Feel the Chill – Tutorial #442

18 Comments August 1, 2011 zindorfstamps

I think the United States needs some chilly thought waves right about now. I know here in Ohio it has been really hot and humid, yuck! Anyway, heres to some cooler tempatures. At least, this polar bear seems to be enjoying some in today’s card tutorial #442.

Announcement! Stampin’ Up is running a great special for the month of August, 2011. Purchase 3 Designer Series Paper packs and get one free. This is a good time to get those new Designer series paper packs that are in the New Idea Book & Catalog and Summer Mini catalog. Click here to shop now.

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Zoo Review, Serene Snowflakes, Season of Joy

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Marina Mist, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Brayer, Sponges, White Gel Pen, River Rock Marker, Silver Brads, Label Punch, Versamark pad and Marker, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Post it notes

Techniques: Brayered Sky and Emboss Resist

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.

Stamped the polar bear from the Stampin’ Up! set Zoo Review on a 3.75″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Note: you can use Basic Black Craft ink for this step also.

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

Added River Rock marker to the shadow areas of the bear.

Colored over the bear with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Note: Your image should be glassy looking.

Ripped a couple of post it notes and used them to mask my snow area.

Brayered So Saffron ink at an angle at the bottom of the unmasked area.

Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at an angle, not covering the So Saffron ink entirely.

Using a paper towel, gently wiped the ink off of my embossed bear. Note: This should be done after each color that you brayer on.

Brayered Marina Mist ink at the top of the card stock at an angle.

Brayered Pacific Point ink at an angle at the top of the card stock, not covering the Marina Mist ink entirely.

Brayered Night of Navy ink at the top left hand corner at an angle.

Removed the snow masks and ripped a couple of clear post it notes and masked my first hills in the snow.

Sponged Marina Mist ink at the post it note edges.

Removed the post it note masks and added a new straight edged mask to cover the bear. Sponged Marina Mist ink at the post it note edge to create a shadow for the bear.

Removed the mask, reused the ripped post it note mask to create some hills at the bottom of the card stock. Sponged Marina mist ink at the post it note edges.

Stamped the flourish from the Stampin’ Up! set Season of Joy a couple of times using Marina Mist ink. Wiped the ink off of the bear using a paper towel.

Stamped some snowflakes from the Stampin’ Up! set Serene Snowflakes using Whisper White ink. Note: be sure that your sky is completely dry before stamping the snowflakes or the White ink will take on the sky colors.

Added White Gel pen to the flourishs and snowflakes to give them more depth.

Punched a Note Quite Navy Decorative Label and cut it in half.

Added the Decorative label halfs, a Pumkin Pie Panel, Marina Mist Panel, Not Quite Navy panel and 4 silver brads.

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

May your day be totally Kool.

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.

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Greenville, Tennessee

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Lawrence, Kansas

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

Waterfall – Tutorial #441

26 Comments July 29, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey All,

Today’s tutorial is my version of a direct to paper waterfall. Check it out. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Plant Hope

Paper: Stampin’ Up! River Rock and Cherry Cobber

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, River Rock and Baja Breeze ink pads, River Rock ink spot

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Silver Brads, Jumbo Silver Grommet, White Gel Pen, Basic Black and Certainly Celery markers

Techniques: Direct to Paper

Using the edge of a River Rock ink spot, put the lines in for my waterfall on a 3.5″ x 7″ piece of River Rock card stock.

Sponged River Rock ink around the outside of the the waterfall. This brings out the waterfall and makes it seem much lighter in color.

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

Using a Basic Black marker, colored in just the tree (excluded the pot on the stamp) and stamp the tree repeatedly, attaching the trees together on the right side so they look like they are hanging down. Note: ignore the white tree at the top of the card stock. I tried to stamp the trees in white first, but they did not show up well.

Colored in the tree trunks with the brush end of a Basic Black marker.

Colored in all of the leafy areas using a Certainly Celery marker. Added White Gel Pen highlights to the tops of the leaves. Also added white gel pen highlights within the waterfall.

Added Basic Black marker to the bottom of some of the leafy bunches to create some depth in the trees.

Added more White Gel pen highlights to the leafy areas and highlighted the tree trunks.

Added a Cherry Cobber and River Rock panels. Also added Silver Brads to the corners of the main image panel, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to the bottom of the card and a Jumbo Silver Grommet to the ribbon.

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

May your day be nothing but cool or kool. 🙂

I’m off to take my Grand Daughter to the local Teahouse for Desert and Tea and then to the movies to see the Zoo Keeper.

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.

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

Rainy Day at the Beach – Tutorial #440

9 Comments July 27, 2011 zindorfstamps

How about a little stormy scene today. I think I am doing the rain dance today so I don’t have to go out and water my gardens in this heat, lol. Think rain, think rain, think rain.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Let’s get started. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Sweets for the Sweet

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Real Red

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Techniques: Brayering, Masking

Brayered Crumb Cake ink at the bottom of a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

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

Masked the sky area with a post it note and sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the post it note edge.

