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Snow Angel – Tutorial #537

7 Comments September 27, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Whew, what a busy past 3 weeks. I’ve been home exactly 6 days this month. 3 trips back to back. It was all fun, but now it’s time to play catch up. But first, how about a project. I Broke out the brand new Stampin’ Up! stamp set Wonderful Winterland. This image made me reminisce about my own childhood. I loved making snow angels and my mother would dress me just like the kid in this image before she would let me out to play in the snow.

Check out the tutorial for this card below.

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Here is a picture I took of my buddy, Lucas. Lucas has been on my heels since I arrived home. I do believe me missed me as much as I missed him. Just look at that face, what’s not to love. Lucas is our German Short Haired Pointer/Great Dane mix. He only weighs 110 lbs. Big old bundle of fur this one is.

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Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project:

The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is now in effect. I love all of Stampin’ Up’s products, but the new catalog just blew me away (CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HOLIDAY CATALOG). I especially love the coordinating products that you can get as a bundle at a discount. Gotta love a discount, right? Especially for those products to make your holiday gifts and cards.

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

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Wonderful Winterland

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and Glitter Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, brayer, post it note, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Not Quite Navy Marker, Real Red Marker, Blush Blossom Marker, Sahara Sand Marker, Snowflake Die, Real Red Ribbon, Crystal Bling, 2.5″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Dazzeling Details.

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Started out with a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Stamped the image using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Ripped a jagged edge in the sticky part of a post it note and used it to mask the snow. Brayered Sahara Sand ink on the unmasked area of the card stock.

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

Sponged Sahara Sand ink at the post it note edge to darken the horizon line.

Die cut the two smallest snowflakes using Whisper White card stock and a Big Shot Machine.

Punched part of the 2.5″ circle from the side of the card stock.

Put a line of Not Quite Navy marker at the sides of the image and blended the marker using a Blender Pen. Also, made a line of Not Quite Navy ink on the hat and blended it with the Blender pen.

Colored in the boots and mittens using a Real Red Marker.

Added a Shadow under the arms and legs of the image using a Sahara Sand marker.

Added a dot of Blush Blossom marker to the cheeks of the image.

Added Real Red Ribbon.

Attached the main image panel to a 11″ x 4.25″ Not Quite Navy panel folded in half to make the card base. Added the Glitter paper 1″ circle punch, two snow flakes and crystal bling. Also used Dazzling Details to the top of the snow area to create some sparkle.

Here is the finished card measuring 4.25 X 5.5.

May your day be extra special.

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.

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

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

Pumpkin Witch – Tutorial #535

5 Comments September 11, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Last night I arrived home safe and sound from Purcellville, Virginia where I had a lovely, lovely time teaching and meeting some terrific stampers who are now brayer maniacs.

My time at home is short lived however, I leave very early tomorrow morning for St. George, Utah where I will be pampered with the other Stampin’ Up! Founder Circle Achievers at the Founder’s Circle Retreat. I’m soooo looking forward to this trip! Please know I will be available for product or workshop questions, please e-mail or call. 🙂

I didn’t want to leave you without a project, so here is a cute quarter card (4.25″ x 5.5″). This card features two Stampin’ Up Halloween stamp sets, Wicked Cool and Jack of all Trades. I love to co-mingle stamp sets.

Check out the tutorial below.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project:

The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog is now in effect. I love all of Stampin’ Up’s products, but the new mini catalog just blew me away (CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG). I especially love the coordinating products that you can get as a bundle at a discount. Gotta love a discount, right? Especially for those products to make your holiday gifts and cards.

You can join my Stampin’ Up! team and become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator now for the great new price of $99, CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT. Contact me whether you want to start your own business or just enjoy the 20% discount on products.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE.

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

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Jack of all Trades and Wicked Cool

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, Basic Black, So Saffron and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzelberry, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, brayer, 2.5″ circle punch, post it note, Elegant Eggplant brads, Pumpkin Pie ribbon, White Gel pen, Markers (Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze), Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Punched a 2.5″ circle from the sticky part of the post it note. Used the circle to mask the moon on a 4″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzelberry and then Elegant Eggplant ink at the top of the card stock.

Sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the pumpkin on So Saffron card stock using Pumpkin Pie ink.

Added Pumpkin Pie marker.

Added a bit of Cajun Craze marker and blended it in with the Pumpkin Pie marker.

Stamped the hat on the So Saffron card stock using Basic Black ink.

Added Basic Black marker for the shadows.

Stamped the face on the pumpkin using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the feet on the card stock using Basic Black ink.

Colored the stripes in on the socks using a White Gel Pen.

Added a shadow underneath using an Old Olive Marker.

Stamped the sentiment using Basic Black ink.

Cut out the pumpkin and hat and adhered them to the card stock using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Added Pumpkin Pie Ribbon and Elegant Eggplant brads.

Added a Basic Black panel and Old Olive card base.

Here is the finished card measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

May your week be unforgettable!

I’m off to Utah!

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.

Sacramento, California (Sold Out)

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

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

Shaped Christmas Card – Tutorial #531

5 Comments August 22, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I have a tutorial today on how to make a shaped card using a die cut. This card will easily fit into an A-2 envelope (quarter card). My scene was put together using the emboss resist technique. This technique allows you to put your background in over your main image. 🙂 Hope you hang out and give this card try. It’s fun stepping outside the box and making a different shape than square or rectangle.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! For the Birds

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Island Indig, Real Red and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Versamark Marker, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Post it Note, Printed Designer Brads, Labels Collection Framelits Die, Big Shot Machine, Real Red Ribbon, Markers (Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Old Olive, Basic Black and Soft Suede).

Love the Framelits. 🙂

Die Cut the frame using the second to the largest framelit, Whisper White card stock and the Big Shot Machine. This piece will be the front of my card.

Folded a Whisper White card stock and put the fold just below the edge of the framelit as shown below.

Run it through the big shot machine. This piece of the card base.

Die cut another frame. This time I used the 3rd to the largest Framelit, Whisper White and the Big Shot Machine. This piece is for the main image panel.

Stamped the image using Craft Basic Black ink on the main image panel.

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

Colored the bird in with Pumpkin Pie marker.

Added Real Red marker.

Blended the color together using the Pumpkin Pie marker. Now there is a shadow at the bottom of the bird and it’s wing.

Added Old Olive marker to the hat, scarf and ornament.

Added a thin line to the bottom of the wing and belly using a Soft Suede marker.

Colored the beak in with Basic Black marker.

Colored in the image using a Versamarker. Be sure to stay inside the embossed lines and start with the lightest part and work toward the darker parts. Heat emboss the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now the whole bird is embossed.

Ripped the sticky part of a post it note and masked the sky of the scene.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink on the unmasked area.

Sponged Island Indigo ink on the top of the unmasked area.

Removed the post it note mask and ripped a hill shape in the post it note. Sponged Baja Breeze ink a the top of the post it note edge.

Removed the mask and sponged Real Red ink around the main image panel edge.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink around the edge of the card front panel.

Added Real Red Ribbon.

Adhered the card front to the card base lining up the die cut edges.

Added brads to the right and left sides of the main image panel.

Adhered the main image panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Here is the finished card. 🙂

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.

Sacramento, California (Sold Out)

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

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

Witch in the Pumpkin Patch – Tutorial #521

99 Comments July 6, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Sorry for my absence this week. We have been at the OSU hospital this week getting pre-surgery testing etc. done for my husband, Russ’ heart surgery today. As I type this he is in surgery and I am trying to keep my mind occupied by posting this card tutorial. I created this card last night in order to clear my mind so bare with me with the coloring. If you ever want to know what mood I am in look at the projects that I post. When I want/need to relax I color, lol. Last night was such a night.

I’ve decided to give this card away as blog candy so if you would like to enter your name to try to win it, please leave a comment at the bottom of this post. If you are getting this blog update via e-mail, please CLICK HERE AND THEN ENTER YOUR COMMENT.

I will select the winner using a random number generator on Monday, July 9, 2012. Good luck everyone!

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project. During the month of July, with any $50 purchase, you can get this beautiful stamp set for $5.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Greeting Card Kids, Everything Eleanor, Jack of all Trades

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive and Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise, Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, 1 3/4″ circle punch, post it note, blender pen, Markers (Blush Blossom, Old Olive, More Mustard, Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede), brayer

Stamp the pumpkins using More Mustard ink on Stampin’ Up! Watercolor paper.

