Patriotic Cowboy – Tutorial #399

40 Comments February 21, 2011 zindorfstamps

A few days ago I requested that my readers let me know what they would like to see on my blog. Well, there were many requests to see more Western themed cards and more Direct To Paper Tutorials. I think we have those two requests covered with this tutorial.

Folks, it is so very easy to put in this flag background. I hope you give this one a try. 🙂

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Out West & Seeing Stars

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy and Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Ink Spots – Not Quite Navy, Bravo Burgundy, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Craft ink pad Whisper White

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Basic Black marker, Gold Brads

My Stampin’ Up customers that order $50 in Stampin’ Up merchandise will receive this handmade card though March 31, 2011.

Don’t forget it is Sale-a-bration time at Stampin’ Up. Receive a free Sale-a-bration set for each $50 in merchandise purchased. Click HERE to place an order. Your order will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!

The Stampin’ Up USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. My current customers will receive a new Occasions Mini Catalog automatically from me. Not a current customer and want a free copy of the new Occasions Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. 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.

Using a Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy ink spot, swiped it on the top left corner of a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Very Vanilla card stock.

Swiped a Bravo Burgundy ink spot on the card stock creating stripes.

Smeared Soft Suede ink around the sides of the card stock.

Swiped Early Espresso ink at the edges of the card stock, not covering the Soft Suede ink entirely.

Ripped a Post it note mask in the shape of a mountain. Masked the card stock and sponged Soft Suede ink in the mountain shape.

Stamped the Cowboy using Basic Black ink.

Colored the cowboy in to create a silhouette.

Filled the bottom of the card stock in by swiping Soft Suede ink on.

Swiped Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock to create the ground.

Stamped the star in the Not Quite Navy ink area using Whisper White ink.

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

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Soft Suede card stock and sponged Basic Black ink around the edges.

Added two Bravo Burgundy card stock panels and gold brads.

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

May your day be one to remember.

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

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: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? 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

Happy Little Black Bird – Tutorial #397

81 Comments February 15, 2011 zindorfstamps

Well, well, well, I’m approaching another tutorial milestone here on Freedom to Create. I hope you are still with me and enjoying the tutorials as I make my way to the 400th tutorial! Where does the time go. I could swear I just started this blog yesterday. How about cheering me on by leaving a comment on this post telling me things you would like to see used or done in one of my tutorials? Let me hear from you, my cyber friends! If you are receiving this post via e-mail CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT.

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Punch Potpourri and Season of Friendship

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, More Mustard, Old Olive, Marina Mist and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, More Mustard, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Always Artichoke & Early Espresso

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Markers – Basic Black, So Saffron & More Mustard, White Gel Pen, Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black Brads, Bird Punch

Techniques: Direct to Paper

My Stampin’ Up customers that order $50 in Stampin’ Up merchandise will receive this handmade card though March 31, 2011.

I love creating direct to paper projects using the Stampin’ Spots Ink pads. They are so very easy to control for this type of work.

On a 4 3/8″ Square piece of Whisper White card stock, smeared the edge of the Bashful Blue ink spot across the card stock.

Smeared Certainly Celery ink across the card stock.

Smeared Old Olive ink across the card stock.

Smeared Baja Breeze ink across the card stock.

Smeared Marina Mist ink across the card stock from the right side only.

Smeared So Saffron ink across the card stock from the left side only.

Smeared More Mustard ink across the top of the card stock from the left side only.

Smeared Crumb Cake ink across the card stock at the bottom of the green area.

Stamped the branch twice using Early Espresso ink.

Stamped the leaves using Always Artichoke ink.

Stamped the bird using Basic Black ink on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock and then punched it out using the bird punch.

Adhered the bird to the card stock and added White Gel Pen highlights to the leaves and branches.

Added Basic Black marker shadows under the leaves and branches.

Added an Old Olive panel, Basic Black panel and a More Mustard panel. Added Old Olive Striped Grosgrain ribbon and Basic Black brads.

