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area? Click HERE to get hostess information.

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/

Two Bucks – Tutorial #364

28 Comments September 29, 2010 zindorfstamps

I have a winter scene for you today. Just in case you want to start those Christmas cards. What could be better than a couple of deer in the snow, right?

Today’s tutorial shows how to create hills of snow and then a reverse image.

I’m a bit slow at posting right now, the blog administrators upgraded my blog and now I have to learn how to post again. It is all so very different behind the scenes, Yikes! I do want to thank the people at Split Coast Stampers. They do such a terrific job keeping my blog up and running when I have problems, they Rock!

Now on with tutorial #364.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Winter Post and Plant Hope

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy and Baja Breeze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Brayer and ruler

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Ripped a couple of post it notes and masked the bottom of a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock (Snow area).

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink in the sky area. Also brayered Night of Navy at the top of the card stock.

Stamped the Pine trees from the Stampin’ Up set Plant Hope using Basic Black ink.

Repositioned the post it note mask to show some of the snow area above it. Sponged Baja Breeze ink at the post it note edge.

Removed the post it note mask and sponged Baja Breeze ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the Deer from the Stampin’ Up set Winter post on the card stock using Basic Black ink. Stamped the deer again on a Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic using Basic Black ink and flipped it over onto the card stock and rubbed the back of the plastic to transfer the image.

The reverse image will come out faint.

Colored in the reverse image using a Basic Black marker.

Added a star in the sky by making a cross and then an “x” over it using a ruler and a White gel pen.

Added random dots of White Gel pen in the sky area.

Added a panel of Sahara Sand so it showed only at the bottom and left side of the main image panel.

Added Whisper White, Baja Breeze and Basic Black panels.

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

I hope your day is much warmer than this scene.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Columbus, Ohio

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area? Click HERE to get hostess information.

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/

Golf Anyone – Tutorial #363

18 Comments September 22, 2010 zindorfstamps

Any golf fans out there? I took up golf years ago, not because I loved the game, but because I wanted to be out walking the pretty golf courses, lol. Today’s tutorial teaches how to get depth in a round object with shading and how to create a shadow for a round object. This card will more than likely go to one of the men in my life. No, I don’t have more than one husband or a boyfriend on the side, lol. I have one husband and two sons, lol. Since I think this will be given to a man, I kept the layout super simple without any frills and let the scene be the main focus. Hope you like it.

Supplies:

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black and River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy and Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, 1 1/4″ circle punch, Oval Punch, Brayer, Post it Note, Small Dots Texture Plate and Big Shot Machine

Started out by running a piece of Whisper White card stock through my Big Shot Machine using the Small Dots Texture Plate.

Punched a 1 1/4″ circle punch out of the now textured card stock.

I want the dots to be inverted so they are dimples on my golf ball. You will want to make sure you are shading the right side of the golf ball. 🙂

Sponged Sahara Sand ink at the bottom of the golf ball and just a slight bit around the top edge.

Sponged just a Always Artichoke ink at the very bottom of the golf ball.

Masked the bottom half of a 3″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White Card stock with a post it note.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the very top of the card stock.

Took the post it note mask off and put it back on to mask the sky area of the card stock.

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

Brayered Always Artichoke ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the post it note edge.

Punched an Oval out of scrap card stock.

Used the Negative part of the punch as a mask and sponged Basic Black ink in the hole to create a hole in my scene.

Used the negative hole from the Golf ball punch as a mask and sponged Always Artichoke ink in the hole to create the golf ball shadow.

Removed the mask and adhered the golf ball on the card stock. Added 2 Black panels and 1 River Rock panel.

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

May your day be one of much pleasure. I will be spending the rest of my day prepping and packing for my Auburn, Washington Brayer Workshops. I can’t wait to get there!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Columbus, Ohio

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area? Click HERE to get hostess information.

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/

Punched Cattails – Tutorial #359

74 Comments August 31, 2010 zindorfstamps

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me.. . . . la, la, la, la. LOL.

If you haven’t guessed, today is my birthday. I’m putting off the celebration though until a better time. My mother is very sick and in the hospital so I will be spending my birthday with her. Anyway, what better person to spend your birthday with than the very one that brought you into the world, your Mother, right?

