Swing in Spring – Tutorial #194

30 Comments April 1, 2009 zindorfstamps

I bet you can guess what gave me the inspiration for this card. My 5 year old Grand Daughter is visiting me this week for her Spring Break so we have been hanging out in the park a lot. When making this card I found the Stampin’ Up sets Eastern Influences and A Kind Word work perfectly together. Don’t you think? Sure puts me in the mood for Spring.

Let’s get started on the tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up A Kind Word & Eastern Influences

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up Kiwi Kiss, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy & Baja Breeze, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Cameo Coral, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel & Basic Black, Prismacolor Pale Peach Marker, White Ribbon, Silver Brads, Versamark marker, White Gel pen, Sponge, Ruller, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Photo Corner Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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. Also, please consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. We have valuable monthly meetings in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Stamped the Girl image on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White Card stock with Palette Noir Black ink.

Colored the girls hat, dress and flowers with Stampin’ UP markers Creamy Carmel, Blush Blossom & Cameo Coral.

Added Barely Banana marker to her hair. Colored the swing seat with Creamy Caramel marker.

Colored the bird with Bashful Blue.

Colored her skin with a Pale Peach Prismacolor marker. This is a great color for skin tones.

Colored the leaves with an Old Olive marker.

Created a shadow on her hat with a Creamy Carmel marker. I went over this a few times to get it good and dark in this area.

Created a shadow on the bottom of her dress using the Blush Blossom marker. I went over it a few times to get the color good and dark for the shadow.

Created a shadow on the bottom sides of her arms and legs using the Pale Peach marker.

Colored over the entire image using a Versamark marker.

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

Now that my image has been heat embossed it will resist the brayered on ink for the background.

Brayered Kiwi Kiss ink at the bottom of the card stock.

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

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

Sponged Night of Navy at the top of the card stock and then on the card stock edges, all the way around.

Stamped the Stampin’ Up Eastern Influences Branch twice with Palette Hybrid Noir Black ink.

Colored the branches in with a Sahara Sand marker.

Used a white gel pen to dot in the flowers on the branches. Now we are talking Spring. 🙂

Drew in the swing rope to connect to the tree branch using a ruler and a Stampin’ Up Black marker.

Adhered my main image panel to a Whisper White panel and punched a Horizontal Slot on each side of the panel.

Slide my ribbon through and assembled the rest of the card front. Added Photo corner punches and silver brads.

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

May your day be filled with Spring Blossoms!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Fifth Avenue Rose – Tutorial #193

26 Comments March 30, 2009 zindorfstamps

Good Morning All!

I have my beautiful, 5 year old Granddaughter, Hailie Jade here with me this week since she is on Spring Break. I only get to see her a couple times a year since she lives out of state. This time we have together is so very precious to us. Over the weekend we went bowling, to the park, movie theater to see Bolt, Flea-market and made a couple of stops to visit relatives. Whew, she wears me out. But I love it.

With that being said, my post this week will be hit or miss depending on what us girls have planned for the day, lol. I believe today we will make a trip to the library and hang out here at the house reading. 🙂 Grandma needs a bit of down time, yawn. . . . . . . . .

Enough yammering from me.

Let’s get started on today’s tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ UP Fifth Avenue Floral, God’s Beauty & Baroque Motifs

Paper: Stampin’ Up Basic Black & Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Versamark pad & Marker, Prismacolor Markers, Stampin’ Up Close to Cocoa Marker, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Photo corner Punch, Silver Brads, Sponges

Stamped Rose on a 4″ square piece of Whisper White Card stock using Palette Noir Black ink.

Colored the flower in with a Deco Pink Prismacolor Marker.

Colored the shadow for each petal with a Clay Rose Prismacolor Marker.

Added just a fine line of Blush Pink Prismacolor marker to the shadow area to brighten it up a bit.

Colored over the entire image with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the leaves by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Old Olive ink before stamping. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

You do not have to worry about the over stamped leaves on the flower. When you heat the leaves the ink on the flower will melt away. 🙂

Colored the leaves with a Limepeel Prismacolor Marker.

Added Light Olive Green Prismacolor marker to one side of each of the leaves.

Colored over the leaves with Versamark marker and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink all over the card stock.

Over stamp the flower and leaves with more leaves using Chocolate Chip ink only.

Used the sponge that I applied the Chocolate chip background with to go over the embossed images to wipe away the stamped ink off of them.

Colored in the Chocolate Chip leaves with a Close to Cocoa marker to make them look like shadows.

Stamped the Baroque Motifs Flourish on all four sides of a 5.25″ square piece of Whisper White card stock using Chocolate Chip ink.