I felt the card was a little out of balance so I added a strip of More Mustard and Marina Mist card stock under the ribbon. Also added two leave punches from Old Olive card stock.

Added Basic Black and More Mustard marker to the punched leaves.

Added More Mustard marker to some of the leaves and to the bottom of the bird’s belly. Also added So Saffron Marker to the bird’s belly.

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

May your day be filled with all of the people and things that you love.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? 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

Going Vintage – Tutorial #396

20 Comments February 10, 2011 zindorfstamps

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Lovely as a Tree, Medallion

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze & Early Espresso

Ink: Stampin’ Up Early Espresso, So Saffron, Old Olive & Baja Breeze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Sponges, Brayer, Vintage Brads, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Old Olive & Basic Black markers, Post it Note, 3″ Circle Die Cut, Big Shot Marchine

Cut a 3″ circle die cut circle out of Whisper White Card stock using my Big Shot Machine.

Brayered So Saffron over 1/2 of the card stock.

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

Colored the middle tree top only on the Lovely as a Tree stamp using an Old Olive Marker and then huffed on the stamp and stamped it on the card stock.

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

Masked the bottom of the card stock using a post it note and stamped the top of the tree on the right side of the stamp using Baja Breeze ink to create some bushes in the back ground.

Sponged a bit of Baja Breeze in the bushes.

Extended the tree trunk down to the ground using a Basic Black marker.

Sponged Early Espresso ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Sponged just a bit of Old Olive ink in the center of the tree.

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel of Baja Breeze card stock and stamped the Medallion stamp 3 times on the card stocking using Early Expresso ink.

Sponged Early Espresso ink on the edge of the panel and the main image panel.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ panel of Early Espresso card stock, Baja Breeze seam binding and 2 vintage brads.

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

Have a Fantastic Thursday!

Until my next post. . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Sunny Day – Tutorial #395

11 Comments February 7, 2011 zindorfstamps

Today’s tutorial was made for my Stampin’ Up Down Line Team Technique Swap. The technique I used on the flower petals is called “Shadow Stamping”. This is a very quick, but Wow result, giving you great color variation.

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Build a Blossom

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Sponge, Gold Brads, Blossom Petals Punch, 1 1/4″ circle punch, 3.5″ circle Die Cut, Big Shot Machine, Brayer, Post it Note, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool

Cut a 3.5″ circle our of a piece of Whisper White card stock using a circle die and my big shot machine.

Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from the stick part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the sun. Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink on the card stock.

Brayered Pacific Point ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Removed the sun mask and sponged Daffodil Delight ink on the sun.

Loaded the petal from the Stampin’ Up set “Build a Blossom” with Daffodil Delight ink and then rolled the edges of the stamp on a Cajun Craze ink before stamping. This technique is called Shadow stamping. 🙂 I stamped the petals on Whisper White card stock.

Punched the petals out using the matching punch.

Adhered the petals to the die cut circle.

Punched a 1 1/4″ circle from Early Espresso card stock and then sponged Basic Black ink on the circle edges.

Adhered the Early Espresso circle to the center of the petals and cut the part of the circle off that hangs over the die cut edge.

Added 2 Cajun Craze panels, 1 Tempting Turquoise panel and 1 Early Espresso panel.

Added Pierced rows at the top and left side of the card stock using the Stampin’ Up Mat pack and piercing tool.

Pierced holes in the flower center using the piercing tools.

Added 4 gold brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be filled with laughter and love.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? 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

Silver Tree – Tutorial #393

14 Comments February 3, 2011 zindorfstamps

Wow! It feels so very good to get to hang out in my stamping room and create something today. I’ve not had the chance here lately. With the ice storm that came through our power was touch and go. Brrrr, the house gets cold fast without heat, let me tell you. It did look really romantic here with all the candles a blaze, lol.

I’m considering running out today to get some sort of wood burning stove, hmmmm. I feel a purchase coming on. 🙂

I hope you are warm, snug in your home with heat and lights.

Ready for a tutorial? Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Trendy Trees

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Metallic Silver, Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy and Basic Gray

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Photo Corner Punch, Silver Brads and post it notes

Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from a post it note.

Re-lined up the punch as shown below and punched the quarter moon mask from the sticky part of the post it note.

Started with a 4″ x 4.75″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Masked the moon and added a post it note to mask the bottom half of the card stock.

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

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

Removed the masks and then masked the the top half of the card stock.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the bottom of the card stock.

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

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink at the post it note edge to darken the horizon line.

Removed all the masks.

Put a post it note mask 1/2″ from the horizon line. Added a torn post it note mask to create a hill shape.

Sponged Basic Gray ink in the hill area.

Sponged Silver Metallic ink in the hill area getting lighter towards the bottom of the hill.

Ripped another post it note mask and sponged Basic Gray ink at the new masks edge to create a second hill.

Removed the post it note masks and Stamped the Stampin’ Up Trendy Tree Trunk and leaves stamps upside down using Tempting Turquoise ink.

Stamped Trendy Tree Trunk using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the Leaves using Silver Metallic ink.

Added White Gel Pen water lines.

Added White Gel Pen dots in the sky for stars.

Punched 5 small photo corner punches out of Tempting Turquoise card stock.

Added 2 Tempting Turquoise card stock panels and 1 Basic Black panel. Assembled and added 4 silver brads and the photo corner punches.

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

May your day be one of complete bliss.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? 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

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

At Night – Tutorial #392

8 Comments January 26, 2011 zindorfstamps

It must be bird week here on my little blog. My last tutorial was a bird in the morning hours. Well how about one at night? Hope you like it.

Before I start the tutorial I want to shout out “IT’S SALE-A-BRATION TIME AT STAMPIN’ UP!!!!” Sale-a-bration? Sale-a-bration is from now until March 31, 2011. For every $50 in Stampin’ Up Merchandise you order you can select a Sale-a-bration set from the Sale-a-bration mini catalog for free. That’s right free! Click Here to check out the Sale-a-bration mini catalog.

Click here to place an order. 🙂 Your purchases will be delivered straight to your door step from Stampin’ Up.

Now let’s get started on that Tutorial . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Seeing Stars

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy, Daffodill Delight and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Bird Punch & Curly Label Punch, Gold Brads, Brayer, Post it Notes, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Sponges, White Gel Pen and Basic Black Marker

FYI, any of my Stampin’ Up customers that place an order in the month of January receive this handmade butterfly card.

Stamped two stars on a 3.5″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then loading it with Daffodil Delight ink before stamping it. Reloaded stamp for the second image.

Heat embossed the 2 stars using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Punch a 1 3/4″ circle from the non-sticky part of a post it note.

Lined the post it note up as shown below, now punching the sticky part of the post it note to create a mask for the moon.

Put the moon mask on the card stock.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise at an angle on the Top Right Hand corner.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top right hand corner and top left hand corner at an angle.

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

Repeated the brayering that I did with the Not Quite Navy ink using Night of Navy ink and not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely creating a variation in color.

Took the moon mask off and added a whole post it note to cover the sky area of the card stock. Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink at the post it note edge to create a horizon line.

Removed the post it note and stamped a few of the same stars in the sky using Not Quite Navy ink.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom and top corners of the card stock.

Punch the Stampin’ Up Bird punch out of More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede card stock, so I have a bird and wing out of Cherry Cobbler, a bird out of More Mustard and two branches out of Soft Suede.

Cut half the leaves off of one of the branches.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the Cherry Cobbler bird and wing. Cut the beak off of the Cherry Cobbler Bird.

