Horses – Tutorial #505

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Hey There,

I bet you thought I have fell off of the plant since I haven’t posted for so long.  Well, in the last 3 weeks I had 3 trips.  Two out of state brayer workshop locations and a fantastic Stampin’ Up Incentive trip to Disney with my family.    Let me tell you this girl is wore out!

Here is a picture of Russ, Hailie (my grand daughter) and me in front of the magic castle.   I think the clouds worked in our favor for this shot!

 

I have a super fun tutorial for you today.   This one has a bit of Southwest feel, thanks to the Cricut Horse Die Cuts from the Yee Haw Cartridge.  That’s right I have a Cricut machine.   I resisted and resisted for years and then my wonderful Husband, Russ bought me the Cricut Imagine this past Christmas.   Like stamps I have been collecting cartridges (over 200 now), lol.  I know, I know, I have major issues.  I keep my cartridges stored in these Art Bin boxes.  Each box holds 16 cartridges with the books.

Anyhow, for you Cricut fans I will try to put some cricut projects up on this blog for you.  Plus, I will get to use some of my stash, grin.

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up stamp and accessory lists are out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: None

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White and Crumb Cake

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, 2.5″ Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Brayer, Antique Brads, Gold Brads, Post it Notes, Cricut Imagine Machine, Yee-haw Cricut Cartridge.

Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

 

Cut two, 2.5″ horses out of Basic Black card stock using the Cricut machine and Yee-haw Cartridge.

 

Punched a 2.5″ circle from a Post it Note and used it as a mask for the sun.  Put the mask on a 4″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered More Mustard ink, Cajun Craze ink and Cherry Cobbler ink on the card stock in the order shown below.

 

 

 

Took the sun mask off and brayered More Mustard ink over the card stock again.

 

Roughly sponged Soft Suede ink at the bottom of the card stock using a pouncing motion.

Sponged Basic Black  ink at the bottom of the card stock using a pouncing motion.

Glued the horses on the card stock, centering them over the sun.

Punched a Decorative label from Basic Black card stock and cut it in half.   Added the punch, a 5″ x 6.5″ Basic Black panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Soft Suede Panel and a 4 1/8″ x 4 5/8″ Basic Black panel.

Added 2 Antique Brads and 4 Gold Brads.

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

May your day be filled with blessings.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012.  I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one this year!

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

 

Faux Silk Love Birds – Tutorial #504

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Hey There,

Happy Hump Day!   Wednesday is the day I start to panic when I have a long, long to do list for the week and have yet to even get 1/4 of it done.   I sometimes think other people must get more hours in their week then I do.  What’s your secret for getting all the things done you want to do?   I bet I just have way to many hobbies, gardening, cooking, quilting, crochet, cross stitching, drawing, pastels, reading, and the biggie STAMPING!

Yesterday, I was chatting with my new neighbor and her husband creates beautiful stained glass windows.  She says to me “come on over anytime and he will teach you how to do stained glass.”   My mind starts to race, where, oh where would I fit stained glass into my life?  Better yet, where would I put all the necessary supplies for such a hobby?   I have to admit, I have been dreaming of building a building just for my craft supplies.  I can remember being new to crafts and I started out with a basket filled with things, which grew into an iris cart, then 2 iris carts, then the smallest room in the house, then the largest room in the house.  Do we ever have enough?   Do you have a secret that you would like to share on keeping your crafting supplies to a minimum?  I would love to hear it and so would my readers.  Is there a group called crafter’s anonymous?  Where do you meet at, Hobby Lobby?  LOL

Now about today’s tutorial, I created this project using the Faux Silk technique for my Stampin’ Up Down Line Monthly Technique Swap.  This technique is so very simple, but creates this yummy background that looks like silk fabric using ordinary tissue paper.

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up Stamp retired list came out last week.  Today the Accessory retired list comes out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Best Friends Forever (Item number 122807)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Stampin’ Up! DSP First Edition (Item number 121878)

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Large Bird Punch, Mat Pack and Piercing tool, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Early Espresso marker, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tissue Paper and a glue stick.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

Cut a piece of ordinary tissue paper larger than my Whisper White Panel that is 4″ x 4.5″.

Wrinkled the tissue paper by balling it up and then smoothing it out.   Smeared Bashful Blue ink directly on the tissue paper.

