Depth in Daisies – Tutorial #214 and Card Give-A-Way

176 Comments May 25, 2009 zindorfstamps

Hello out there! Hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday weekend. I took the day off yesterday and spent some quality time with family. Today I am going to spend the whole day stamping. Woohoo! This project I can share with you, but the rest of my stamping today will be projects that will only be unveiled in my advanced brayer workshops. Actually, I will be spending the week putting them together. I always want my workshop projects to be over the top. 🙂

A little about today’s tutorial, I added some white gel pen and some over stamping to create depth in this piece. What do you think? Did it work?

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On with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Upsy Daisy & Holdays & Wishes

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Apricot Appeal, Old Olive & Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal & Ruby Red

Accessories: Stampin’ UP 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Post it note, Sponge, White Gel Pen, Brayer, Versamark Pad, Clear embossing powder, heat gun

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way for 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 current mini catalog, just e-mail me your address and I will pop one in the mail to you.

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Stamped the Upsy Daisy Silhouette stamp on a 3″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White Card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Old Olive ink before stamping it.

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

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

Used a 1 3/8″ circle punch and punched a mask out of the sticky part of a Post It Note. Put the mask on my card stock. Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink entirely.

Brayred Ruby Red ink at the very top of the card stock, not covering the Pumpkin Pie ink entirely.

Removed the mask and Over stamped the Daisies with Basic Black ink.

I know not to do this from past experience, but I always end up doing it anyway.

I wiped my black ink off of my embossed images using a circular motion with an old towel, smearing the ink.

What I should have done was pat it off of the emboss images. Oh well, I will get it right one of these days, lol.

Over stamped the embossed images with Old Olive ink, stamping off once on my scrap paper. (Second Generation stamping)

Patted the Old Olive ink off of my embossed images with a cotton towel. 🙂

Used a White Gel Pen to added petals to the embossed Silhouette. Used a heat gun to set the white gel pen into the embossing.

Brayered Ruby Red ink at the top of a Pumpkin Pie Panel.

Sponged Old Olive ink on a 1″ strip of Old Olive card stock.

Assembled card front and added a sentiment with Black ink on the bottom of the card front.

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

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to use over stamping in your project today to create depth in your scene.

Have a safe and happy holiday.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greewood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Portland, Michigan

2010

Jacksonville, Florida

Pocatello, Idaho

Salem, Oregon

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Under the Moon – Tutorial #213

16 Comments May 22, 2009 zindorfstamps

I love, love, love shades of grey. Grey is a great neutral color. One thing about greys, there are warm greys and cool greys. I used Sahara Sand ink and card stock in this project and Sahara Sand is a warm grey. The warmer grey went better with the warm color of Apricot Appeal. It would not have look as good, in my opinion, if I would have used a cool grey such as Going Gray.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Thoughts & Prayers & Frames with a Flourish

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Sahara Sand & Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Old Olive, Cameo Coral, Bravo Burgundy, Apricot Appeal, Basic Black & Sahara Sand

Accessories: Basic Black marker, White Gel pen, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Post it notes, Sponges, Brayer, 1 3/8″ circle punch, Clear embossing powder and a heat gun, Versamark Pad, Brads

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team.

Stamped the Tree on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark, then Old Olive and then patted my Basic Black ink pad on the trunk of the tree before stamping it.

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

Punched 1 3/8″ circles from the sticky part of some post it notes.

Note: I have 3 layers of post it notes, other wise I find they are to thin and will jam my punch. The extra circles I put a side for later projects.

Put one of my circle masks where I want the moon to be in my scene and brayered Sahara Sand ink in the sky area.

Removed the moon mask and brayered Sahara Sand ink lightly over the sky again to reduce the starkness of the white moon a bit.

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

Brayered Cameo Coral ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink entirely.

Ripped a post it note and used it as a mask to create a hill.

Sponged Sahara Sand heavily at top of the post it note mask and on to the card stock.

Sponged a bit of Bravo Burgundy at the lower left corner of the card stock.

Added some black marker outlines to the left side of some of the limbs and the trunk of the tree.

Added highlights to the tree with a white gel pen.

Distress the edges of the panel with the Tim Holtz distressing tool.

Dragged the card stock edges across the Sahara Sand ink pad to darken the edges.

Assembled my panels and stamped the Flourish at the top and bottom of the card with Basic Black ink. Also added two brads.

Sponged Basic Black ink on the left side of the card front.