Stamped the witch using Stazon Jet Black ink on the watercolor paper.

Colored the pumpkin by adding a bit of More Mustard marker at the bottom of the pumpkin and then used a blender pen to more the color up to the top of the pumpkin a little at a time.

Stamped the stems on the pumpkin using Basic Black ink.

Added More Mustard marker to the bottom of the pumpkins and used the Blender pen to blend the color. Be sure to just lay a bit of the marker down at a time. Blend it before adding more.

Added a touch of Basic Black to her hat and cap and then blended it with the Blender pen.

Added Blush Blossom marker to her skin and blended it with the Blender Pen.

Added a bit of Wisteria Wonder marker to her dress and shoes and blended it with the Blender pen.

Colored her hair and the hat buckle and the broom straw using Daffodil Delight marker. Colored the rest of the broom in using a Soft Suede marker.

Cut out the pumpkins and the witch using Stampin’ Up! Paper Snips.

Now for the background. Cut a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Punched a 1 3/4″ circle punch from a Post it note and used it as a mask for the moon.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzelberry ink at the top of the card stock.

Sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock, making a hill.

Removed mask and adhered the witch to the card stock and added an Old Olive marker shadow below the pumpkin and broom.

Stamped the Everything Eleanor Flourish using Stazon Jet Black ink twice.

Sponged Always Artichoke and Black ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of 2 of the pumpkins and to the Right side of one of the pumpkins.

Adhered two of the pumpkins and stamped the flourish in black over top of them. Filled in the gaps in the design using a Basic Black marker.

Adhered the 3rd pumpkin using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Added an Old Olive panel and a Basic Black panel.

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

Please send your healing thoughts and prayers to Russ today. It would be greatly appreciated.

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.

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel 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

Zebra Reflection – Tutorial #520

14 Comments July 2, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Whew! Did that weekend ever go by quickly. I feel like I spent the entire weekend picking up branches brought down by the thunder storm that rolled through with it’s 70 mile an hour winds and just generally trying to keep the dog, chickens and myself cool during this blasted heat wave. Someone, please turn off the heat!

My project today is a hot one, using warm colors and the very fun Stampin’ Up set, Zoo Review. This is an old workshop project of mine. I usually don’t share my workshop projects here on my blog, in fact this is the first time I have. This is one of my favorites and I’m no longer teaching this card so here it is. You wouldn’t believe the stash of old workshop projects I have piled up. I change the projects in my workshops frequently to keep the workshops fresh. Maybe little by little I’ll share them here.

The tutorial that follows will show you how to get that reflection in the water for the zebra and for the mountains. Hope you enjoy it. If you do, let me hear from you. I love reading your comments, suggestions and general chit chat.

Other card tutorials using the Zoo Review stamp set:

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project.

Check out what’s new at Stampin’ Up! The brand new Annual Catalog has been released. CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CATALOG ONLINE. I got my order in and I’m ecstatic about the new products and, of course, the new stamps! CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN ORDER. Contact me at mzindorf@aim.com or 937-344-1312 with product questions.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Zoo Review

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

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

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Versamarker, Versamark Pad, Sahara Sand Marker, 4 Silver Brads, Decorative Label Punch, White Gel Pen, 1/2″ circle Punch, post it notes, Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun and Heavy Window Sheet.

Loaded the Zebra stamp with Versamark and then Basic Black ink before stamping it on a 3.5″ x 6.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the dark stripes in with a Sahara Sand marker.

Colored over the zebra using a Versamarker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now you image should be completely covered with embossing and will look like glass.

Brayer More Mustard ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

Punch a 1/2″ circle from a post it note and use it as the mask for your sun.

Brayer Cajun Craze ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

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

Stamp the zebra with Basic Black ink on a clear window sheet and then quickly turn it over onto the card stock (be sure to line up the zebra’s feet) and then brayer over the clear plastic sheet to transfer the zebra. This creates the reflection.