Stamped the leaves stamp on the tissue paper a few times using Pear Pizzazz ink.

Covered my Whisper White panel with Glue from a glue stick.

Crumpled the tissue up again and then smoothed it out a little.

Laid it down on the glue sticked card stock leaving some of the wrinkles.  The texture in the background is what you want.

Trimmed the tissue paper even with the card stock.

Punched 3 branches from Old Olive card stock and 3 branches from Always Artichoke card stock.

Cut some of the leaves off of the Always Artichoke branches and then glued the Always Artichoke branches on top of the Old Olive ones to get 2 toned branches and leaves.

Adhered them to my background panel.

Punched 2 birds from the Stampin’ Up! DSP, First Edition.

Sponged Soft Suede ink on the birds.

Sponged Early Espresso ink on the bottom of the birds.

Colored their beaks in using an Early Espresso Marker.

Adhered the birds to the background using Stampin’ Dimensionals so they would be popped up.

Added a 4 1/8″ x 4 5/8″ Early Espresso Panel and Crumb Cake Seam Binding.

Added an Early Espresso Panel 5.25″ square and an Old Olive Panel 5″ square.  Pierced holes down the right and left sides of the Old Olive panel using the Stampin’ Up mat pack and piercing tool.

Assembled my card.  Here it is finished measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be out of this world wonderful!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012.  I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one this year!

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

Cat’s Night Out – Tutorial #503

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Hey There,

Today’s tutorial is a fun little night time project using one of the coolest Stampin’ Up sets, C is for Cat that will be retired at the end of May, 2012.   Sad to see stamp sets go, because they are like old friends, but boy oh boy is it exciting to see new sets.   You can check out all the soon to be retired stamp sets here so get out that wish list:

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! C is for Cat

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Pacific Point an Pacific Point Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Pacific Point, Peach Parfait and Night of Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, White Gel Pen, Crimper, Star Die, Big Shot, Brayer Basic Black Marker, Basic Black Brads, 1 3/4″ circle Punch, 3/8″ circle punch, Dimensionals and post it notes.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

 

Started with a 3.25″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  Added a 1 3/4″ circle punched from the sticky part of a post it note to mask for the moon.

Brayered Pacific Point from the top of the card stock.

Brayered Night of Navy at the top of the card stock.

 

Removed the moon mask.  Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from a piece of card stock and lined the negative image up with the moon and sponged Peach Parfait ink around the circle leaving the middle of the moon light.

 

 

Stamped the cat with Basic Black ink and then colored in the color and eye of the cat with a Basic Black marker to make it a solid image.

 

Masked with post it notes for the post the cat is sitting on and sponged Basic Black ink in the unmasked area.

 

Added White Gel pen for highlights around the cat.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ piece of Basic Black card stock, a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Pacific Point DSP, 3.5″ x 4.25″ piece of Basic Black and a 3″ x 5″ piece of Pacific Point card stock that has been put through the crimper.  Hello crimper, where have you been hiding, grin.  Don’t you just love pulling out a tool you haven’t seen in a while!

Die cut stars from Whisper White card stock using the Stars die and Big Shot Machine.

Punched 3/8″ circles from the bottom of the crimped Pacific Point card stock and then started assembling.

Adhered the stars using Stampin’ Dimensionals so they would stand out.  Also added Basic Black brads in the punched holes and a couple of Basic Black strips that have been popped up with Dimensionals for added poles.

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

I’m off to teach brayering to some excited students in Sparta, New Jersey.   Can’t wait to get there!

May your weekend be full of pleasant surprises.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012.  I have decided not to travel full time after this year, so be sure to catch one this year!

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

Spring Tree – Tutorial #502

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Well Hello There and happy tax day to those of you in the USA.   I can hear some of you groaning from here.  I’ve yet to finalize my 2011 tax returns.  It’s on my list of things to get done today.  But of course, I put stamping a card tutorial at the top of my to do list, lol.   Priorities you know. . . . . grin.

I have a couple of announcements today also. . . .  .

I have added two great locations to my brayer and direct to paper workshop calendar.  Look for me to come to Purcellville, Virginia and Newburge, Indiana.  A complete list of my workshop locations can be found by clicking here.  Hope you get the chance to come create with me.

