Life is a bit more on the normal side for me this month since I will not be traveling any.  My husband is so use to me being gone a lot he may just kick me out around mid December, lol. 

December!  I cannot believe it is December already.  Yesterday I did some Fall clean up in my perennial gardens and it was in the 50’s.  I was wearing a light jacket for Pete’s sake.  Now today we are suppose to get snow showers.  That is okay with me since I don’t have to get out and drive any where. 

Maybe the snow will get me in the mood to do some Christmas shopping.  How many of you are now doing their Christmas shopping on line?  Personally, I like to go to the stores and shop.  Anyhow, knowing we are going to see some snow fall today put me in the mood for this chilly card.

Let’s get started. . . . . . .  . . . .

Supplies:

Want a free 39 page, Stampin’ Up Mini catalog?  If you are a resident of the United States,  just e-mail your mailing address to me and I will get one in the mail to you.  Are you inspired by this Blog?  One way you can help support this blog is by ordering your Stampin’ Up products through me.   You can order from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  If you are within the United States.  Want a copy of the brand new 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95 with free shipping, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you.  Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team.  Also check out the Stampin’ Up specials, click this link to check it out:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions

I masked the 3.75″ x 4.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock with 3 torn post it notes to protect the white of the card stock where I would like to have snow.

Stamped a few snowflakes from the Stampin’ Up! set Serene Snowflakes using Versamark only.

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

Now that my snowflakes are heat embossed they will resist the ink over them.

Brayered Bashful Blue ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Bordering Blue ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Bashful Blue ink entirely.

Put an untorn post it note at the top of the card stock and sponged Bordering Blue ink right at the post it note edge to create my horizon line.

Removed all of the post it notes.

Masked a bit of the snow with a post it note.  Stamped the twig image from the Stampin’ Up! set Bird on a Branch 4 times using Basic Black ink. 

Added a few dashing in the water and snow on the twigs using a white gel pen.

Started putting together my layout.  Tore a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock so the torn edges continued the snow in the main image panel.

Added 2 Basic Black Modern Label punches to the left side of the card.  I cut one end off of each punch so they would like up with the edge of the card.

Added Bashful Blue brads using a piercing tool to start the brads.

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

May you be warm and cozy wherever you are today.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

PS  I have added North Liberty, Indiana to my travels in 2010.  🙂

  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

2010

Dayton, Ohio at Marco Paper

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

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/ 

Whew, today I have been cutting, stuffing, packing, etc. for my trip to Portland, Michigan in the morning.  I created all new projects for my Brayer Workshops in Portland, which always gets me very excited.  I cannot wait to show them off, lol.  My husband says I am a traitor since I will be in Michigan where the big game between rivals Ohio State and Michigan will be playing this weekend.  My husband is a big Ohio State Fan.  It is hard not to be when you live in Ohio.

Now that everything is prepared and packed into the car I can sit down and put a tutorial together for all of you that cannot get to Portland, MI.  The other night I was stamping with my Stampin’ Up! Up line Karen Barber and we used the Itty Bitty Background set, which I use to use all the time but haven’t pulled it out in at least a year.  So today I used it to create a field of Flowers. 

Let’s get started.. . . .

Supplies:

Want a free 39 page, Stampin’ Up Mini catalog?  If you are a resident of the United States,  just e-mail your mailing address to me and I will get one in the mail to you.  Are you inspired by this Blog?  One way you can help support this blog is by ordering your Stampin’ Up products through me.   You can order from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  If you are within the United States.  Want a copy of the brand new 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95 with free shipping, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you.  Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team.  Also check out the Stampin’ Up specials, click this link to check it out:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions

These first few photos show me stamping images with Versamark on a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock so you will not be able to see the stamping until I start putting in the back ground.

The little flower stamp from the Stampin’ Up! set Season of Joy was  stamped all over the bottom of the card stock with Versamark.  Then I stamped the large dot stamp with versamark  and then the small speckle stamp with Versamark.  These two stamps are from the Stampin’ Up set Itty Bitty Backgrounds.

I heat embossed all the images with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Masked the sky area of the card-stock with two post it notes that have a torn edge and Brayered Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Removed the post it note mask from the top of the card stock and used it to mask the bottom of the card stock. 

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink at the top of the card stock.

Ripped a mountain shape in a post it note and sponged Bordering Blue ink in the open area to create a mountain.

Added some Basic Gray ink at the top of the mountain with a sponge.

