The Wave – Tutorial #114 and Blog Candy

154 Comments September 5, 2008 zindorfstamps

I have a stormy ocean scene for you today. I swear when my allergies act up and I’m not feeling well I always reach for shades of blue ink. The color blue must sooth me. 🙂

Maybe this card will sooth someone else too, so I’ll give it away as blog candy.

To enter for a chance to win this card, please leave me a comment on this post telling me your all time favorite rubber stamping tool, besides rubbers stamps, lol. I love reading your comments that tell me a bit about yourself. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link to leave a comment on this blog post:

I will use a random number generator to pick the winner on the morning of Sunday, September 7th.

OK then, it is time to get on with this stormy scene tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Impression Obsession “Branches of a Tree”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black and Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Pool, Denim & Cloudy Blue

Accessories: Brayer, Sponges, White Gel Pen, Circle Coluzzle Template

Brayered on Pool ink on the right side of a 5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Denim ink at the right and left sides of the card stock.

Brayered Denim ink at the top of the card stock.

Used a circle cut with a coluzzle that measures 3 5/8″ and sponge Denim ink lightly at the edge of one side of the circle. Move the circle up a bit and sponged again. I did this a total of 5 times.

Sponged Denim ink at the left side of the card stock to blend the sponged lines in a bit.

Tore a cliff shape from a piece of Whisper White card stock.

Sponged Cloudy Blue ink on the cliff shape.

Sponged Denim ink on the cliff shape not covering all of the Cloudy Blue ink.

Sponged Pitch Black ink on the cliff shape not covering the Denim ink entirely. I also sponged Pitch Black ink on the top of the cliff shape and along the top of curve shape.

Adhered the cliff shape to the main panel.

Stamped the tree with Pitch Black ink.

Sponged some Pitch Black ink at the top of the sky area to add some drama.

Used the circle mask again and traced one side of it at the top of each wave to create a highlight in the water.

Assembled the card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to get inky today.

May your day be filled with calm seas.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Note: 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/

Summer’s End – Tutorial #113 and Brayer Give away

172 Comments September 3, 2008 zindorfstamps

Many of you have notice and commented on the fact that I am using a new brayer. I’m using a new one because I wanted to use the exact one the people attending my brayer workshops get to use and take home with them. The new brayer is only different from the old brayer due to the handle. It has the exact same roller. 🙂 There is this crazy rumor that my old Speedball Brayer is magical, lol. It is not magical, but it still has a great deal of life left in it although it is stained from a few years of use. Many of you have e-mailed me asking if you could have my old beloved brayer. Since there is more than one of you asking, I’m going to give it away. If you wish to enter for a chance at my brayer, please leave a comment on this post and I will use a random number generator to select the winner on the morning of Saturday, September 6th. If you are receiving my blog update by e-mail you will need to click on this link to enter a comment on this post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/09/03/summers-end-tutorial-113-and-brayer-give-away/

Ok, enough about that. Today’s tutorial is for the SCS Sketch Challenge 192 and I’m using a stamp that I have had for years and has never seen ink.

Let’s get going on the tutorial!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Summer by the Sea and Canvas Background

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Baja Breeze & Creamy Caramel

Ink: Stampin’ Up Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel & Tempting Turquoise, Palette Noir Black & Adirondack Aqua

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Sponges, Brayer, Versamark Marker, Fine Detail Clear embossing Powder, Heat gun, Brads, Ribbon, Tim Holtz Ruler, Push Pin, White Gel Pen, Post it Note

Stamped image on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock with Palette Noir Black ink.

Colored his shirt in with a Prismacolor Carmine Red Marker.

Added Crimson Red to the creases of the shirt.

Colored his pants with Soft Sky Blue.

Added Periwinkle to the creases of his pants.

Colored over his pants again with the Sky Blue Light marker to blend them more.

Colored his shoval with Sunburst Yellow.

Colored his skin with Pale Peach.

Colored his hair with Walnut.

Added some Tuscan Red to the dark areas in his hair.

