Feb 09 2010

Baroque Motifs Blog Candy Winner

Published by zindorf under Uncategorized

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We have a winner!  It is. . .. . .. .  … .. . . . . . .  .

RaeDeen who wrote “Michelle ~ Thank you for sharing your amazing talent. Hope your travels this weekend are safe and blessed. Please enter me in the drawing for this set. Like so many others, it has been on my ‘wish list’ for some time now. Congrats on your 300 and counting posts. Just look how much you have shared with so many!”

RaeDeen, congratulations!  Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days to claim your blog candy.  :)

Thanks everyone for playing along.  

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

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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Feb 06 2010

Hi From Louisiana

Published by zindorf under Uncategorized

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Hi from Monroe, Louisiana.   I had a great time today teaching and attending the Mardi Gras Parade.  I have a great number of beads to show for it.  Wish you all were with me!

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Hugs!

Michelle

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Feb 04 2010

Baroque Motifs Blog Candy!

Published by zindorf under Uncategorized

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Hi All, I am hitting the road  bright and early tomorrow morning (Friday).  Heading down South to wonderful Monroe, Louisiana to teach some awesome stampers how to brayer spectacular scenes.   I just cannot tell you how excited I am.   Besides getting to meet some terrific ladies at my workshops, I am hoping to be able to attend the Mardi Gras Parade and also see the Super Bowl on TV of course, which the New Orleans Saints are in.  Since my beloved Cincinnati Bengals are not in the Super Bowl, I have to say, Go Saints!  I have a feeling Louisiana will be rocking this weekend, lol.

Even though I am excited to go teach in Louisiana, I did not want to forget the rest of my readers.  So I have a special blog candy for you this week.  This is one of my all time favorite Stampin’ Up! stamps sets, Baroque Motifs. 

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All you need to do to enter to win is leave a comment on this blog post tell me to enter you.  If you are getting this blog update via e-mail you will need to click this link and leave a comment at the bottom of the page:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2010/02/04/baroque-motifs-blog-candy/

Please no e-mail entries.  :)

I will pick the winner via random number generator when I return on Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

Remember, you cannot win unless you enter… . .  .

Good Luck to all and have a superb weekend!

Until my next post. . . . . .  . .

dsc09393-teeny-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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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Feb 03 2010

Feeling Bright and Funky - Tutorial #303

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

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How about this little Funky number?  You are either going to love it or hate it.  I actually love it.  :)  But I find the pieces that I really, really love, nobody else does, lol. 

On a personal note, thank you to all of you that gave me advice regarding my dog Lucas and his anxiety attacks.  I read every comment and e-mail and so appreciate that you took the time to help me out.  Lucas thanks you too.  :)

Now on with this Bright Funky Tutorial. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Vitage Vogue, Thoughts & Prayers, Boho Backgrounds
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Brilliant Blue, Whisper White and Apricot Appeal
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Metallic Gold and Brilliant Blue
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Pumpkin Pie and Summer Sun Markers, Sponges, Circle #2 Die and Big Shot Machine, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Post it notes, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Ruler, Gold Metallic Marker

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini.   Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.  

The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here:  http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Are you getting inspired and enjoying this blog.   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   You can order from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business.  

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Cut a 3″ square of Whisper White card stock on the diagonal to get two triangles.

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Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the Tree from the Thoughts & Prayers Set using Metallic Gold ink. 

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

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Using the left over triangle, masked the middle of the triangle with the tree on it.

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Sponged Sahara Sand ink on the edges holding the triangle mask in place.

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Removed the mask and used two post it notes to mask the Sahara Sand ink I just put on the edges.  Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink in the unmasked area.

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Sponged Brilliant Blue ink at the top of the unmasked area.

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Removed the masks and wiped the ink off of the embossed image with a cotton rage.

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Used the Circles #2 Die Cut and my Big Shot Machine to cut the largest circle out of Apricot Appeal card stock.