Moved the post it note and sponged Basic Gray ink to create two more mountains.

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

Sponged Bordering Blue ink at the top of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges of the card stock.

Added Very Vanilla Ribbon and Not Quite Navy Brads.

Assembled card and here it is completed measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be totally fabulous!

Until my next post. . . . . . .  .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Portland, Michigan

2010

Dayton, Ohio at Marco Paper

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

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, West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Atlanta, Georgia

Soledad, 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/ 

Well, I finally made it home yesterday evening after being snowed in the last couple of days in Colorado.  If I am going to be snowed in any where, I prefer it be in Colorado.  Let me say, it was breath ta-kingly beautiful!  The first photo below is a shot of my Sister’s deck furniture after just a half a day of the two day Winter Storm. 

I had such a wonderful time meeting all of my students in Broomfield, Colorado.  Brayer on ladies!  I am so jealous that you get to be inspired by such stunning scenes everyday.

This is a couple of quick photos taken from my Sister’s front yard in the early morning right before I had to get in the car to come home.  Hello!  Early morning light hitting the mountains and tree tops with snow everywhere.  It was sooooo very hard to make myself head to the airport.

Although it was hard to come home, once I got off of the plane in Ohio to 80 degree temperatures and the full spectrum of Fall colors surrounding me, I was at peace again and glad to be home.  🙂

I do have a tutorial for you today, but first I have a blog candy winner to announce.  Although I use a Random number generator to select the winner, I had the best time reading through your snowman comments.  If you haven’t read through them, you should.  Some are are heart wrenching, some are hysterical and most just warm your heart.  Thanks to everyone who played along.  Now for the winner.

  The winner of the Stampin’ Up, Snow Buddies Stamp Set is. . . .#487 . . .. .. . . . .

Karen who wrote “Hi, My most memorable and most interesting experience with snowmen was when we were snowed in in North Lake Tahoe. We had gone there to go skiing, but it was snowing so much that we never got to go skiing. Our car was stuck in the driveway, snowed in, since the night before it was literally a couple of inches of snow around it. My father was on top of the car shoveling down to get snow away. My sister and I, I guess, were too little to help, so we played in the snow. We went around the unfamiliar house/cabin and found a place to do our snowmen. Of course, during it not all snow we picked up went on the snowmen, some went on each other. By the time we had our snowmen there were 4 of us there – 2 full-blown and snow-blown snowmen and 2 people snowgirls. We had such fun, especially since we were from Southern California and we didn’t get to build snowmen!!! Karen B.

Congratulations!  Karen B. , please e-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com within the next 30 days to claim your new Snow Buddies Stamp Set.

Now a bit about today’s tutorial.  This card was created while I was in Colorado using my Sister’s stamping supplies.  She is a brand new stamper and inherits my supplies that are no longer Stampin’ Up current.  I used a couple of retired items, but I will give you the current items that you could substitute for them as I go through this tutorial. 

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:  (Sorry no picture of the supplies today)

Want a free 39 page, Stampin’ Up Mini catalog?  If you are a resident of the United States,  just e-mail your mailing address to me and I will get one in the mail to you.  Are you inspired by this Blog?  One way you can help support this blog is by ordering your Stampin’ Up products through me.   You can order from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com  If you are within the United States.  Want a copy of the brand new 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95 with free shipping, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you.  Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team.  Also check out the Stampin’ Up specials, click this link to check it out:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions

Started out with a 3.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock and masked the bottom of it with a post it note, torn at the top edge.

Brayered Soft Sky ink (you can substitute this ink for the current color Bashful Blue) at the top of the card stock.

Sponged Soft Sky ink (you can substitute Bashful Blue ink) at the post it note mask edge to darken the horizon line.

Stamped the French Script stamp with Soft Sky ink (you can substitute Bashful Blue ink and the current background stamp “En Francais”).

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

Ripped a post it note in the shape of a mountain and sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the post it note edge to create a mountain on the card stock.

Stamped the Deer from the Stampin’ Up set “Winter Post” with Stazon Jet Black ink (Basic Black ink would work here too).

Added some white gel pen to the top of the mountain to look like snow.

Sponged Not Quite Navy ink around the edges of the card stock.

Layered the main image panel with a Designer paper and Whisper White card stock.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be overflowing with warm fuzzies, lol.  

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

Hugs,

Michelle

  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Dayton, Ohio at Marco Paper

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

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, MarylandNorth Chili, New York (near Rochester)New Johnsonville, Tennessee