Snow Covered Trees – Tutorial #153

39 Comments November 30, 2008 zindorfstamps

Hello again, today’s tutorial gives me a chance to show you my two most favorite tools to use while stamping. The Stamp-a-ma-jig and the reverse image stamp.

I also used a brand new stamp by Innovative Stamp Creations “Sketch of Nature I”. Here is a link to their online store: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/catalog/item/1516071/6518501.htm

The Rubber Stampede Mirror image Stamp can be found at various places. Here is a link to a post I did regarding this stamp and there were a lot of great suggestions on different ways to get a mirror image along with where to find this stamp in the comments left on the post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/03/16/searchink-for-a-mirror-image-stamp/

I framed my piece today, but the finished main image panel is 4.5″ x 6″ so this could easily be a turned into a card. The 8″ x 10″ frame I used is a barn wood frame I found at a thrift store for $2.00. Got to love those thrift stores and garage sales. 🙂

Let’s get started on the tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Sketch of Nature I” and Stampin’ Up “Lovely as a Tree”, Rubber Stampede “Mirror Image Stamp”

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

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

Accessories: 8′ x 10″ opening Barn wood Frame (Thrif Store find), White Gel Pen, Black marker, Brayer, Post it notes, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponge

Started with a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Tore two post it notes through the stick part and used them as masks.

Stamped my tree stamp with Black ink on my Reverse image stamp and then stamped the reverse image stamp on the card stock creating a reverse image of the original stamp.

Photo of the reverse image stamp top.

Turned my card stock and brayered Baja Breeze ink in between the two post it notes.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink over the bottom post it note and onto the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entire.

Removed the post it note masks.

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

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

Stamped the Lovely as a Tree image across the card stock using Baja Breeze ink.

Now it is time to stamp my main (focal) image and I really don’t want to risk stamping it crooked or off center from the reverse image previously stamped so I am going to use my Stamp-a-ma-jig. I know I have a lot of new stampers that have not experience using some tools so I’m going to show the step by step process of using the Stamp-a-ma-jig. Bare with us you seasoned stampers. 🙂

I line the plastic piece up in the “L” of the stamp-a-ma-jig.

Ink my stamp up with Black ink and line the stamp up in the “L” of the Stamp-a-ma-jig as I lower it and stamp the image on the plastic piece.

I can now take the plastic piece and move it around on my main image panel to see exactly where I want my image.

Line the Stamp-a-ma-jig handle “L” up on the Plastic Piece. Hold the Handle in place and move the plastic piece away from the panel.

Ink my stamp up with Black ink. Hold the Stamp-a-ma-jig handle firmly and line my stamp up with the “L” on the handle as I lower to the card stock. Press down firmly on the stamp to make my impression.

Remove stamp and handle.

Sponged a bit of Baja Breeze ink under the small trees.

Used a black marker and went down the right sides of the large trees and the right sides of the reverse image to make them stand out a bit more.

Colored the tops of the trees with a white Gel Pen.

Used the White Gel pen and went down the Left sides of the large trees and the left sides of the reverse image.

Layered the main image panel on Black and Baja Breeze card stock panels and framed it.

I hope you enjoyed today’s winterly tutorial and find yourself inspired to get out those stamps today.

May your day be filled with peaceful scenes.

Hugs,

Michelle Zindorf

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

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

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

Katzelkraft Bird in Water – Tutorial #152 And New Blog Candy!

480 Comments November 29, 2008 zindorfstamps

Well hello there everyone! I’ve been away tooooo long from my stamping room. A lot has been going on with holiday preparation.

For the Thanksgiving Holiday my small family gets together at our house for the feast. I still have half of the feast in the frig that needs eaten. (Just slap it on my thighs, that’s where it is going anyway, lol) We are not fancy people, this is my table setting for the occasion. 🙂

I have to show you the two beast that were underfoot in the kitchen the whole day. These two both weigh over 100 lbs each. Abby the Lab and Lucas the German Short Haired Pointer/Great Dane mix. Both of these babies came from a local shelter after our beloved German Shepherd passed about 5 years ago. I encourage everyone to adopt their pets and spay and neuter them. 🙂 Sorry, had to throw that in there, it’s too important.