Sponged Creamy Caramel ink on the card stock using a circular motion.

Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink on the left side of the card stock over the Creamy Caramel ink.

Sponged Basic Black ink on the edges of both the background panel and the main image panel.

Punched four small photo corners out.

Assembled the card front and added the photo corners and a silver brad to each photo corner. I use my piecing tool to start the brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your day be filled with people you love!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Birds in Landing – Tutorial #192

24 Comments March 27, 2009 zindorfstamps

I would be so happy to have a stamp collection full of Trees, foliage and birds. If you follow my blog, you know that already, lol.

I used two neglected shades of gray in today’s tutorial. I tend to forget how dramatic a dark sky can look when you put white birds in it.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Ever After, Cape Arago Birds

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Taken With Teal and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Taken with Teal, Basic Gray, Going Gray & Baja Breeze

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Brayer, Brads, Ribbon, Sponge

Started this project with a 3.5″ x 8.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered Baja Breeze ink on the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Taken with Teal ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Flipped the card stock around and brayered Going Gray ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Basic Gray ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Going Gray ink entirely.

Stamped the Stampin’ Up Ever After plant stamp with Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock a few times.

Stamped three different Cape Arago birds that very in size with Basic Black ink.

Colored in the flowers and Birds with a White Gel pen.

Sponge Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock by scrapping the sponge on the edge of the card stock.

Added Brads, ribbon and a few basic panels and here is my finished card measuring 4″ x 9″.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to try putting white objects on dark backgrounds to make them pop!

Have a super great weekend.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

A Deer For My Youngest Son – Tutorial #190

9 Comments March 25, 2009 zindorfstamps

This is a no frills card for my Youngest Son, Mitchell’s birthday. For Masculine cards I try to stay away from ribbon, at least for the men in my life. Punches come in handy for masculine cards. They add something to the design without going over the top and they don’t look frilly. I made use of the Stampin’ Up ticket corner punch and the tab punch today.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Nature Silhouettes and Totally Tabs

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black, Baja Breeze & Kiwi Kiss

Ink: Stampin Up Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze & Pink Pirquette

Accessories: Sponges, Brayer, Tab Punch, Ticket Corner punch, Silver Brads, Post it notes

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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. Also, please consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. We have valuable monthly meetings in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Started with a 4″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White and masked the sky area of the card stock with a post it note.

Brayered Pink Pirquette ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Flipped the card stock around and brayered on Baja Breeze ink at the top of the water area.

Added another post it note mask, only this time put it on at an angle to create my hill.

Sponged on Kiwi Kiss ink.

Flipped the card stock around and sponged Old Olive ink at the top of the hill area.

Added a touch of Black ink at the top of the hill with a sponge.

Removed the bottom mask and stamped the deer with Basic Black ink.

Took the mask off of the sky area and put a Post it Note mask over the water area. Brayered Pink Pirquette ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of the card stock not covering the Pink Pirquette ink entirely.

Sponged some simple mountain shapes in at the post it note edge with Basic Gray ink.

Added Basic Black ink with a sponge at the Post it note edge, not covering the Basic Gray ink entirely.

Removed the mask and sponged in the reflection mountains with Not Quite Navy ink.

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

My original mountains were a bit small so I made them a little larger by sponging more Basic Gray ink on.

Stamped the Totally Tab Stamp on Baja Breeze card stock and punched it out with the tab punch.

Dragged the bottom of the punched tab over the Kiwi Kiss ink pad to give it a bit of color.

Used the ticket corner punch on my main image panel and the two panels underneath it.

Assembled card front and added tab.

Added brads to the punched tab and finished assembling the card. Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to get out your punches when making your masculine cards.

May your day be as calm and peaceful as this scene.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Direct to Paper Scene – Tutorial #187

66 Comments March 18, 2009 zindorfstamps

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Lovely as a Tree

Paper: Stampin’ Up Old Olive, Whisper White & Basic Black

Ink: Distress Ink Tattered Rose, Old Paper, Frayed Burlap, Dried Marigold, Peeled Paint, Black Soot, Aged Mahogany, Adirondack Pesto

Accessories: Big Shot and Top Note Die, Brads, Sponge, Chocolate Chip marker, White Gel Pen, Black Marker

I will start out with an assortment of Distress pads and a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Here is a shot of one of the distress ink pads. See how the pad is raised above the plastic base. You can use the raised pad edge to smear/streak the color on your card stock.

Using the Old Paper distress pad edge, smeared the ink on the bottom of the card stock.

Using the corner of the Frayed Burlap Distress ink pad, smeared a bit of ink on.

Used the edge of the Aged Mahogany Distress ink pad with a half of circle motion to create a bit of grasses on the card stock.