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Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the medallion from the Boho Backgrounds stamp set in the middle of the circle using Pumpkin Pie ink.

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Sponged Pumpkin Pie ink on the edges.

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Sponged Summer Sun ink in the middle of the circle to brighten things up.

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Using a Ruler drew a line from the points on the medallion to the edge using a Pumpkin Pie marker.

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Sponged  a bit of Elegant Eggplant ink on.

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Sponged Tempting Turquoise ink on a 5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

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Adhered the circle and triangle to the panel and sponged Elegant Eggplant ink around the outside of the panel, not covering all of the Tempting Turquoise ink.  I awanted the middle images to have a glowing effect.

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Sponged Basic Black ink around the outside edges.

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Stamped The Flower Flourish from the Stampin’ Up! Vintage Vogue set (love this image) using metallic Gold ink.

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Using a Metallic Gold Paint Marker, edged the panel.

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Added a Brilliant Blue Panel and here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ Square.

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May your day be extremely bright and cheerful.  :)

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

Hugs,

Michelle

dsc09393-teeny-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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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Feb 01 2010

Oriental Dream - Tutorial #302

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

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I love to work with Silhouette stamps and this Stampin’ Up! set, Dream Gardens, item number 114395 is beautiful and fun to work with.

Today’s tutorial gives a little lesson on putting mountains in a scene.

dsc02670.JPG     First I have a question, I know there are a lot of dog lovers out there.  Anyone know what I can do to relieve my poor big baby, Lucas of anxiety attacks?  This tends to happen when I leave town and then he starts to tear up rugs.  My husband stays home with him, but he apparently misses me.  I’m not a fan of drugs.  Any suggestions?  Just thought I would ask.

Now let’s get started on that tutorial. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Dream Gardens
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Apricot Appeal, Not Quite Navy, Going Gray and Basic Black
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Going Gray, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie and Apricot Appeal
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Distress Texture Plate, Not Quite Navy Brads, Apricot Appeal Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot Machine, Sponges, Brayer

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini.   Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.  

The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here:  http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Are you getting inspired and enjoying this blog.   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   You can order from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business.  

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Brayed Going Gray ink at the top of a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

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Brayered Apricot Appeal ink at the bottom of the card stock.

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Brayered Pumpkin Pie ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Apricot Appeal ink entirely.

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Ripped a mountain shape in a post it note and sponged Pumpkin Pie ink at the post it note edge to create the mountain.

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Sponged a bit of Not Quite Navy, right at the point of the mountain.

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Removed the post it note and stamped the Stamp from the Dream Gardens set using Basic Black ink.

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Decided to put another mountain in the scene.  Repeated the steps above.

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Stamped the sentiment “Dream” using Basic Black ink.

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Sponged Basic Black ink around the edges and at the bottom of the card stock.

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Smeared Going Gray ink on “Distressed” texture plate and ran a Going Gray Card stock panel through the Big Shot machine with it.  This creates a colored texture.  Be sure to clean up your texture plate after doing this.  :)

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Used the Scallop Edge punch on the main image panel.

Assembled the card and added Apricot Appeal Ribbon and Not Quite Navy Brads.

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

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Hope your Monday runs smooth as silk.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

dsc09393-teeny-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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/ 

42 responses so far

Feb 01 2010

Chocolate Bunny Stamp - Blog Candy Winner!

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

Hello there, so sorry I’m late picking the winner for of the Chocolate Bunny Stamp.  Shesh, I decide to take the weekend off completely, but forgot I was suppose to give this stamp away.  This stamp is so darn cute, I guess I just wanted to keep if for a few more days, lol.

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And the winner is. . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Gabriele, who wrote “300 tutorials - wow - and I love them all. I often do not comment on blogs, but your note really made me think. I just assumed you knew how much we love your work since you keep posting. I can see though that sometimes you must wonder about that if not many people comment. I will do a better job with that from now on. Thanks for all your great tutorials. You have been an inspiration.”

Congratulations!  Gabriele, please e-mail your shipping address to:  mzindorf@aim.com within the next 30 days to claim your Chocolate Bunny Stamp.

Thanks everyone for your very kind comments and for playing along with the give away.

Huge Hugs,

Michelle Zindorf

dsc09393-teeny-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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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Jan 29 2010

A Little Birdy - Tutorial #301

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

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Cheers Everyone, to the next 300 tutorials!  Thank you to all of you readers that left me such heartfelt comments on the post for tutorial #300.  I love, love, love stamping and the very best thing about it is being able to share it with so many wonderful people.

Here is a little blue number for you today that shows the depth you can get by layering colors of ink. 

I organized my sponges yesterday and I could not wait to use them, lol.

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Friends 24-7 and Baroque Motifs
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Brilliant Blue and Sahara Sand
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Going Gray, Bashful Blue, Night of Navy and Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Stampin’ UP Spiral Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Sponges, Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue and Basic Black marker, White Gel Pen, Bashful Blue Marker, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Versamark Pad

Don’t forget to request your copy of the new Stampin’ Up Occasions mini catalog and Sale-a-bration mini.   Just e-mail me your address and I will be glad to send you a set for free.  

The new Occasions mini catalog can also be viewed on-line here:  http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

The New Sale-a-Bration Mini Catalog can also be viewed on-line here:http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Are you getting inspired and enjoying this blog.   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   You can order from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com.  

Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator and earn instant income?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business.  

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On a 4.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock, pounced Bashful Blue ink with a sponge all over the card stock.

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Stamped the bird image from the Stampin’ Up! set “Friends 24-7″ by loading with Going Gray ink and then tapping my Basic Black ink pad on the bottom half of the stamp before stamping it.

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I used my heat gun to dry the ink on the card stock and then used my Embossing buddy on the card stock also.  This was to make sure that the embossing powder in the next steps will not stick to the bird image or the blue ink that was sponged on.

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Stamped the Flower stamp from the Stampin’ Up! set “Baroque Motifs” with Versamark only and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Stamped the Flourish from the “Baroque Motifs” using Versamark only.  Heat embossed the flourish using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Pounced on Tempting Turquoise ink using a sponge.

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Pounced on Brilliant Blue ink using a sponge.

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Pounced on Night of Navy ink with a sponge.

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Pounced on Basic Black ink using a sponge.

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Wiped the ink off of the embossed images using cotton towel.

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Stamped the Flourish from the “Friends 24-7″ set using Basic Black ink on the bottom of the card stock a few times.

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Stamped a couple of the little flowers from the set “Baroque Motifs” using Brilliant Blue ink.

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Added Sahara Sand marker to the bird.

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Added a little Bashful Blue marker to the bird.

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Added a little Not Quite Navy to the birds wing and underside.  This left a few hard lines, so to tone things down, went over the bird image again with the Sahara Sand marker.

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Added Basic Black marker to the wing,head and tail.  Also added some sketchy lines of White Gel Pen to the birds head, chest and a tiny bit to the back.

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Punched a small Tempting Turquoise flower for the center of my embossed flower.  Added a Night of Navy brad to the center.

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Traced the underside of the flourish with a Not Quite Navy marker to add a shadow to it.  Wiped the marker off of the embossed image, where went over it. 

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Using the Spiral punch, punched the edge of a 5″ x 1.5″ piece of Brilliant Blue.

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Stamped the flourish image with Basic Black ink three times across the top of the card stock.  Stamped a few of the same image really lightly further down the card stock.

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Assembled the card using a 5″ x 6.5″ piece of Sahara Sand as the base of my card front.  Added a Bashful Blue ribbon to the front. 

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

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I hope you try layering and building up ink to get some depth in your projects.

May your day be one filled with peace and serentity.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

dsc09393-teeny-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Monroe, Louisiana (just a couple of seats left)

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Grinnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama (Near GA border close to Cedartown)

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Savannah, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

North Liberty, Indiana

Saledad, California

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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