Before I run off to the hospital this morning, I have a fun tutorial for you. This tutorial shows you how to turn grasses into cattails with punches.

Let’s get started. .. .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Basic Black and More Mustard

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Horizontal Slot punch, 2.5″ circle punch, Photo Corner punch, Brayer, Sponge, Basic Black marker, White Gel Pen, piercing Tools and Gold Brads

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog that will be out on September 1, 2010? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business. Click HERE for more information.

Brayered Daffodil Delight ink at the top of a 3.75″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Added a 2.5″ circle punched from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for my sun. Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the bottom of the card stock up to the top.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Pumpkin Pie ink entirely.

Removed the sun mask and stamped the Stampin’ Up! Inspired By Nature Grasses using Early Espresso ink.

Using the Stampin’ Up! Horizontal Slot Punch, punched some pieces out of Early Espresso card stock. Note: if you don’t have a Horizontal Slot Punch, use a very small circle punch and cut two sides of each punch to create the same shape. 🙂

Colored one half of the punches with a Basic Black marker to create a shadow side.

Glued some of the punches on the grasses, dark side away from the sun.

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

Added highlights to the grasses and catails.

Added Basic Black, More Mustard and Cajun Craze card stock panels. Also added Cajun Craze and Basic Black Photo Corner Punches.

Added 3 gold brads to each of the Cajun Craze Photo Corners.

Using Piercing Tools, pierced around the Cajun Craze Panel.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″

May your day be overflowing with Joy and Laughter.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

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/

A Bit Creepy – Tutorial #358

20 Comments August 23, 2010 zindorfstamps

What’s up Peeps? It’s Monday again already. Where did the weekend go?

Russ and I spent the weekend fishing, fishing and more fishing. Here are a couple of pics I took at Caesars Creek Lake. We caught some Blue Gill and I caught my very first Large Mouth Bass. That was exciting! Sorry, no picture of the Bass. Russ and I practice catch and release and we released it and then thought of the camera, lol. You will just have to take my word for it, it was big and fabulous. 🙂

Update: If you are registered for the Atlanta, GA Brayer workshops a change has been made to the location. Please click Here to view it.

My next Brayer workshop stop is in Grinnell, Iowa this weekend August 28-29, 2010. Click here for information.

Ready for my creepy tutorial today?

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Dark & Dreay, Graveyard Gala and Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant and River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy and Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Markers – Sahara Sand, More Mustard, Crumb Cake and Basic Black, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Piercing Tools, Sponges, Ruler, Versamark pad and Marker, Gray Brads, 2.5″ circle Punch, post it note

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog that will be out on September 1, 2010? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business. Click HERE for more information.

Stamped the Grasses stamp from the Stampin’ Up set Inspired by Nature on a 4″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Always Artichoke ink before stamping it. I stamped it twice loading each time.

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

Masked the bottom 1/2″ of card stock with a post it note.

Stamped the tombstone stamp from the Graveyard Gala set, at an angle, by first loading it with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Omitted the center of the stamp by not loading it with Versamark or ink.

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

Colored the edges of the tombstone and skull with a Sahara Sand Marker.

Colored in the tombstone with a Crumb Cake Marker.

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

Stamped the Owl from the Stampin’ Up set Dark & Dreary by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored in the Owls eyes with a More Mustard marker and then colored over the entire image with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Now my images are all heat embossed and will resist the background ink I’m about the put on.

Punched a 2.5″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Elegant Eggplant ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Removed Moon mask and brayered just a touch of Not Quite Navy ink on the top of the card stock to give the moon a bit of color.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images using a paper towel.

Added a cross for the owl to sit on using a Basic Black marker and a ruler.

Ripped the top left corner off of the main image panel.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges.

Added a bit of white gel pen highlights to the cross and the top of the tombstone.

Added Elegant Eggplant and River Rock panels. Using piercing tools, pierced holes done each side of the card front.

Added Gray brads and here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Have a super Monday!

