Lonely Owl – Tutorial #243

19 Comments August 2, 2009 zindorfstamps

This is a great stamp by Stampin’ Up out of the set House of Haunts. Of course, this is a Halloween set, but I think you could give this card anytime of year using these bright colors. This card also comes together pretty quick. Quick card for me anyway. 🙂

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up House of Haunts

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry & More Mustard

Accessories: Sponges, Post it note, Piercing Tool, Brads

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way you can help support this blog is by ordering your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com If you are within the United States. Want a copy of the brand new 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. Through August 31 you can become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator for as little as $85 with the mini kit. Also Stampin’ Up is now having a weekly special, click this link to check it out: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions

I started off with a 4.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock and masked the bottom 1.5″ with a torn post it note.

Sponged the new Stampin’ Up In Color “Crushed Curry” ink in a circular motion in the unmasked area leaving a white spot in the middle.

Sponged More Mustard ink on leaving some of the Crushed Curry ink showing.

Sponged Pumpkin Pie ink on leaving some of the More Mustard ink showing.

Sponged another new Stampin’ Up In Color on “Dusty Durango” ink leaving some of the Pumpkin Pie ink showing.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the unmasked areas edges to get a bit darker.

Unmasked the bottom of the card stock and Sponged Brilliant Blue ink over the white card stock at the bottom.

Reusing the torn post it note masked, moved it around at the bottom of the card stock and sponged Chocolate Chip ink at the post it notes edge to create hills. Sponged, move post it note, sponged, move post it note, etc. until I got the hills the way I wanted them.

Stamped the owl in the tree stamp with Basic Black ink.

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

Layered the main image panel with a White panel, Brilliant Blue Panel, Basic Black panel and added Brads to the main image panel corners using a piercing tool to start the brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

Before I close today. Here is a funny for you.

May your day be filled with bright colors that make you feel good.

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

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

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

OH Yea, Snowboarding! – Tutorial #242

36 Comments July 30, 2009 zindorfstamps

Well you just never know what you are going to find from day to day here on this blog, lol. I go from Spiders to snow scenes. It keeps life interesting to think about winter in summer and vice a versa. 🙂

Stampin’ Up came out this year with some great stamps. I call them the Extreme Line. Extreme Snowboard, Extreme Skateboard etc. Take another look at those stamps, they are fun to work with.

Let’s get started.. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Extreme Snowboard, Lovely As a Tree

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant and Bashful Blue

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Almost Amethyst & Bashful Blue

Accessories: Brayer, Sponge, Ribbon, Brads & Post it notes

Brayered Bashful Blue ink at the top of a 3.5″ x 8.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Stamped the Snowboarder at the top of the card stock with Basic Black ink.

Masked the bottom of the card stock with a post it note, put on at an angle.

Ripped another post it note in the shape of a hill and added it over the first post it note to create a second hill.

Sponged Bashful Blue at the post it note edges and onto the card stock.

Stamped the top portion of the Lovely as a tree Pine tree stamp just above the post it notes with Basic Black ink.

Remove the top post it note and sponge Almost Amethyst ink at the bottom of the hill that is revealed.

Take the remaining post it note mask and move it down to create a third hill and sponge Almost Amethyst on the second hill revealed.

Remove the post it note mask that is at the bottom and sponge Almost Amethyst ink at the bottom right corner.

Added two Elegant Eggplant panels and a Bashful Blue panel. Assemble the card front and add ribbon and brads. Use a piercing tool to start your holes for the brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 4″ x 9″. This size card fits in a standard #10 office size envelope. 🙂

I hope this tutorial has got you thinking about starting your Winter creations even though it may be 100 degrees outside.

May your day be filled to overflowing with joy.

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

A Butterfly’s Bad Day – Tutorial #241

18 Comments July 28, 2009 zindorfstamps

Announcement, Announcement! I will be bringing my Brayer Workshops to the wonderful town of St. Cloud, Minnesota on July 5-6, 2010. For information/Registrations, please e-mail me at: mzindorf@aim.com.