Yesterday was spent, CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!! After Shopping we started putting up the Christmas lights on the outside of the house. This is the progress we made before dark. I then completely passed out on the couch, lol. I hope those who celebrate Thanksgiving had one filled with the love and Joy of Family and Friends.

Enough with the rambling, it’s BLOG CANDY TIME!!!!! OH, what blog candy I have for you this week.

How about a full sheet of Bird stamps from Katzelkraft! Here is a link to their online store so you can check them out: www.katzelkraft.fr The bird I used for today’s project is one from this stamp sheet.

To enter to win this Full Stamp Sheet all you have to do is tell me to enter you by commenting on this post. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link and then comment at the bottom of the post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/11/29/katzelkraft-bird-in-water-tutorial-152-and-new-blog-candy/

I will use a random number generator on Wednesday, December 3rd to select the winner. Good luck to all!

Now on with today’s tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Katzelkraft Birds, Stampin’ Up Lovely as a Tree

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pacific Point & Always Artichoke

Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze, Pacific Point & Always Artichoke, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Brayer, White Gel Pen, Black marker, White Ribbon, Brads, Sponges

Brayered Baja Breeze at the top and bottom of a 4.5″ x 3″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Brayered Pacific Point ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Stamped the Katzelkraft Bird image with Palette Nior Black ink.

Stamped the Pine Tree Twice with Baja Breeze ink.

Stamped the Pine 3 times with Always Artichoke ink.

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

Sponged black ink at the right, left and bottom of the card stock.

Added White Gel Pen to the light areas of the bird, made dots in the tree branches and also added white dashes in the water.

Added dashes of black marker to the tree trunks.

Sponged Pacific Point ink around the outside of the card stock.

Cut a 4 7.8″ x 6 3/8″ piece of Always Artichoke card stock and sponged Pacific Point Ink around the outside of the card stock.

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

May your day today be one of leisure.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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

Thinking of You Penguin – Tutorial #150!!!!!

62 Comments November 19, 2008 zindorfstamps

When someone introduces a person to the great craft of Rubber Stamping they should scream, very loudly “Warning, Warning, Warning” just like the robot in the old TV show, Lost in Space (I’m showing my age here folks). Not only will you want every single stamp that you see and will tell yourself that you need it, yeah right, lol. But you will need, I mean want, every single tool that you are introduced to also, along with card stock, lots and lots of card stock.

This is my personal order for Stampin’ Up paper that was conveniently left on my door step yesterday. 🙂 Folks, I am just restocking too, lol.

Today’s post will show you new stamps from Fire Cracker Designs by Pamela. Here is the link to her site, because you are going to want this Penguin set, lol. http://www.safesecurestore.com/stores/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=firecrackerdesignsbypamela

Also, I will show you a Mirror Image Stamp by Rubber Stampede, you can do an Internet search and probably come up with a million places to get this stamp and I will show you how to paint with an Aqua Painter, which I got from Stampin’ Up.

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!!!!!

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Fire Cracker Designs by Pamela

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy & Baja Breeze

Accessories: Brayer, Versamark pad and marker, fine detail clear embossing powder, Aqua Painter, Going Grey Marker, White Ribbon, Silver Brads, Heat gun, reverse image stamp by Rubber Stampede

This is the rubber side of the mirror image stamp (ignore the stains from use). To use the mirror image stamp you will stamp your image on the mirror image stamp and then stamp the mirror image stamp on the card stock. This creates a mirror image of the original stamp. Clear as mud? lol

So, starting out I stamped a mirror image of the penguin using the mirror image stamp and Black ink upside down on my Whisper White card stock. I chose to not press really hard when stamping the mirror image to keep it light and broken looking.

I then stamped the original penguin stamp up right and above the mirror image using Black ink.

