Here’s to You – Tutorial #479

 

 

I feel like celebrating this week so here is one of my quicker cards that features a Martini Glass made from triangles.   This project could easily be transformed into a Happy New Year card.   I needed a few girlfriend cards so I kept with a hot pink theme.    Check it out, the tutorial is below.  🙂

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Reminder!

The brand new Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog will be out January 4, 2011.   My current customers will automatically get the mini.  If you would like one mailed to you, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will pop one in the mail to you.

Also,  My customer drawing for December 2011 is a full set of Stampin’ Up! Clear Mount Acrylic Blocks and a rockin’ Stampin’ Up! Clear Block Storage Caddy to store them in.  The block set includes 9 different block sizes.    Total prize package is an $86.90 value.    How do you enter? For the month of December, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward this months prize for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER OR TO BROWSE. Your order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up!.

Clear Block Bundle - by Stampin' Up!

If you stamp with clear-mount stamps, you’ll need a clear block to adhere your stamps to. Stampin’ Up’s blocks are a clear choice. Made from high-quality, sturdy acrylic, these blocks can hold one stamp or multiple stamps if you want to create a collage of images.

Clear Block Storage Caddy - by Stampin' Up!

This compact storage caddy holds one of each size of our clear-mount blocks. The foam insert securely holds the blocks in place; an additional foam insert sits between the blocks to protect them when the caddy is closed.

■ Opens flat for easy access
■ Locks shut
■ Built-in handle makes it easy to carry
■ 8-1/16″ x 10-5/8″ x 1-13/16″

I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on January 1, 2012.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Cottage Garden and Friendly Phrases

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Top Note Die, Big Shot Machine, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Sponges 1 3/8″ circle punch and  1 3/8″, 1″, 1 1/4″ Square punches.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! 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 1 3/8″ square and a 1″ square from Basic Black card stock.   Cut the two squares in half.

 

Punched a 1 1/4″ square from Pretty in Pink card stock and then cut it in half.

Sponged Melon Mambo and then Rose Red on the triangle of Pretty in Pink.

 

Glued the colored triangle onto the largest Basic Black triangle.

Die cut a Top note from Whisper White card stock using the Big Shot Machine.  Punched a 1 3/8″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for my moon.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise on the card stock.

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

 

Removed the moon mask and put a 3″ x 5″ post it note on so only about 1/2″ of the top note is showing at the bottom.  Sponged Basic Black ink on the un-masked portion of the card stock.

 

Adhered my two triangles on the top note and drew a line for the glass stem using a Basic Black marker.

 

Stamped two small flowers on using a Basic Blacker marker to load my stamp.

 

Added a stem for my flowers using a Basic Black marker and then added centers to the flowers using a White Gel Pen.

 

Stamped my sentiment using Rose Red ink.

Added 2 Melon Mambo panels and 2 Basic Black panels.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May you have many things to toast about in the coming year!

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.

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Dayton, Ohio – Brayer Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

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

 

 

 

 


Tea Shoppe Sneak Peek – Tutorial #478

 

Hey There,

I hope you have had a wonderful holiday.   I sure did.  It was spent with family, celebrating and eating great food.  🙂  We did have something extra special to celebrate, my youngest son, Mitch proposed to his lovely, lovely girlfriend, Jamie and she said “YES”.

The happy couple. . . . . .  . .

I heard the news and cried tears of joy!     Jamie has already won all of us over and has been a part of this family from the day we met her.  I’m looking forward to them making it official.

Now, with the personal stuff set aside, I’m happy to bring you a tutorial today.   I took a little hiatus from stamping to have some spare time to prepare for the holidays and just have some general down time.   But now I’m back and was anxious to get back into my office to create.   I received my pre-order from Stampin’ Up! which included stamps from the up and coming Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog.   The catalog will be in effect January 4 – April 30, 2012.   My current Stampin’ Up! customers will receive this mini catalog automatically from me.  If you would like an Occasions Mini Catalog, please e-mail your address to: mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you.   You won’t want to miss out on the exceptionally wonderful things in this mini!

As the title of this post suggests, I am giving you a sneak peek of a project using a new set from the new mini.   The set name is Tea Shoppe and it’s right up my ally, I’m a tea drinker.

The tutorial below gives you instructions on how to create a stenciled wall, striped table cloth and embossed teacup.  Check it out below and then put this stamp set on your list of stamps you must have in 2012.

 

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Reminder!

My customer drawing for December 2011 is a full set of Stampin’ Up! Clear Mount Acrylic Blocks and a rockin’ Stampin’ Up! Clear Block Storage Caddy to store them in.  The block set includes 9 different block sizes.    Total prize package is an $86.90 value.    How do you enter? For the month of December, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward this months prize for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER OR TO BROWSE. Your order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up!.

Clear Block Bundle - by Stampin' Up!

If you stamp with clear-mount stamps, you’ll need a clear block to adhere your stamps to. Stampin’ Up’s blocks are a clear choice. Made from high-quality, sturdy acrylic, these blocks can hold one stamp or multiple stamps if you want to create a collage of images.