Now about this wacky tutorial today, lol. I like to challenge myself to use stamps that are seasonal in the off season, clear as mud. 🙂 Anywho, this is one of the Stampin’ Up wheels that I unmounted yesterday. It is called Arachnophobia. I consider this a Halloween stamp and was so happy to get another use out of it. Wouldn’t this card make you laugh if you were having a ruff time and someone sent it to you? How can you look at those goofy spiders and not grin, at least.

Let’s get on with the tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Arachnophobia Wheel and Dreams Du Jour

Paper: Stampin’ Up Lavender Lace, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black & Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up Tempting Turquoise & Basic Black

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, White Gel Pen, Prismacolor Pencil, Paper Snips, Old Olive Brads, Piercing Tool, Sponge, Post it notes and Ruler

I drew the spiderweb using a ruler and a White Gel Pen on a piece of Black card stock. The card stock started out larger than when I finished. I ended up cropping it down to 3″ square.

I masked the corners with post it notes to miter the stamped image so they would look more uniformed where they met each other.

Stamped the unmounted “Arachnophobia” stamp using Basic Black ink and a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement. Repeated the masking and stamping process for each side of the card stock.

Colored the spider’s eyes in with a White Gel Pen.

Colored the Spiders bodies in with a Spring Green Prismacolor pencil.

Stamped the Butterfly from the “Dreams du Jour” set on a piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Colored the butterfly with a Tempting Turquoise marker and the Spring Green Prismacolor Pencil.

Cut the Butterfly out with my paper snips.

Edged the butterfly with my White Gel pen so it would stand out more. If I had been thinking I would have just left some white card stock around the butterfly as I was cutting it out.

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink around the edge of the spider panel.

Assembled the card front and added Old Olive brads to the front of the card using a piercing tool to start the brads.

Finished assembling the card and here it is finished measuring 5.5″ square.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to look at those seasonal stamps in a different light.

May your day be much, much better than this Butterfly’s. 🙂

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Down on the Farm – Tutorial #240

15 Comments July 27, 2009 zindorfstamps

Well I hope everyone had a terrific weekend. I was teaching locally this weekend so I got to sleep in my own bed. In fact I didn’t want to get up this morning, lol. I slept in until 6:00 a.m. This is extremely strange for me since I am normally up around 3:30 a.m. When a lot of stampers are heading to bed I am getting up. Most days I am in my stamp room stamping before the coffee gets done brewing. I know sick, lol.

My tutorial today is a scene that is very familiar in my area. Right now though you cannot see very far because the cornstalks are so very tall. If you have not been to Ohio, it is very flat and when the crops have been harvested you can see for miles.

One of the stamp sets I used today is a new one from Stampin’ Up “Farm Life”. Terrific set! I pared it up with another Stampin’ Up set “inspired by Nature” and a new Stampin’ Up Die cut for the Big Shot “Lattice”. Hope you like it and will hang out a while and check out today’s tutorial.

Let’s get started.. . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Farm Life” and “Inspired by Nature”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and So Saffron

Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, So Saffron, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Die “Lattice”, Stampin’ Up Markers, Brayer, Sponge, White Gel Pen, Versamark pad and marker, Piercing Tools, Clear embossing powder and a heat gun

Stamped the Inspired by Nature Stamp by first loading it with Versamark, then Old Olive ink and then tapped my Basic Black pad on the bottom of the stamp image before stamping on a 3.25″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Stamped the Farm scene by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then black ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the barn roof with a Gray marker.

Colored the hay rolls in with Barely Banana marker.

Added More Mustard marker to the hay rolls.

Colored the tree in with an Old Olive marker.

Colored over the parts of the image I just colored, plus the entire barn to protect the white with a Versamark marker. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Tore a bit of post it note to mask under the barn.

Sponged Bordering Blue ink in the sky area.

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

Brayer So Saffron ink at the bottom of the card stock up to the sky line.

Brayered More Mustard ink at the bottom of the card stock not covering the So Saffron ink entirely.

Brayered Chocolate Chip ink at the bottom of the card stock not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Colored in the clouds with a White Gel pen.

Out lines some of the grasses at the bottom with a Black marker.

Added white gel pen highlights to the tops of the grasses.

Sponged Black at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Not Quite Navy around a 4 7/8″ x 6 3/8″ panel of So Saffron.