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

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/

Winter Children at Play – Tutorial #357

39 Comments August 20, 2010 zindorfstamps

You just never know what I will put up on my blog from one day to the next, lol. My last post was a tropical scene, now today I am featuring a Winter scene. I do this for myself, so I won’t get stagnate in my creativity. It feels good to step out and do a Winter scene in August. Some of you stamper out there are probably already making, or at least preparing for your Christmas cards. So here is one to inspire you.

Update: If you are registered for the Atlanta, GA Brayer workshops a change has been made to the location. Please click Here to view it.

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Welcome Christmas, Season of Friendship and Lovely as a Tree

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, River Rock and Whisper White

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

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White Ribbon, Basic Black Brads, Sponge, Brayer, Piercing Tools, Sahara Sand Marker, Stamp-a-ma-Jig and Post it notes

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog that will be out on September 1, 2010? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business. Click HERE for more information.

Masked the bottom of a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock using a Post it Note that has a bit of the sticky edge torn off.

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

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the very top of the card stock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Stamped the Trees from the Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree set twice using Basic Black ink. When I stamped it I stamped the ground area of the stamp on the Post it Note.

Sponged Cajan Craze ink at the Post it Note edge, just catching the card stock.

Removed the mask and stamped the Children stamp from the Stampin’ Up! set Welcome Christmas using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the Tree from the Stampin’ Up! set Season of Friendship using Basic Black ink.

Colored in the tree with a Basic Black marker to omit the design in the tree.

Stamp the children stamp on the Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic sheet with Sahara Sand ink. Flipped the plastic Sheet over onto the card stock and rubbed the back of the plastic sheet to create the shadow.

The shadow is very faint so I colored it in with a Sahara Sand marker.

Added Basic Black and River Rock card stock panels, Whisper White Ribbon and Basic Black Brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May you be inspired by something out of the ordinary today.

Until my next post, stay cool.

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

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/

Tropical with Punches – Tutorial #356

19 Comments August 18, 2010 zindorfstamps

Well I am back from Venice, Florida and I came back very inspired. The people, scenary and food were all wonderful. 🙂 Of course, today’s card was inspired by my trip.

I do have an announcement before starting the tutorial, I will be teaching my brayer workshops in St. Cloud, Minnesota click HERE to check out the details.

Now on with the tutorial. .. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Plant Hope

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, More Mustard and Old Olive

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

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, White Gel Pen, Basic Black Marker, Brayer, Punches, Color Coach and Post it Notes

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a copy of the Summer Mini Catalog? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business. Click HERE for more information.

Punched a circle from the sticky edge of a post it note using a 2 1/2″ punch.

Used the post it note circle to mask the sun on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered More Mustard ink on the right side of the card stock.

Brayered Tangerine Tango ink on both the right and left sides of the card stock.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink on both the left and right sides of the card stock.

Removed the circle mask and placed the post it note with the circle cut out on the card stock, lining up the hole with the sun on the card stock.

Sponged in the circle with More Mustard ink.

Sponged around the edge of the circle using Cajun Craze ink.

Removed the mask.

Stamped the Palm tree from the Stampin’ Up! set Plant Hope.

Ripped a post it note and put it on the bottom of the card stock and sponged in Basic Black ink to create a rock form.

Moved the post it note and sponged in Basic Black ink to create a second Rock form.

Added White Gel Pen highlight to the edge of the rock shape to define it.

Removed the mask and colored in the trunk and vines of the leaves with a Basic Black marker. Also added White Gel Pen highlights to the tree.

Punched some Flowers out of More Mustard card stock.

Sponged a bit of Cajun Craze ink on the flower punches.

Punched some leaves out of Old Olive card stock.

Added 2 Basic Black panels and a Baja Breeze panel to my Main image panel. Glued some of the leaves on the lower right hand corner.

Glued the punched flowers together and added them to the card front.

Added Basic Black brads to the flower centers.

I used my Stampin’ Up! Color Coach today for a quick color selection when choosing my card stock. The color coach gives you 2 great color combos for every color.

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

May your day be filled with the sights and sounds of the tropics. Even if it is just a card you made. 🙂

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

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/