Now to create the mountains: Take two post it notes and stick the sticky sides together, so the sticky is sticking to the other sticky (back to back). This way when you tear the post it note to mask for the mountains you will have one for the top and one for the reflection.

Put the post it notes on the card stock. Make sure the post it notes and the same distance from each of the zebras.

Sponge Cajun Craze ink in for the mountains on both the top and bottom.

Take the masks off and put a straight post it note between the zebras. Sponge Soft Suede ink and Old Olive ink at the post it note edge. Then flip the post it note around and sponge the ground in on the reflective side (Soft Suede and Old Olive). A little lighter on the reflective side.

Remove the mask and added White Gel Pen water lines to add some sparkle.

Sponge Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock.

Punch a Decorative Label Punch from Basic Black card stock and cut it in half.

Add a 3.75″ x 8″ Basic Black panel and a 4″ x 9″ Old Olive Panel. Add the two halves of the label and 4 silver brads. Also add a 8″ x 9″ Whisper White Panel folded in half as the card base.

Here is the completed card.

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.

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel 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

Embossed Ornaments – Tutorial #519

10 Comments June 27, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Are you stuck in the United States heat wave? We are expecting temps to reach 105 degrees for the next couple of days here. Now, I know that isn’t extremely hot for some of you in the USA, but it’s unusual here in Ohio in June.

I’m just trying to keep cool by thinking of Christmas. So hence, the Christmas card project today. Besides, I now have 2 Christmas cards done for this year, lol.

I think I have lost my mind. I’ve been running the oven kicking out some Blueberry Zucchini Bread. I’ll give the recipe for those of you who are interested at the end of this post. It’s yummy! Already, my garden is producing more veggies than Russ and I can eat, so I’m trying to do some baking and canning to stay ahead of the game. This Blueberry Zucchini Bread is super moist and freezes well.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Merry & Type and Snow Swirled

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler and Gold

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge Daubers, Versamark Pad, Versamarker, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Stampin Dimensionals, Framelits – Apothecary Accents, Big Shot Machine, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Stampin’ Markers – Pink Pirouette and Cherry Cobbler, Prismacolor Gold Marker.

Gotta love these new Framelits from Stampin’ Up! This set is the Apothecary Accents (item number 127003). I used the large one on the right.

Die cut it using Whisper White card stock and the Big Shot Machine.

You won’t be able to tell what I stamp here until I start putting in the background color. Take my word for it, lol.

Stamped Snowflakes at the top of the card stock using Versamark. Embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Ornaments using Gold ink. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the images in entirely using a Pink Pirouette marker. Added Shading by adding Cherry Cobbler marker to the outside of the area and then blended it using the Pink Pirouette marker. I left it light in the middle of the ornaments to give it a rounded look.

Heated the ornaments quickly to set the marker.

Colored over the ornaments (stay inside of the gold embossed image) using a Versamarker. Embossed the entire image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Now all the images are covered with embossing powder and will resist the background colors I will be putting on next.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink on the inside of the card stock and at the top.

Sponged Island Indigo ink around the edges of the card stock, leaving the middle of the card stock light.

Sponged Midnight Muse at the top of the card stock.

Softly wiped the embossed images off with a paper towel.

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel of Cherry Cobbler. Stamped a snowflake all over the card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ Baja Breeze Panel, 3″ x 5″ Cherry Cobbler Panel and a 3.25″ x 5.25″ Baja Breeze Panel.

Edged all of the panels with a Prismacolor Gold Marker. To edge the card stock, put the marker tip 1/2 on the card stock and 1/2 on your scrap paper as you pull the marker along the edge.

Assembled the card adding a 10″ x 6.5″ Whisper White card base folded in half and a Baja Breeze seam binding double bow.

The main image panel and the 2 panels below it are popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Now about that Blueberry Zucchini Bread. ………….

Ingredients

3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups white sugar
2 cups shredded zucchini
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 pint fresh blueberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 4 mini-loaf pans.
In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. Beat in the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer to the prepared mini-loaf pans.
Bake 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

This recipe is from allrecipes.com.

May you have sunny days and cool breezes.

My heart and thoughts are with those of you that are in the flood areas of Florida or the fire areas of Colorado. Please be safe.

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.

