Wanted pony – Tutorial

45 Comments July 1, 2008 zindorfstamps

I love the western style stamp sets from Stampin’ Up and I have them all, but I don’t use them nearly enough. Drug this one out today, dusted it off and got down to business. Fussed around with this card to long to post it this morning before work, hence the late post. 🙂

Ready for the tutorial? Let’s get started. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Wanted”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & More Mustard

Ink: Stampin’ Up More Mustard, Craft White, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Brads, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Black marker, Versamark marker, White Gel pen, Piercing Tools, 1 1/4 circle punch, post it note, Brayer, clear embossing powder & heat gun, sponges

Punched a circle from the sticky part of a post it note and put in on a piece of Whisper White Card stock as a mask for the sun.

Brayered Apricot Appeal ink over the entire card stock.

Removed sun mask. Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the horse using Basic Black ink.

Colored the horse in with a black Faber Castell marker.

Be sure that your background ink is very dry before moving on to this step. 🙂 Otherwise the embossing powder will stick to the entire card stock.

Colored over the horse with a Versamark maker and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged More Mustard on ink, using a left to right motion, streaking the ink across the card stock.

Put a fresh post it note sun mask on.

Sponged on Really Rust ink using a streaking motion across the card stock.

Added some Chocolate Chip ink by sponging it on using the same streaking motion.

Covered the sky area with post it note masks.

Sponged Basic Black ink all over the un-masked area of the card stock.

Removed the masks and added some More Mustard streaks acoss the sun with a sponge.

Added some Really Rust ink streaks across the sun.

Sponged on just a little black ink around the horses legs in a pouncing motion to simulate dust being kicked up.

Assembled the card front and used my piercing tools to make holes for my brads so they would be in a straight line and well spaced.

Using a stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the “wanted” stamp with White Craft ink.

Added White dots behind the stamped “wanted” with a white gel pen.

Here you have it the completed card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Take a few moments and create a dramatic sky with some warm colors of ink.

May your day end with a fabulous sunset!

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

Michelle

Artsy Victorian Tile – Tutorial

36 Comments June 30, 2008 zindorfstamps

I love to color. It is so relaxing to me. Last night I sat down to color and came up with this creation. This is a variation on Karen Barber’s Black and White Magic technique that I did a post on last week. The technique of coloring with Prismacolor Pencils and then outlining the image with a White gel pen apparently can be done on any color of card stock other than white with wonderful results. It even showed up very well on SU River Rock card stock.

I love making cards that look like tiles, they are so versatile you can use them for so many different occasions.

The images used in todays tutorial are from Innovative Stamp Creations “Artsy Victorian Sheet”. Here is a link to their online store: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Let’s get started on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Artsy Victorian”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Basic Black & River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ UP Craft White and Basic Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Paint Thinner, Flower Punches, White Gel Pen, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Piercing Tools, Copper Brad

Stamped image on Basic Black card stock with White Craft ink.

Dried the ink with a heat gun. You can also just wait for it to dry, but I’m not that patient.

When I color with Prismacolor Pencils, I dip my pencil point in Odorless Paint Thinner and then color. The pencil melts like butter on the card stock and blends very nicely.

Started coloring with a Yellow Ochre pencil.

Then added Pumpkin Orange Pencil.

Colored part of the center of the image with a Warm Grey 30% pencil.

Then colored the rest of the center image with a True Blue pencil.

Colored around the center image with a Poppy Red pencil.

Used the True Blue pencil again on the outer frame of the design.

Here is where the magic happens. Outlined the image with a white gel pen. Wow! That makes it come to life.

Trimmed the image down, leaving a bit of black card stock showing all the way around.

Stamped with Black ink part of the flourish image at each corner of a 4.5″ x 4.5″ piece of River Rock card stock using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Colored the flourish with the Yellow Ochre and the True Blue pencils.

Outlined the images with the White Gel Pen.

Assembled card front and then felt the corners needed a bit more pop, so I added some of the Pumpkin Orange pencil to the center of the flowers.

Add some punched flowers to the center.

Added a copper colored brad to the center and used my piercing tools to add piercings in between the corner images.

And here you have it, the finished card measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Hope your day if filled with warm rich colors!

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

Michelle

Beginning of the Day – Tutorial

45 Comments June 28, 2008 zindorfstamps

I’m wrapping up leaf week here on my blog. I hope you have been inspired this week to get out those leaf stamps and use them for projects other than Fall themed ones. Now you know I had to wrap the week up with a brayered sky scene!

Let’s get started on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Best Blossoms

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black & Soft Sky

Ink: Stampin’ Up Apricot Appeal, Basic Black, Really Rust, More Mustard & Soft Sky

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, Brayer, Sponges, Piercing Tools & White Gel pen,

Brayered Apricot Appeal on the bottom 2/3rds of a piece of Whisper White Card stock that measures 4.5″ x 4.5″.

Punched a 1 3/8″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the sun.

Brayered More Mustard over the bottom 2/3rds of the card stock.