Went over all his hair with the walnut marker again to blend.

Colored the Sand Castle with Eggshell.

Colored over the boy, starfish and castle with a Versamark marker and heat embossed the images with fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Adirondack Aqua ink at an angle on the top of the card stock.

Brayered Creamy Caramel ink at an angle at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered more Aqua ink at an angel at the top of the card stock, bringing it down closer to the Creamy caramel ink.

Masked about an inch of the card stock top with a post it note and sponged on Tempting Turquoise ink, not covering the Aqua entirely. This puts in the horizon line.

Removed post it note mask and sponged Creamy Caramel ink at the water line.

Added a foam look to the water edge with a white gel pen by making dots and dashes.

Cut my two panels and sponged Tempting Turquoise ink on 3 edges of the two panels.

Sponged Close to Cocoa around the edge of the main image panel.

Stamped the Canvas background stamp in Creamy Caramel on the main image panel.

Note: I flip my large background stamps over so the rubber side is up and ink them by rubbing my ink pad across them. I then flip my card stock face down on the stamp and roll my brayer one time over the card stock. If you roll back and forth you will smear your image.

Wiped the ink from my embossed images with an old rag.

Sponged Close to Cocoa ink on the edges of the two panels.

Used my Tim Holtz Ruler and a push pin to add piercings to the bottom panel.

Assembled card and added ribbon and brads. Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and are now inspired to try a beach scene of your own. 🙂

May your day be filled with the smell of salt in the air and warm breezes blowing your hair.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Note: 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/

Embossed Resist bird – Tutorial #111

37 Comments August 29, 2008 zindorfstamps

Hello! I have a tutorial for you on emboss resist, resist. That is what I call it anyway. 🙂

I used the embossed resist technique, but did it in layers. When creating a scene with this technique, you will want to keep in mind to work from the foreground to the background. Meaning you will want to stamp the images in the foreground before you stamp the images in the background.

Let’s get started:

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Always, Stem Silhouettes, Brocade Basics

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

Ink: Adirondack ink Pitch Black, Lake Mist, Oregano, Pebble & Aqua

Accessories: Versamark pad and marker, Black Faber Castell marker, Coluzzle Circle Template, Brayer, Fine Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Ribbon, 2 brads, Sponge, Post it Notes

Stamped bird by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Pebble ink before stamping it on a 5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored over the design on the bird with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image again with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Brocade flourish by first loading my stamp with versamark and then Pebble ink before stamping. Heat embossed image with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Filled in the White spaces on the leaves with a Versamark marker and the heat embossed the image again with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Brocade flourish again by loading the stamp with Versamark and then Pitch Black ink before stamping. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Filled in the white spaces of the leaves with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image again.

Stamped the Stem Silhouettes three times using just Versamark and heat embossed the stems with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Masked half of the panel with a Post it note.

Brayered Lake Mist ink over the uncovered half.

Removed the Post it Note make and put a fresh Post it note mask on, this time masking the Lake Mist half of the panel. Brayered on Aqua ink on the unmasked side.

Removed the post it note mask.

Cut a circle with my Coluzzle to use as a mask and sponged Pebble ink around the outside of the mask.

Used a Faber Castell fine point marker and drew an outline around the circle mask.

Note: If I were to do this again, I would not have drawn the black line across the embossed images. We live and we learn. 🙂

I also used the same black marker to define the bottom sides of the Bird and Brocade Flourishes.

Sponged Oregano ink around outside edge of the panel.

Assembled card front and added a ribbon and two brads. Here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial on emboss resist, resist and will want to give it a try.