Cut to Lattice Die cuts out of Not Quite Navy.

After arranging these a couple of hundred times I decided on this format, lol.

Added the main image panel and piercings to each side of the card stock using the Stampin’ Up Piercing Tool and Mats.

Add Shadows and highlights to the die cuts that showed on each side with a Not Quite Navy marker and a white gel pen.

Added Brads and a ribbon and finished assembling it.

Here is is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to get out those down home stamps. 🙂

May you day be blessed.

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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 Fog (Nontraditional colors) – Tutorial #239

15 Comments July 24, 2009 zindorfstamps

Are you in the Fog today? I am, lol. This is a photo I snap this morning. It is a scene we see often out in the country where I live. Fog, fog, fog, I love it when I don’t have to drive in it. 🙂

Barn look familiar? It is the barn in my blog banner. I painted the pastel painting a few years ago and although the painting was sold I still use it as my banner.

Anyway, the fog made me want to create a foggy type scene today in my tutorial.

Sometimes I feel like I am in a rut so today I picked up some nontraditional colors to create my scene with. I also kept pulling out stamp sets. I used four Stampin’ Up sets, using one image out of each, lol.

By using all of those stamps I must have been making up for taking the day off yesterday. I was feeling a bit burned out so I took the day off completely “Mental Health Day”. My Husband, Russ got to hang out with me too. He proclaimed the day “No Fretting Thursday”. Which meant we agreed to not talk about work or home improvements not completed. We also spent the day hopping from on Garage sale to another. It was great!

So today I am back and refreshed, but have loads of things to do to prepare for my Dayton, Ohio Workshops tomorrow. I will be teaching at Marcos Paper, which I am always excited about doing. If you have not been to Marcos before, you must make the trip if you can. The store is a little piece of heaven for us stampers. Here is a link to their website if you want to check out all the great things they have going on there or to register for my workshops: http://www.marcopaper.com/. For those of you who will be attending the workshops tomorrow, I have some really fun and exciting projects for you. All new projects and kit for you Advanced Students. 🙂 There are a couple of spots available if you want to register, call Marco’s at 1-888-433-5239. FYI, from the looks of my calendar I may not make it back to Marco’s for months.

I also have a new workshop location to add to my calendar. I will be teaching my brayer workshops in the Boise area of Meridian, Idaho on April 24-25, 2010, Woohoo!! If interested in information/registration, please e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Itty Bitty Background, Pendant Park, Thoughts & Prayers, Lovely As a Tree

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black, Bordering Blue Pink Pirquette

Ink: Stampin’ Up Pink Pirquette, Rose Red, Bravo Burgundy, Bordering Blue, Basi Black

Accessories: Versmark Pad, Brayer, Stampin’ Up Piercing Tools, White Gel Pen, Silver Brads, Post it note, Sponges, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Square Texture Plate, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun

Stamped the Tree from the Stampin’ Up set “Thoughts & Prayers” by first loading the stamp with Versamark, then Pink Pirquette and then tapped on some black ink ont he trunk before stamping the image on a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Loaded Bordering Blue ink only on the tree part of the “Lovely As a Tree” stamp, omitting the ground area of the stamp. Stamped it twice at the top of the card stock.

Sponged Bordering Blue ink a the top of the card stock.

Sponged Rose Red ink at the top of the tree.

Sponged Pink Pirquette ink below the Bordering Blue ink.

Sponged Rose Red ink below the Pink Pirquette ink.

Sponged Bordering Blue ink at the base of the large tree to create a shadow.

Stamped the bench from the new Stampin’ Up set “Pendant Park” twice with Basic Black ink.

Masked the top of the card stock with a post it note and sponged Bordering Blue ink at the base of the benches to create a shadow for them.

Used the Speckle stamp and Rose Red ink to added the speckles at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged a bit of Bravo Burgundy ink at the bottom of the card stock and the very top of the tree.

Added White Gel Pen highlight to the tree, squirrels and benches.

Sponged Basic Black ink all around the edge of the card stock.

Used my Big Shot die cut machine and the Squares texture plate to emboss a Bordering Blue panel.