Clear Block Storage Caddy - by Stampin' Up!

This compact storage caddy holds one of each size of our clear-mount blocks. The foam insert securely holds the blocks in place; an additional foam insert sits between the blocks to protect them when the caddy is closed.

■ Opens flat for easy access
■ Locks shut
■ Built-in handle makes it easy to carry
■ 8-1/16″ x 10-5/8″ x 1-13/16″

I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on January 1, 2012.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up!  Tea Shoppe

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant and River Rock

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder Markers, Wisteria Wonder Ribbon, Elegant Eggplant brads, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, sponges, Versamark Pad and marker, Label punch, scissors, post it notes.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! 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.

 

 

Stamped the teacup by loading it with Versamark and then with River Rock before stamping it on Whisper White card stock.

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

Colored the openings in the cup design using a Wisteria Wonder and Olive markers.   Wiped the excess marker off of the embossed image using a paper towel.

 

Cut the cup out.

 

 

Laid my cup (don’t adhere yet ) on a 4.25″ x 5.75″ piece of Whisper White card stock and then added a few steam lines using my Versamark marker above the cup.  Heat embossed the steam lines using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Masked the bottom of the card stock using a post it note.

Brayered Elegant Eggplant ink at the top of the card stock.

Unmasked the bottom of the card stock and masked the top of the card stock.  Brayered Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Using another post it note, sponged in stripes on the table cloth using Elegant Eggplant ink.  Sponged at the post it note edge and then moved a bit down for the next stripe.

Continue until you have the whole table cloth striped.

Sponged Always Artichoke at the top of the table cloth.

Remasked the bottom of the card stock and stamped the pansy stamp repeatedly across the bottom of the wall using Elegant Eggplant ink.

Sponged Elegant Eggplant ink at the bottom of the wall at the post it note edge.

Created a shadow for the cup by sponging a spot of Always Artichoke ink and then inside that spot sponged a spot of Elegant Eggplant ink.

On a scrap of Very Vanilla card stock stamp the label outline stamp using Old Olive ink.

Stamped the sentiment inside of the label stamp using Elegant Eggplant ink.

Punched the image out.

Added two Elegant Eggplant panels, one Wisteria Wonder panel, my tea cup, Wisteria Wonder ribbon, my label and Elegant Eggplant brads.

 

 

 

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

May your day be as warm and inviting as a good cup of tea!

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.

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Dayton, Ohio – Brayer Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

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

 

 

 


Chilly Friends – Tutorial #477

 

Hey There,

Well we are down to just a 8 more days until Christmas.   Do you have your cards in the mail?  Are they still in pieces, lol?  Maybe still in your mind?   I have a few in each state.  With that being said, I’ve decided to take a bit of time off from blogging to catch up on some projects I have in the works and to try to just enjoy the holidays.    I will be available via e-mail and of course, by phone should you have Stampin’ Up! business or wish to register for my up coming Brayer Workshops and Direct to Paper Workshops.  I’m always here for you.  🙂

So, until after Christmas I am leaving you with this chilly scene and the tutorial below.

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Reminder!

My customer drawing for December 2011 is a full set of Stampin’ Up! Clear Mount Acrylic Blocks and a rockin’ Stampin’ Up! Clear Block Storage Caddy to store them in.  The block set includes 9 different block sizes.    Total prize package is an $86.90 value.    How do you enter? For the month of December, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward this months prize for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER OR TO BROWSE. Your order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up!.

Clear Block Bundle - by Stampin' Up!

If you stamp with clear-mount stamps, you’ll need a clear block to adhere your stamps to. Stampin’ Up’s blocks are a clear choice. Made from high-quality, sturdy acrylic, these blocks can hold one stamp or multiple stamps if you want to create a collage of images.

Clear Block Storage Caddy - by Stampin' Up!

This compact storage caddy holds one of each size of our clear-mount blocks. The foam insert securely holds the blocks in place; an additional foam insert sits between the blocks to protect them when the caddy is closed.

■ Opens flat for easy access
■ Locks shut
■ Built-in handle makes it easy to carry
■ 8-1/16″ x 10-5/8″ x 1-13/16″

I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on January 1, 2012.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up!  Aviary and Short & Sweet

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! River Rock, Early Espresso and Stampin’ Up! Well Worn Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray and Soft Suede

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Cherry Cobbler ribbon, Star Die, Big Shot Machine, 1 3/4″ circle punch, Gold Brads, White Gel Pen, Early Espresso Marker

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! 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 new 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?  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.

 

 

Stamped one owl in Basic Gray ink and another one in Soft Suede ink on a 2.75″ x 4.5″ River Rock card stock.

Drew in some rough branches using an Early Espresso marker.

 

 

Added snow to the branches, colored in the whites of the owls eyes, colored in the owl’s beak and added dots for snow using a white gel pen.