Here is the card completed measuring 4″ x 9″. This card size fits wonderfully in a #10 size business envelope, which you can pick up at any office supply store at a reasonable price.

I hope this project has inspired you to get out your gray inks and give them a whirl.

May your day be calm and joyful.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greewood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Portland, Michigan

2010

Jacksonville, Florida

Pocatello, Idaho

Salem, Oregon

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Sunrise Silhouette Trees – Tutorial #202

28 Comments April 21, 2009 zindorfstamps

I was in the mood for a silhouette scene today. It was a bonus to be able to create this scene using just the one tree stamp from the Stampin’ Up set LeJardin Botanique.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Le Jardin Botanique & Holidays & Wishes

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White & Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, White

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Piercing tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Brayer, Sponge

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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. Also, please consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. We have valuable monthly meetings in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Brayered Summer Sun ink at an angle on a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Flip the card around and brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at an angle.

Brayered on Really Rust ink not covering the Pumpkin Pie ink entirely.

Brayered on Chocolate Chip ink not covering the Really Rust ink entirely.

Stamped the tree 7 times using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the tree 6 times at the bottom of the card stock with Basic Black ink.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock to create the ground area.

Stamped the tree stamp a couple of more times at the bottom of the card stock to create more brush in the scene.

Sponged some Basic Black ink in the top left hand corner of the card stock to create more drama in the sky.

Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for place, stamped the sentiment using White ink.

Let the sentiment ink dry a moment and decided to go over it with a White Gel pen to make it brighter.

Added a silver brad at each side of the sentiment after assembling my card front.

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

May your skies be filled with color today.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

Portland, Michigan

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Pink & Blue Floral – Tutorial #201 and a Blog Candy Winner

20 Comments April 20, 2009 zindorfstamps

Hey there everyone, I’m back from Arkansas. Thank you Linda Carson for hosting me while I was there. Also thank you to the wonderful ladies that attended my workshops. I had a great time.

I drove 12 hours to reach Arkansas. Here are a few sites that I seen along the way. A couple of these where taken as I was doing 70 miles an hour down the Inter State, lol. Don’t do this!

St. Louis

Maramec Springs Park in Missouri

Open Road . . . . . . . . .

I took lots and lots of pictures, but I will not bore you with them. Let’s get on to more important stuff like the Blog Candy winner. . . .

The random number generator selected. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .

Dawn Frost who wrote “Have fun driving for 12 hours tomorrow. I hate driving more than 2 hours at a time! My hat goes off to you. Thank you so much for a chance to win some blog candy. Have fun at your workshop.”

Congratulations Dawn, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@ aim.com and I will pop these in the mail to you.

Thanks to all 435 of you that played along! As always I wish I had a set to send each of you.

Now on with the tutorial 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Friends 24-7

Paper: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Brayer, Clear embossing powder, Heat Gun, Stampin’ Up Markers, Piercing Tools and Stampin’ Up Mat Pack, Versmark Marker and Pad, Photo Corner Punch, Brads

Stamped Flourish 5 times with Versamark only on a 3.25″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Heat embossed embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the flowers twice by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Always Artichoke ink before stamping.

Heat embossed the flower images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Colored the stems and leaves with an Old Olive marker.

Colored the flowers in with a Blush Blossom marker.

Added Rose Red marker to the flowers.

Went over the flowers again with the Blush Blossom marker to blend the two colors together.

Colored over the flowers, leaves and stems with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink on the card stock at an angle.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink on the card stock at an angle, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images with an old cotton cloth.

Extended my flower stem with an Old Olive Marker.

Assembled card front and added a white punched Photo Corner, brads and pierced along each side of my white panel using a piercing tool and Stampin’ Up Mat Pack.

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

May your day be full of sweet smelling blossoms!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

Portland, Michigan

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Birds in Landing – Tutorial #192

24 Comments March 27, 2009 zindorfstamps

I would be so happy to have a stamp collection full of Trees, foliage and birds. If you follow my blog, you know that already, lol.

I used two neglected shades of gray in today’s tutorial. I tend to forget how dramatic a dark sky can look when you put white birds in it.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Ever After, Cape Arago Birds

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Taken With Teal and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Taken with Teal, Basic Gray, Going Gray & Baja Breeze

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Brayer, Brads, Ribbon, Sponge

Started this project with a 3.5″ x 8.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered Baja Breeze ink on the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Taken with Teal ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Flipped the card stock around and brayered Going Gray ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Basic Gray ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Going Gray ink entirely.

Stamped the Stampin’ Up Ever After plant stamp with Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock a few times.