Brayered Bordering Blue ink over the embossed panel to bring out the texture more.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the outside edges of the Bordering Blue and Pink Pirquette panels.

Used my piercing tool to start my holes for the four silver brads.

Added a thin strip of black card stock to the Bordering Blue panel and then pierced holes down the center of it.

Used my white gel pen again to create the faux stitching on the card by dragging my pen from one pierced hole to the next, stopping in each hole with the pen.

Here is the complete card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your day be filled with nothing but clear skies!

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Sunflower Day – Tutorial #238

15 Comments July 22, 2009 zindorfstamps

ANNOUNCEMENT, ANNOUNCEMENT, I have added a few terrific cities to my Brayer Workshop travels. I will be teaching in:

St. Louis, Missouri on February 26-27, 2010 (call the Ink spot at 314-822-5544 for more information/registration)

Riverside, (Southern) California on May 1-2, 2010 (e-mail mzindorf@aim.com for more information/registration)

Helena, Montana on July 24-25, 2010 (e-mail mzindorf@aim.com for more information/registration)

Middleburg Heights, Ohio on July 31, 2010 (one day only) (e-mail mzindorf@aim.com for more information/registration)

Venice, Florida on August 7-8, 2010 (e-mail mzindorf@aim.com for more information/registration)

Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you wish to check out all my Brayer Workshop locations:

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

Now about today’s tutorial, this card was created this morning for my Mother who has a birthday today. Nothing like waiting until the last moment to get the card done, lol. Anyway, I wanted to give her a very bright and cheerful card. I believe I succeeded. 🙂

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Pick a petal” and “Bloomin’ Beautiful”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White and Chocolate Chip

Ink: Stampin’ Up Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise & Crushed Curry

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Tempting Turquoise Brads, Sponges, Tempting Turquoise Marker, Versamark pad and marker, Stamp-a-ma-mig, Circle Scissors, Piercing Tool

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way you can help support this blog is by ordering your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com If you are within the United States. Want a copy of the brand new 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. Through August 31 you can become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator for as little as $85 with the mini kit. Also Stampin’ Up is now having a weekly special, click this link to check it out: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotionsStarted with a piece of Whisper White card stock cut to 4″ x 5.5″ and a 2.5″ circle cut out of card stock using Circle Scissors.

I stamped the petals from the Stampin’ Up set “Pick a Petal” by first loading my stamp with Versamark, Crushed Curry ink and tapped the tip of the petal in Tangerine Tango ink before stamping it on the card stock. I repeated stamping and loading my stamp each time in between stamping.

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

Colored over all the petals with a Versamark marker and heat embossed the images again with clear embossing powder and a heat gun to protect the white dots on the petals.

Sponged Crushed Curry ink in the center of the flower.

Used a piece of card stock that has a 3″ circle cut out of it to mask my main image panel and sponged Tangerine Tango ink around the inside edge.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the inside edge of the mask, not covering the Tangerine Tango ink entirely.

Removed the mask and sponged Chocolate Chip ink in the center of the flower.

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink around the flower petals.

Using my Stamp a ma jig for place, stamped the word Bloom from the Stampin’ Up set “Bloomin’ Beautiful” in the center of the flower using Chocolate Chip ink.

Created a shadow by outlining the right sides of the petals with a Tempting Turquoise marker.

Sponged Tangerine Tango ink around the outside edge of the card stock.

Added some ribbon, Tempting Turquoise brads and assembled my card front.

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

May your day be bright and cheerful!

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Cardinal Not Just for Christmas – Tutorial #237

29 Comments July 21, 2009 zindorfstamps

Oh, how I love to take stamps that are out of season and use them on a card that is timeless. This Cardinal is from a Stampin’ Up set “A Cardinal Christmas” and as you can see you can use this set year around.

I also tried out my new Big Shot Die “Tulipe”. I only used part of the die cut. This Die has a few different design pieces that can be used by themselves or together for the full design.

FYI, I have updated my sales page with stamp sets I am selling. Here is a link: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/things-for-sale/

Let’s get started on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “A Cardinal Christmas”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Sahara Sand & Basic Black

Accessories: Versamark Pad and Marker, Prismacolor Markers, Sharpie Metallic Gold Marker, Brayer, Big Shot Die “Tulipe”, Sizzix Texture Plate, Big Shot Die Cutter, Gold Brads & Piercing Tool

Stamped the Cardinal on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Very Vanilla card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black Dye ink before stamping it.