Used the edge of the Peeled Paint Distress pad and created a streak of ground in the middle of the scene.

Used the edge of the Aged Mahogany pad and smeared ink from the left side of the sky to the right side.

Tapped the edge of the Black Soot Distress Ink pad along the horizon line randomly to create some interest in the distance.

Stamped the Oak Tree with Black Soot Distress Ink.

Colored in the trunk with a Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip marker.

Sponged Adirondack Pesto Ink on the lower leaf area of the tree.

Sponged Peeled Paint Distress ink on the upper leaf area of the tree.

The sky area looked a little bland so I used the edge of the Tattered Rose Distress pad and smeared the ink from Left to Right across the sky area.

Added a bit of Dried Marigold Distress ink in the sky area using the edge of the ink pad.

That’s a little better. 🙂

My tree was fading a bit in the back ground so I added some dots on the left side of the tree leaf area and outlined the left side of the trunk with a White Gel Pen.

Used a black marker to outline the right side of the tree and added some dots on the right side of leaf area.

Used my new Big Shot Die Cut machine and the Top Note Die to create my mat for my scene out of a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

I used the negative piece and layered it on top of my main image panel.

Sponged Peeled Paint Distress Ink on the right and left side of the white panel.

Cut an 4 7/8″ x 6 3/8″ piece of Old Olive Card stock and sponged Pesto ink at the corners of it.

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

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to get out your ink pads and smear some ink on something. 🙂

May your Wednesday be filled with Spring breezes and sunshine.

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

Hugs,

Michelle Zindorf

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Wheaton, Illinois

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Castro Valley, California

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

Lynchburg, Virginia

Columbia, Missouri

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Blog Candy and Mellow Lake – Tutorial #185

402 Comments March 11, 2009 zindorfstamps

Hello, Hello, Hello! I am flying around here today preparing for my trip tomorrow to Wheaton Illinois where I will be teaching my Brayer workshops to some totally terrific ladies Friday and Saturday. By the way, there are a couple of spots left if you want to jump in at the last moment, but you will have to let me know today via e-mail at mzindorf@aim.com and we will see if we can get you signed up before I leave tomorrow morning.

My tutorial this morning is a very mellow scene. I think this would be a great thinking of you or sympathy card. It has such a peaceful feel to it.

But before I get into the tutorial today I have Blog candy to give away.

To throw your hat in the ring to win this stunning stamp set by Basic Grey, please leave a comment on this post for me to enter you. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link and then leave a comment at the end of the post:

http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/03/11/blog-candy-and-mellow-lake-tutorial-185/

I will use a random number generator when I return from Illinois on Monday, March 16th to select the winner.

Good Luck to All!

Now on with the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up LeJardin Botanique

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up Going Gray, Bordering Blue & Basic Black

Accessories: Brayer, sponges, Post it notes, Brads, Ribbon

Brayered Bordering Blue ink on the top of a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Flipped the card stock around and brayered Bordering Blue ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Tore a post it note through the sticky edge and used it as a mask for the sky.

Sponged Going Gray ink on to create a mountain.

Added another post it note and lightly sponged in a circular motion Black ink along the bottom post it note and right at the edge of the top torn post it note.

Removed the two post it notes and torn a new one to create a mirror image of the mountain. Put it at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Going Gray ink at the post it note edge to create the mountain reflection.

Flipped the card stock upside down and sponged Going gray under the black ink in the middle of the card stock.

Lightly added black in the middle of the card stock, not covering the Gray ink entirely. Also sponged a bit of the black ink right at the torn post it note edge.

Sponged Bordering Blue in on the left middle section of the card stock over the black and gray.

Stamped the tree using Basic Black ink.

Now this is a perfect example of why I should take a moment and use my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement. I stamped my tree upside down with Basic Black ink to create the reflection of the original tree in the water. I was just a bit off with my stamping and it looks a bit weird.

My advice use a Stamp-a-ma-jig to line things up perfectly.

Put a post it note under the top tree and sponged Basic Black ink at the post it note edge to create the little land edge.

Removed the post it note and assembled the card front. I used my piercing tool to pierce through the ribbon and card stock in order to start my brads.

Here is my finished card measuring 5 1/8″ x 6 5/8″.

May you have a perfectly mellow rest of the week.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

By the way I have added two more locations for brayer workshops. I will be in Broomfield, Colorado and Knox, Maine!