May your day be filled with the sweet sounds of sing birds and sunshine.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Willow Lake – Tutorial #110

36 Comments August 28, 2008 zindorfstamps

Hello everyone and happy Thursday! 🙂

Just a quick note before we get into the tutorial. I have scheduled a Brayer workshop on September 13th in Dayton, OH at Marco Paper to accommodate the people that wanted to get into the September 6th workshops but were unable to because they filled up so very fast. There are a few spots left. If you wish to sign up and have some fun while taking the mystery out of using your brayer, please contact Marco Paper at 937-433-7030 or 1-888-433-5239 or website at http://marcopaper.com/index.html

Today’s tutorial features stamps by Fire Cracker Designs by Pamela. Here is a link to their online store if you wish to check them out: http://www.safesecurestore.com/stores/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=firecrackerdesignsbypamela

I started this card brayering from an angle and really like the light effects it created.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Fire Cracker Designs by Pamela

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Bliss Blue & Old Olive

Ink: Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Lovely Lilac & Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ UP markers, Faber Castel Grey marker, White Gel Pen, Brayer, Aqua Painter, Sponges

Brayered Bashful Blue ink at an angle, across one corner of a 4.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Flipped the card stock around and brayered a small amount of Bashful Blue ink on the opposite corner.

Colored the tree and ground below it with an Always Artichoke marker.

Colored the water lines on the stamp with a Bliss Blue marker.

Huffed on the stamp to moisten the color and then stamped it on my panel.

Stamped the Willow Branches with Old Olive ink.

Masked off the sky area with a Post it Note.

Sponged in a circular motion Bashful Blue ink at the edge of the Post it Note Mask. This creates my Horizon Line.

Squeezed the Kiwi Kiss stamp pad while it was closed to create a pool of ink on the lid of the stamp pad. Used the pool of ink to water color with an Aqua Painter the Willow Branches and the ground under the tree.

Added white Gel pen to the tops of the Willow Branches.

Used the fine point side of a Close to Cocoa marker and drew along the right sides of all of the Willow Branches to create some depth. Also colored in the tree trunk and around the rocks under the tree with the same marker.

Sponged Old Olive ink on the tree.

Used a gray marker to color in the rocks.

Colored the ground above the rocks with a Creamy Caramel marker, leaving some of the Kiwi Kiss ink showing at the top of the ground.

With a White gel pen, added some white dashes in the water area to create some highlights.

Sponged Lovely Lilac ink around the entire edge of the panel, being more heavy at the top left and bottom right corners.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink in the very center of the tree and sponged a bit under the tree in the water area to create a shadow for the tree.

Added more White Gel pen dashed so the water area over the Lovely Lilac ink.

Assembled card and here it is completed measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

You can fine a complete listing of all my tutorials at this link:

http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

I hope you have been inspired to try using your brayer at a different angle to see what fun light effects you will achieve.

May your day be filled with the peaceful sounds of nature.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Distant Pines – Tutorial #109

43 Comments August 26, 2008 zindorfstamps

I have a little scene for you today. Created it with a little brayering, a little sponging and just a tad of stamping. Isn’t stamping wonderful? You can take the most simplest of stamps and create a whole scene without doing any drawing. Love it!

Let’s get started on today’s tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Noble Deer”, “Carte Postale” & “Totally Tabs”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Old Olive and Not Quite Navy

Ink: Adirondack Oregano, Lettuce, Willow, Stonewashed & Aqua

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Adirondack Oregano marker, Tim Holtz Ruler, Push Pin, Sponges, Brayer, Post It Notes, Tab Punch & Brads

Brayered Aqua ink on a piece of 3.25″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Tore through the sticky part of a couple of post it notes and used them as a mask for the sky and to create a hill.

Sponged on Stonewashed ink, in a circular motion, at the Post it Note edge, getting lighter with the ink at the Right side of the card stock.

Sponged on Willow ink at the Post it note edge with a circular motion and then using a swiping motion from right to left put in the foreground area.

Sponged on some Lettuce ink in the foreground area, not covering all of the Willow ink.

Sponged a bit of the Oregano ink at the lower right corner.

Removed Post it Note masks.

Colored just the trees on the stamp with an Oregano marker, huffed on it to moisten it and stamped it. Remember, you don’t have to use the entire image on a stamp. 🙂 I didn’t want the clouds that are on the stamp, so I omitted them.

