Archive for March, 2008

Mar 31 2008

Self Portrait Ostrich - Tutorial

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

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I did a little stamping therapy session last night after receiving this stamp in the mail.  How cute is that Ostrich!

This is a self portait card.  When I seen this stamp, I had to have it.  It symbolizes me and the way I chose to live.  About 1 year ago I quit watching the news, all news!  My heart and head just can’t take it!!!!  So this is me the Ostrich.  Happy to have my head in the sand.

You can get this Ostrich stamp from My Paper Moon.  Here is the link:  http://www.mypapermoon.com/store/

Check it out!

Michelle, enough rambling already and get on with the tutorial you say.

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Ostrich from Mypapermoon, Sentiment from See D’s, Stampin’ Up Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Cool Caribbean, Chocolate Chip & River Rock
Ink: Stampin’ Up Cool Caribbean, River Rock, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip & Taken with Teal, Stazon Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Up markers Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa & Going Gray, Brayer, Sponge, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Brads, Versamark marker 

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Stamped Ostrich on Whisper White card stock with Black Stazon ink.

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Colored his legs and neck, by outlining the insides of his legs with a Creamy Caramel marker and the outside of them with a Blush Blossom Marker.  His neck is colored by outlining both sides with Creamy Caramel and coloring in the middle with Blush Blossom.

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Colored his back with Creamy Caramel marker.  I over colored with Creamy Carmel around his back area edges to make them darker.

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Used a Going Gray maker around the edges of his back to get darker yet.  I’m trying to make a more gradual transition from his light back to his black feathers.

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Used a Close to Cocoa marker to shadow his chest and to outline the insides of his legs and outsides of his neck for more definition.

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Used a Versamark marker to go over the entire Ostrich. 

Note:  Color your lightest areas first being careful not to smear the black onto other areas or you will have a gray ostrich.  :) 

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Heat emboss using Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Gun. 

Note:  Your Ostrich will look much darker after it is embossed.

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Brayer Cool Caribbean ink onto sky area.

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Brayer River Rock ink onto ground area.

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Brayer Creamy Caramel ink onto bottom of card stock, but not covering all of the River Rock ink.

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Stamped Itty Bitty Background stamp with Creamy Caramel and then With Chocolate Chip ink to make specks in the sand.

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Sponged a little Chocolate Chip at the bottom of the card stock and right under the Ostrich, where he is sticking his head in.

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Wanted the upper Sky to be darker, so I brayered on Taken with Teal over the upper sky.

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Used a Close to Cocoa marker to define the sand around his head.

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Used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss two of my card layers.

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Assembled card and stamp sentiment on it with Black.

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 Finished card!

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Thanks for joining me on my Self Portrait Therapy Session/Tutorial, lol. 

Have a blissful day that has no bad news!

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Mar 31 2008

Owl in Flight - Tutorial

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

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Did you miss me yesterday?  I took the day off and did absolutely nothing but lay on the coach and watch a Godfather marathon on TV.  Sometimes you just have to have a complete down day. :)

But I did make it to the craft room this morning to work up a new tutorial for you all.  So let’s begin.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Essence of Love, Owl (maker unknown)
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Old Olive, Night of Navy
Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy & Old Olive, Palette Noir Black
Accessories: Versamark Marker, Brads, Ribbon, Black marker, Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Paper Towel, Sponge, Summer Sun Marker

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 Stamped Owl with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White Card stock.

This owl stamp was purchased from E-bay and I have no idea who the maker is. 

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Colored the eyes with a Summer Sun Marker.

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Heat set the black ink with a heat gun.

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Went over the entire owl with a Versamark marker.  Be careful to clean your marker by wiping it on scrap paper before going over the white part of the image.  Some times the black ink will smear or make the white gray.  

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Heat emboss the image with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Brayer Not Quite Navy ink over 2/3rds of the card stock.

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Brayer Night of Navy ink over top 1/4 of card stock and a little at the bottom of the card stock.

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Wipe the ink off of the embossed owl with a paper towel and stamp weeds with Black ink.

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Sponged Night of Navy ink around the edges of the card stock.

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Decided the piece looked a little bleak so I over stamped the weeds with Old Olive ink.  Now that’s better, lol.  You know I make this stuff up as I go along, so please bare with me.

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Adhered the image to Old Olive card stock and stamped the weeds again with black ink.  Since I stamped over two layers of card stock there was a gap in the images, which I filled in with a black marker.

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Assembled card.  Another one finished.

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This creation is a bit masculine, but we need a few of those cards too.

I’m so glad you could join me today for this tutorial.  Give it a try!

Have a super day!

Until tomorrow. .. .. . . .

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Mar 29 2008

Putting it on the Table - Tutorial

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

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Thought I would demonstrate in today’s tutorial how to put an object on a table/counter top using the emboss resist technique.  Your object could be a cup, vase of flowers, seashell, etc.   Use your imagination.

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up What’s Brewin’ (retired)
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Cranberry Crisp, Creamy Caramel, Basic Grey Design Paper
Ink: Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery, River Rock and Cranberry Crisp, Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
Accessories: Brayer, Post it Notes, Brads, Ribbon, Sponges, Markers, Versamark Marker, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

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Stamp cup with Certainly Celery Ink.

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Color it in with a Certainly Celery marker.