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Wheaton, Illinois

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

Stoughton, Wisconsin

Knox, Maine

Broomfield, Colorado

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Butterfly and Flowers – Tutorial # 182

26 Comments March 3, 2009 zindorfstamps

Well! This card was a bear to photograph. I ended up going outside in the cold and wind to take this photo in my PJ’s and I am still not happy with the way the photo looks compared to the original piece. On top of that my computer is acting up so I am holding my breath as I type this hoping I can get this posted some time today. It is one of those days when things keep going wrong, so much so you just have to laugh it off.

Well I better get on with the tutorial while the getting is good. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up God’s Beauty, Bloomin’ Beautiful & Baroque Motifs

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Cameo Coral

Ink: Stampin’ Up Regal Rose, Cameo Coral, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black & Always Artichoke

Accessories: Versamark Pad and Marker, Stampin’ Up Markers, Brads, Clear embossing powder, heat gun & Sponge

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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.

Stamped Butterfly by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Black ink before stamping it on a piece of 5″ x 4″ Whisper White card stock. I then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped flowers by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Regal Rose, and patted the Artichoke ink pad on the stem area of the stamp. All of the coloring was done with ink pads before stamping. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the flowers with a Blush Blossom marker.

Colored the darker areas of the flower with a Pretty in Pink marker.

Colored in the leaves and stem with an Always Artichoke Marker.

Colored the Top part of the butterfly’s wings with a Sage Shadow marker.

Colored the bottom part of the wings in with an Apricot Appeal marker.

Added a bit of More Mustard marker to the bottom part of the wings.

Added Always Artichoke marker to the top middle of the wings.

Colored the flowers and butterfly with in with a Versmark marker and heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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

Stamped the flourish again 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.

Sponged Creamy Caramel ink all over the card stock being heavier on the edges.

Sponged on Cameo Coral around the edges.

Sponged Rose Red on.

Stamped the wording on the left side of the card stock with Creamy Caramel ink.

Sponged Chocolate chip and then added a bit of black to the edge of the card stock.

Assembled the card front, took a million pictures, lol and here you have it the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5.

Before I end my post for today I wanted to share a couple of photos. The first one is of some great ladies from my Advanced Brayer workshop last weekend. Hi ladies!!!

Now I told them they could take pictures with me if they made me tall and skinny. This made me laugh when I received it! Gotta love it!

May you have a terrific, fun filled day!

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Wheaton, Illinois

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

Stoughton, Wisconsin

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Embossed Ocean Commotion – Tutorial #181

19 Comments February 27, 2009 zindorfstamps

When I first layed eyes on this Stampin’ Up Ocean Commotion stamp set I knew I had to get it. Usually the ocean life sets are cartoony and I just don’t do well working with them. But now that we have a set that is more realistic, hmmmm the possibilities are endless for me. I heat embossed every image on this project with clear embossing powder. This is not a quick project, lol. I was happy with the way it turned out, especially since this is my first time using this set. My trial run, so to speak.

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Ocean Commotion, Seaside & Baroque Motifs

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Not Quite Navy & Kiwi Kiss

Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke & Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Stampin’ Up markers, White Gel Pen, Faber Castell Black marker, Brayer, Versamark pad and Marker, Post it note, White Ribbon, Brads, Clear embossing powder and a Heat Gun, Piercing Tool

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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.

Stamp the seahorse twice by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then the ink before stamping. I stamped them in Creamy Caramel and Baja Breeze ink on a 3.25″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Heat embossed the seahorses with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored over the seahorses using a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. I did this step so I would not lose the white details in the image when I later apply the ink for the background.

Stamped the Baroque Motifs Flourish stamp by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then loading the stamp with Always Artichoke before stamping it. I then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the shells by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Close to Cocoa ink before stamping them. I heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the shells with a Creamy Caramel marker.

Added Close to Cocoa marker to the shells.

Colored over the shells with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed them using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Ocean Commotion Flourish by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Kiwi Kiss ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Note: When you over stamp an embossed image with another one you don’t have to worry about cleaning off of the first embossed image. The ink will resist and melt right off when you heat the second embossed image. Clear as mud, lol?

Tear a post it note through the stick part and use it as a mask for the ocean floor.

Brayer on Not Quite Navy ink.

Flip the card stock around and Brayer Baja Breeze ink at the top of the card stock.

The Not Quite Navy was not dark enough and my Baja Breeze seahorse was not showing up well so I flip the card stock back around and Brayered Night of Navy ink over the Not Quite Navy ink. Now that is better. 🙂

Wiped the brayered ink from the embossed images with a cotton rag.

Removed the mask.

Outlined the Baroque Motifs flourish on the right side of the image using a Faber Castell black marker. I also outlined the Baja Breeze seahorse and the right side of the Creamy Carmel seahorse. Added White dots as bubbles with a White Gel Pen.

Assembled my card front. Used a Piercing tool to start my holes for my brads.

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

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to try a multi-layered emboss resist scene.

May your ocean today be smooth and peaceful.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:

Wheaton, Illinois

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

Stoughton, Wisconsin

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

Embrace Life Today – Tutorial #180

53 Comments February 25, 2009 zindorfstamps

I needed to get my embossing powder fix this morning so I came up with this project using the Stampin’ Up Set Embrace Life and some clear embossing powder, love that stuff, lol. I also love pink and brown together so I decided to use that color combo and add a bit of a twist by using Apricot Appeal in the background center to add a glow to the project. Hope you like it. 🙂

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Embrace Life

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Apricot Appeal

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Apricot Appeal, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Sponges, Stampin’ Up Markers, White Gel Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Copper Brad, Versamark Marker, Clear embossing powder and a heat gun

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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.

I used a Curvy Cutter and cut a 5″ circle out of Whisper White Card Stock.

Stamped the flowers around the edge of the circle using Basic Black ink.

Used a Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the flower in the center using Basic Black ink.

Colored some of the flower petals on the small flowers and the entire large flower with a Pretty in Pink marker.

Added a bit of Cameo Coral marker to all of the flowers.

Went over the large flower’s center and the edges of the large flower again with the Pretty in Pink marker to get a graduation of color in the flower.

Colored over all of the little flowers and the entire large flower with a Versamark marker and heat embossed all of them at once using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Using a circular motion I sponged Apricot Appeal ink in the center of the circle.

Sponged Creamy Caramel ink around the outside of the circle, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink entirely.

Sponged Close to Cocoa ink around the edge of the circle, not covering the Creamy Caramel ink entirely.

Added Chocolate Chip ink at the very edge of the card stock using a sponge.

Stamped the leaves with Creamy Caramel ink.

Colored the leaves in with an Apricot Appeal marker.

Added an outline of Close to Cocoa marker on the bottom of the leaves.

Added a white highlight to the tops of the leaves and the center of the large flower.

Adhered the main image panel to a Chocolate Chip 5″ square panel and sponged Basic Black at each corner of the Chocolate Chip Panel.

Added a 5 1/8″ square panel of Apricot Appeal card stock and a Copper Brad in the center of the large flower.

Here is the finished card measuring 5 1/8″ square.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to use a warm color in the center of your next project to create a glow.

By the way I have added a few new states to my Brayer Workshop schedule yesterday. Get ready! I am coming to:

Wheaton, Illinois

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dayton, Ohio

Savannah, Georgia

Covington, Indiana

Buffalo, Minnesota

Webster, New York

Stoughton, Wisconsin

May you be glowing with life today!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

I need a Chef – Tutorial #178

23 Comments February 18, 2009 zindorfstamps

Today I created a little different scene for you using a masking technique with Post it Notes. Grab your favorite beverage and hang out a while with me.

Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Voil`a & Voil`a to Go

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Stampin’ Up Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron, Always Artichoke & Basic Black

Accessories: Sponges, Post it Notes, Stampin’ Up Markers, Black Ribbon, Copper Brads & a Brayer

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products 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.

Stamped the Chef with Basic Black ink on a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Stamped the coffee cup with basic black ink.

Stamped the Chef and the coffee cup again on post it notes and cut them out to use as mask. Try to stamp as much of the image as you can on the sticky part of the post it note. When cutting your mask out cut inside the design area a bit so you don’t end up with a white shadow around your image after coloring in the background.

Sponged So Saffron ink all over the background of the card stock using a pouncing up and down motion to get a speckled look.

Sponged Kiwi Kiss ink on the card stock, not covering the So Saffron ink all the way.

Masked the top of the card stock with a post it note right over the other masks.

Brayered Kiwi Kiss ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the edge of the post it note mask.

Removed all the masks.

Colored the chef’s skin, cup and outlined his suit with a Creamy Caramel marker.

Did some outlining with a Close to Cocoa Marker.

Colored his scarf and part of the cup with a Pumpkin Pie marker.

Outlined the scarf and the detail on the cup with a Really Rust marker.

Colored the tray and the bottom of the chef’s feet with a black marker.

Sponged Always Artichoke around the outside of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock not covering the Always Artichoke ink entirely. If you get really dark around the edge of your card stock the lighter center of the card stock pops!

Added a few simple layers and stamped the sentiment with Basic Black ink. Added the ribbon and 3 copper brads.

Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to try masking with post it notes. It is an easy way to create a scene.

P.S. I have updated my sales page with more retired Stamp Sets.

May you be content in whatever you are doing today!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Here is a link to all of my tutorials: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

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

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