Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

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 where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

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

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Aug 31 2010

Punched Cattails - Tutorial #359

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me.. . . . la, la, la, la. LOL.

If you haven’t guessed, today is my birthday. I’m putting off the celebration though until a better time. My mother is very sick and in the hospital so I will be spending my birthday with her. Anyway, what better person to spend your birthday with than the very one that brought you into the world, your Mother, right?

Before I run off to the hospital this morning, I have a fun tutorial for you. This tutorial shows you how to turn grasses into cattails with punches.

Let’s get started. .. .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Cajun Craze, Basic Black and More Mustard

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Horizontal Slot punch, 2.5″ circle punch, Photo Corner punch, Brayer, Sponge, Basic Black marker, White Gel Pen, piercing Tools and Gold Brads

The brand new 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. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog that will be out on September 1, 2010? 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. Click HERE for more information.

Brayered Daffodil Delight ink at the top of a 3.75″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Added a 2.5″ circle punched from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for my sun. Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the bottom of the card stock up to the top.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Pumpkin Pie ink entirely.

Removed the sun mask and stamped the Stampin’ Up! Inspired By Nature Grasses using Early Espresso ink.

Using the Stampin’ Up! Horizontal Slot Punch, punched some pieces out of Early Espresso card stock. Note: if you don’t have a Horizontal Slot Punch, use a very small circle punch and cut two sides of each punch to create the same shape.

Colored one half of the punches with a Basic Black marker to create a shadow side.

Glued some of the punches on the grasses, dark side away from the sun.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Added highlights to the grasses and catails.

Added Basic Black, More Mustard and Cajun Craze card stock panels. Also added Cajun Craze and Basic Black Photo Corner Punches.

Added 3 gold brads to each of the Cajun Craze Photo Corners.

Using Piercing Tools, pierced around the Cajun Craze Panel.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″

May your day be overflowing with Joy 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.

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

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 where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

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

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Aug 28 2010

And the Winner Is. . . . . .

Published by zindorf under Uncategorized

The winner of the Stampin’ Up! Grunge Rock Stamp Set is . . . .. . .

Sharon Mc who wrote “I would LOVE the chance to win this stamp set. Thanks for the opportunity to enter to win it and THANKS SO MUCH for all the sharing you do through your blog!!!”

Congratulations Sharon! Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 3o days and I will get this set sent out to you.

Thanks everyone for playing along. Hopefully you will be the next winner.

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

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 where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

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

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Aug 27 2010

Along the Way to Iowa

Published by zindorf under Uncategorized

Happy Friday Everyone! So sorry, no stamping tutorial today. If I ever figure out how to drive and stamp. . . . . .lol. Boy, that sounds really dangerous.

Anyway, I am in Grinnell, Iowa this weekend to teach my brayer workshops. I have to say “I LOVE MY JOB”.

Drove over today. From Ohio I had to drive through Indiana, Illinois and then into Iowa. To stretch my legs this morning I stopped at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve in Mahomet, Illinois. It was a very pretty place so early in the morning. This is what I saw.

I love to take photos of light hitting foliage when it is all covered with dew.

I caught these beautiful Doe out with their fawns. I must have taken 100 photos of them. They just kept letting me get closer and closer. Finally, enough was enough and they sprinted.

How about this cute little guy or gal.

More scenery.

This is what happens when I get bored driving. :) I take pics of my rear view mirrors.

Thank you for suffering though some of my travel pictures, lol.

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.

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

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 where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

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

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Aug 25 2010

How About Some Blog Candy?

Published by zindorf under Uncategorized

Check out this Rockin’ Stampin’ Up! set “Grunge Rock”.

Well I’m giving it away to one lucky winner. If you would like to toss your hat in the ring, please comment at the bottom of this post telling me to enter you. If you are receiving this blog update via e-mail you will need to click HERE and then leave a comment at the bottom of the post.

Please no e-mail entries.

I will select the winner using a random number generator on Saturday, August 28, 2010.

Good Luck!!! Just remember you can’t win if you don’t enter.

Until my next post. . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

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 where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

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

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Aug 23 2010

A Bit Creepy - Tutorial #358

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

What’s up Peeps? It’s Monday again already. Where did the weekend go?

Russ and I spent the weekend fishing, fishing and more fishing. Here are a couple of pics I took at Caesars Creek Lake. We caught some Blue Gill and I caught my very first Large Mouth Bass. That was exciting! Sorry, no picture of the Bass. Russ and I practice catch and release and we released it and then thought of the camera, lol. You will just have to take my word for it, it was big and fabulous.

Update: If you are registered for the Atlanta, GA Brayer workshops a change has been made to the location. Please click Here to view it.

My next Brayer workshop stop is in Grinnell, Iowa this weekend August 28-29, 2010. Click here for information.

Ready for my creepy tutorial today?

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Dark & Dreay, Graveyard Gala and Inspired by Nature

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant and River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy and Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Markers - Sahara Sand, More Mustard, Crumb Cake and Basic Black, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Piercing Tools, Sponges, Ruler, Versamark pad and Marker, Gray Brads, 2.5″ circle Punch, post it note

The brand new 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. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog that will be out on September 1, 2010? 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. Click HERE for more information.

Stamped the Grasses stamp from the Stampin’ Up set Inspired by Nature on a 4″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Always Artichoke ink before stamping it. I stamped it twice loading each time.

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

Masked the bottom 1/2″ of card stock with a post it note.

Stamped the tombstone stamp from the Graveyard Gala set, at an angle, by first loading it with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Omitted the center of the stamp by not loading it with Versamark or ink.

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

Colored the edges of the tombstone and skull with a Sahara Sand Marker.

Colored in the tombstone with a Crumb Cake Marker.

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

Stamped the Owl from the Stampin’ Up set Dark & Dreary by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored in the Owls eyes with a More Mustard marker and then colored over the entire image with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Now my images are all heat embossed and will resist the background ink I’m about the put on.

Punched a 2.5″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock.

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

Removed Moon mask and brayered just a touch of Not Quite Navy ink on the top of the card stock to give the moon a bit of color.

Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the very bottom of the card stock.

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images using a paper towel.

Added a cross for the owl to sit on using a Basic Black marker and a ruler.

Ripped the top left corner off of the main image panel.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges.

Added a bit of white gel pen highlights to the cross and the top of the tombstone.

Added Elegant Eggplant and River Rock panels. Using piercing tools, pierced holes done each side of the card front.

Added Gray brads and here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

Have a super Monday!

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL

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 where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

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

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Aug 20 2010

Winter Children at Play - Tutorial #357

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

You just never know what I will put up on my blog from one day to the next, lol. My last post was a tropical scene, now today I am featuring a Winter scene. I do this for myself, so I won’t get stagnate in my creativity. It feels good to step out and do a Winter scene in August. Some of you stamper out there are probably already making, or at least preparing for your Christmas cards. So here is one to inspire you.

Update: If you are registered for the Atlanta, GA Brayer workshops a change has been made to the location. Please click Here to view it.

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Welcome Christmas, Season of Friendship and Lovely as a Tree

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, River Rock and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Sahara Sand, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White Ribbon, Basic Black Brads, Sponge, Brayer, Piercing Tools, Sahara Sand Marker, Stamp-a-ma-Jig and Post it notes

The brand new 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. Want a copy of the new Holiday Mini Catalog that will be out on September 1, 2010? 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. Click HERE for more information.

Masked the bottom of a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock using a Post it Note that has a bit of the sticky edge torn off.

Brayered More Mustard ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the very top of the card stock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Stamped the Trees from the Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree set twice using Basic Black ink. When I stamped it I stamped the ground area of the stamp on the Post it Note.

Sponged Cajan Craze ink at the Post it Note edge, just catching the card stock.

Removed the mask and stamped the Children stamp from the Stampin’ Up! set Welcome Christmas using Basic Black ink.

Stamped the Tree from the Stampin’ Up! set Season of Friendship using Basic Black ink.

Colored in the tree with a Basic Black marker to omit the design in the tree.

Stamp the children stamp on the Stamp-a-ma-jig plastic sheet with Sahara Sand ink. Flipped the plastic Sheet over onto the card stock and rubbed the back of the plastic sheet to create the shadow.

The shadow is very faint so I colored it in with a Sahara Sand marker.

Added Basic Black and River Rock card stock panels, Whisper White Ribbon and Basic Black Brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May you be inspired by something out of the ordinary today.

Until my next post, stay cool.

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Venice, Florida

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Fayette, Tennessee near Nashville, TN & Huntsville, AL