Stamped three different Cape Arago birds that very in size with Basic Black ink.

Colored in the flowers and Birds with a White Gel pen.

Sponge Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock by scrapping the sponge on the edge of the card stock.

Added Brads, ribbon and a few basic panels and here is my finished card measuring 4″ x 9″.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to try putting white objects on dark backgrounds to make them pop!

Have a super great weekend.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Pink & Purple Floral – Tutorial #186 and a Blog Candy Winner

18 Comments March 16, 2009 zindorfstamps

I am back and I had a fantastic time teaching my brayer workshops in Wheaton, Illinois. It was such a pleasure meeting so many dynamite ladies, most of which are stamping fanatics like myself. There are a lot of us out there, lol. Thank you ladies for giving me such a warm welcome.

Before I left last Thursday, I announced that I would be giving this set of Basic Grey Stamps away as blog candy. I have a winner! The random number generator selected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Congrats to CHERYL LOSIECZKA who wrote: THAT IS A FANTASTIC CARD~! I’m a first time visitor, but I’ll be back! Put me in the drawing, please and thanks!

Cheryl please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will put these in the mail to you.

Thank you to all 396 of you that played along!

Now a bit about today’s tutorial, I brayered the background on this at an angle to create a bit more interest in the scene. I also added a shadow at the flower pot base to create some depth. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and hang out a while.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Bloomin’ Beautiful & Frames with a Flourish

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Lovely Lilac & Not Quite Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy & Bordering Blue, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Versamark Pad & Marker, Clear embossing powder & a heat gun, Brayer, Sponge, Piercing Tool, Prismacolor Markers, White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner Punch

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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. Also, please consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. We have valuable monthly meetings in Miamisburg, Ohio.

On a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock I stamped the sentiment by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Kiwi Kiss Dye based ink before stamping it. Then heat embossed it using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.Stamped the pot of flowers with Palette Hybrid Noir Black ink. After stamping it, I heated the ink a bit with my heat gun to set it. This helps to keep it from smearing.

I colored the shaded areas of the pot with a Prismacolor Cloud Blue marker.

Added a bit of Cold Stone marker to the the pot, just below the leaves.

Colored the flowers with Deco Pink marker.

Added Violet Mist marker to the center of the flowers.

Colored the leaves with Lime Green marker.

Added Light Olive Green to the dark areas of the leaves.

Put a dot of Parma Violet marker in the center of the flowers.

Colored over the flowers and pot with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Now that I have my images all heat embossed they will resist the ink I put on for the background.

Brayered Bordering Blue ink at an angle on the bottom of the card stock.

Flipped the panel upside down and brayered Bordering Blue ink at the top of the card stock at an angle.

I felt I need a break in the background so I stamped the flourish twice with Bordering Blue ink.

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images with a cotton towel.

Sponged Not Quite Navy ink around the edge of the card stock and to the right and under the flower pot to create a shadow.

Sponged Night of Navy at the very edges of the card stock and a little right under the pot to get a deeper shadow.

Used the Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner punch on my main image panel and a 4 5/8″ square Whisper White Panel.

Adhered a 5 3/8″ Square Lovely Lilac Panel to a 5.5″ Square Not Quite Navy Panel and then Sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the corners of the Lovely Lilac panel.

Adhered all of my panels together and added a dot of White Gel pen right in the center of the flowers to make them pop a bit more.

Used my Piercing tool to start my brads in the corners.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ Square.

May your day be filled with wonderful images!

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Wheaton, Illinois

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, California

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Nature Silhouttes Tree with Mountain – Tutorial #183

25 Comments March 4, 2009 zindorfstamps

Today’s project is a quick card for me, not so many steps. 🙂 Silhouette stamps, such as this Stampin’ Up Set, Nature Silhouettes makes scene making a breeze. The tutorial today will also show you how to add a mountain in the your background. Hang out for a moment and check it out.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Nature Silhouettes

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Not Quite Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Going Gray, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze & Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Ribbon, Silver Brads, Brayer, Sponges, Tombo Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Piercing Tool

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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.

Brayered Apricot Appeal on a 2 6/8″ x 3.5″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of the card stock. Be sure not to over lap Blue and any color that has a yellow tint. Remember Blue and Yellow make green. Not pretty in skies, lol.

Brayered a bit of Not Quite Navy ink an angle at the top of the card stock.

Stamped the tree silhouette stamp with Basic Black ink.

Sponge Basic Black ink at the top, left side and bottom of the card stock, very heavy.