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Color Right side of the cup with Old Olive marker and then color over part of the Old Olive with an Always Artichoke marker to create a shadow and some dimension to the cup.  You will also want to put a little Old Olive just under the cup on the saucer.

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Go Over the Old Olive, Always Artichoke and part of the Certainly Celery, making it heavier on the right side.  This helps give a smoother graduation in color.  I am having my light source come from the left side :)

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Colored in the top of the cup with Close to Cocoa marker.

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Went over the entire cup and saucer with a Versamark marker.

Heat embossed it with Clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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 Masked top 2/3rds of card stock with post it notes.

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Brayered Cranberry Crisp ink over unmasked area.  Let dry for a moment and then wiped the ink off of the embossed image.  I then removed the mask.  Note:  if you take the mask off of the card stock before wiping the ink off of the embossed image you run the risk of smearing the ink wear you don’t want it.

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Flip the post it notes around so they are masking the Cranberry Crisp and brayer on River Rock ink.  (Note: this is what happens when you don’t clean your brayer well in between colors, lol, oh well.)

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Removed post it note mask. 

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Used a Post it Note to mask the center of the card stock, so I can make a border.

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Sponged Brushed Corduroy ink on unmasked edges.

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Removed Post it note and stamped Steam with River Rock ink.

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Sponged Brushed Corduroy ink around edge of Basic Grey Design Paper Layer.

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Assembled card, but decided the image looked a little flat, so I went to working putting in a shadow.

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Sponged Cranberry Crisp ink under and to the right side of cup.

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Sponged River Rock ink to the top right of the cup.

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Finished card!

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Thanks for following along with this tutorial.  Now you give it a try!

Have a warm and wonderful day!

Until tomorrow. .. . . . . .

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Mar 28 2008

Warm Wishes Wanted - Tutorial

Published by zindorf under Tutorials

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 Ahhhhhh warmth!  My projects have been a little cold of late.  It’s time for some warmth and a little dabbled light.

Let’s get going. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Trees Three, Wanted, Hugs & Wishes, Simply Circles
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Basic Black and Groovy Guava
Ink: Stampin’ Up Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose
Accessories: Brayer, Black Marker, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 1 3/8 circle punch and post it notes

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Started out by punching a 1 3/8″ circle from the sticky part of a Post It Note and put it on my Whisper White card stock to use as a mask for the sun.

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Brayered on Pretty in Pink ink over top 2/3rds of the card stock.

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Brayered on Groovy Guava ink, but did not cover the Pretty in Pink ink all the way.  Working towards a graduation in color here.

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Brayered on Regal Rose ink at the top of the card stock, but did not cover the Groovy Guava ink completely.  We now have a nice graduation in color.

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Covered the sky area with Post it notes to mask it.  Be sure the post it notes are straight.  You don’t want your horizon to go up hill, lol.

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Brayer on Soft Sky ink at the bottom of the card stock.

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Sponge on Groovy Gauva ink right at the edge of the post it notes.  I use a rubbing motion for this so I don’t get speckles.

I also swiped a little Groovy Gauva ink across the Soft Sky ink, very lightly with my sponge.

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Removed all of the masks and swiped some Groovy Guava ink over the Sun to tone it down a little.

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Stamped Trees with Basic Black ink.  Sorry, this Stampin’ Up Trees Three set is retired, but I love it and will never give it up until someone comes out with something comparable.

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Stamped leaves on trees with Basic Black ink.

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Sponged Basic Black ink on for ground.  I did use a pouncing motion with the sponge for the very top of the ground to simulate grasses in the light.

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Stamped horse with Basic Black ink.

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Colored Horse in with a black marker.

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I had some stray leaves stamped, so I drew in a couple of branches with a black marker so the leaves would make more sense in the scene.

I also drew in a couple of grasses at the base of the trees with the black marker.

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Here I took a chance and stamped some small circles with Groovy Gauva and Pretty in Pink inks on and around the trees to simulate dabbled light.  I kinda like it.  It gives a little more life to the scene.

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Stamped sentiment with Basic Black ink, using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement on the Groovy Guava layer.

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Assembled card and here it is finished!

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Hoped you enjoyed this tutorial and give it a try.

May your day be filled with warmth and sunshine.

Until tomorrow. . . . . . . . . . .. .

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Mar 27 2008

Ribbon - A Glimpse Into My World - Part III

Published by zindorf under Tips, Tools

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There is no rhyme or reason to my ribbon storage, but I find it functional.  Of course, I don’t have the collection of ribbon that some of you have!  You know who you are too, lol.

My ribbon is not sorted by color or kind it just finds itself on these wire racks that I got from Walmart 5 years ago.  They hang from the bottom shelf that my stamps are stored on.  I have four of them.

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I should really sort it by color, but there are cards to be made and a blog to update.  Important stuff!

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I could have at least straighten them up before share with you, lol.  I’m just keeping it real!

Now below is a picture of some of my ribbon by the yard.  I found these holders, also at Walmart, that have these cute little clips to keep the ribbon on them.  I just put a piece of ribbon through the holes and tie it to keep the group together.  Again, no rhyme or reason to color, etc.

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So lets hear from you.  How do you keep your ribbon stored?  Leave a comment or even better yet a link in the comments section so we can check it out!

Have a colorful day!

Until tomorrow. . . . . . .

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