Also Stampin’ Up! has released the retiring stamp and accessories list.   Don’t miss out on those items that are on your wish list before they are gone. . . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Thoughts & Prayers (Item number 113252) and Thank You Kindly (Item number 111700)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive, Early Espresso and Stampin’ Up Designer Series

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and So Saffron

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Baker’s Twine (Lucky Limeade), Sticky Strip, Brayer, Stamp-a-ma-jig, mat pack, piercing tool, 3/8″ circle punch, 1/2″ circle Punch, Corner round punch, Markers (Always Artichoke and Early Espresso), white gel pen, post it note.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

 

Brayered So Saffron ink on a 5.75″ x 3.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

 

Smeared a Crumb Cake ink pad from the bottom towards the top.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the top of the card stock.

Loaded the tree stamp with Old Olive ink and then colored some of the top leaves with Always Artichoke marker and the trunk with Early Espresso marker before stamping it on the card stock.  I used a post it note to stamp the bottom of the tree trunk on.  That way I would not have the part of the tree trunk on the card stock that flares out at the bottom.  Makes it easier to extend the trunk to the bottom of the card stock to make the tree taller.

Extended the tree trunk to the bottom of the card stock using an Early Espresso marker and also added some Wisteria type flowers on the tree using a White gel pen.

Dragged the Old Olive pad from the bottom of the card stock toward the top to create grass.

Cut some a bit of the top of the card stock off and rounded the bottom corners of the top piece and the top corners of the bottom piece using the corner rounder.

Held the two pieces of card stock together and punched a 3/8″ circle punch in the middle of them.

Also used the 3/8″ circle punch on Cajun Craze card stock.  Then lined the holes up in the middle of a 1/2″ circle punch and punched them out.

 

Glued them on the card stock over the holes.

Layered a 5″ x 6.5″ Old Olive card stock panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Early Espresso panel and a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Stampin’ Up! Old Olive DSP.   Adhered the top and bottom of the main image panel on the card stock using Sticky Strip.  I did not adhere the areas of the main image panel that have the circles punch in them.

Pierced holes around the main image panels using the mat pack and piercing tool.

Drew White Gel Pen lines from one hole to the next to create faux stitching.

Added Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine through the circle holes.

Added White Gel pen grasses around the tree trunk.

Stamped the sentiment on the right side of the card three times using Basic Black ink and a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″

May your day be one of pure delight.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Purcellville, Virginia

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida

Newburge, Indiana


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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: 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

 

Emerging Color Butterflies – Tutorial #500

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Hey There,

I really cannot believe this is card tutorial #500.  Didn’t I just start this blog yesterday?   Where does the time go . . . . . . .

If you would like a quick way to view past tutorials CLICK HERE or click on the Tutorial title at the top of my blog.

Anyhow, today’s tutorial was created for my Stampin’ Up! Down Line Technique Swap.  The technique used here is Emerging Color.   This technique gives you a beautiful background.   It’s hard to see it in it’s full glory in these pictures.  The Flowers that are stamped all over the background and then covered up really show through a bit under the dark ink put over them to give you a lovely layered look.   You just have to see in it person.  So get out those inks and stamps!

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Flight of the Butterfly and Cottage Garden

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry and Lucky Limeade

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquoise Calyso Coral, Basic Black and Rich Razzelberry

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Old Olive Ribbon, Mini Brads, Blossom Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, In Color Designer Brad, White Gel Pen, Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Piercing Tools, Versamark Pad and Basic Black Marker.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

Now on with the tutorial . . . .

Stamped the flowers on a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock using Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral inks.

 

 

Dried the ink on the card stock using my heat gun.

Stamped two butterflies on the cards stock using Versamark.  Heat embossed the butterflies using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry all over the card stock.   Wiped the embossed butterflies off with a paper towel.

Stamped a few small butterflies on the card stock using Rich Razzelberry ink.

Added white gel pen dashes.

Punched the flowers from Lucky Limeade card stock and 3 Label Punches from Rich Razzelberry card stock.

Assembled as show below.

Added the small flower and a decorative brad.

Added a Lucky Limeade panel and some Lucky Limeade Ribbon.  Popped the flower up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamped the words thank you using a Basic Black marker to color the “thank you” only and then stamped them on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Punch it out using the Word Window Punch.

Punched a Modern Label Punch from Lucky Limeade card stock.  Glued the word window Punch to it and cut the end off of both.