Glued the Cherry Cobbler Bird on top of the More Mustard bird so just the beak shows. Glued on the Wing. Added Black marker to the bottom of the bird and the face of the bird. Also added Basic Black marker to the bottom of the branches to create a shadow.

Glued the punches to the card stock.

Added White Gel pen highlights to the top of the bird and the branches.

Punched a Curly label punch out of Basic Black ink and then cut the label in half.

Added 2 Basic Black panels, 1 Bashful Blue Panel, 1 half of the Curly Label Punch and 2 gold brads.

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

May your day today be filled with things warm and wonderful!

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? 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

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

In the Morning – Tutorial #391

29 Comments January 24, 2011 zindorfstamps

I needed to get my embossing powder fix this morning, so, here is an emboss resist project. This project has turned into one of my favorites. I especially love this bird that is in the brand new Stampin’ Up! set “Nature Walk”. Love, love, love this set. Click here to check out the new Occassions Mini Catalog, if you want to see the set in it’s entirerty. Great stuff in this mini Folks!

Let’s get started on this tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Nature Walk, Fifth Avenue Floral and Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White and Early Espresso card stock and Elegant Soiree and First Edition Designer Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up Distress inks – Mahogany & Tea Stain and Classic Inks – Peach Parfait, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Craft Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, Smooch Spritz- Silver, Glimmer Brads, White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Write Markers- Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, So Saffron, Peach Parfait, More Mustard, Melon Mambo and Regal Rose, Versamark Marker

FYI, any of my Stampin’ Up customers that place an order in the month of January receive this handmade butterfly card.

Stamped the bird using (Craft) Basic Black ink on a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the flower using (Craft) Basic Black ink. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the Stamens and birds belly with a So Saffron Marker.

Added More Mustard marker to the bird’s belly and to the Stamens tips.

Blended the bird’s belly colors together by going over the belly again with the So Saffron Marker.

Colored the Birds Back in with a Crumb Cake Marker. Colored the bird’s beak using the More Mustard marker.

Added Soft Suede marker to the dark areas of the bird’s back.

Colored in the flower using a Peach Parfait marker.

Added Regal Rose Marker to the center of the flower.

Added Melon Mambo marker to the very center of the flower.

Dried the images using my heat gun. Colored over the images (stay within the lines of the design) using a Versamark marker. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. This step protects of the images so you can brayer color over them to put in your back ground.

Brayered Peach Parfait ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Melon Mambo ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Peach ink entirely.

Brayered Melon Mambo ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Wiped the emboss images off with a paper towel lightly. Be careful not to scrub.

Warmed the scene up by brayering Daffodil Delight ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry at the very top of the card stock.

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

Stamped the “Inspired by Nature” grasses using Old Olive ink.

Removed the post it note and wiped the ink off of the embossed images with the paper towel.

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

Placed the post it note mask back on the panel so that the bird’s feet were sticking out at the bottom of the post it note. Sponged Early Espresso ink at the post it note edge to create the shadow under the bird.

Added a Stem and two leaves using the brush end of a Basic Black marker.

Sponged Early Espresso ink around the edges of the card stock and on the bottom left corner where the grasses are.

Added White Gel pen highlights to the flower, stem, leaves, grasses and to the top of the bird.

Cut 2 Early Espresso panels and added to Design Series panels.

Using the Tea Stain from the Stampin’ Up Distressing Essentials kit, dragged the pad across the left side of the Designer Series papers.

Distressed the edges of the Designer Series papers using the Mahogany Distressing ink from Stampin’ Up’s Distressing Essentials kit.

Assembled all the panels. Spritzed the bottom of the card using the silver Smooch Spritz. This gave the ground some texture and sparkle.

Added 4 Glimmer Basics Brads. Love the sparkle on these brads. They are not over powering.

Here is the finished project measuring 5.5″ square.

May you also get your fix of embossing powder today.

Until my next post. . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Sturgis, South Dakota

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? 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

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

Two Bucks – Tutorial #364

28 Comments September 29, 2010 zindorfstamps

I have a winter scene for you today. Just in case you want to start those Christmas cards. What could be better than a couple of deer in the snow, right?

Today’s tutorial shows how to create hills of snow and then a reverse image.

I’m a bit slow at posting right now, the blog administrators upgraded my blog and now I have to learn how to post again. It is all so very different behind the scenes, Yikes! I do want to thank the people at Split Coast Stampers. They do such a terrific job keeping my blog up and running when I have problems, they Rock!

Now on with tutorial #364.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Winter Post and Plant Hope

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

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

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Brayer and ruler

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. 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.

Ripped a couple of post it notes and masked the bottom of a 4″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock (Snow area).

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink in the sky area. Also brayered Night of Navy at the top of the card stock.

Stamped the Pine trees from the Stampin’ Up set Plant Hope using Basic Black ink.

Repositioned the post it note mask to show some of the snow area above it. Sponged Baja Breeze ink at the post it note edge.

Removed the post it note mask and sponged Baja Breeze ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the Deer from the Stampin’ Up set Winter post on the card stock using Basic Black ink. Stamped the deer again on a Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic using Basic Black ink and flipped it over onto the card stock and rubbed the back of the plastic to transfer the image.

The reverse image will come out faint.

Colored in the reverse image using a Basic Black marker.

Added a star in the sky by making a cross and then an “x” over it using a ruler and a White gel pen.

Added random dots of White Gel pen in the sky area.

Added a panel of Sahara Sand so it showed only at the bottom and left side of the main image panel.

Added Whisper White, Baja Breeze and Basic Black panels.

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

I hope your day is much warmer than this scene.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Milton, West Virginia

Soledad, California

Columbus, Ohio

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

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

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

Sentimental Journey in the Sky – Tutorial #351

14 Comments August 2, 2010 zindorfstamps

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope your weekend was relaxing and you were able to regenerate so you could start another week fully charged. I taught in Middleburg Heights, Ohio on Saturday and traveled back home on Saturday evening. It was so nice to sleep in my own bed for a change. I was able to wake up, have breakfast with Russ and then see the new Twilight movie. Love it!

If you haven’t noticed, I travel a great deal. Traveling allot made this Stampin’ Up! set “Sentimental Journey” very appealing to me and I just had to have it. My card today showcases how you can use sponged on Versamark that has been heat embossed with clear embossing powder to protect the white of the paper to create clouds and the plane’s exhaust.

Before we get going on the tutorial though I have two announcements to make.

First, I have added the wonderful town of La Porte, Indiana to my Calendar of Cities I will be teaching my Brayer Workshops in. Hope to see you there. 🙂

Second, I have a Lucky Blog Candy winner to announce.

The winner of the Stampin’ Up! set “Inspired by Nature” is. . .. . . . .. . . . . …. . . . . . .

Bobbie in Montana, who wrote “This is my absolute, all time favorite stamp set!!! I would looove to win it! Your cards are spectacular; your talent and creativity amazing. Thanks for the inspiration!”

Bobbie, congratulations! Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will pop this set into the mail to you.

Thank you to all who played along. I hope you are the winner next week. 🙂

Now on with the tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Sentimental Journey

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, Brayer, Sponge, Clear Embossing powder, Heat gun, Tulipe Die, Big Shot, Black Brads and Stamp-a-ma-jig

The brand new USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. Want a copy of the Summer Mini Catalog? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Click HERE to check out the Stampin’ Up! catalogs. 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. Click HERE for more information.

Now in the first 4 photos you are not going to be able to see what I have actually done on the card stock. You will need to look at photo 5 for placement. 🙂

On a 2.5″ x 4.75″ Piece of Whisper White card stock sponged Versamark on the top left and bottom right corners of the card stock. Heat embossed the corners using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Added 2 post it notes and sponged Versamark in the unmasked area to create the exhaust and then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Note: leave the post it notes on the card stock until you are done heat embossing.