 

 

Stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! set Short & Sweet using Cherry Cobbler ink.

 

Cut two strips 1.5″ x 4.5″ from Designer Series paper.

 

Held them together and punched half of a 1 3/4″ circle from the paper.

 

Smeared Cherry Cobbler ink on the edge of the strips.

Trimmed up the strips where they over lapped when you put the circle edges together.

Cut 2 River Rock stars and 2 Cherry Cobbler stars using the Star die cut and the Big Shot Machine.   River Rock are the smallest star and Cherry Cobber is the next size up.

Added a River Rock 5″ x 6.5″ panel and a Early Espresso 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel.

 

 

Assembled the card adding gold brads and Cherry Cobbler ribbon.

 

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

 

May your holidays be filled with love and laughter from the ones you hold most dear.

Also, please be stay safe!

 

Until my next post. . . . . . . Happy Holiday!!!!!

Hugs,

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

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops

Dayton, Ohio – Brayer Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Seattle, Washington

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

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


Trendy Night to Day – Tutorial #476

Hey There,

Today’s tutorial shows how you can have a scene go from Day to Night.  Check it out in the tutorial below.

My post it short and sweet today.  Time to decorate my home for Christmas. 

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Reminder!

My customer drawing for December 2011 is a full set of Stampin’ Up! Clear Mount Acrylic Blocks and a rockin’ Stampin’ Up! Clear Block Storage Caddy to store them in.  The block set includes 9 different block sizes.    Total prize package is an $86.90 value.    How do you enter?   For the month of December, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward this months prize for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER OR TO BROWSE.   Your order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up!.

Clear Block Bundle - by Stampin' Up!

If you stamp with clear-mount stamps, you’ll need a clear block to adhere your stamps to. Stampin’ Up’s blocks are a clear choice. Made from high-quality, sturdy acrylic, these blocks can hold one stamp or multiple stamps if you want to create a collage of images.

Clear Block Storage Caddy - by Stampin' Up!

This compact storage caddy holds one of each size of our clear-mount blocks. The foam insert securely holds the blocks in place; an additional foam insert sits between the blocks to protect them when the caddy is closed.

■ Opens flat for easy access
■ Locks shut
■ Built-in handle makes it easy to carry
■ 8-1/16″ x 10-5/8″ x 1-13/16″

I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on January 1, 2012.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up!  Trendy Trees

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Autumn Meadows Designer Series Papers

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Tempting Turquoise and Night of Navy

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up!  Tempting Turquoise Brads, Brayer, Trinket Key, Oval Die, Big Shot Machine, 1 3/4″ & 1 3/8″ circle punches, Sponges, Soft Suede Ribbon.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! 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 new 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?  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 an oval using the Stampin’ Up! Ovals Die (Largest Oval on the Die) out of Whisper White card stock using the Big Shot Machine.

Brayered More Mustard on one half of the oval.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink on the More Mustard ink, not covering it entirely.

Brayed Tempting Turquoise ink on the other half of the card stock.

Brayered Night to Navy ink over the Tempting Turquoise ink, not covering it entirely.

Stamped the leaves and trunk of the tree using Basic Black ink.

Sponged Basic Black ink in for the ground and around the edges of the card stock.

Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from Cajun Craze and a 1 3/8″ circle from Whisper White.

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink around the edges of the Whisper White circle.

Added a Tempting Turquoise panel, 2 Cajun Craze panels, 2 panels from Autumn Meadows designer paper, Soft Suede Ribbon and Key Trinket.

Added Tempting Turquoise brads and another Cajun Craze card stock panel.

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

May your day be filled with light.

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.    

 

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops 

Dayton, Ohio – Brayer Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada    

Austin, Texas 

Seattle, Washington

 Greeneville, Tennessee 

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Indiana, Pennsylvania 

Sparta, New Jersey 

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


Winter Red Bird Card Blog Candy and Tutorial #475

Hey there,

I put together a rustic Winter scene for you today.  I was gearing this card more towards manly than feminine so, I left off any form of frill, such as, ribbon and glitter.    I also, left off any type of sentiment since this scene could be used for so many occasions and I don’t know what the user would be using it for.

Follow along with the tutorial below to make one of these cards or you could leave a comment at the bottom of this blog post telling me to put your name into the blog candy drawing and try to win this one.  🙂   I’m putting this card up for blog candy and will use a random number generator on Wednesday, December 14, 2011.   If you are getting this blog post via e-mail, please CLICK HERE, and then leave a comment.  Please no e-mail entries.

Good Luck!

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Reminder!

My customer drawing for December 2011 is a full set of Stampin’ Up! Clear Mount Acrylic Blocks and a rockin’ Stampin’ Up! Clear Block Storage Caddy to store them in.  The block set includes 9 different block sizes.    Total prize package is an $86.90 value.    How do you enter?   For the month of December, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward this months prize for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER OR TO BROWSE.   Your order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up!.

Clear Block Bundle - by Stampin' Up!

If you stamp with clear-mount stamps, you’ll need a clear block to adhere your stamps to. Stampin’ Up’s blocks are a clear choice. Made from high-quality, sturdy acrylic, these blocks can hold one stamp or multiple stamps if you want to create a collage of images.

Clear Block Storage Caddy - by Stampin' Up!

This compact storage caddy holds one of each size of our clear-mount blocks. The foam insert securely holds the blocks in place; an additional foam insert sits between the blocks to protect them when the caddy is closed.

■ Opens flat for easy access
■ Locks shut
■ Built-in handle makes it easy to carry
■ 8-1/16″ x 10-5/8″ x 1-13/16″

I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on January 1, 2012.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up!  Plant Hope

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up!  Basic Black Brads, Brayer, Bird and Decorative Label Punches, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, White Gel Pen, Hole Punch, Sponges, Craft Knife, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black markers, Stampin’ Up! Frostwood Lodge Designer Series paper, Glass Mat and post it notes.

Want a free copy of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday 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 new 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?  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 2 4″ x 9″ piece of Whisper White.  I know I want my main image panel to cross over my card at a diagonal so I held the card stock the way I wanted the main image panel to appear in the finished card and then cut the sides off of it using a paper cutter.

Using a glass mat and a craft knife, cut out a curly branch from Whisper White card stock.  Note:  when using a craft knife, move the card stock, not the knife when cutting.  This gives you better control and not such choppy lines.

Colored part of the branch using a Basic Black marker, leaving the areas that I wanted snow to appear white.

Punched 3 berries using a hole punch and Cherry Cobbler card stock.

Punched 2 birds, one from More Mustard card stock and one from Cherry Cobbler card stock.

Cut the beak off of the Cherry Cobbler bird and layered it over the More Mustard bird.

Added Cherry Cobbler marker to the bottom of the bird and the bird’s wing.   Followed up with a bit of Basic Black marker at the very bottom edge of the bird and the bird’s wing.  Also added a Basic Black dot for the bird’s eye. 

Now back to our main image panel.  Masked the bottom of the card stock using a post it note with a ripped jagged edge.  This mask is masking our snow area.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink in the sky area.

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

Sponged a hint of Not Quite Navy at the horizon line (post it note edge).

Stamped a hint of trees in the distances using Baja Breeze ink and the pines from Stampin’ Up! set Plant Hope.

Removed the post it note mask and put a new one on that has a hill ripped into it.  Sponged Baja Breeze ink at the post it note edge.

Move the post it note down and over and sponged in another drift using Baja Breeze ink.

Removed the post it note and sponge Baja Breeze ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Assembled my bird, branch and berries onto the main image panel.

Cut a 3.75″ x 8.75″ piece of Stampin’ Up! Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper and then sponged Soft Suede ink around the edges of the both the paper and the main image panel.

Added a 4″ x 9″ Baja Breeze card stock panel and assembled.

Using the mat pack and piercing tool, pierced holes along the edge of the main image panel on both sides.  

Added a dash of White gel pen from one hole to the next to create faux stitching.

Punched a decortive lable punch from Soft Suede card stock and then cut it in half.  Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges of each piece.

Added them to my card front along with 4 Basic Black brads.  Sponged Basic Black ink all around the card front edges.

Added a white gel pen highlight to the top of each berry and a Cherry Cobbler marker shadow to the bottom of each berry.

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

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.    

 

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops 

Dayton, Ohio – Brayer Workshops

Las Vegas, Nevada    

Austin, Texas 

Seattle, Washington

 Greeneville, Tennessee 

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Indiana, Pennsylvania 

Sparta, New Jersey 

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


Christmas Faux Wood Wall – Tutortial #472

Hey There,

If you are like me you are scrambling trying to get those holiday cards all made.  Today’s tutorial below shows you how to put a faux wood wall in your Christmas scene.     This tutorial also highlights the cute Stampin’ Up! set Stitched Stockings and the matching punch (Click here to see them in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog).   Love it when I don’t have to do any tedious cutting out of images.   The punch really mades quick work of it.   Check it out.

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Reminders:

Click here to check out the stamp set give away.  The drawing is tomorrow, Saturday, December 3, 2011.

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Also, here is the details for my Stampin’ Up! monthly Customer Giveaway.  Don’t miss out!

My drawing for December 2011 is a full set of Stampin’ Up! Clear Mount Acrylic Blocks and a rockin’ Stampin’ Up! Clear Block Storage Caddy to store them in.  The block set includes 9 different block sizes.    Total prize package is an $86.90 value.    How do you enter?   For the month of December, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward this months prize for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.    CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER OR TO BROWSE.   Your order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up!.

Clear Block Bundle - by Stampin' Up!

If you stamp with clear-mount stamps, you’ll need a clear block to adhere your stamps to. Stampin’ Up’s blocks are a clear choice. Made from high-quality, sturdy acrylic, these blocks can hold one stamp or multiple stamps if you want to create a collage of images.

Clear Block Storage Caddy - by Stampin' Up!

This compact storage caddy holds one of each size of our clear-mount blocks. The foam insert securely holds the blocks in place; an additional foam insert sits between the blocks to protect them when the caddy is closed.

■ Opens flat for easy access
■ Locks shut
■ Built-in handle makes it easy to carry
■ 8-1/16″ x 10-5/8″ x 1-13/16″

I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on January 1, 2012.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up!  Stitched Stockings and Many Merry Messages

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Whisper White and River Rock

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Whisper White and Soft Suede

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up!  Mini Brads, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensional, White Gel Pen, Chocolate Chip Marker, Ruler, credit card, Stockings Punch.

Want a free copy of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the new 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 ordered 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?  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.

Working on a non porous surface, put a little Soft Suede Re-inker on in a line, dip the edge of a credit card, or in my case my Subway card, lol, in the ink and then drag it from the top down the card stock.  Keep applying the ink until you get the look you want.  I like to leave a bit of my card stock showing through.   (You can also turn the card stock and work from the bottom edge up to fill the card stock in).

Using a ruler and lining things up with my grid pad below my card stock, made lines from the top of the card stock to the bottom every 3/4″.   Next made lines about 2″ from the top across every other section.   Moved the ruler down and and made a line across the sections I did not do above.

Added dots to simulate nail holes.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges to distress it.

Stamped the stocking with Pool Party and with Pear Pizzazz on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Punched the stockings out.  If you look from the bottom of the punch it is super easy to line things up.  🙂

Stamped the toe, heel and band using Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party on Whisper White card stock.  Punch the images out.

Assembled my stockings.

Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Many Merry Messages using Whisper White ink.

Added mini brads, Ribbon and a Stampin’ Dimensional under the toe of the stockings for some lift.

My sentiment wasn’t popping enough so I traced it using a White Gel pen.  Yep, now it pops!

Added 2 Pear Pizzazz layers and a Pool Party layer.  Also added Russ and my name using an Early Espresso marker.

Here is the finished card  measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be filled with the spirit of the holidays.

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.    

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops 

Las Vegas, Nevada    

Austin, Texas 

Seattle, Washington

 Greeneville, Tennessee 

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Indiana, Pennsylvania 

Sparta, New Jersey 

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


Forest Festivities Fox – Tutorial #471

Hey There,

Well how about some stamping today?    Whew!  I have been busy concentrating on projects for next years Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops.   They are going to be over the top, grin.    But wait, I don’t want to disappoint my blog readers/customers, so here is a project for you today.  I hope you like it and will give it a try.  The tutorial below shows how I did a reflection with the cute, cute fox from the Stampin’ Up! set, Forest Festivities (item #123799).  You can find this set in the Holiday Mini Catalog.   Click Here to shop now.

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Looking for retired Stampin’ Up! stamp sets?  Check out my sales page, CLICK HERE.

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Reminder. . . . . Last day to be entered. . . .

I have something to give away to one of my Stampin’ Up! customers.  For the month of November, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward a full set of  Stampin’ Up! Many Marvelous Markers a $109.95 value,  for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.

Many Marvelous Markers - by Stampin' Up!  

About the Many Marvelous Set of Markers:

 ■ Dual tipped markers: .5 mm fine point and flexible brush
■ Set of 38, packaged in rigid plastic case with handle
■ Includes colors from all 4 color collections

■ Odorless, water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with Classic Stampin’ Pads and exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock
■ Finger grips on cap aid in easy cap removal

I hope you can get excited about this, I am!  I cannot rave enough about these markers.   Not sure what I would do without my set.  I use them pretty much every time I create something.

I will select the winning customer on December 1, 2011 using a Random number generator.   Good Luck!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP AT my Stampin’ Up! web site where you can shop 24/7  for all of your Stampin’ Up! products.  Your order will be shipped directly to your door step straight from Stampin’ Up!  You will also receive a special card made by me in appreciation for your order.  My customers mean the world to me.  If you would like assistance with your order, please contact me at 937-344-1312 or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  I will be glad to assist you.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up!  Forest Festivities

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Pacific Point and Whisper White.

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Pacific Point and Basic Black

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up!  1 3/4″ Circl Punch, Snowflake punch, sponge, post it note, Brayer, Rhinestones, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, White Gel Pen, Blender Pen, Markers (Old Olive, Cajun Craze and More Mustard) and Dazzling Details.

Want a free copy of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the new 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 ordered 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?  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 1 3/4″ circle punch from a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon.   Put the mask on a 2.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.  Added a post it note mask that has a bit of the sticky edge torn off of it.

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

Brayered Pacific Point ink at the top of the card stock.

Removed the masks and put them aside for another step.

Mask the top of the card stock and 1/2″ of the white snow with a post it note.  Brayered Baja Breeze ink at on the unmask area.

Removed the post it note mask and put the other 2 mask back on to create the reflection side.   Put the torn post it note 1/2″ below the white area and the moon mask on to make the reflection of the moon.  Brayered more Baja Breeze ink on.

Brayered Pacific Point at the top of the area.

Removed all of the masks.  Stamped the fox using Basic Black ink at the top of the card stock.   Stamped the fox using Basic Black ink on my Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic sheet (slick side).  Flipped the plastic sheet over and lined up the reflection of the fox.  Rolled my brayer over the plastic sheet to transfer the image.

Colored the Cajun Craze marker on the plastic sheet and used a blender pen dipped in the Cajun Craze to color the fox and his reflection in.

Remember to be lighter in color on the reflection side.

Added Cajun Craze marker directly to the image in the dark areas and then used the blender pen to blend the color in.

Added Old Olive marker to the top fox’s present and scarf.   Used the Blender Pen and color I scribbled on the plastic sheet to color in the reflection side.

Added More Mustard marker to the Fox’s scarf and the blender pen to color in the reflection side.

Added White Gel pen to make water lines in the bottom of the scene.  Also colored in the top fox’s belly where it has some blue from the sky showing through.

Punch 3 Stampin’ Up! snowflakes out of Whisper White.

Used the Northern Flurry embossing folder and Big Shot Machine to emboss my Baja Breeze panel.  I love to emboss a panel on my cards to give that texture without adding weight.

Here are the measurements for the panels.  🙂

Sponged Pacific Point ink around the edges of the Baja Breeze Panel.

Assembled the card front slipping one of the snowflakes under the Whisper White panel.   Added Rhinestones to the center of each snowflake.

It’s hard to see in this photo, but I added Dazzling Details to the top half of the snow.  Love the way this sparkles.

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

May you be warm

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.    

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops 

Las Vegas, Nevada    

Austin, Texas 

Seattle, Washington

 Greeneville, Tennessee 

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Indiana, Pennsylvania 

Sparta, New Jersey 

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


Winter Post – Tutorial #470

Hi There,

Well life is getting back to normal now that Russ’ ticker is ticking correctly.  🙂  Whew!

Anyhow, my Sis, Sonja is here visiting from Colorado and has been on a mission creating cards.   She doesn’t stamp much at her home but when she visits me she likes to take full advantage of my stamp room, grin.   It’s always fun seeing your obsession through someone else’s eyes.   Makes me realize how blessed I am to have all the crafting supplies that I have.  And yes, you really realize what an abundance of stuff you collect.   The one with the most stamps at the end wins, right?

Since my Sis wants to hang out in my stamp room I decided to start making my Christmas cards.   I’m not one to crank out 150 cards of one design.  Mass production is definitely not my thing.    So today’s tutorial is one of many Christmas card designs that I will be sending out personally to friends and family.  This one comes together very quickly.   I hope you enjoy the tutorial below, as much as I enjoyed making it. 

Please have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving week! 

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Looking for retired Stampin’ Up! stamp sets?  Check out my sales page, CLICK HERE.

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Reminder. . . . .

I have something to give away to one of my Stampin’ Up! customers.  For the month of November, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward a full set of  Stampin’ Up! Many Marvelous Markers a $109.95 value,  for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.

Many Marvelous Markers - by Stampin' Up!  

About the Many Marvelous Set of Markers:

 ■ Dual tipped markers: .5 mm fine point and flexible brush
■ Set of 38, packaged in rigid plastic case with handle
■ Includes colors from all 4 color collections

■ Odorless, water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with Classic Stampin’ Pads and exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock
■ Finger grips on cap aid in easy cap removal

I hope you can get excited about this, I am!  I cannot rave enough about these markers.   Not sure what I would do without my set.  I use them pretty much every time I create something.

I will select the winning customer on December 1, 2011 using a Random number generator.   Good Luck!

CLICK HERE SHOP AT my Stampin’ Up! web site where you can shop 24/7  for all of your Stampin’ Up! products.  Your order will be shipped directly to your door step straight from Stampin’ Up!  You will also receive a special card made by me in appreciation for your order.  My customers mean the world to me.  If you would like assistance with your order, please contact me at 937-344-1312 or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  I will be glad to assist you.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up!  Winter Post

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede card stock.

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso and Basic Black

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up!  Cherry Cobbler Ribbon, Snowflake punch, sponge, post it note.

Want a free copy of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the new 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 ordered 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?  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 my card stock layers, the picture show layers largest to smallest with measurements (Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Letters to Santa Designer Paper and Soft Suede.

Sponged two Early Espresso ink spots on the Soft Suede main image panel.  The spots are where I will be punching out the snowflakes.

Punched out 2 snowflakes.

Ripped a hill shape in a post it note and put it on my card stock as a mask to create the hill shape by sponging in Early Espresso ink.

Stamped the deer using Basic Black ink.

Adhered the main image panel to the Designer Series paper.

Assembled the rest of my card and added Cherry Cobbler ribbon.  Here is the finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

May your week be filled with the people you love.

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.    