Added White Gel Pen to the flower.

Added my sentiment and mini silver brads to the butterflies for their bodies and to the sentiment punches.  Added another Lucky Limeade Panel and a Rich Razzelberry panel.

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

May you find your hands ink today.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida


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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: 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

 

 

 

 

With a Cherry on Top – Tutorial #499

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Hey There,

Ever have a day when you just got to make something sinfully sweet?  Well I had such a day and decided to make Cherry-Almond Vanilla Cupcakes, yummy!  Here is a little picture to get your mouth watering, lol.

 

Now you want to recipe, right?  Here is a link to the web site that I got it from:  CLICK HERE.   They are so yummy and there is a cherry inside of the cupcake.  I justified eating a couple of these to get my daily allowance of fruit in, lol.  🙂

Well, since I was in the mood to bake and eat cupcakes, I was also in the mood to stamp one out.  Hence, today’s tutorial.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Crazy for Cupcakes (Item number 111618)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Regal Rose, Pool Party, Basic Black and Stampin’ Up! DSP First Edition (Item number 121878)

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White and Cumb Cake

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Sponges, Markers (Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Cherry Cobber and Blushing Bride), White Gel Pen, Crystal Effects, Basic Black Brads, Mat Pack, Oval Punches, Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Dies, Pool Party Ribbon, Cupcake punch for Cherry.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

 

Rubbed the Crumb Cake ink pad directly on a 5″ square of First Edition DSP.

Rubbed the Whisper White Pad in the middle of the paper.

Sponged Cherry Cobbler ink around the edges of the paper.

Stamped the cupcake stamp on a scrap of the First Edition DSP and then cut out the icing part of the design and used it backwards.

 

Sponged Crumb Cake ink on around the edges.

Added Soft Suede ink around the very edge of the icing and the edge of the 5″ square.

Stamped the cup cake on Regal Rose card stock and then cut the cup cake paper out.

Distressed the edges of the cupcake paper by dragging it across the Soft Suede ink pad.

Punched 2 sizes of ovals out of Pool Party card stock.   Sponged Pool Party ink around the edges of the smaller oval.

Punched the cherry out of Regal Rose card stock using the cup cake punch.   Note:  I like the shape of the stamped cupcake better than the punched cupcake that is why I used it instead of just punching a cupcake out.  You may choose to do it the easy way, grin.

Colored the stem of the cherry using Basic Black marker and the the cherry using Cherry Cobbler marker.  I left a bit of the Regal Rose card stock showing for a highlight.

Cut the sentiment out of Basic Black card stock using Timeless Type Alphabet Dies and the Big Shot Machine.

Assembled the card front adding a 5.75″ square Basic Black panel, 5.5″ Regal Rose Panel, 5 1/8″ Pool Party Panel and Pool Party Ribbon.

Added some dots to the right and bottom sides of the Regal Rose card stock using the Mat Pack template for placement and a Basic Black marker.

Added a shadow under the cupcake and White Gel pen lines on the icing.

Added White Gel Pen dots to the sentiment.

Added Basic Black Brads to the ribbon using a piercing tool to start the brads.

Added Crystal effects to the cherry and the white gel pen lines to add some shine to the project.   (The crystal effects goes on looking milky but dries to a clear shine).

Added Blushing Bride marker underneath the icing  to create a shadow and some depth.

Here is the finished card measuring 6.75″ square.

May your day be perfectly sweet!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Piedmont, Alabama

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida


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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: 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

 

 

 

 

3 Birds on a Line – Tutorial #498

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Hey There,

It’s such a beautiful morning here in West Alexandria, Ohio so I wanted to depict that in this morning’s tutorial.   It really cannot get much simpler than to punch out some birds in Basic Black card stock in order to create silhouettes.   Follow along or better yet, pull out some card stock and make this.  Either way I hope you enjoy it.

I’m heading outside to dig in the dirt a while.  🙂

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Only 3 days left to pick up those free Sale-a-bration sets.  Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration sales period runs from January 24 – March 31, 2012. During this sales period you will receive your choice of a free stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalog for every $50 in product you order.   CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG! You won’t want to miss out on the sale-a-bration sets, paper and embellishments.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you order using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: None

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Sponge, brayer, Large Bird Punch, Sticky Tape, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and Stampin’ Up Mocha Morning Designer Series Paper.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

 

On a 3.5″ x 8.5″ piece off Whisper White card stock brayer More Mustard ink.

Mask the sun with a 1 3/4″ circle punched from a post it note and brayer Cajun Craze ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayer Cherry Cobbler ink at the very top of the card stock.

Remove the sun mask and sponge Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Punch 3 birds from Basic Black card stock.

Adhere a piece of Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine to the main image panel and attach the main image panel to a 3 5/8″ x 8 5/8″ piece of Basic Black card stock.

Attach the birds using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Adhere the main image panel to a piece of Designer Series Paper and a Basic Black panel that measures 4″ x 9″.

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

 

May you find joy in everything you do today.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Piedmont, Alabama

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina

St. Petersburg, Florida


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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: 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

 

 

Brian Haggard Inspired Butterfly Tutorial #497

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You just never know when you will be inspired.    This past weekend I had the honor of getting to teach my brayer workshops in the amazing, amazing, amazing, did I say AMAZING, studio of Brian Haggard in Indianapolis, Indiana.   Brian Haggard is a fabulous artist.  You should see what he does with fabric!   When I was in his studio I just didn’t know what to look at first because everything was so very beautiful.   Brian is the author of Crazy Quilt Memories.  You can CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT along with his blog.     Brian thank you so much for opening up your studio to me and my students.  Also a big thank you goes out to Sandy Elliot for hosting us.

Okay, so these unsuspecting students, Kate Bell and Cathy Yamashita caught me when I was quite slap happy after teaching all day for this photo op.  That will teach them, lol.   Thanks ladies for being such good sports.  Brayer On!

Although my project is not made from fabric, I was inspired by Brian Haggard’s work to do a piece with a fabric feel.   I hope you like it.  I had fun creating this tutorial for you.  Enjoy and happy Monday!

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Only 4 days left to pick up those free Sale-a-bration sets.  Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration sales period runs from January 24 – March 31, 2012. During this sales period you will receive your choice of a free stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalog for every $50 in product you order.   CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG! You won’t want to miss out on the sale-a-bration sets, paper and embellishments.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you order using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Best Friends Forever (item number 122807)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Soft Suede and Early Espresso

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Sponges, Butterfly and 1 3/4″ circle Punches, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Gold Brads, Versamark Pad, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun and Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

Started with a scrap piece of River Rock card stock.  Stamped the vine image from the Stampin’ Up! set Best Friends Forever using Versamark.    Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

 

Punched a butterfly out of the embossed card stock, lining the vine image up in the punch so it is best highlight.  (Sorry for the shaky photo, too much caffeine this morning, lol)

Sponged Cherry Cobbler ink all over the butterfly punch.

 

Sponged Early Espresso ink in the center of the butterfly.

Stamped the vine image 3 times using Versamark on a 4″ square piece of River Rock card stock.   Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged More Mustard ink all over the card stock.

Sponged Soft Suede ink on the card stock.

Sponged Early Espresso ink on the card stock.

Stamped the vine twice on a scrap piece of River rock card stock and heat embossed the two images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Punched the images out using a 1 3/4″ circle punch.

Held the two circles together and cut one side off of them.

Sponged Early Espresso ink all over them.

Assembled the card adding a 5.25″ Early Espresso panel, 5 1/8″ River Rock panel and a 4 1/8″ Cherry Cobbler panel.  Popped the butterfly up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Added Gold Brads to the circles and the butterfly center.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

 

May your day be filled with love and laughter.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Piedmont, Alabama

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina


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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: 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

 

Sweet Bunny – Tutorial #496

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Hey There,

I’m working on Wedding Invitations for my youngest Son’s wedding but, I took some time out this morning to do a little recreational stamping.  The Stampin’ Up! set “Everybunny” that I used here is too stinking cute!  I think this card could be used both for a baby card or for Easter.

