Leaves & Butterfly – Tutorial #438

41 Comments July 20, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey All. .. . . .

How about some coloring today? You can get some depth in your scenes by layering Stampin’ Up! markers and creating shadows around your images. Hang out a moment and check out this tutorial.

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Summer Solstice & Kindness Matters

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, River Rock, First Edition Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Basic Black, Soft Suede, River Rock, Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers (Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Baja Breeze, River Rock, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Pacific Point), Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, 3/4″ x 15/16″ oval punch, Crop-o-dile, Hemp Twine, gold eyelets, White Gel Pen, Sponge

Get your copy of the new 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Want a free copy of the new 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 or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Sponge River Rock ink in the middle of a 4″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Sponged Sahara Sand ink around the outside of the River Rock ink.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink around the edges of the card stock.

Stamped the leaf from the Stampin’ Up! set Summer Solstice using River Rock ink.

Stamped the Butterfly from the Stampin’ Up! set Summer Solstice using Basic Black ink.

Drew to lines using a Chocolate Chip marker. These will be the branches for the leaves.

Stamped the leaves so the stems met the branchs using Soft Suede ink.

Colored in the butterfly using a Bashful Blue marker.

Added Pacific Point marker to the wings.

Blended the two colors together by coloring over them using the Bashful Blue marker again.

Added a bit of Not Quite Navy marker to the edges of the wings.

Colored the leaves in using a River Rock marker.

Added Baja Breeze marker to the leaves.

Colored over the leaves again using the River Rock marker to blend.

Cut a 4 7/8″ x 6.4″ Baja Breeze card stock, a 3″ x 4.75″ piece of Designer Series Paper (ripped on the right side), sponged Pacific Point ink on the edges of the panels and main image panel.

Added Pacific Point marker to the leaves.

Added a shadow using the Sahara Sand marker.

Layered a Not Quite Navy panel, the Baja Breeze Panel, designer series panel and a River Rock panel that has been cut into a “V” at the end.

Added Hemp Twine to the main image panel and popped up the panel using Stampin’ Demensionals.

Stamped one of the butterflies on River Rock card stock, twice using a Basic Black marker to load the image.

Added Bashful Blue and Pacific Point marker to the butterflies.

I wanted the middle of the butterflies to be lighter so I colored in the middles using a White Gel pen and then colored over the white gel pen using the Bashful Blue marker.

Punched out the butterflies using a 3/4″ x 15/16″ oval punch. Sponged Pacific Point ink around the edges of each.

Using the Crop-o-dile, added gold eyes.

Tied the tags onto the twine ends and then popped up the tags using Stampin’ Demensionals.

Added a strip of Not Quite Navy card stock to the right hand side of the card and pierced holes in the strip using the Stampin’ Up! mat pack and piercing tool.

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

May your day be filled with fun and laughter.

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.

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

Mystical Tree – Tutorial #437

19 Comments July 18, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There, I’m back safe and sound from this year’s Stampin’ Up! Convention. If I was not a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator already, I would become one just to get to go to this event every year. Can I say over the top fun!!! Stamping, friends, recognition/awards, totally wonderful products and ideas.

Below is a photo of myself with my Up Lines and Side Lines (I’m the fourth person from the left). Our fabulous team was up on stage celebrating the growth of our teams during the recruiting march.

It is so nice working with a company that rewards and recognizes your achievements. Stampin’ Up! ROCKS!!!!

Now how about a tutorial?

Anytime I am pressed for time I grab my Lovely As A Tree stamp set. This is the result of today’s stamping rush.

Let’s get started on this Mystical Tree scene. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree, French Filigree, Vintage Vogue

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Concord Crush, Old Olive, Whisper White, Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Concord Crush, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Basic Black, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Sahara Sand markers, Brayer, Corner Round punch, Old Olive Ribbon

Techniques: Brayering

Want a free copy of the new 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 or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Brayered Pacific Point ink on the top and bottom of a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Concord Crush ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Pacific Point ink entirely.

Sponged and oblong spot of Pacific Point ink at the left hand side at the bottom. This will be the shadow for the tree.

Stamp the Lovely as a Tree stamp in the middle of the shadow area using Basic Black ink.