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops 

Las Vegas, Nevada    

Austin, Texas 

Seattle, Washington

 Greeneville, Tennessee 

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Indiana, Pennsylvania 

Sparta, New Jersey 

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


Heart Stamp Tangle – Tutorial #466

As promised, I have a stamp tangle tutorial for you today.   Check it out below.  🙂

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Reminder. . . . .

I have a something to give away to one of my Stampin’ Up! customers.  For the month of November, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward a full set of  Stampin’ Up! Many Marvelous Markers a $109.95 value,  for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.

Many Marvelous Markers - by Stampin' Up!  

About the Many Marvelous Set of Markers:

 ■ Dual tipped markers: .5 mm fine point and flexible brush
■ Set of 38, packaged in rigid plastic case with handle
■ Includes colors from all 4 color collections

■ Odorless, water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with Classic Stampin’ Pads and exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock
■ Finger grips on cap aid in easy cap removal

I hope you can get excited about this, I am!  I cannot rave enough about these markers.   Not sure what I would do without my set.  I use them pretty much every time I create something.

I will select the winning customer on December 1, 2011 using a Random number generator.   Good Luck!

CLICK HERE SHOP AT my Stampin’ Up! web site where you can shop 24/7  for all of your Stampin’ Up! products.  Your order will be shipped directly to your door step straight from Stampin’ Up!  You will also receive a special card made by me in appreciation for your order.  My customers mean the world to me.  If you would like assistance with your order, please contact me at 937-344-1312 or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  I will be glad to assist you.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin’ Up! I (heart) Hearts

Card stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Whisper White

Ink:  Stazon Jet Black

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up! heart punches, Rhinestones, Micron markers 01 & 08, number 2B pencil

Want a free copy of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the new 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 ordered 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?  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.

A little about how you start a Zentangle.   Take a 3.5″ Whisper White card stock square and with a pencil put a dot in each corner.

Loosely draw a line from one dot to the next.

Imagine that you dropped a string on the card stock.  Now draw a string.  This could be an “X”  going across the card stock or any shape for that matter.   My string below has a simple loop.   You would then proceed to put a different tangle pattern in each section on the card stock using a black marker.

Okay, got that?  Clear as mud?

Now here is how I start my Stamp Tangle.

Stamped the heart from the Stampin’ Up! stamp set I (heart) Hearts using Stazon Jet Black ink in the middle of a 3.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.   I put a dot in each corner with a pencil.  Loosely drew a line from one dot to the next.   Added 2 strings with simple loops.  When I drew my strings I skipped over the heart so it would empty.  Now I’m ready to start tangling in each section.

I like to work with a 01 Micron Black marker to make my tangle patterns and an 08 Micron Black marker to fill in areas and to clean the edges up of my design.  The 08 has a much larger point then the 01 which has a very small point.

I like to outline the section that I am concentrating on.

Let me tell you there are a million tangle patterns that you can use.  Also keep in mind that you can leave a section plank or only partically fill it in.  Anything goes here.

I started by putting a small tear drop in the loop and then added 3 more using the 01.

Added circles in 2 of the sections.

Added lines in one of the sections having them skip over the loop.

Added lines going the other direction, skipping over the loop.

Added 3 crescent shapes in another section.  Inside of the crescents, colored in a small crescent and then filled in the background around the crescents using the 08 marker.  Also filled in 2 sections in the loop.

Filled in the other small loop with 2 circles and a dot.

Outlined the large section at the top.

Colored in the middle section using the 08.

Repeated the tangle crisscross pattern that I use in the large section at the bottom of the card stock in the large section at the top of the card stock.

When I put in shading I like to use a 2B pencil.  The 2B stands for the softness/hardness of the lead of the pencil.   You probably remember having to have a #2 pencil in school right?   There is a range of hardness-es in art pencils.

I want my heart to stand out so I am going to put shading around the outside of the heart so the background looks like it is receding.

I want to give my heart some shape so I am shading the top of the heart.  To smooth out the shading I am going to use a paper stub to rub it.  This will smooth the shading so it doesn’t look as scratchy.

Added shading to recede the upper background.

Smoothed it out.  See the difference?

Added shading to the bottom of the crescents and around the circles in the loop so the circles stand out more.

Added shading to the right side and the bottom of my piece.   Also added my initials.  🙂  Don’t even ask me what the “L” stands for, lol.

Cut 2 Basic Black card stock layers and 2 Cherry Cobbler card stock layers.  The measurments are in the photo.  🙂

Using Stampin’ Up! heart punches, punched 2 large Cherry Cobbler hearts and 2 small Basic Black hearts.

Assembled my card front.

Added some bling.  Do you believe it!!!  Me using Bling!  Feel my forehead and I running a fever or what!