Brayered Really Rust ink at the bottom 1/2 of the card stock.

Brayered Soft Sky ink at the top of the card stock.

Decided I wanted some more interest to the sky so I sponged More Mustard ink in a “U” shape around the sun.

Sponged Really Rust ink just under the More Mustard sponging.

To add more interest, sponged black at the bottom, left top corner and then lightly through the center of the card stock.

Removed post it note mask and sponged Apricot Appeal ink at the bottom of the sun so it isn’t so stark looking.

Stamped leaves with Basic Black ink.

Highlighted the leaves by outlining just the side of the leaf that is facing the sun.

Assembled my card front and used my piercing tools and a White Gel pen to put in some faux stitching around the main panel edge.

Added some Soft Sky card stock photo corner punches and a brad to the bottom two corners.

Here is the finished card, measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

I hope your day today started with a fantastic sunrise and ends with a fantastic sunset!

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

Michelle

ISC Leaf in Pond – Tutorial and Blog Candy

162 Comments June 25, 2008 zindorfstamps

Ok, after an over whelming response I recreated this card so you can see how it was done. 🙂 But, this also leaves me with two of the same card, so I’ll give one away here as blog candy. If you would like a chance at getting it, please leave a comment on this post. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail and you wish to comment, please click this link that will take you to my blog so you can comment for a chance to win this card http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/25/isc-leaf-in-pond-tutorial/

I’ll use a random number generator to pick a number on Friday morning.

The images used on this card are by Innovative Stamp Creations, Stamp Sheets “Summer Flair” and “Fall Leaves”. Here is a link to their online store:

http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Let’s get started on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Flair of Summer” & “Fall Leaves”

Paper:SU Whisper White, Old Olive & Taken with Teal

Ink: Adirondack Lettuce, Stream & Pool

Accessories:Prismacolor Markers, Versamark Marker and pad, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Coluzzle Circle Template, Sponges, brayer

Stamped Leaf image on Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Lettuce ink before stamping.

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

Colored in the open area of the leaf with a Prismacolor Chartreuse marker.

Colored the leaf with a Prismacolor Light Olive Green marker leaving some of the leaf points light green.

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

Stamped half of the grasses image by loading only part of the stamp with Versamark and then lettuce ink before stamping.

Heat embossed grasses using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered over the card stock with Pool ink.

Cut various sizes of circle with a Coluzzle out of card stock to use as mask.

Using the largest circle (3 5/8″) I held it in place as I sponged Stream ink around it. I tried to have the darkest ink area right at the mask edge.

Using a smaller circle (2.5″), I put it in the middle and sponged Stream ink around the outside edge of it.

Using the smallest circle (2″), I put it in the middle and sponged Stream ink around the outside edge of it.

I created a larger circle on the outside of the others by sponging Stream ink in the corners of the card stock. You could use a larger circle mask for this step.

Stamped the black grasses in the upper left corner by loading Basic Black ink on half of the stamp.

To give the illusion of part of the leaf being under water I made a line between the dark green and the light green areas on the image with a White Gel pen.

There you have it! The finished cards all assembled, measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

Hope your day is filled with peace and cool pond breezes. 🙂

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

Michelle

ISC Wood and Leaf – Tutorial

94 Comments June 23, 2008 zindorfstamps

I’m continuing on with the ways to use a leaf image week here on my blog. Why Leaf week, because I can, lol. No, really I love leaf/nature images. There is something comforting and peaceful about an image of a leaf. At least that is how I view them. 🙂 They shouldn’t just be used for fall cards, as I have been so very guilty of in the past. This creation ended up looking masculine to me, which is a plus in my world, since I’m surround by men.

The images used today are from Innovative Stamp Creations. Here is a link to their online store: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

I also made this card, but I don’t have a tutorial for it. My camera battery died after the first shot when I was making it. I would probably be willing to recreate it, but only if there is enough interest in the tutorial. So if you are interested in the tutorial, please leave a comment on this post or if you are getting this by e-mail click on this link to leave a comment. http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/23/isc-wood-and-leaf-tutorial/

Let’s get started on the tutorial. 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Wood Grain” & Fall Leaves

Paper: SU Whisper White, Basic Black, Blush Blossom & Really Rust

Ink: Palette Noir Black, SU Basic Black & Handsome Hunter, Adirondack Peach Bellini & Ginger

Assessories: Prismacolor Markers Forest Green & Spearmint, Brayer, Versamark Marker, Clear embossing Powder, heat gun, Sponges, Brads, ticket corner punch, Piercing tools, White Gel pen, Grunge board hinges.

Stamped leaf on Whisper White card stock with Palette Noir Black ink.

Note: I used this ink because I am going to color the image with solvent based markers and the Palette ink will not smear with this medium.

Colored the leaf image in with a Prismacolor Spearmint marker.

Colored part of the leaf with a Prismacolor Forest Green marker.

Colored over the entire image again with the Spearmint marker to soften and blend the colors together.