Color the trunk and bottom leaves in with a Sahara Sand marker.

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

Tapped in a bit of Old Olive marker at the bottom half of the leaf area.

Added White Gel pen highlights on the left side of the leafy area and the left side of the tree trunk.

Added Basic Black marker to the right side of the tree trunk.

Cut 2 layers of Concord Crush, 2 layers of Old Olive and 1 layer of Pocket of Posies Designer Series paper. Used the corner round the left 2 corners of all the layers accept the largest Concord Crush layer.

Stamped the flowers from the Vintage Vogue set at the bottom of the card stock using Old Olive ink.

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

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

Stamped the French Filigree back ground stamp on the right hand side of the main image panel using Bashful Blue ink.

Assembled my card and added Old Olive Ribbon.

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

May your day be FABULOUS!

I’m going to go work on creating some out of this world projects for my upcoming Brayer workshops.

I have added a funny at the bottom of this post, enjoy!

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.

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)

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

Now for a funny, lol.

HOW TO BE GRACIOUS

       Jennifer’s wedding day was fast approaching. Nothing could dampen
  her excitement – not even her parent’s nasty divorce.

       Her mother had found the PERFECT dress to wear, and would be the
  best-dressed mother-of-the-bride ever!

       A week later, Jennifer was horrified to learn that her father’s
  new, young wife had bought the exact same dress as her mother!

        Jennifer asked her father’s new young wife to exchange it, but she
  refused. ”Absolutely not! I look like a million bucks in this dress,
  and I’m wearing it,” she replied.

       Jennifer told her mother who graciously said, ”Never mind
  sweetheart. I’ll get another dress. After all, it’s your special day.”

       A few days later, they went shopping, and did find another
  gorgeous dress for her mother.

        When they stopped for lunch, Jennifer asked her mother, ”Aren’t
  you going to return the other dress? You really don’t have another
  occasion where you could wear it.”

        Her mother just smiled and replied, ”Of course I do, dear…..I’m
  wearing it to the rehearsal dinner the night BEFORE the wedding.”

       (NOW I ASK YOU – IS THERE A WOMAN OUT THERE, ANYWHERE, WHO WOULDN’T ENJOY THIS STORY?)

Women are Angels.
And when someone breaks our wings….
We simply continue to fly ……… on a broomstick….. We are flexible….

Technique Time (Acetate & Tissue) – Tutorial #435

13 Comments July 5, 2011 zindorfstamps

Check it out, today’s tutorial uses the Acetate & Tissue technique. This is a fun technique that makes such a unique background.

Let’s get started. .. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Just Believe

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Baja Breeze & Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Stazon Jet Black, Re-inkers Tempting Turquoise & Baja Breeze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! White Gel Pen, Crystal Effects, Baja Breeze Seam Binding and Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Window Sheet (Acetate), Tissue Paper

Techniques: Acetate & Tissue

Stamp the Just Believe plant stamp on a 3″ square piece of Acetate (Stampin’ Up! window sheet) using Jet Black StazOn ink.

Let the ink dry and then flip the acetate over so the stamp side is facing down. Put Crystal Effects on the un-stamped side of the acetate.

Added a few drops of Baja Breeze re-inker and tap your finger in it to move it around to the areas you want it in.

Added a drop of Tempting Turquoise re-inker on the top left side and tapped it with my finger to move it around a bit leaving the bottom of the acetate light.

Crumple a piece of tissue paper and then put it on top of the reinker.

Let it dry and then trim the edges so the tissue is flush with the acetate. Mounted it on a piece of Whisper White card stock.

Added white gel pen to make the plants pop.

Added Whisper White, Basic Black, Baja Breeze and Tempting Turquoise panels. Added Baja Breeze Seam Binding and Basic Black Taffeta ribbon. Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ x 4.25″.

May your day be full of wonders.

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.

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)

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

On The Dock – Tutorial #428

21 Comments June 8, 2011 zindorfstamps

Today’s tutorial was created for my Stampin’ Up! Down Line Technique Swap. The Technique was to use a word stamp over and over in a background. I used the word “Thank you” in the sky of my scene. 🙂

Let’s get right into today’s tutorial. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Thank you Kindly

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White & Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Sahara Sand & Early Espresso

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, Linen Thread, Sahara Sand Marker, Large Bird Punch, Post it note

Techniques: Brayering, Punched art

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 Summer Mini Catalog automatically from me. Not a current customer and want a free copy of the new 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 or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Started with a 3.75″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top and bottom of the card stock.

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

Masked the sky are with a post it note and sponged Pacific Point ink at the edge of the post it note creating the horizon line.

Punched the bird and wing out of Whisper White card stock.

Sponged Sahara Sand ink at the bottom of the bird and the bottom of the wing. Colored the beak and eye in using a Sahara Sand Marker.

Stamped the sentiment “Thank you” over and over in the sky area of my scene using Tempting Turquoise ink.

Cut two strips of Soft Suede card stock. One measuring 1″ x 3.5″ and the other measuring 1″ x 2.5″. Cut the very top of the strips off to round them.

Rubbed top and left side of the strips on an Early Espresso ink pad.

Wrapped Linen thread around the strips, securing with a glue dot on the back.

Assembled my pieces and then added two legs to the bird using a Sahara Sand marker.

Added 2 Soft Suede and a 1 Whisper White card stock panels.

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

May your day be oh so very tranquil.

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.

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)

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

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

Rooster Weathervane – Tutorial #427

12 Comments June 6, 2011 zindorfstamps

Howdy! I’ve had this little country creation rattling around in my head for almost a week now. Thought it was time to get it on card stock and share it with you. But first, another segment of Stampin’ Up! Alaska cruise pics. 🙂

Myself and my friend and fellow demonstrator, Kristin Kortonick sporting our Stampin’ Up! cruise jackets while viewing the icy Hubbard Glacier.

Everyone had to wake early in the morning not to miss the wonders as the ship approached the Glacier.

So here we are out on deck in the early morning looking at the mountains with fog circling their tops and icy blue chunks of ice floating by. It was amazing!

You can see the Glacier in between the two mountains in the pics below.

Already the largest tidewater glacier in North America, Hubbard Glacier continues to press forward each year. This one of Alaska’s more than 5,000 glaciers has a recorded fastest speed of just less than 5.5 feet per hour.

Below are some more pics of other views from that morning.

Now, I hear that Rooster crowing. Time to get on with today’s tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Countryside

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White, Cajun Craze and Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Spinner, brad, Pumpkin Pie Ribbon, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool, Brayer, 1 3/4″ circle Punch, Post it note, Decorative Label Punch, Basic Black marker, White Gel Pen

Techniques: Brayering, masking, silhouette, faux stitching

On a 2.75″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock, masked the sun using a 1 3/4″ circle punched from the sticky part of a post it note.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie on the top of the card stock.

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

Brayered Bravo Burgundy ink at the top of the card stock.

Removed the circle mask and sponged More Mustard ink in the sun shape.

Stamped the rooster from the Stampin’ Up! Countryside set by coloring just the rooster in on the stamp using a Basic Black marker. I omitted the grassy area of the stamp.

Colored in the image using the Basic Black marker. This created a silhouette.

Added a Stampin’ Up! spinner and brad, drew the legs of the rooster down to meet the spinner using the Basic Black marker.

Cut a piece of Basic Black card stock in a square. Angled it and glued it on the card stock.

Flipped the main image panel over on my cutter and cut the square piece of card stock off to make it even with my main image panel edges.

Cut a 3″ x 5.75″ piece of Basic Black card stock. Also punched a label punch out of Basic Black card stock. Cut the label in half and glued each half to the bottom and top of the Basic Black panel.

Added another Basic Black panel, Cajun Craze panel, designer series paper and a piece of Pumpkin Pie ribbon.

Using a piercing tool and mat pack, pierced holes in the top and bottom of the main image panel.

Drew white gel pen lines between the pierced holes to create faux stitching.

Here is the finished project measuring 4″ x 8.5″.

May your day be something to crow about!

I’m off to prepare for my Colorado Springs, CO brayer workshops, Whoohooo!

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.

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)

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

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

Escape – Tutorial #426

14 Comments June 2, 2011 zindorfstamps

I have a little tropical number for you today teaming up the Stampin’ Up! stamp sets Uncharted Territory and Plant Hope. But first, as promised, I have some more photos from my Stampin’ Up! all expense paid cruise that I earned and just got back from.

My trip started out by being flown to Seattle, Washington. Russ and I arrived in Seattle the morning of the cruise so we didn’t get to hang out in Seattle very long, rats! I’ll have to plan that a bit differently my next trip.

We boarded the Celebrity Infinity Cruise Ship and made ourselves at home. That’s me chilling on our room balcony. The balcony was pure heaven. One morning I was out there and low and behold there was an Orca not far from the ship showing us his magnificent spout and tail. I couldn’t pull myself way from the railing in order to grab my camera. I was just to in awe to move.

Seriously, one of the major highlights of the trip was to get to hang out with Stampin’ Up! CEO, Shelli Gardner and the Vice President of Demonstrator Relations at Stampin’ Up!, Pam Morgan a bit.

Pam Morgan somehow escaped our camera the entire trip, but she is just the warmest most wonderful person ever, so I wanted to mention her and how much I enjoyed getting some time with her.

Poor Shelli, Russ and I just returned from our fishing excursion when we got this photo op with Shelli. I’m sure she was wondering why we smelled like fish and camp fire. Really Shelli, Russ and I don’t always smell bad, lol.

I will have more about our trip in later posts.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Uncharted Territory & Plant Hope

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, So Saffron, Melon Mambo & Rich Razzelberry

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, Always Artichoke & Basic Black markers, Silver and White Gel Pens, Post it notes, Big Shot Machine, Naturally Serif Alphabet Die, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Techniques: Brayering, Masking

Cut a 3.5″ x 7.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock and brayered So Saffron ink at the top.

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

Brayered a bit of Rich Razzelberry ink right at the top of the card stock.

Masked the sky with post it notes and brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the water area.

Unmasked the water and put a new post it note mask just under the horizon line. Sponged Always Artichoke ink on to create an island.

Stamped the palm tree by coloring in the leaves on the stamp with Always Artichoke marker and the trunk with Basic Black marker.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the post it note edge to darken the bottom of the island.

Stamped the boat by coloring in the image on the rubber stamp, omitting the sun using Basic Black marker.

Colored in the Boat base using Basic Black marker, the sail and rope with a White Gel Pen and the pole with a Silver metallic gel pen.

Darkened some of the leave of the palm tree using an Always Artichoke marker. Colored in the trunk of the tree with a Basic Black marker and added White Gel pen highlights to the tree using a White Gel Pen.

Cut to 0.5″ x 7.5″ strips of card stock. One from Tempting Turquoise and one from Whisper White.

Ripped the edge from the Tempting Turquoise strip and smeared it across a Not Quite Navy ink pad to darken the ripped edge.

Glued the Whisper White card stock strip to the back of the Tempting Turquoise strip and tor the edge of the card stock so it was just showing above the Tempting Turquoise strip.

Glued the strips to the main image panel. Added a Basic Black panel behind the main image panel. Added linen thread that I tied knots in, wrapping it around the panels. Added a Melon Mambo panel and Basic Black panel. Popped the main image panel up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Cut out the sentiment using my Big Shot Machine and the Naturally Serif Alphabet.

Here is the finished card measuring 4″ x 8.5″.

I hope you get a little time to escape and enjoy yourself.

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.

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)

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

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Uncharted Territory & Plant Hope

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, So Saffron, Melon Mambo & Rich Razzelberry

Techniques: Brayering, Masking

Water Lilies – Tutorial #424 & Blog Candy Give Away

386 Comments May 19, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hello, hello, hello! Today’s tutorial features the Stampin’ Up! Level 2 Hostess set “Fast & Fabulous”. This is also the stamp set that I am giving away as blog candy!!! Woohoo!

All you have to do to enter for a chance to win this Fabulous stamp set is 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 at the bottom of the actual blog post.

I will select the winner using a random number generator on May 29, 2011. Remember you have to enter to win! Good luck to all.

Now let’s get started on the tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Fast & Fabulous

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy and Night of Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding, Gold Brads, Large Oval Punch, Photo corner Punch, Basic Black and Always Artichoke markers

Techniques: Direct to paper

Smeared Marina Mist ink on a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock using the edge of the ink pad.

Smeared Not Quite Navy ink on the left and right sides of the card stock using the edge of the ink pad.

Smeared Night of Navy ink on the right and left edges of the card stock, not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Punched out 4 ovals out of Certainly Celery card stock using the large oval punch.

Cut a small wedge out of the edge of each oval.

Sponged Old Olive ink around the edges of the ovals.

Darkened the edges of the ovals using an Always Artichoke marker.

Scraped the edges of the ovals over my Alway Artichoke ink pad.

Stamped the flowers using Melon Mambo ink on Whisper White card stock.

Stamped the outline stamps over the Melon Mambo images using Basic Black ink.

Cut out the flowers and scraped the bottom of each flower on my Melon Mambo ink pad to darken.

Lined the bottom of the flowers using a Basic Black marker.

Assembled my scene and drew stems on the two small flowers using a Basic Black marker. Also cut some of the lily pads so they would be going off the edge of the card stock.

Assembled the card adding a 3 5/8″ x 4 5/8″ Always Artichoke panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Marina Mist Panel, 5″ x 6.5″ Always Artichoke panel, 4 Not Quite Navy photo corner punches, 4 gold brad and Pear Pizzaz Seam Binding.

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

May your week be totally fabulous.

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.

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)

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

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Bird & Vines – Tutorial #420

7 Comments May 3, 2011 zindorfstamps

I’m home now. Been teaching workshops in the sunny state of Florida. Wish I could have brought some of that sunshine home to Ohio with me. I think we are in for yet another week of rain.

Since I don’t have sunshine here, I’ll just create some in my tutorial today. 🙂 How does that sound to you? It made my step a little lighter.

Announcement: The Stampin’ Up! new Summer Mini Catalog is now in effect. Here is a link so you can view it online CLICK HERE. If you are a customer of mine and haven’t received your Summer Mini Catalog by now, please let me know and I will get one in the mail to you ASAP. Want to be a customer and get the free mini sent to you, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com. Please know you can shop online at my Stampin’ Up! website 24/7 and the products will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up! CLICK HERE TO SHOP NOW.

Announcement #2: The Ottumwa, Iowa Zindorf Brayer Workshops were marked sold out in error for a while until someone mentioned it to me, sheeshhhhhhh! If you wish to attend, there are seats available. Please contact me.

Now on with that sunny tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Punch Potpourri & Baroque Motifs

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz & Early Espresso

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Always Artichoke, More Mustard and Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Ex-Large Bird Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Brayer, Markers (More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Basic Black & Chocolate Chip), Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

Techniques: Brayering, Emboss resist, Punch art

Stamped the Flourish from the Stampin’ Up! stamp set Baroque Motifs on a 4.25″ square piece of Whisper White card stock by loading it first with Versamark and then loaded it Pear Pizzazz ink before stamping it at the bottom of the card stock.

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

Note: If you use clear embossing powder you can emboss in any color of ink that you have. 🙂

Colored the Bird stamp from the Stampin’ Up! Hostess set Punch Potpourri using Markers, huffed on the stamp and then stamped it on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock. Colored the belly with More Mustard, bottom of belly and beak with Cajun Craze head and back with Chocolate Chip.

Made a dot for the bird’s eye after stamping it using a Basic Black marker.

Punched the Bird out using the Stampin’ Up! Ex-Large Bird Punch.

Put Versmark all over the bird and dipped it into the clear embossing powder and then heat it up with the heat gun to emboss the entire bird.

Back to the main image panel.

Brayered More Mustard ink at an angle at the top left side of the card stock.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the same angle not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

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

Sponged Early Espresso at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the Flourish again using Early Espresso ink. Then wiped the ink off of my embossed image.

Added 2 Early Espresso panels, 1 Pear Pizzazz panel, 4 Early Espresso Photo Corners. Glued the bird onto the front of the main image panel. I then took 2 more Early Espresso photo corners and cut them in half.

Added 1/2 of a photo corner to each side of the card front.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May you feel the sun shining on you 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.

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)

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

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

Framed Bird Tutorial #418 and a Blog Candy Winner

10 Comments April 25, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hi Peeps! I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter Holiday. I did, spent my day with my Son’s, future Daughter-n-law and husband. It was perfect!

I broke out my new Stampin’ Up! set Four Frames and paired it up with the Stampin’ Up! set Plant Hope and the matching label punch for the Four Frames set. Decided to incorporate the frame stamp in my scene and then punch it out. Makes for an interesting scene.

Before I get started on today’s tutorial though I have a blog candy winner to announce first. The winner of the Stampin’ Up! set Four Frames is . . . . . . . . .drumroll, please. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosemary iv “MJ” who wrote “Thanks for the offer Michelle! What a great way to “frame” an encouraging, sweet or silly, casual or elegant, thought through a homemade card. Please enter me into the drawing!
MJ
Happy Easter!”

Congratulations MJ, please e-mail your shipping address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will get this wonderful stamp set right out to you.

Thanks to everyone that played along. Keep on playing, it could be you winning next week. 🙂

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Four Frames & Plant Hope

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive and Rich Razzelberry

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Rich Razzelberry, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Old Olive, So Saffron, Marina Mist

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Brayer, Markers (Basic Black, So Saffron & More Mustard), Large Dot Texture Plate and Big Shot Machine, Photo Corner & Label Punchs, Rich Razzelberry Ribbon and Gold Brads

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.

Brayered Marina Mist ink at the top of a 3.75″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Marina Mist ink entirely.

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

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

Stamped the pine trees from the Stampin’ Up! set Plant Hope using Always Artichoke ink.

Using the corner of a Whisper White ink pad, smeared in some clouds.

Darkened the pine trees trunks using a Basic Black marker.

Stamped the Label stamp using Basic Black ink.

Punched out the label image using the Label punch.

Colored in the birds belly using So Saffron and More Mustard markers.

Trimmed the edge off of the punched image, down to the black line.

Distressed the edges of the main image panel and the punched piece using Rich Razzelberry ink.

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel of Old Olive card stock and run it through my Big Shot machine using the Dots Texture Plate.

Assembled the card adding 2 Rich Razzelberry panels, Rich Razzelberry Ribbon, Rich Razzelberry photo corner punches and gold brads.

May your week be outrageously fun!

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.

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)

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

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

Woohoo! – Tutorial #417

27 Comments April 20, 2011 zindorfstamps

Ahhh, Spring! Do I need to say anything else?

Here is a sneak peek at one of the brand new stamp sets “Recess” that will be coming out in the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog on May 1, 2011. My Stampin’ Up Customers will automatically get the new mini catalog. If you would like to receive one too, please e-mail your mailing info to me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will be glad to pop one in the mail to you free of charge. 🙂

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Recess

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive, Rose Red and Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Circle Die, Scallop Die, Birds & Branches Die, Big Shot Machine, Markers – Regal Rose, So Saffron, Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Blush Blossom, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise & Pacific Point, Post it Note, photo corner punch and gold brads.

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.

Die cut the circle die out of Whisper White card stock using my Big Shot Machine.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink on the circle.

Brayered Pacific Point ink on the circle not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Stamped the “Recess” image using Jet Black StazOn ink.

Brayered Old Olive ink at the bottom of the circle.

Colored the girl’s hair with a So Saffron Marker and a More Mustard Marker.

Colored her skin using a Peach Blossom Marker.

Colored her shirt and the slide railings using a Regal Rose marker.

Added Rose Red marker to the slide railings and to her shirt.

Colored the slide in with a Sahara Sand marker.

Masked the slide using a post it note and sponged in a shadow.

Added a bit more More Mustard marker to her hair.

Colored her shoes and the cuff of her shorts in with a Pacific Point marker. Colored her shorts in with a Tempting Turquoise marker.

Added more Peach Blossom Marker to make her cheeks rosey.

Added White Gel pen highlights to the slide and to the girl’s hair.

Distressed the edges of the circle all the way around using Pacific Point ink and a sponge.

Cut a scallop die using my Big Shot Machine.

Die cut Old Olive and Soft Suede Branches using the Birds & Branches die and my Big Shot Machine.

Cut the leaves off of the Soft Suede branches and layered it over the Old Olive branches.

Assembled the card adding Old Olive and Rose Red panels, Rose Red photo corner punches and Gold Brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May you get a thrill 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.

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

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home