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.   Now these stamp tangles can be any size or shape.   I’m keeping it simple for the tutorial.  🙂

I hope you enjoyed this venture into the world of stamp tangling.   I love it.  I cut multiple 3.5″ square pieces of card stock.  Stamp a different image on each one and have them in my purse with my 2 markers and my pencil and that is all I need to stamp tangle anywhere I go.   I find myself stamp tangling in restaurants, doctors offices or wherever I am that I have a few moments.  It’s also a nice thing to do in the evening when your family is watching TV.   You can be in the same room doing your own thing, lol.

Just know that you can add color to your stamp tangles.  🙂  Go ahead and go for it!

Do a google search for tangle patterns and you will be amazed at the number of tangle patterns out there.  I used just a couple very basic patterns in today’s project.

Also, don’t forget the therapeutic feeling you get from this process.   While I am stamp tangling my mind does not race.  I find myself in the moment and very relaxed.  Give it a try!

May your day be filled with exciting new adventures.

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.    

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops 

Las Vegas, Nevada    

Austin, Texas 

Seattle, Washington

 Greeneville, Tennessee 

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Indiana, Pennsylvania 

Sparta, New Jersey 

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


A Little Birdy Told Me – Tutorial #465

Hi There,

Sometimes I just get burnt out creating seasonal cards so here is one for you today that can be given to lighten anyone’s heart any time of year.   The coloring was done with Stampin’ Up! markers and yes, you can get great shading effects with water based markers.  Hang out and take a look at the tutorial for this card below.

Speaking of Stampin’ Up! Markers, check this out!

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Reminder. . . . .

I have a something to give away to one of my Stampin’ Up! customers.  For the month of November, 2o11, when you place a Stampin’ Up!  order using me as your Demonstrator,  you will receive one entry toward a full set of  Stampin’ Up! Many Marvelous Markers a $109.95 value,  for each $25 increment in merchandise purchased.  Place an order for $50 and get two chances and so on and so on.

Many Marvelous Markers - by Stampin' Up!  

About the Many Marvelous Set of Markers:

 ■ Dual tipped markers: .5 mm fine point and flexible brush
■ Set of 38, packaged in rigid plastic case with handle
■ Includes colors from all 4 color collections

■ Odorless, water-based dye ink
■ Coordinate with Classic Stampin’ Pads and exclusive Stampin’ Up! card stock
■ Finger grips on cap aid in easy cap removal

I hope you can get excited about this, I am!  I cannot rave enough about these markers.   Not sure what I would do without my set.  I use them pretty much every time I create something.

I will select the winning customer on December 1, 2011 using a Random number generator.   Good Luck!

CLICK HERE SHOP AT my Stampin’ Up! web site where you can shop 24/7  for all of your Stampin’ Up! products.  Your order will be shipped directly to your door step straight from Stampin’ Up!  You will also receive a special card made by me in appreciation for your order.  My customers mean the world to me.  If you would like assistance with your order, please contact me at 937-344-1312 or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  I will be glad to assist you.

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Now on with the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ UP! Language of Friendship and Summer Solstice
Paper: Stampin’ UP! Bashful Blue, Old Olive and Whisper White
Ink: Stampin’ UP! Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Baja Breeze and Stazon Jet Black ink.
Accessories: Stampin’ UP! Brayer, Markers (So Saffron, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red and Pear Pizzazz), 3/4″ circle punch, Scallop Trim punch, White Gel pen
Techniques: Brayered Sky, punch art, coloring with Waterbased Markers

 

 Want a free copy of the brand new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the new 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 ordered 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?  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 3/4″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note to use as a mask for my moon.   Put the moon up in the right hand corner of a 3.5″ x 6.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Brayered So Saffron ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Removed the moon mask and drew in a few squiggle lines with the brush end of a Wild Wasabi marker.

Stamped the leaf from the Stampin’ Up! set Summer Solstice using Wild Wasabi ink.

Colored the bottom of the leaves using a Pear Pizzazz marker.

Colored the rest of the leaves in with a So Saffron Marker.

Added an Old Olive marker line at the bottom of the leaves and a line down the left side of the vines.

Added white gel pen to the leaves for highlights.

Stamped the bird from the Stampin’ Up! set Language of Friendship using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Colored bird and wing in with a So Saffron Marker.

Added Riding Hood Red and then quickly colored over the bird using the So Saffron Marker to blend.

Did the same to the wing and also added a bit of Soft Suede marker to the bottom of the bird and wing, beak and dark area on the face.  Blended again with the So Saffron marker.

Cut out the bird and wing. 

Added Basic Black marker to the very bottom of the bird and wing.

Assembled together a 5″ x 6.5″ Old Olive Panel, a 6.5″ x 4″ Bashful Blue Panel, the main image panel and the bird parts.  I then used the Scallop Trim Border Punch on the Old Olive Panel.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ Bashful Blue panel and here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be filled with sweet, sweet surprises.

Until my next post. . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Lincoln, Illinois    

Dayton, Ohio – Direct to Paper Workshops 

Las Vegas, Nevada    

Austin, Texas 

Seattle, Washington

 Greeneville, Tennessee 

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Indiana, Pennsylvania 

Sparta, New Jersey 

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