Stamped the pole using Soft Suede ink.

Stamped the umbrella top on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock using Real Red ink.

Cut out the image and adhered it to the main image panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Mask over the umbrella with a post it note and sponge Crumb Cake ink below the umbrella to create a shadow.

Ripped a hill in the post it note and sponged Crumb Cake ink in the hill shape to create a mound of sand.

Using the edge of a post it note at a slant on the card stock, made white gel pen dashes along the post it note edge to create the rain. Kept moving the post it note until I had rain all the way across the card stock.

Ripped a cloud shape in a post it note and put it at the top of the card stock. Sponged Sahara Sand ink in the cloud shape.

Added Basic Black ink right at the post it note edge.

Removed the mask and sponged Whisper White ink over the cloud to tone it down a bit.

Added a crumb Cake panel and Real Red panel. Wanted to keep this lay out clean and simple. Here is the finished card that measures 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be more cheerful than this. 🙂

Until my next post. . . . . .

Huge Hugs from me and my Grand Daughter, Hailie Jade. We are off to play now.

Michelle

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

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

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

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)

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….

On the Rocks – Tutorial #433

17 Comments June 27, 2011 zindorfstamps

Happy Monday!

Let’s make some waves today using clear embossing powder to protect the white of the card stock. But before we get started on today’s tutorial I have a blog candy winner to announce.

The winner of the Stampin’ Up! Playful Pieces stamp set is. . . . . . . . . .

Sharleen Beresford who wrote “OOH LA LA count me in and enter my name please for this wonderful stamp set! Thanks for the “blog candy” and as usual thank you for your inspiration and generous artistic spirit!”

Sharleen Beresford, Congratulations! Please e-mail your mailing address to me at mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will get this great stamp set right out to you.

Thanks to all who played along!

Now on with the tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Just Believe

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Pacific Point and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Marina Mist, Basic Black, Pacific Point

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponges, Rhinestone Brads, Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon, Top Note Die, Big Shot, Photo Corner Punch, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, post it note, Versamark pad

Techniques: Emboss Resist, Brayering, Direct to Paper

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.

Die cut a Top Note from Whisper White card stock using my Big Shot Machine.

Stamped the plant images using Basic Black ink and heat embossed them using clear embossing powder.

Using a sponge, applied Versamark lightly where I want my wave to be in the scene. Heat embossed the Versamark using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Note: When you put the embossing powder on you can lightly remove some of it until it looks like what you want before heating it.

Brayered Marina Mist ink on the card stock. Now you can see where the embossed Versamark is. 🙂

Ripped a post it note and used it as a mask to create my rocks.

Sponged the unmasked area of the card stock using Marina Mist ink.

Smeared Pacific Point ink on the card stock (Direct to paper technique) from the left side of the card stock to the right, lightly. Leave some of the Marina Mist ink showing through.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock. Buffed the embossed parts of the card stock with a paper towel to remove any excess ink that may be on it.

Cut a 5″ square Whisper White card stock panel and Sponged Marina Mist around the edges. Distressed edges of the card stock using Basic Black ink. Also distress the edges of the top note using Basic Black ink.

Assembled the card by adding a 5.5″ square Basic Black panel, 5.25″ square Pacific Point panel, Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black and Pacific Point photo corner punches and Rhinestone brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your

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

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Tumble in the Grass – Tutorial #432

21 Comments June 22, 2011 zindorfstamps

I have another emboss resist card for you this week. I know this is a bit Fallish, but I love the colors. Hope you do too.

I really have no time to chat today. I’m packing for my trip to Ottumwa, Iowa tomorrow. So let’s get right to the tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Inspired by Nature and Autumn Splendor

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Cajun Craze and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, mat pack, piercing tool, linen thread, More Mustard Marker, Versamark pad and marker, buttons, Modern Label punch

Techniques: Emboss Resist and Brayering

Loaded my Inspired by Nature Stamp with Versamark and then loaded it with Old Olive ink before stamping it on a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. You can use Stampin’ Up Craft Old Olive ink and not use the Versamark for this step.

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

Stamped the Autumn Splendor leaf by loading my stamp first with Versamark and then with Cajun Craze before stamping it. Reloaded for the second image. Heat embossed both images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the leaves in with a More Mustard marker.

Patted the excess ink off of the embossed images using a paper towel. (Don’t rub)

Colored over the leaves using a Versamark marker and heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at an angle.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at an angle, not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Sponged a bit of Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock. The black ink will stain your embossed images.

Buffed my embossed images off using a paper towel.

Added 2 Cajun Craze panels, 1 Whisper White panel and 1 Tempting Turquoise panel. Also added 2 Cajune Craze Modern Label punches that have one end cut off.

Using the mat pack and piercing tool, added 4 holes in each label punch.

Added 2 buttons that have linen thread tied through them.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.75″ square. This is no little card folks!

May be be able to roll around in the grass today! Remember doing that as a kid?

Until my next post. . . . . . .

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

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

A Day In The Country – Tutorial #431

18 Comments June 21, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hello, hope all is well with you. Things are busy as usual here, but all is well.

I have a fun scene for you today. I live in a rural area and this is a scene that I often get to see in person. Farms, fields, animals, love it! The banner at the top of my blog is a photo of a pastel painting I created of the farm directly across the road from my house. I truly love living in a home that is surrounded by farms. I get to enjoy the country life without having to work a farm. 🙂 Anyhow, today’s tutorial uses brayering along with the emboss resist technique. This is a great way to get light colored images in front of dark backgrounds. It also makes it possible to get depth in your scenes.

Let’s get started. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Farm Life, Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Whiper White, Basic Black, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze and So Saffron

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponge, paper snips, Markers (Basic Black, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake), Ticket Corner Punch, Old Olive Brads, Post it notes, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, paper towel

Colored my Stampin’ Up! Farm Life stamp in with a Versamark marker and then with a Basic Black marker before stamping it on a 3″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock. I did not color the clouds on the stamp.

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

Colored the right side of the barn and silo using a Sahara Sand marker. Colored the roofs, twice using the same Sahara Sand marker, letting the marker dry in between coats. This gives you a darker color.

Colored the hay bales using a So Saffron marker.

Added Crumb Cake marker to the base of the hay bales.

Colored the trees and bushes using a Certainly Celery marker.

Colored over the embossed images (be very careful to stay within the lines) using a Versamark marker. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun to protect the images.

Now that my images are embossed I can brayer over them.

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

Ripped the edge off of a couple of post it notes and used them to mask the sky area of my scene.

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

Removed the mask and gently wiped my embossed images off with a paper towel.

Added Certainly Celery marker to the horizon line.

Stamped the Wheat Stamp using Chocolate Chip ink.

Stamped the Wheat stamp a bit lower using Basic Black ink.

I wanted a bit more drama in the sky area so I brayered More Mustard ink right at the top of the card stock.

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

Stamped the stampin’ Up Inspired by Nature Stamp using Whisper White ink on Basic Black card stock. Cut the images out with Stampin’ Up Paper Snip scissors.

Added a Basic Black panel, Pear Pizzazz panel and a Whisper White Panel. Used the Stampin’ Up! Ticket Corner punch on the Whisper White panel and the Main Image panel. Adhered the cut our flowers to the front of the card stock. Added white Gel Pen highlights to the flowers.

Added a strip of Basic Black card stock and 2 Old Olive brads.

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

May your day be filled with peace and sunshine.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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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)

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Shells on the Beach – Tutorial #430

21 Comments June 16, 2011 zindorfstamps

Good morning and hello. I’m sooooo ready for Summer. How about you?

Today I felt like creating a little beach scene using the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Nest stamp set. I love to be outdoors and this set calls my name frequently. It is definitely in my top ten when it comes to stamp sets.

Do you ever have one of those crafting session where you pull out everything, including the kitchen sink? Well that was me this morning. Even thou the card does not look over done, thank goodness. I had so many of my embellishments etc. out trying to make them work, but as usual I went with just a ribbon treatment, LOL. Oh, but I did get a little layer happy.

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Nest

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, River Rock, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Sahara Sand, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, River Rock and Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Scallop Circle Die Cut, Big Shot Machine, Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Snips, White Gel Pen, Craft Knife, Basic Black and Soft Suede Markers, Brayer, Stampin’ Up! Color Spritzer Tool

I started my project by die cutting a Scallop Circle using my Big Shot Machine and Whisper White card stock.

Brayered River Rock ink on the card stock.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise on the other side.

Brayered Not Quite Navy on the top, not covering the Tempting Turquoise entirely.

I speckled the sand area of the card stock using my Stampin’ Up! Color Spritzer Tool and a Soft Suede Marker.

Stamped the shells by loading my stamp first with Tangerine Tango ink and then patted the Sahara Sand on the top and bottom of the stamp image before stamping it on Whisper White card stock. This gave me a 2 toned image.

Cut the 2 shells out.

Sponged Sahara Sand ink at the top and bottom of the shells. Sponged Tangerine Tango ink in the middle area.

Darkened the edges and stripes in the middle of the shells with a Sahara Sand marker.

Added Basic Black marker to the right side of one shell and left side of the other shell.

Sponged 2 spots of Sahara Sand ink in the sand area to create a shadow for the shells.

Glued the Shells on the card stock. Added lots and lots of White Gel pen dots to create sea foam. Cut a slit on each side of the Scallop Circle using craft knife. Put my Peach Parfait Ribbon through the slits.

Cut 2 panels of River Rock, one Tempting Turquoise panel (not shown), 1 panel of Tangerine Tango. Distressed the edges of the River Rock panels using Not Quite Navy ink and a sponge. Used the Stampin’ Up! Color Spritzer Tool and the Soft Suede Marker lightly on the smallest River Rock panel.

Assembled by card using Stampin’ Demionsionals under the scallop circle.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.75″ square.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and give it a try.

May your day be just beachy!

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.

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.

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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

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