Anyhow, I’m itching to get out in my garden since our temperatures here in Ohio have been a wonderful 70 degrees.  Along with the daffodils popping up I’m also seeing some weeds.  I best get out there this afternoon and start heading them off before they take over.     So how has your temperatures been?  Mild I hope.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Last month to pick up those free Sale-a-bration sets.  Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration sales period runs from January 24 – March 31, 2012. During this sales period you will receive your choice of a free stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalog for every $50 in product you order.   CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG! You won’t want to miss out on the sale-a-bration sets, paper and embellishments.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you order using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Everybunny (item number 122707)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Blushing Bride and Bashful Blue

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Lucky Limeade, Bashful Blue and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Whisper White Organza Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Markers (Sahara Sand, Blush Blossom, Blushing Bride and Regal Rose), Big Shot Machine, Small Dots Texture Plate, Word Window Punch, 2.5″ Circle Punch, Brayer, Silver Brads.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

 

 

Punched a 2.5″ circle from Whisper White Card stock.

Brayer Bashful Blue ink at the top of the circle.

Brayer Lucky Limeade ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the bunny using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Colored the bunny in using a white gel pen.

Added a shadow to the bunny’s ear, left side of his face and his paws.

Colored the egg using a Blush Blossom marker.

Added a shadow to the bottom of the egg using a Blushing Bride marker and then added just a bit of Regal Rose at the very bottom of the egg.

Used the Sahara Sand marker below the egg to color in the shadow.

Used the Big Shot machine and the Small Dots Texture plate on a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Taped the edge of my card stock to a glass mat.

Used Stampin’ Up Circle Scissors to cut two circle rings, one from Blushing Bride card stock and one from Bashful Blue card stock.   The Bashful Blue one is smaller than the Blushing Bridge one.

 

 

Adhered the rings and the main image circle to the textured panel.

 

Punched two Bashful Blue window punches and held them together and cut one end off of them.

Ahered the word window punches to the card stock and then added brads around the top of the bashful Blue ring.

 

Added Whisper White Ribbon and a Blushing Bride panel 6.5″ x 5″.

The finished card measures 5″ x 6.5″.

 

May you get to feel the sun on your face today.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Indianapolis, Indiana (Sold Out)

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Piedmont, Alabama

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Orange, Massachusetts

Scottsdale, Arizona

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina


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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: 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

 

Just Passing Through – Tutorial #493

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Hey There,

By the looks of today’s tutorial, I’m ready to get my hands dirty in the garden.     Come on Spring!!   Are you with me?

Any how, I hope you enjoy today’s tutorial.   I challenge you to give it a try.  You will be surprised at how quickly this card goes together.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Last month to pick up those free Sale-a-bration sets.  Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration sales period runs from January 24 – March 31, 2012. During this sales period you will receive your choice of a free stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalog for every $50 in product you order.   CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG! You won’t want to miss out on the sale-a-bration sets, paper and embellishments.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you order using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program.  :)

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Button Buddies (Item Number 122737) and Pocket Silhouettes (Item Number 111672)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry and Lucky Limeade

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzelberry, Chocolate Chip and Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  sponge, Post It Note, White Gel Pen, Rich Razzelberry Ribbon, 2.5″ Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Markers (Basic Black, Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder).

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

Punch a 2.5″ Circle Punch from the sticky part of a post it note and use it as a mask on a 3″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Sponge Wisteria Wonder ink lightly at the top of the card stock.

Remove the mask and Sponge Rich Razzelberry ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponge Chocolate Chip ink at the bottom of the ground area.

Stamp the snail from the Button Buddies stamp set using Lucky Limeade on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Cut out the snail using paper snips and add a shadow to the bottom and front of the snail using an Old Olive marker.

Adhere the snail to the card stock and stamp the Pocket Silhouettes plant using Lucky Limeade ink.

Added a shadow on the ground under the snail using a Wisteria Wonder marker.

Added dots to the ground and a trail behind the snail using a White Gel Pen.

Add 2 Rich Razzelberry panels and a Lucky Limeade panel using the measurements below.

Use the ticket corner punch on the corners off the main image panel, smallest Rich Razzelberry Panel and the Lucky Limeade Panel.

 

Assemble the card and add a Rich Razzelberry Ribbon.

Here it is finished measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

May your day be filled with all the things you love most.

I’m off to Greeneville, TN to teach this weekend.  So you have a wonderful weekend too!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana (Sold Out)

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey (Sold Out)

Piedmont, Alabama

Post Falls, Idaho (outside of Coeurd’Alene)

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

West Bend, Wisconsin

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Orange, Massachusetts

Sacramento, California

Staley, North Carolina


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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: 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