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel 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

A Bit of Gray – Tutorial #516

9 Comments June 18, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

I wanted to create a quite scene today. Sometimes you just need a peaceful card for a thinking of you or sympathy card. What better stamp set to reach for than the Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree set for these type of scenes.

Over the weekend, my husband, Russ and my son, Jesse and I were hard at work trying to get the chicks coop ready for them to move into. They 4 weeks old now and growing leaps and bounds and will soon be outside 24/7. I’ll show pics of the completed coop as soon as things are all put together.

I do have a couple of pics of the chicks in their temporary chicken run that they have been hanging out in during the day. They are officially in the dinosaur stage. Feathers everywhere but on their necks so they look rather strange. But this is just part of growing up when you are a chicken, lol.

Here is our Lucas guarding his girls. 🙂 You better now mess with them on his watch. Just kidding, he is a marshmallow. But he does love to watch the girls. Chicken TV is the best.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project.

Want to purchase one of my original cards or some Stampin’ Up! retired sets CLICK HERE. I’ll be updating the sales page all this week. So check back daily.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand, Basic Gray and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Brayer, Basic Black marker, 3/4″ circle Punch, Silver Metallic Sharpie Marker, Silver Mini Brads.

Put a 3/4″ circle punched from the sticky part of a post it note on a 3 1/8″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock as a moon mask.

Brayered Bashful Blue and then Sahara Sand at the top of the card stock.

Removed the moon mask and masked the bottom of the card stock using a post it note. Stamped the tops of the Lovely as a Tree stamp in Sahara Sand ink so just the tops of the trees stamp on the card stock.

Sponged just a hint of Basic Gray ink at the post it note edge.

Removed the post it note and sponged a bit of Basic Gray ink (lightly) in the bottom section of the card stock.

Covered the bottom of the card stock again with the post it note mask and then stamped the trees using Basic Black ink.

Removed the mask and then added trunks for the trees using the fine end of a Basic Black marker.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock for the ground.

Layered the main image panel with 2 Basic Black panels and a Baja Breeze panel. But first, I edged the main image panel and the smallest Basic Black panel and Baja Breeze panel using a Silver Metallic Sharpie Marker.

Added Silver Mini Brads.

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

May you day be spectacular!

I am off to pack, pack, pack for my upcoming Post Falls, Michigan workshops this Friday. Woohoo!

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)

I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel 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

Up, Up and Away – Tutorial #514

9 Comments June 11, 2012 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

Well it’s Monday already. Where does the weekend go?

I have a cute project for you today that uses up some of those scrap pieces of Designer Paper you have stashed away.

Here are a few Stampin’ Up Reminders before I start the project.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Up, Up & Away

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and scrap pieces of Designer Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy, Real Read and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Brayer, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Piercing Tool and Mat, Post it Note, Brads and White Gel Pen

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink on both the top and bottom of a 6.25″ x 3.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink on both ends of the card stock, not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Masked the sky with a post it note and sponged Not Quite Navy ink along the post it note edge to create my horizon line.

Stamped the balloon upside down on the main image panel in the water area. Also, stamped the balloon on a scrap piece of Whisper White.

Stamped the basket with Basic Black upside down at the bottom of the balloon and in the sky directly above the one in the water.

Cut out the balloon for the sky and adhered it on the main image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stamped the clouds in the sky using Not Quite Navy ink.

Stamped the Birds in the sky using Basic Black ink.

Colored in the clouds and added water lines using a White Gel Pen.

Adhered the main image panel to a 5″ x 6.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Cut 1″ wide strips of Designer series paper and cut a “v” in the end of each one.

Adhered them to the right side of the card stock.

Flipped the card stock over and cut the strips even with the card stock.

Using the piercing mat and piercing tool, pierced holes in a line down the right side of the card stock.

Drew a Basic Black marker line from one hole to the next to create some faux stitching down.

Added 3 brads.

Added a 6.5″ x 10″ Whisper White card to the back. Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be one of pleasure.

I’m off to play with my new stamps that just came in. If you husband hounds you over your Stampin’ Up order size, show him mine, grin. Then continue to tell him how good you have been and you deserve to place another order. 🙂

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)