Tore a post it note sticky edge to create a mountain shape and masked the sky with it.

Sponged Going Gray on the card stock at the post it note torn edge. Added just a hint of Basic Black ink right at the post it note torn edge (Top of Mountain).

Removed post it note. Ta da. . . . . a mountain appears.

I use brads constantly in projects. The piercing tool that come in Stampin’ Up’s Tool kit is great for starting the brads. I complete my entire card front and then add the brads. The card from then gets layered on a Whisper White card. This way my brad butts are not showing. I don’t like to show my butts, lol.

Here is the completed card measuring 5.25″ Square.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to add a mountain or hill in your scenes.

Before I close today, I have been asked a million times what my favorite Stampin’ Up ink pad colors are. I have and use them all, but right now my favorites are as follows:

Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss. These colors are great for making scenes.

May your day be filled with warm breezes and sunshine.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Wheaton, Illinois

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

Stoughton, Wisconsin

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Thinking – Tutorial #164

58 Comments January 15, 2009 zindorfstamps

I’m in the mood again for a little coloring fun with my Prismacolor Markers. Coloring really relaxes me. I can just while away the hours playing with markers. Today’s tutorial also has a reverse image in it. You can do a reverse image in quite a few different ways. I used a reverse image stamp by Rubber Stampeded to create my reverse image.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Summer by The Sea” & “Embrace Life”, Rubber Stampeded “Reverse Image Stamp”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss & Baja Breeze

Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze & Kiwi Kiss, Palette Hybrid Noir Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brayer, Fine Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Versamark Marker, White Gel Pen, Aqua Painter

Stamped onto my reverse image stamp with Palette Noir Black ink and then stamped the reverse image stamp onto my Whisper White card stock.

I like to start out stamping my reverse image first. It’s easier for me to line the original image up with the reversed one instead of lining the reversed image up with the original one.

Stamped the Original image right side up with Palette Noir Black ink having the feet of the two images meet.

I used Palette Noir Black Hybrid ink because it won’t smear as much with solvent based coloring mediums, such as Prismacolor markers.

Colored the images pants with Cloud Blue Prismacolor Marker.

Added Teal Blue to the pants.

Colored over the pants again with the Cloud Blue to blend the colors together.

Colored the Shirts, hats and rim of boats with Eggshell.

Added Burnt Ochre to the shirts.

Blended the Burnt Ochre in with the Eggshell marker.

Added a bit of dark to the shirt creases with a Sienna Brown Marker.

Added Cloud Blue to the band of the hats.

Went over the shadow parts of the hats with the eggshell marker again.

Tip you can add shadow by using the same color of marker over itself, just let it dry a bit between colorings.

Added a bit of Sienna Brown to the hats.

Colored the boat with Cold Stone marker.

Added Teal Blue to the bottom of the boats.

Went over the boat again with Cold Stone marker to blend the colors together.

Colored the skin in the two images with Buff marker.

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

Note: I did not use Versmark on or emboss the reverse image.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the bottom and very top of the card stock.

Highlighted the ripples in the water with a White Gel pen.

Yikes! I missed a photo here. I brayered Kiwi Kiss at the bottom of the card stock not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Assembled card front with a couple of simple panels.

Stamped the Weed from the Embrace Life set over all the panels.

Used my Aqua Painter and Kiwi Kiss ink to color in the leaves of the weeds.

Note: If you squeeze an ink pad when it closed, pressing the lid down onto the ink pad it will make a puddle of ink on the lid. You can use the puddle of ink to watercolor with.

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

May your day be filled with great reflection.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Links to all my tutorials can be found here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

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

Peaceful Flight – Tutorial #157

56 Comments January 1, 2009 zindorfstamps

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! 2009 wow! Wasn’t it just yesterday we were worried about Y2K?

The older I get the faster time flies by. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Well December for me was a month of reflection, relaxation and family. But I’m back to blogging. My schedule for posting is going to be different. I probably won’t be able to post before I leave for work in the morning. I’ve started an exercise program and if I don’t hop right out of bed in the morning and throw on the gym shoes, exercise just isn’t going to happen that day. So, that being said, 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. exercise, 5:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. stamping, get ready for work, commute to work, work from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., arrive home around 5:30, edit my photos and post to the blog. Hmmm, I need more hours in the day, lol. I guess my husband will have to do the shopping and house cleaning, yikes!