My Whisper White card stock measures 3.25″ x 6.25″.

Stamped the star in the sky using Versamark only.

Using my Aqua Painter and So Saffron ink I painted the Penguin’s sweater and hat.

I use a re-inker and place a drop of ink in the lid of the ink pad, but you can squeeze the ink pad when it is closed and you will get a pool of ink on the lid that you can use to watercolor with.

When painting the mirror image I use water down ink so it is lighter than the original image.

To clean my Aqua Painter I brush it on my scrap paper until it doesn’t show any color on the paper any longer.

Next I painted the Riding Hood Red ink on using the same method.

After the paper has dried all the way, you can go back in and paint your shadows (dark areas) in on the sweater and hat using the Aqua painter and the same colors of ink. Layering the same color will show darker, but you have to wait for the paper to dry.

I also painted his beak with So Saffron.

Colored the black areas of the mirror image with a Going Grey marker.

Colored over my Original image using a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the star and the original image using fine detail embossing powder and a heat gun.

Now that my original image and my star are heat embossed I can brayer over them and they will resist the ink.

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

Tore a post it note and used it as a mask. Sponged Baja Breeze ink at the post it notes torn edge to create the ground.

Sponge a little Not Quite Navy ink right at the post it note edge not covering the sponged Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Removed the post it note mask.

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

Sponged Not Quite Navy around the edge of the card stock.

Assembled the card, adding silver brads and white ribbon. Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″. Oh yeah! This is tutorial number 150!!!!

May your skies be full of bright shining stars.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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

Snowman Greetings – Tutorial #149 and some Basic Grey Blog Candy

348 Comments November 18, 2008 zindorfstamps

We had our first snow for the season yesterday and it put me in the mood to stamp a holiday greeting card. I really love snowman stamps and this one is especially wonderful because this snowman by MyPaperMoon.com is not looking straight ahead. You can have him looking at a multitude of things. Here is a link to the My Paper Moon’s site www.mypapermoon.com just in case you want to pick this stamp up. 🙂 I know, I’m an enabler, lol.

Before we get going on the tutorial, how about some Rubber Stamp Blog Candy. This set is by Basic Grey “All Natural”. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post saying you want entered. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link and then leave a comment: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/11/18/snowman-greetings-tutorial-149-and-some-basic-grey-blog-candy/

I will pick a winner using a random number generator on Saturday, November 22nd. Good luck to all!

Now on with this chilly tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: My Paper Moon.Com Snowman, Stampin’ Up Warmest Regards & All Season Wreath

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Tempting Turquoise & Craft White, Adirondack Lake Mist & Oregano

Accessories: Versamark Pad and Marker, White Gel Pen, Prismacolor Markers, Stampin’ Up Markers, Post it Note, Clear embossing powder, Heat Gun, Sponges, Stamp-A-ma-Jig, Photo Corner Punch

Stamped Snowman by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then loading it with black ink before stamping it on a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Colored his nose with a More Mustard marker.

Colored his pipe with a Close to Cocoa marker.

Colored his scarf and the inside of his hat with a Baroque Burgundy marker.

Colored the dark parts of his scarf and inside of his hat with a Bravo Burgundy marker.

Colored the dark parts of the snowman’s body with a 10% Grey Prismacolor Marker.

Added Muted Turquoise marker to the shadow parts of his body to give him a blue tint.

Colored over the entire image with a Versamark marker being careful to color the light sections first and then the colored sections. Remember lightest to darkest. 🙂

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

Brayered on Baja Breeze ink.

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink below the Baja Breeze ink.

Sponged a little Oregano ink behind the snowman.

Stamped the sentiment in black ink using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Tore through the sticky edge of a post it note and then sponged Lake mist ink right at the post it note edge to create some mounts of snow.

Moved the post it note and repeated for a second mound.

Assembled card front and added punched black photo corners.

Stamped the All Season Wreath stamp around the right and left sides of the Burgundy panel using Craft White ink.

Added dots for berries with a White Gel pen.

Added more dots on the Burgundy panel and some doodles on the Photo Corners. Also added the brads to the photo corners.

Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May the snow in your area be wearing a happy face. 🙂

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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

Lone Wolf – Tutorial #148

23 Comments November 17, 2008 zindorfstamps

Good morning, it is with great sadness that I must part with my Sister for a little while. She will be flying back to Colorado this morning. We had such a wonderful visit together over the weekend. Thank you to everyone that wished us a good time. 🙂 My blog readers are the very BEST!

I have this Lone Wolf tutorial for you this morning. It is kind of how I feel today. 😦

But first I have a happy announcement!!!!

The winner of Friday’s blog candy is . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . ..

JenMarie who wrote “Oh how beautiful! STUNNING!”

JenMarie, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will put this bookmark in the mail to you.

Thanks everyone for playing along. Wish I had a bookmark to send all 380 of you!

All right then, let’s get going on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Clearly Inspired LCS101 Nature/Father

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Taken with Teal

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Adirondack Butterscotch, Oregano, Black, Espresso, Pesto, Pool

Accessories: Brayer, Sponges, White Gel Pen, Brads, Post it Notes

Brayered Pool ink on a 4.25″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Brayered Butterscotch ink at the top of the card stock.

Masked the water area of the card stock with a couple of post it notes.

Sponged in some mountain shapes with Oregano ink.

Sponged some Pesto ink at the bottom of the mountains.

Removed the post it notes.

Put new post it notes on to mask the sky area. I left just a bit of the mountains showing at the bottom of the post it notes so I would not get a halo effect (white line).

Sponged on Pool ink right at the post it note edge using a back and forth motion.

Stamped the Wolf with Black ink.

Sponged in the hill using Black ink.

Sponge just a bit of Butterscotch ink around the top of the hill.

Sponge a bit of Espresso ink at the top of the card stock to create some clouds.

With a White Gel Pen, added a light broken outline to the wolf and a few dots at the top of the hill to create highlights.

Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

One more thing before I close today. My friend Karen Barber, had a wonderful group of ladies come in from the other side of Ohio to stay the night at her house and stamp their little hearts out. My sister and I were fortunate enough to have lunch at my local tea house with them and then travel back to Karen’s house to stamp for a little while. Here is a picture of the group.

Thanks Ladies for including me. I had a wonderful time and it was so nice meeting you! See you next year. 🙂

Everyone have a Super, Super Monday!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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

Patriotic Horses – Tutorial #147

73 Comments November 13, 2008 zindorfstamps

Well, well, well, you never ever know which way the wind will blow me in the morning when I sit down to stamp. I’ve kicked this idea around for a little while and decided to put it on paper before I forgot it.

My Sister, Sonja is flying in from Colorado today to stay with me for a few days and I really should be cleaning up the house for her visit, but what the heck she is family after all, lol. I would rather be stamping and blogging. 🙂

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Bareback & Stardust

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Creamy Caramel & Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Distress Inks Aged Mahogany, Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap & Antique Linen, Adirondack Denium and Stampin’ Up Basic Black

Accessories: Tim Holtz Ruler and Distressing Tool, Sponges, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Versmark marker, Fine tip black marker, Push Pin

Dotted the left hand corner of a 3.25″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock with a Versamark marker and heat embossed the dots with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Smeared Antique Linen ink directly on the card stock.

Used the corner of the Aged Mahogany ink pad and added the stripes.

Smeared Denim ink directly on the left hand corner of the card stock. Now you can see the dots.

Stamped the horses using Basic Black ink.

Sponged in the ground with Basic Black ink.

This whole panel is way to bright so I sponged on Brayed Burlap ink over the entire card stock with the except for the middle.

Sponged Walnut stain around the outer edges of the card stock.

Distress the edges of the card stock using the Tim Holtz distressing tool.

Dragged the distressed edges over the Walnut Stain ink pad to darken them.

Stamped the Stardust stamp along the top and bottom of a 5 1/8″ x 6 3/8″ panel of Bravo Burgundy card stock with Basic Black ink.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges of the card stock.

Adhered the main image panel to a panel of Creamy Caramel card stock and tied a piece of Raffia around it.

Adhered the Bravo Burgundy panel to a 5″ x 6.5″ piece of Creamy Carmel panel and pierced the top and bottom of the Bravo Burgundy Panel using a the Tim Holtz ruler and a push pin.

Finished creating my faux stitching by running a fine tip black marker from pierced hole to pierced hole.

Finished assembling card front and added brads to the corners of the main image panel. Here is the completed card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I hope this inspires you to get your ideas down on paper before they are wisked away. . . . .

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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

Vase of Stems for You – Tutorial #146

23 Comments November 12, 2008 zindorfstamps

Hi Everyone, I took a couple of days off from blogging. Sometimes I just don’t feel like stamping, GASP! No fear, the mood was back with me this morning, so here I am with another tutorial.

I rarely paper piece things on my projects, but I love to make easy to create vases out of circles and ovals, such as the one I did in this morning’s tutorial.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Stem Silhouettes and Frames with a Flourish

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Adirondack Cranberry, Raisin, Lake Mist & Espresso, Distress Inks Frayed Burlap & Antique Linen

Accessories: Sponges, Coluzzle, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Raisin Marker, White Gel Pen, Post it Notes, Brads

Cut a 2 1/8 circle out of Whisper White card stock using my coluzzle.

Cut a piece off of the top and bottom of the circle to create a vase shape.

Put a post it note on a 5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. I put the top edge of the post it note where I want the top of the vase to be in my finished piece. I held the vase shape to the post it note and drew a line along the top flat edge of the vase to indicate how wide the opening of the vase is. This gives me some indication where to stamp my stems so they will appear to fit in the vase. 🙂

I stamped the stems 3 times using Cranberry ink and a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Stamped the stems again to put a shadow on the wall for them using Lake Mist ink and the Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Removed the square post it note mask and put another post it note on to mask the wall so I can sponge in my table top using Raisin ink.

Added some Espresso ink with a sponge to the top of the table, along the post it note edge.

Removed the post it note mask and stamped the flourish twice using Espresso ink and the Stamp-a-ma-jig again for placement.

Time to color my vase shape. Dragged the Antique Linen ink pad across the cut out vase.

Used the Frayed Burlap ink pad and dragged it on the 3 edges of the vase shape.

Sponged on Antique Linen lightly on the wall portion of the panel using very little ink on the sponge and also using a swiping motion, back and forth.

Added some Raisin marker to the right side of some of the twig leaves.

Added a bit of white gel pen highlights to some of the leaves. This is hard to see in the photos.

Glued my vase on my main image panel using my favorite all time adhesive, Tombo Mono Multi. I no longer use a dry adhesive. I got tired of my cards falling about.

Sponged Frayed Burlap ink around the edge of the main image panel.

Assembled my card and added brass brads to each corner of the main image panel. Here is the completed card measuring 5.5″ square.

Now I know you have some flower stamps just waiting for a vase. Give one a try!

May your day be filled with flowers and friends.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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

Wonderful Snow Day – Tutorial #145

33 Comments November 9, 2008 zindorfstamps

Felt like playing around with a snow scene today so I pulled out some old sets from Stampin’ Up. Before we get into the tutorial though I have an announcement to make. 🙂

The winner out of 320 entries for the Cuddles & Hugs Stamp set is. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .

Christina Francowho wrote “Your eye for color and placement is always mind boggling! Thanks for the generous blog candy (love Gina K!!) and also for your generous sharing of your time to make these tutorials!! It must be very time consuming to stop and photograph and write up all of the explanations. We appreciate YOU!!”

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

Thanks everyone for playing along!

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Snow Angels & Lovely as a Tree

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy & Baja Breeze, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Silver Brads, Red Silk Ribbon, Sponge, White Gel Pen, Brayer, Tim Holtz Ruler, Push Pin

Stamped Boy on a 4″ x 6.25″ of Whisper White card stock using Palette Noir Black ink.

Masked the snow area with a torn post it note.

Brayered on Baja Breeze ink.

Brayered on Not Quite Navy ink, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Inked the tops of the trees only on this tree stamp with Palette Noir Black ink. I did this in order to omit the ground area of the stamp.

Sponged Not Quite Navy ink right at the post it note edge.

Removed the post it note and extended the tree trunks with a Black marker.

Colored the boy’s coat with a Prismacolor Sky Blue Light marker.

Added Blue Slate marker to his hat and coat.

Went over the coat and hat again with the Sky Blue Light marker to blend the two colors together.

Colored the mittens, gloves and a bit on the hat with a Scarlet Lake marker.

Added Mahogany Red marker to the scarf and mittens.

Colored the boots with a Light tan marker.

Added Walnut marker to the boots.

Went over the boots again with the light tan marker to blend the colors together.

Added Buff marker to his face.

Went over the snow angel lines in the snow with a Cool Grey 10% marker.

Added foot prints in the snow with the Cool Grey 10% marker.

Made dots in the sky for snow with a White Gel pen.

Sponged Not Quite Navy ink around the edge of the main image panel.

Pierced lines on each side of the main image panel using the Tim Holtz Ruler and a push pin.

Added Ribbon and brads and here is the complete card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Before I end this post I wanted to share a few photos from one of yesterday’s Beginner Brayer workshops from Marco Paper in Dayton, Ohio. Some of the ladies in yesterday’s workshops drove very long distances to attend. Ladies it was such a pleasure meeting and sharing with you, each and everyone of you are brayer masters now!

Have a fantastic Sunday!!!!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

Using White Floral – Tutorial #144 and Some Blog Candy

327 Comments November 6, 2008 zindorfstamps

Today I thought I would warm things up a bit and use some really bright colors, but first I have some blog candy to tell you about. 🙂

The Blog Candy for this week is a very cute set of 27 Stamps by Melanie Muenchinger and Manufactured by Gina K. Designs titled “Cuddles & Hugs”. Cute, cute, cute!

To enter for a chance to win this stamp set leave a comment on this post telling me you want entered. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link and leave a comment on this post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/11/06/using-white-floral-tutorial-144-and-some-blog-candy/

I will select a winner of this blog candy on Sunday, November 9th using a random number generator. Good luck to you all!

Now on with the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Basic Grey “Insignia”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White & Night of Navy

Ink: Adirondack Red Pepper, Sunshine Yellow, Bottle, Raisin, Pesto, Denim, Ginger, Butterscotch

Accessories: Mellow Moss Marker, Black Marker, White Gel Pen, Versamark pad & Marker, Sponges, Brads, Ticket Corner Punch, Fine Detail Clear embossing Powder & Heat Gun

Stamped Flowers on a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock by loading the stamp first with Versamark and then Pesto ink before stamping it.

Repeated the last step to add the second flowers.

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

Colored the middle of the leaves with a Mellow Moss Marker.

Colored over the leaves and colored the white middle of the flowers with a Versamark Marker and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged on Sunshine Yellow ink.

Sponged on Red Pepper ink.

Sponged on Butterscotch ink.

Sponged on Ginger ink.

Sponged on Bottle ink.

Sponged on Denim ink.

Sponged on Raisin ink.

Wiped the ink from the embossed images using a clean sponge.

Over stamped the embossed images with the weed stamp and more flowers using Denim ink.

Wiped off the embossed images again with a clean sponge.

Outlined the right sides of the embossed flowers with a fine point black marker.

Outlined the tops and left side of the embossed images with a white gel pen.

Used a ticket corner punch on the main image panel and the two panels below it.

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

I hope this tutorial has encouraged you to use the white of your paper to add a bit of drama to your cards. Also this sponged background can be used for sooooo many scenes.