Put a new Post it Note on to mask the water area in the scene. Sponged Willow ink at the Post It Note edge to create my Shore line. Be care that your Post it Note is straight or you will have a crooked shore line and your water will look very un-natural. Water doesn’t run up hill. I’ve learned this lesson the hard way, lol.

Remove Post it Note mask.

With a swiping motion from Left to Right with a sponge and Stonewashed ink added a bit of clouds to the sky area and the water area.

On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, stamped Tab stamp with Stonewashed ink.

Punched tab out with a tab punch.

Stamped Sentiment with Lettuce ink.

Glued a Not Quite Navy card stock panel on an Old Olive one and used my Tim Holtz Ruler and a push pin to pierce the top and bottom of the panels.

Note: The Tim Holtz Ruler has holes in it for piercing straight lines. Very handy in deed!

Cropped my main image panel down to 3″ x 5″ and assembled card front and added brads.

Used a white gel pen to create faux stitching by drawing the white pen from pierced hole to pierced hole.

Here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Hope your day is filled with the peaceful images of mountain lakes and streams.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Note: A page listing all of my tutorials can be found here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

Prismacolor Pencil Victorian – Tutorial #107

42 Comments August 22, 2008 zindorfstamps

It’s FRIDAY!!! On Fridays Split Coast Stampers.com has the limited supply challenge. Today’s challenge is to use the supplies you have not used in quite a while, you know the ones that have all the dust on them, lol. Well I went way back and dug this Stampin’ Up set “See with the Heart” out. It’s a beautiful set that dates back to 2004 and has only seen ink once since I got it. I also used my poor neglected Prismacolor pencils and Odorless Paint Thinner today. This card is not my usual style, but that is why I like the challenges. They make you stretch and when you stretch you grow. 🙂

FYI, my brayer workshops at Marco Paper in Dayton, OH on September 6th have sold out so we have add a Brayer workshop on September 13th. So if you missed out on the 6th sign up for the 13th of September and we will take the mystery out of using that brayer. To register, please contact Marco Paper at 937-433-7030 or 1-888-433-5239 or website at http://marcopaper.com/index.html

Let’s get going on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Seeing With the Heart

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Soft Sky & Basic Black

Ink: Palette Noir Black, Distress inks Brushed Corduroy, Frayed Burlap & Antique Linen

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils & Odorless Paint Thinner, Sponge, Cuttlebug Corner die, Faber Castell Fine Point Black Marker, Brads

I started out by stamping the main image on a 4.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock with Palette Noir Black ink. I used this ink because I will be coloring with a solvent based medium and this ink won’t smear with this technique.

I say the coloring medium is solvent based because I dip the tip of my Prismacolor Pencil in Odorless paint Thinner before coloring so the color melts on the paper like butter and you can blend so well with this method. I don’t use blending stumps, I just start with my lightest color and blend with the pencils as I go.

I picked a light blue (Sky Blue Light) and a Darker Blue (Slate Grey) to color her dress. I colored her dress in completely with the Sky Blue Light an then colored the dark areas of her dress with Slate Grey.

For the Roses I pick a light Peach (Peach) and a dark Peach (Pumpkin Orange). I colored the roses in with Peach and then the darker areas of the roses with Pumpkin Orange.

Colored her skin with Light Peach.

Note: I left the small flowers uncolored so the white would draw the eye into the image by being such a contrast to the colored image.

Colored the leaves with Celadon Green.

Colored her hair with Dark Brown.

Colored the background area to the right of her with Cream.

Sponge Distress ink Antique Linen around the edge of the card stock, up to the image.

Randomly sponged Distress ink Frayed Burlap around the edge.

Got a bit darker by randomly sponging Distress ink Brushed Corduroy on the edge of the card stock.

Adhered the main image panel to a 5″ x 5″ panel of Soft Sky card stock.

Stamped the rose image around the edge of the card-stock. Note: when you stamp over multiple layers of card stock you will have gaps in your design where the card stocks meet.

Filled in the gaps with a Faber Castell Fine Point Black marker. This marker is made of Indian ink and and works well (doesn’t smear) with solvent based coloring mediums.

Colored the Roses the exact same way I did on the main image panel by using the same colors.

Sponged Distress ink Brushed Corduroy right on the edge of the Soft Sky panel.

Cut out 4 corner pieces using my Cuttlebug.

Assembled card, added brads and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

I hope you enjoyed this coloring tutorial and will be inspired to get out those stamps you have been hording and not using. They are just longing to see they light!

May your day be filled with the smell of a Victorian garden.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Marbled Dragonfly – Tutorial and BLOG CANDY!

397 Comments August 19, 2008 zindorfstamps

Before I start the tutorial today, let’s spice things up a bit with some Blog Candy. The Blog Candy today is a brand new, current, set of Stampin’ Up Stamps “Frames with a Flourish”.

So to enter for a chance to win this great set of stamps, please leave me a comment on this post telling me your all time favorite stamp. You know, the stamp you grab when you just don’t know what to make. I have several dragonfly stamps, but that’s what I get out when I have a creative block. 🙂 If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link to leave a comment on this blog post:

http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/08/19/marbled-dragonfly-tutorial-and-blog-candy/

I will use a random number generator to pick the winner on the morning of Saturday, August 23rd.

A little about today’s tutorial: I like to make my own interesting backgrounds by layering colors of ink. I try to start my backgrounds with a bright light color and work darker as I go. This creates a glow by the light color showing through.

Let’s get started! 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Technique Tuesday “BoHo Buzz” & Stampendous “Marble Texture Cube”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White & Really Rust

Ink: Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Basic Black & Close to Cocoa, Adirondack Willow & Lettuce

Accessories: Versamark pad & Marker, Aqua Painter, Lettuce marker, Sponges, fine detail clear embossing powder, heat gun

Stamped Dragonfly on a 3.25″ x 3.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then loading it with Really Rust ink before stamping it.

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

Readied my Adirondack Willow ink pad for watercoloring by squeezing the ink pad when it is closed to create a pool of ink on the inside of the ink pad lid. This is what I will use to water color with. 🙂

Watercolored the wings and body of the dragonfly using an Aqua Painter and Willow ink.

Watercolored the edge of the wings with Lettuce ink.

Traced right on the inside edge of the wings with a Lettuce marker.

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

Used the Stampendous “TC01 Marble Texture Cube” with Willow ink and stamped all over the card stock with side “A” of the cube.

Stamped all over the card stock with side “B” of the Marble Texture cube with Close to Cocoa ink.

Using a circular motion, sponged Willow ink all of the card stock.

Sponged on some Close to Cocoa ink randomly around the card stock.

Stamped side “C” of the marble texture cube with Chocolate Chip ink in 3 places on the card stock.

Let the ink dry a moment and then wiped the embossed image off with an old rag to remove the ink from it.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the outside edge of the card stock.

Starting a larger panel of Whisper White 5″ x 5″.

Rubbed the Willow ink pad directly on the White card stock in a circular motion almost covering it entirely.

Stamped side “A” of the Marble Texture cube around the sides of the card stock using Lettuce ink. Then used side “B” and stamped Chocolate Chip ink around the edges, sorry missed the photo :(.

Sponged Lettuce ink around the sides of the card stock using a circular motion.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink in a circular motion on the inside of the card stock work outward and then sponged some of the Chocolate Chip in around the edges of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink on the very edge of both panels of card stock.

Assembled card front and toned down the bottom panel of Really Rust card stock by sponging on the very edges of it with Basic Black ink.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Why don’t you give a try at making your own background paper today? I think you will be pleasantly surprised. 🙂

Hope your day today is pleasant in every way.

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

Hugs,
Michelle

Inspiration Imagine – Tutorial #102 and Blog Candy Winner

19 Comments August 16, 2008 zindorfstamps

Happy Saturday!!!!!