Removed the masks. Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink on the card stock from the top down. Now you can see the places I heat embossed.

Brayered Pacific Point ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Wiped the excess ink off of the embossed images using a paper towel.

Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the plane using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the sentiment using Pacific Point ink.

Sponged Not Quite Navy ink around the edges of the card stock.

Added Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Melon Mambo card stock panels.

Also added part of a Tulipe die, die cut from Basic Black card stock, Basic Black brads and pierced to lines of wholes using a piercing tool and the mat pack for placement.

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

May your personal journey be life fulfilling.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Soledad, California

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Tucson, Arizona

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Houston, Texas

Wichita, Kansas

Syracuse (Bridgeport), New York

St. Peters, Missouri

La Porte, Indiana

Orlando (Davenport), Florida

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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

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

Cat’s Night Out – Tutorial #331

353 Comments May 12, 2010 zindorfstamps

I am leaving on a jet plane, laaaa laaaaa laaaa, tomorrow morning for Salem, Oregon to teach my Brayer Workshops. Oregon are you ready to get your BRAYER ON! I hope so because I have some great projects to teach you. So come prepared to have fun and create.

Now, I didn’t want to forget my blog readers today and I am in the mood today to make a scene, literally, lol. How about a brayered spotlighted scene? I also have some fun blog candy this week. I am giving away a brand new Stampin’ Up! cute, cute set, C is for Cat.

Want to throw your hat in the ring to try to win this stamp set? Just leave a comment on this blog post telling me to enter you. If you are getting this blog post via e-mail, please click HERE and then leave a comment. No e-mail entries will be accepted.

I will use a random number generator on Monday, 17, 2010 to select the winner. Good luck everyone. Just remember, you can’t win if you don’t play along. 🙂

Let’s get started so I can finish my packing, lol. . . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! C is for Cat

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black and Apricot Appeal

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Shara Sand, Basic Black, Apricot Appeal, Going Gray, Not Quite Navy and Night of Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! 3/4″ & 1/2″ circle punches, Stamp-a-ma-jig, white gel pen, Basic Black marker, Sahara Sand marker and Brayer

Live in the USA and need a copy of the Summer Mini Catalog? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. 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. Click HERE for more information.

Started with a 4.25″ x 5.75″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Stamped the cat on my Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic, flipped the plastic over onto the card stock and rubbed the back of the plastic to transfer the image. This creates a reverse of your stamp.

Used my Stamp-a-ma-jig, cat stamp and Basic Black ink to stamp the cat image, lining it up with the reverse image.

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at an angle on both of the top corners of the card stock.

Brayered Night of Navy at the same angles using Night of Navy ink, not covering up the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Brayered Going Gray at the bottom of the card stock.

Punched a 1/2″ circle punch from Whisper White card stock. Punch a 3/4″ punch from Apricot Appeal card stock.

Punched a 3/4″ punch out of Basic Black card stock. Lined the punch up with the circle in the card stock and punched a sliver of the circle out.

Assembled the light and cut a 1/4″ strip of basic Black card stock and adhered the pieces to the main image panel.

Using a Basic Black marker, drew a hook shape to connet the light to the pole.

Added white gel pen stars, colored in the cats collar and eye.

Added a shadow for the pole using a Sahara Sand marker. Also, darkened the cats reflections with the Sahara Sand marker.

Added Basic Black and Apricot Appeal panels.

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

May you find time to make a scene of your own today. 🙂

PS Thank you so much from my entire family for all of your comments and e-mails yesterday congratulating my son, Mitch on his graduation from the Law Enforcement Academy. SMOOCH! My blog readers are the best!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Salem, Oregon (Sold Out)

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota (2 spots available)

Rockville, Maryland (Sold Out)

North Chili, New York (near Rochester) (Sold Out)

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Sold Out)

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Soledad, California

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

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