May your day be filled with lots of color.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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

Homespun Snowman – Tutorial #143

45 Comments November 4, 2008 zindorfstamps

Well I don’t know if they follow the Daylight Savings Time Change in your area of the world, but in Ohio we had to put our clocks back 1 hour last Sunday. Let me tell you what this does to me.

I normally wake at around 3:30 to 4:00 a.m. in the morning. I don’t own an alarm clock. I rely on my internal clock. When the time changes, my internal clock doesn’t and I wake up at 2:30 to 3:00 a.m. until my internal clock adjusts. Even for me that is way, way to early. So, for the next week or two I will try to force myself to stay a wake later in the evening to try to straighten my clock out. 🙂

But this morning I was wide a wake at 2:30 a.m.. So what’s a girl to do when she can’t sleep, well color a snowman, of course! Even though it is in the 70’s here for the next few days, not normal for Ohio in November. I guess I’m just screwed up all the way around, lol.

This adorable snowman is by Fire Cracker Designs by Pamela. Here is a link to their online store:

http://www.safesecurestore.com/stores/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=firecrackerdesignsbypamela

I decided to give this snowman a homespun feel this morning.

Let’s get started on the tutorial 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Fire Cracker Designs by Pamela

Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy & Creamy Caramel

Ink: Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy, Chocolate Chip & Basic Black, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Black fine tip marker, White Gel Pen, Versamark Marker, Clear Embossing Powder, Brayer, Sponges, Word Window Punch, Heat Gun

Stamped Snowman on a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Very Vanilla card stock with Palette Noir Black ink.

For those of you who follow my blog, you thought I was going to say Whisper White didn’t you?

Stamped the Sentiment on the sign with Palette Noir Black ink.

Colored the snowman with a Prismacolor Brick Beige marker.

Added Cinnamon Toast marker.

Added Mocha Light marker.

Went over the layers of marker with the Brick Beige marker to blend them a bit.

Colored the nose with Sienna Brown marker.

Colored the scarf and mittens in with Crimson Red marker.

Added Mahogany Red to the scarf and mittens.

Added Cocoa Bean marker to the darkest areas of the sign and snowman edges.

Colored over the images with Versamark marker. Be careful with this step, the colors will smear so color your light colors first and work toward the dark, cleaning your Versamark marker tip often on your scrap paper.

Note how the Versamark changes the color of the snowman and sign. You can count on Versamark to make your images a shade or two darker.

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

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

Brayered Night of Navy at the top of the card stock, not covering the Not Quite Navy entirely.

I wiped the brayered ink from the snowman the best I could with a paper towel, but my snowman is stained a bit. Oh well he just looks a bit more rustic now. 🙂

Defined the snowman’s hair a bit with a black fine tip marker.

Ripped the edge off of a scrap piece of card stock to use as a mask.

Held the mask in place and sponged Creamy Caramel ink at the mask edge.

Added a bit of Chocolate Chip ink at the mask edge, not covering the Creamy Caramel ink entirely.

Removed the mask. See, I now have a horizon line.

Moved the masked down to the bottom of the card stock and repeated sponging the Caramel ink and the Chocolate Chip ink at the mask edge to create a hill in the snow.

Removed the mask and sponge just a bit of Chocolate chip ink under the snowman to create a shadow.

Used the fine tip black marker again to add dimension to the sign and snowman by putting a line under the snowman and under the sign and to the right of the sign and sign post.

Sponged Night of Navy ink at the top of the card stock to really darken it.

Sponged Black ink around the entire main image panel.

Added dots in the sky and highlights to the top of the snowman and the sign with a White Gel pen.

Sponged around a Creamy Caramel panel with Chocolate chip ink.

Punched to word panel punches out of Bravo Burgundy card stock. Stacked them together and cut one end off of them.

Assembled my card added the punches and some copper brads. Here is the completed card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Here’s hoping your internal clock is ticking perfectly today!

Oh Yeah! For those of you who are in the United States of America, GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!!!! That’s where I am headed right now.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

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

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