One thing before I get going on today’s tutorial, we have a blog candy winner out of 137 comments, the random number generator selected #26, LittleSeaOtter~Kecia , Who wrote “Oh, how I love this card. Makes me happy just looking at it. Favorite thing about fall? That’s a no brainer…..Ohio State Football!!!” Kecia, please e-mail your address to me at mzindorf@aim.com.

Alrighty then, about today’s piece. Split Coast Stampers.com has a great challenge on Saturday mornings. It is the inspiration challenge and I love it. I use inspiration pieces all the time to come up with my creations. For example today’s inspiration piece is this swimwear. I took the color palette and swirl from the inspiration piece. Those are the elements from the swimwear that most inspire me. I didn’t feel the need to work in any paisley, or try to duplicate the pattern exactly 🙂

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps:Innovative Stamp Creations “Flair of Summer”, Cape Arago “Bird”, Inque Boutique “A Word or Two”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Purely Pomegranate

Ink: Stampin’ Up Kiwi Kiss, Purely Pomegranate, Baja Breeze, Basic Black & Chocolate Chip

Accessories:Versamark Pad, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Brayer, Ticket Corner Punch, White Gel Pen

Stamped half of the plant image on a piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Kiwi Kiss ink before stamping. Note I only put the Versamark and the ink on the part of the image I wanted to stamp. I then heat embossed the image using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Heat embossing the image makes the image resist any ink put on the panel (emboss resist technique).

Brayered Baja Breeze about 2/3rds the way down the card stock from the top and then 1/4 of the way from the bottom up leaving a very light space in between the two brayerings.

Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped bird with Basic Black ink.

Colored the bird in with a White Gel Pen. In the large open areas of the bird I tried to imagine which direction the feathers would go and that is the direction I colored in.

Stamp part of the plant image again by loading just part of the stamp with Chocolate Chip ink.

Brayered lightly Purely Pomegranate ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

Oops, I got a smudge of ink at the bottom right corner of my panel. Fixed it by stamping over it with the plant image again with Chocolate Chip ink.

This is my color palette that I used with my finished panel.

Stamped my sentiment with Baja Breeze ink.

Assembled card front and then decided to add the flourish with Baja Breeze ink. Used my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Hey, give an inspiration piece a try. Remember your piece only need to take small elements from the inspiration piece. No need to try to recreate it. 🙂

May your day be filled with images that inspire you!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Harvest Moon – Tutorial #101 and Blog Candy

148 Comments August 13, 2008 zindorfstamps

It’s been unseasonally cool here in Ohio for August and it makes me want to think of fall. Fall is my favorite, favorite, favorite season of all. The colors just speak to my creative side.

Also, I wanted to use these great stamps by Fire Cracker Designs By Pamela. Here is a link if you want to check them out: http://www.safesecurestore.com/stores/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=firecrackerdesignsbypamela Love them!

I’m always happy to get a set of stamps that has images, such as the corn stocks that are in different sizes. Makes making scenes with depth so much easier. So you stamp creators out there keep that in mind, please, lol.

Oh yeah, I’m giving this card away as blog candy!

So to enter for a chance to win this card, please leave me a comment on this post telling me your favorite thing about the Fall Season. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link to leave a comment on this blog post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/08/13/harvest-moon-tutorial-and-blog-candy/

I will use a random number generator to pick the winner on the morning of Saturday, August 16th.

Ready for this tutorial? It’s a long one today, so grab a cup of your favorite hot beverage and lets get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: FireCrackerDesignsByPamela

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Basic Black, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Piercing Tools, Brads, Prismacolor Markers, Versamark Pad and Marker, Sponges,Post it Notes, Coluzzle Circle Template, Fine tip Black marker

Stamped the scarecrow on a piece of 4.25″ x 5.75″ piece of Whisper White Card stock with Palette Noir Black ink. I used this ink so I can color with Solvent based Prismacolor markers and don’t have to worry about it running.

Colored with Prismacolor Eggshell Marker.