If you have Black pigment ink you do not need the Versamark. 🙂

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

Note: I only own and use clear embossing powder. If you use clear embossing powder you can emboss in any color in which you have ink. 🙂 Saves money and space.

Colored the bird’s beak with a Goldenrod Prismacolor Marker.

Colored the bird in with a Cherry Prismacolor Marker.

Colored the darker parts of the bird with a Mahogany Red Prismacolor Marker.

Colored the leaves in with a Khaki Prismacolor Marker.

Colored the Berries in with the Mahogany Red Prismacolor Marker.

Colored the birds feet with a Cool Grey 50% Prismacolor Marker.

Colored over the image, staying in the embossed lines, with a Versamark Marker.

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

Now that my image has been heat embossed it will resist the ink that is stamped over it.

Stamped the Leaf stamp twice with Sahara Sand ink.

Sponged Sahara Sand ink around the outside edge of the card stock and behind the Sahara Sand Leaves.

Stamped the leaf stamp again using Basic Black ink.

Used a Sharpie Metallic Gold Paint Marker on the edge of the card stock.

Note: Hold the marker half on the card stock and half on the scrap paper and then pull the marker straight down the edge of the card stock. No ruler needed.

Used a Stampin’ Up Sizzix Texture Plate on a Sahara Sand card stock panel using my Big Shot.

Brayered Sahara Sand ink over the texturized panel to bring out the texture better.

Used the Sharpie Metallic Gold Marker on the edge of both the Sahara Sand and Black panels.

Used the Tulipe Big Shot Die and ran it through twice with Black card stock.

Only used part of the design on the finished card.

Added the Die cuts and 4 Gold Brads, using my piercing tool to start my brads.

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

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to look at your holiday stamps in a different light. I just might get more use out of them.

May your day be filled with love and happiness.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Dayton, Ohio

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Sunset Skateboarder – Tutorial #236

35 Comments July 15, 2009 zindorfstamps

I realize this is my third post today, lol. Two tutorials and blog candy to boot. I must really like my Blog Readers!

This is of course, for the boys!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Extreme Skateboard & Sanded Background Stamp

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Summer Sun, Elegant Egg Plant, Perfect Plum & Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: Sponge, Brayer, Stampin’ Up Circle Scissors to create mask

On a 3″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock brayered Summer Sun ink at the bottom.

Brayered Perfect Plum ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Elegant Eggplant ink at the top not covering the Perfect Plum ink entirely.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Used a 4.5″ card stock circle to mask the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock where it is not masked.

Used my Stamp A Ma Jig for placement and Stamped the Skateboarder with Basic Black ink.

Cut 3 panels, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie & Elegant Eggplant. Stamped the Sanded Background Stamp on each one. The Pumpkin Pie Panel and Eggplant panels were stamped in Elegant Eggplant ink and the Summer Sun Panel was stamped in Pumpkin pie ink.

Sponged Black around the edges of the panels to smudge them up a bit.

Assembled my card front and added a couple of brads to enhance the wheels of the skateboard. Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Be back on Monday.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Dream Gardens – Tutorial #234

24 Comments July 13, 2009 zindorfstamps

Hi Everyone, I’m back. . . . . . I had a terrific time going down South to New Johnsonville, Tennessee. I met the most terrific group of ladies. Just look at this group of Advanced Brayer Students. We got down and inky and really had a blast. 🙂

In fact, we had so much fun that I am going to return to New Johnsonville, Tennessee next July. So if you missed out on the Brayer workshops this time around contact me and we will get you registered for the next workshops. The advanced workshop is already half full, lol. 🙂

Now, I have an important announcement to make. The winner of the Stampin’ Up Dream Gardens stamp set is. . . . . . Drum-roll please. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evelyn—-Ks.stamper who wrote “Thanks so much for the chance to win this wonderful set. I have loved the last several cards you have posted and the tutorials, cased one yesterday of coarse it was nothing like as gorgeous as yours but I keep trying. I would love to win that gorgeous set please enter me…….Evelynn”

Evelynn CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get this set in the mail to you ASAP.