Added a bit more Forest green at the bottom of the leaf. I love these solvent based Prismacolor markers because, just like I’ve shown here with just two markers, you can layer the colors to get a whole lot of variation in shading. Fun huh?

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

Brayered over the entire card stock with Peach Bellini ink.

Brayered Ginger ink on the right side of the card stock.

Using a large unmounted stamp, such as this Wood Grain stamp, is so very easy. I just put them on my work surface face side up. Ink them by swiping my ink pad across the top. Put my card stock face down on the rubber stamp. Put a scrap piece of paper over it and rub it with my hand to transfer the image onto the card stock.

Note: After inking the wood grain stamp, I used a sponge and swiped from top to bottom on the rubber stamp to get more of a stripe in the wood image.

Sponged Basic Black ink heavily at the Right side of the card stock.

Sponged a little Handsome Hunter ink at the left side of the black ink to soften the black edge.

Sponged Ginger ink at the bottom of the leaf image to create a shadow.

Outlined the top of the leaf image with a white gel pen to add some highlight.

I got this Grunge board by Tim Holtz from Innovative Stamp Creations and decided to give it a try today. First of all, this is not like chip board it is so flexible. I was amazed at how it took ink too. I inked my hinge pieces with basic black ink.

Used a ticket corner punch on the corners of my main image panel.

Assembled the card and pierced along the top, bottom and left side of the Really Rust Panel with my piercing tools.

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

Thanks for hanging out with me today while I continue on with my Leaf excursion. Hopefully, you will start to see leaves in a whole new light too.

May your day be filled with the tinkling sound of Aspen leaves.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Michelle

Gardening with MFT – Tutorial

31 Comments May 31, 2008 zindorfstamps

Happy Weekend everyone! I finally got a moment to use this new set, Can You Dig It from My Favorite Things. Cute, cute images! Of course I’m a sucker for gardening images this time of year.

Before we get started on this tutorial, I need to apologize in advance for the first 10 photos being blurry. I was taking photos in the garden and forgot to change my camera setting back again, daaahhh, lol. Stick with the tutorial, I do finally get my act together!

Let’s get started. . . . . . . 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT Can you Dig It

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Soft Sky, Not Quite Navy & Creamy Caramel

Ink: Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Not Quite Navy, Soft Sky, Old Olive, Night of Navy & Always Artichoke, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Prismacolor markers, Brads, Ribbon, Stampin’ Up Markers, Sponges

Stamped image with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White card stock.

Colored her hat with Prismacolor Eggshell marker and then put in a shadow around the flower band with a Prismacolor Sand marker.

Colored her dress with a Prismacolor Cloud Blue marker.

Put shadows on her dress at the top and on the bottom with a Prismacolor Blue Slate marker.

Colored her gloves and shoes with a Prismacolor Light Olive Green marker.

Gave her a tan on her arms and legs with a Prismacolor Sand marker. Don’t we wish tanning was that easy, lol.

Put a little darker shadow at the top of her dress and the very bottom with a Prismacolor Periwinkle marker.

Colored the flowers on her hat with a Prismacolor Blue Slate marker and filled in the centers with a Prismacolor Sunburst Yellow marker.

Ok, now we are back in focus, lol.

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

Masked upper portion of the card stock at an angle with Post it notes.

Brayered Creamy Caramel ink on un-masked area.

Sponged Close to Cocoa ink right were the post it note meets the card stock.

Flipped the post it notes around and lowered them a little. Sponged Close to Cocoa ink right where the post it note meets the card stock.

Continued to move the post it notes down and sponge more Close to Cocoa ink making more lines.

Removed post it notes.

Made dots in the rows of dirt with an Old Olive Maker.

Masked Sky area with new post it notes.

Note: I use new post it notes instead of re-using ones that have ink on them when I change colors, because the ink on the post it notes with mix with the new ink, yuck.

Sponged Old Olive ink on the grass area, using a circular motion.

Removed post it note and sponged on Soft Sky ink in a circular motion in the sky area.

Sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock not covering the Soft Sky ink entirely.

Decided to put a shadow in for the gardener. Sponged Close to Coca ink around the bottom part of her.

Getting darker yet with the shadow, sponge a small amount of Chocolate chip ink right around her leg.

Sponged a little Always Artichoke at the top of the grassy area.

Used a Chocolate Chip marker and put a hard line between the row of dirt to define them a little more.

Sponge a bit of Night of Navy ink at the top of the card stock to create some movement in the sky.

Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5.5″ x 5.5″.

This ends the tutorial, but I have a few photos of my garden to share with you today.

My Lilac bush is in bloom and smells heavenly!

An Iris, I think the colors on this one is unbelievable.

Peonies have made there appearance. These are close to my heart because they have been in my Grandmother’s garden and my Mother’s garden, before coming to me.

Here is a front view of the house and the split rail fence I was wiening about installing last weekend, lol. Wave hi to my DH, Russ who is leaning on the fence and wondering what the heck his wife is doing, lol. Anyone want to come over and help me dig the flower beds that will go in front of the fence? Just let me know and I will have a shoval all ready for you. 🙂