Added Prismacolor Sand.

Added Prismacolor Cloud Blue.

Added Prismacolor Blue Slate.

Shaded tan areas by going over parts of them with the Eggshell marker.

Nice thing about Solvent based markers, you can shade by coloring and letting it dry and then going over parts of it to get a darker color.

Colored Shirt with Prismacolor Goldenrod.

Added Prismacolor Tuscan Red.

Shaded the Shirt by going over parts of it again with the Goldenrod marker.

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

Stamped small Cornstalks by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Old Olive ink before stamping.

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

Note: you do not have to clean the ink or embossing powder off of the scarecrow. It will melt right into the embossing powder on the scarecrow and disappear.

Colored in the stalks with a Prismacolor Eggshell marker.

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

Stamped large cornstalks by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Close to Cocoa ink before stamping.

Heat embossed images with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored in the large stalks with a Prismacolor Sand marker.

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

Cut a circle out of a Post it note being sure to have part of the circle cut from the sticky part of the Post it note.

Used the post it note circle as a mask for the moon.

Brayered on Baja Breeze ink at the top and bottom of the card stock leaving a light space in the middle.

Brayered on Not Quite Navy ink at the top and bottom of the card stock not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Brayered on Night of Navy ink at the top and bottom of the card stock not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Removed post it note mask.

Sponge some Baja Breeze ink over the Moon using a swiping motion from side to side to streak it.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the card edge to get it really dark. The darker you get the outside of the scene the more the lighter parts in the middle pop!

Assembled card front and used a Piercing tool and pierced around the moon edge.

Drew a line with a fine tip black marker from pierced hole to pierced hole to create some faux stitching.

Used the Tim Holtz ruler and a piercing tool to pierce the middle panel edge. Oops! check out that crocked right pierced line. Covered the mistake with a brad in the right upper and lower corner, lol. And you thought I didn’t make mistakes! Hah!!!

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

Whew, that was a long project!

Hope your day is filled with early cool Fall breezes and moon lite night.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Heart Felt Thank You – Tutorial #100

61 Comments August 12, 2008 zindorfstamps

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Lovely As a Tree & Holidays & Wishes, Cornish Heritage Farms Hinges

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue

Ink: Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Barely Banana, More Mustard

Accessories: Stampin Up Black & Gray Markers, Post it Notes, Brayer, Corner Round Punch, Gold Brads

Starting out with a 4.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Mask a little under half of the bottom of the card stock with a post it note.

Brayered on Bashful Blue ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered on Brilliant Blue ink not covering the Bashful blue ink entirely.

Sponged Brilliant Blue ink at the top of the card stock very heavily to create some drama in the sky.

Sponged a bit of Black ink at the edge of the Post it Note mask to create a couple of hills in the distance.

Removed Post it note Mask.

Masked Sky area with a clean Post it Note.

Brayered on Barely Banana ink on the unmasked section of the card stock.

Tore a piece of post it note in a triangle shape to mask a section to create a road. This is an experiment, I have not tried this before. The sticky part of the Post it note is at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered on More Mustard ink.

Removed triangle post it note, but left the post it note that is masking the sky on.

Sponged More Mustard ink in the middle of the Road.

Sponged Close to Cocoa ink in the middle of the road and the bottom of the card stock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Took the Post it Note off of the Sky.

Colored in the middle tree with a black marker, huffed on it and stamped it.

Colored in the two trees on the right side of the stamp with a black marker, huffed on it and stamped it to the left of the first tree I stamped.

Sponged a bit of black ink under and to the left side of the trees to create a shadow.

Used my corner rounder punch on two corners of my main image panel and the Brilliant Blue panel that will go under it.

Stamped two hinges on with Basic Black ink and colored them in a bit with a gray marker.

Assembled card, added a gold brad to each hinge and then stamped my sentiment using Basic Black ink.

Here you have it, the conclusion of tutorial #100 with the finished card measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

May your day be filled with dreamy scenery. Thanks again for your encouragement!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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