Thanks everyone for playing along.

Now on with today’s tutorial. I used the same set that I gave away “Dream Gardens” and paired it up with another great Stampin’ Up set “Eastern Influences”. Ladies you need both of these sets. They go perfect together!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Dream Gardens and Eastern Influences

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black, Sage Shadow & Blush Blossom

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Sage Shadow & Certainly Celery

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Brayer, Stampin’ Up Markers, Versamark Pad and Marker, Clear Embossing Powder and a heat gun, Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner Punch, Metallic Gold Sharpie Paint marker, Sponge

Are you inspired by this Blog? One way you can help support this blog is by ordering your Stampin’ Up products through me. You can order from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.comIf you are within the United States. Want a copy of the brand new 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. Through August 31 you can become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator for as little as $85 with the mini kit. Also Stampin’ Up is now having a weekly special, click this link to check it out: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions Stamped the flowers from the eastern Influences stamp set on a 4″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. I stamped the flowers twice loading the stamp with Versamark and Basic Black ink in between stampings.

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

Colored the inside of the leaves with a Sage Shadow marker.

Added Certainly Celery marker to the leaves.

Colored the darker parts of the flowers with a Blush Blossom marker.

Stamped the image from the “Dream Gardens” set by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored over all of the images with a Versamark marker, being very careful to stay within the embossed image lines and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder.

Brayered Sage Shadow ink at the top of the card stock.

Sponged Certainly Celery ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Sage Shadow ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Certainly Celery ink entirely.

Used a Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner Punch on the corners of the main image panel.

Edged my main image panel, Blush Blossom card stock panel and the Sage Shadow card stock panel with a Metallic Gold Sharpie Paint marker.

Assembled my card front and added 5 gold brads at the bottom. Used my Piercing mats and piercing tools to make the starter holes for the brads and to get them lined up correctly.

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

May your day be filled with blossoms and cool breezes.

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Dayton, Ohio

Columbia, Missouri

Lynchburg, Virginia

Greenwood, Indiana

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were 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/

Time Goes By So Swiftly – Tutorial #233

25 Comments July 8, 2009 zindorfstamps

Looking at my Grand Daughter below with her cake that she help me make last night I want to tear up. I swear it was just yesterday that she was born and here she is turning 6 years old. Happy Birthday Hailie Jade. Your are the light of my life!

So with that being said I wanted to create a card today that reflected time in some manner. So here it is.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Sense of Time and Thoughts & Prayers

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up White, Basic Black, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue & Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Versamark pad, Post it notes, sponge, White Gel Pen, Sakura Souffle Pens in Orange and light blue.

If you are within the United States. Want a copy of the brand new 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up Catalog for $9.95, just e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. Through August 31 you can become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator for as little as $85 with the mini kit. Also Stampin’ Up is now having a weekly special, click this link to check it out: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/promotions

Stamped Clock on a 4″ square piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it.

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

Masked the bottom of the card stock with a post it note and flipped it upside down and brayered Apricot Appeal ink on the card stock.

Flipped the card stock right side up and Brayered on Bashful Blue ink.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink on the card stock, not covering the Bashful Blue up entirely.

Brayered Dusty Durango ink on the Apricot Appeal ink, not covering it entirely.

Took the old Post it note mask off and put a new one on to cover the sky area. Sponged Old Olive ink on the unmasked area.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink on the right hand side of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink on the Right side of the card stock, not covering the Always Artichoke ink up entirely.

Stamped the tree by first loading the stamp with Old Olive ink. Then added Always Artichoke ink to one side of the tree leaves and Basic Black ink to the trunk before stamping it.

Sponged Basic Black ink all the way around the card stock edge and under the tree to create a shadow.

Stamped the gears twice with Basic Black ink.

Added White Gel pen hightlights to the tree and a few dots in the grassy area.

Layered the main image panel with a Dusty Durango Panel, Bashful Blue Panel and Basic Black Panel. Stamped the top of the tree at the bottom of the Black panel with White Craft (Pigment) ink.