Any how, I will post as often as I can. I do want to hear from you, my readers. Let me know if you are using the tutorials, e-mail me a link to your projects. I love looking at them. As you can tell I don’t have a lot of time to browse the stamping galleries, so comments and links sent to me are a blessing and they encourage me to keep on keeping on, grin.

Yak, yak, yak, yak, yak. . . . . . . . let’s get started with the tutorial already!

Supplies:

Stamps: Cape Arago Rubber Stamps, www.capearagorubberstamps.com

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Blue Bayou

Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Blue Bayou & Adirondack Pitch Black

Accessories: 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Brayer, Post it notes, White & Gold Gel Pens, Sponge

Punched a 1 3/8″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon. I stuck in on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink all over the card stock.

Removed the post it note mask and brayered a bit more Baja Breeze ink over the card stock. This tones down the brightness of the moon a bit.

Masked the top 2/3rds of the card stock with a large post it note.

Turned project upside down and sponged Blue Bayou ink right at the post it note edge. Creating the horizon line here.

Sponged more Blue Bayou ink at the right side of the card stock. See the “X” on the post it note. That is where the moon is. So the water needs to stay lighter on the side with the moon. Clear as mud?

Sponged a bit of Not Quite Navy ink at the right side, not covering the Blue Bayou ink entirely.

Removed post it note and flipped project right side up.

Sponged Blue Bayou ink at the left side of the card stock sky area.

Added Not Quite Navy ink to the left top corner.

Stamped the bird with Pitch Black ink.

Colored in the light areas of the bird with a White Gel Pen.

Colored the feet and beak with a Gold Gel Pen.

Added a few dashes in the water with a White Gel pen.

Put the card together with a few panels of card stock and here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I was a bit rusty from not stamping in December so yesterday I took a look at the New Year’s Eve challenges on Splitcoaststampers.com and here is what I created for two of the challenges.

Stamps used: Stampendous “Winter Trees”

Stamps used: Paper Trey Ink “Pond Life”

Well I hope you enjoyed the tutorial today and it encouraged you in some fashion to get out those stamps and use them.

May your day and new year be beyond belief spectacular!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Links to all my tutorials can be found here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

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

This Weeks Framed Moody Tree Tutorial, Blog Candy and Workshop Announcement

236 Comments October 5, 2008 zindorfstamps

Beginner Brayer Workshop Announcements: After many requests, I have added a Dayton, Ohio beginner Brayer workshop to my calendar for November 8th at Marco Paper. Workshops are kept small so I can spend time with each person attending. No prior brayer experience required. The brayer will no longer be a mystery tool after attending. To register, please contact Marco Paper at 937-433-7030 or 1-888-733-5239 or website at http://marcopaper.com/index.html . I also have a Beginner Brayer Workshop scheduled for October 25th Sunnyvale, CA Please call Cranberry Hill to sign up for this workshop (408) 736-9151 or http://www.stamponover.com/ .

Now about today’s project, I’m giving this framed piece away as blog candy. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post for me to enter you for the drawing. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click on this link to leave a comment on the post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/10/05/this-weeks-framed-moody-tree-tutorial-blog-candy-and-workshop-announcement/

I will use a random number generator on Saturday, October 11th to select the winner. Good luck to everyone. 🙂

Very little supplies were used to create this piece. I even used a very common household item to create some texture in the sky (plastic wrap), check it out. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous “Winter Trees”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White & Basic Black

Ink: Adirondack Lake Mist, Sail Boat Blue, Aqua & Pitch Black

Accessories: Brayer, Plastic Wrap, Sponges & Re-purposed Garage Sale

Punched a 1 3/8 circle from the sticky part of a post it note to use as a mask for the moon. Placed it where I wanted my moon to be on a 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Sail Boat Blue ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Aqua ink at the top of the card stock.

Crumpled up a piece of plastic wrap.

Removed the moon mask and inked up my plastic wrap with Lake Mist ink and dabbed it on the top of the card stock.

Dabbed on some Sail Boat Blue with the same crumpled up plastic wrap.

Stamped the tree with Pitch Black ink.

Sponged Pitch Black ink heavily on the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Sail Boat Blue across the top of the card stock. Also added some through the middle of the card stock.

Adhered my main image panel to a white card stock panel and then a Black card stock panel.

Put it in a re-purposed Garage Sale Frame ($2). I don’t normally pay more than a dollar for a frame at a garage sale, but this one is solid wood and quite heavy.

Finished piece with the Black panel measuring 5″ x 7″.

Enjoy your Sunday!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Links to all my tutorials can be found here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar