Cat in the Pumpkin – Tutorial #449

10 Comments September 2, 2011 zindorfstamps

Hey There,

First of all, thank you, thank you to all of you that sent me birthday wishes via cards, blog comments, facebook comments, e-cards, e-mails etc. Wow! you really made my birthday a very special day. My readers/friends, you all know your friends, right? You all ROCK!

I have another cat card for you today. This one is a bit more involved than my last post, grin. This one was more fun for me. I love to make a scene in more ways than one, lol. By layering the images in this scene it gave it quite a bit of depth.

One thing before I start the tutorial, the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog period has started. Have you seen it? I had to purchase just about everything in it. It’s one of Stampin’ UP’s best minis in my opinion. You can check out the totally wonderful holiday stamps and accessories by CLICKING HERE. Want a free copy of the Holiday Mini Catalog? E-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com (include your mailing address in your e-mail, please) and I will get one out to you. Please remember, you can order from me 24/7 by CLICKING HERE and your order will be shipped directly to you from Stampin’ Up!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Jack of All Trades, “C” is for Cat and Season of Friendship

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Old Olive and Perfect Plum

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum and Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! White Gel Pen, Cajun Craze and Old Olive Markers, Brayer, 2.5″ Circle and 1″ Square punches

Techniques: Masking and Brayering

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. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HEREto place an order and have your ordered delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up! 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.

Punched a 2.5″ circle from a post it note and used it to mask my moon by putting it on a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayer Tempting Turquoise ink at the top left corner of the card stock at an angle.

Brayered Perfect Plum in and then Elegant Eggplant ink at an angle on the bottom right corner of the card stock.

Stamped the Season of Friendship tree using Basic Black ink.

Stamp a few Season of Friendship Leaves using Cajun Craze ink.

On a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock, stamp the Jack of All Trades Pumpkin by loading the stamp with More Mustard ink and then patted the Cajun Craze ink pad on the stamp so the left side of the image comes out shadowed. Note: you will put the Cajun Craze ink on the left side of the stamp to have it come out on the right side of the image. Clear as mud? LOL

Stamp the Jack of All Trades face on the pumpkin using Basic Black ink.

Cut the pumpkin out and then cut a piece off of the top. Keep the small piece you cut off.

Stamp the “C” is for Cat, cat using Basic Black ink 1″ from othe bottom of the card stock.

Color in the cat’s eye and collar in with a White Gel Pen.

Added a 4″ x 5.5″ Basic Black panel. Take a 4″ wide piece of Old Olive card stock and rip the top of it and then adhere it to the card stock so that it comes up to the bottom of the tree.

Adhere the pumpkin on.

Added a 4″ wide piece of Basic Black card stock that has been ripped on the top edge. Have it come past the bottom of the pumpkin a little bit.

Added the pumpkin lid.

Stamp the stem on top of the lid using Basic Black ink.

Stamp the vine using Old Olive ink and then color it in using Old Olive marker. Add a bit more shadow to the lid’s bottom, pumpkin’ s right side and bottom and to the bottom of the leaves using Cajun Craze marker. Also add a bit of Cajun Craze marker to the sides of the cat and have it met the pumpkin edge.

Add White Gel pen highlights to the leaves, Pumpkin rim, Pumpkin’s mouth, lid stem and vine.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ Basic Black panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Perfect Plum Panel and two 1″ Basic Black square punches.

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

May your day be filled with fun surprises.

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.

Dayton, Ohio Sold Out

Leesburg, Florida Sold Out

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Las Vegas, Nevada

Austin, Texas

Greeneville, Tennessee

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Sparta, New Jersey

Piedmont, Alabama

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Lawrence, Kansas

Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado

Staley, North Carolina

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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area Click HERE to get hostess information.

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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

Seagull Thinking of You – Tutorial #408 and a Blog Candy Winner

30 Comments March 21, 2011 zindorfstamps

I just returned home last night from a fabulous event held this past Saturday, Philly Stamper’s Spring Fling. This event was so well organized and put on by Claire Lawrence and Kristin Kortonick. Ladies you have it going on! Thank you so much for your hospitality. Here is a picture of a some of us at dinner this past Saturday night.

Left to right, Kristin Kortonick, Claire Lawrence, Maxine Sims, Karen Barber, Tina Rosenkrans and Me.

Now that I am home again, as promised, I have a Stampin’ Up stamp package to give away as Blog Candy. The lucky winner is. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Geri Rissman who wrote “Oh my gosh!! I would love to win these stamps!!! My son is very athletic so I would use the heck out of these stamps on his scrapbook pages!!! Thank you so much for the chance!!! Have a safe trip to Jersey!!!!

Geri, Congratulations on winning this awesome Stampin’ Up! Sports Stamps package!!!! Please e-mail your mailing address to me at mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days to claim them.

Thank you to everyone that played along.

Now about today’s tutorial

This tutorial is dedicated to my friend and Stampin’ Up! Up line, Karen Barber who has been so patient in teaching me how to correctly tie a bow, lol. Karen Barber is someone that I truly look up to. Her cards are so very stunning. If you wish to check out Karen’s work here is a link to her blog: http://karenbarberstamps.blogspot.com/

Let’s get started. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Hostess set Silhouette Sentiments and Curly Cute

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Basic Gray and Perfect Plum

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Perfect Plum and Marina Mist

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! White Gel Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Silver Brads, Brayer, Basic Black marker, Whisper White Organza Ribbon

Techniques: Brayering, Direct to Paper

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

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

The Stampin’ Up USA Idea book and Catalog is here. For your copy, please send a check for $9.95 to Michelle Zindorf, P.O. Box 116, West Alexandria, OH 45381 or send it via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com USA only. My current customers will receive a new Occasions Mini Catalog automatically from me. Not a current customer and want a free copy of the new Occasions Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Brayered Marina Mist ink at the bottom of a 3″ x 6.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Using the edge of a Basic Gray Stamp pad, smeared ink across the bottom of the card stock.

Ink the bird only on the Silhouette Sentiments stamp using a Basic Black marker and stamped it in the sky area.

Added a 1/4″ wide piece of Basic Black card stock and cut one end of it at an angle. Then cut it to be 1″ long.

Added legs to the bird using a Basic Black marker.

Added White Gel pen dots across the water.

Using the corner of a Whisper White Craft pad, smeared a bit in the sky for clouds.

Used a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement of my sentiment. Stamped it in Basic Black ink.

Added a 4″ x 9″ Basic Black panel, 3.5″ x 8.5″ panel of Basic Gray, 3.25″ x 6″ panel of Marina Mist and a 1.5″ x 8.5″ panel of Perfect Plum.

Added a Karen Barber inspired bow of Whisper White Organza Ribbon, lol. She will be so proud of me, ROTFLMAO

Added a 3 1/8″ x 6 5/8″ panel of Basic Black and my Main image panel. Also added 4 silver brads to the corners of the main image panel.

Here is my finished card measuring 4″ x 9″. This size card fits nicely in a #10 office envelope.

I hope you enjoyed this project and give it a try today.

May you be at total peace today.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs!

Michelle

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

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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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Artsy Victorian Sneak Peek – Tutorial

19 Comments June 12, 2008 zindorfstamps

I wanted to show in my tutorial today how you can use just one stamp and make something that is beautiful and dramatic. Of course, it helps to start with a beautiful image. This one is a Sneak Peek image from Innovative Stamp Creations soon to be released Stamp Sheet “Artsy Victorian”. This set with be release on June 13, 2008. Here is a link to their online store: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Let’s get going on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations – Artsy Victorian

Paper: Stampin’ UP Whisper White, Orchid Opulence & Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Orchid Opulence, Tempting Turquoise & Elegant Eggplant, Adirondack Purple Twilight

Accessories: Versamark pad and marker, clear embossing powder, Sponge, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Stamped flourish, at a diagonal, on Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark then Tempting Turquoise before stamping. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

I cropped the card stock at this point so the image would go all the way to the top and bottom of the card stock.

Colored the white card stock where it was showing through the image with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and a heat gun. This step is necessary to retain the white in the image.