Aug 12 2008
Heart Felt Thank You - Tutorial #100
Well this is my 100th tutorial!!! Woohoo! I just can’t believe it. 100 tutorials all since February 2008 when I first started this blog. This card is dedicated to you, as a thank you, for encouraging me with your wonderful comments. I have learned so much along the way too.
One thing, I want to give you a peek at before getting on with the tutorial. This is a sample of one of the projects that will be created in the Dayton, Ohio workshop at Marco Paper on September 6th. So join me, won’t you, and lets take the fear out of using that brayer and make some beautiful cards in the process. Absolutely no prior brayer experience necessary. :) I’m keeping the class number to 8 per class so I can have lots of time to work with you individually. You will also be sent home with a great set of stamps, Speedball brayer and other great tools. All of this is included in the workshop fee. Just a hint, register early before the locals get your spot. Hope to see you there.
To register, please contact Marco Paper at 937-433-7030 or 1-888-433-5239 or website at http://marcopaper.com/index.html
Oh yeah, one more thing, I just have to share with you this photo of the staff from Marco’s Paper, lol. Yes, the tall person in the middle with great legs is Greg. He’s a good sport and always gets dressed up for the trade show theme. This year it was a “PJ Party” at the Stamp Away USA trade show. Greg, that looks like way to much fun!
OK, on with Tutorial #100!
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up Lovely As a Tree & Holidays & Wishes, Cornish Heritage Farms Hinges |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Barely Banana, More Mustard |
| Accessories: Stampin Up Black & Gray Markers, Post it Notes, Brayer, Corner Round Punch, Gold Brads |
Starting out with a 4.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.
Mask a little under half of the bottom of the card stock with a post it note.
Brayered on Bashful Blue ink at the top of the card stock.
Brayered on Brilliant Blue ink not covering the Bashful blue ink entirely.
Sponged Brilliant Blue ink at the top of the card stock very heavily to create some drama in the sky.
Sponged a bit of Black ink at the edge of the Post it Note mask to create a couple of hills in the distance.
Removed Post it note Mask.
Masked Sky area with a clean Post it Note.
Brayered on Barely Banana ink on the unmasked section of the card stock.
Tore a piece of post it note in a triangle shape to mask a section to create a road. This is an experiment, I have not tried this before. The sticky part of the Post it note is at the bottom of the card stock.
Brayered on More Mustard ink.
Removed triangle post it note, but left the post it note that is masking the sky on.
Sponged More Mustard ink in the middle of the Road.
Sponged Close to Cocoa ink in the middle of the road and the bottom of the card stock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.
Sponged Chocolate Chip ink at the very bottom of the card stock.
Took the Post it Note off of the Sky.
Colored in the middle tree with a black marker, huffed on it and stamped it.
Colored in the two trees on the right side of the stamp with a black marker, huffed on it and stamped it to the left of the first tree I stamped.
Sponged a bit of black ink under and to the left side of the trees to create a shadow.
Used my corner rounder punch on two corners of my main image panel and the Brilliant Blue panel that will go under it.
Stamped two hinges on with Basic Black ink and colored them in a bit with a gray marker.
Assembled card, added a gold brad to each hinge and then stamped my sentiment using Basic Black ink.
Here you have it, the conclusion of tutorial #100 with the finished card measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.
May your day be filled with dreamy scenery. Thanks again for your encouragement!
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
Congratulations on your 100th tutorial!! You are a big inspiration to all of us who visit your blog on a daily basis. This card is stunning. I love how you created the road. ~Debie
Totally awesome!!!!!!!!! Wish I found you 95 tutorials sooner. Congratulations on 100. I look forward everyday to your new tutorial. Thanks Debi
Happy One Hundreth Tutorial!!! Beautiful creation which I am sure I will incorporate some of these techniques in the very near future. We always ask you for something so I thought I’d ask you, is there something we can do for you??? I live in dread that you may decide one day you don’t want to do this anymore and I would be heart broken if that happened. You’ve become a part of the beginning of each of my days. I’m off to work now but when I get home, I’m making me a road card!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!…on your 100th post. This is a great card and I am so glad that I came across your blog.
Congrats on your 100th. WOW I love love love this , it really caught my eye as soon as the page came up. Michelle you are such a wonderful person too share with all as you do. May God Bless you. Hugs and friendship. I hope too meet you in person someday————
Evelynn
Congrats to 100 beautiful cards !!!! Wow
And all these are very fantastic.
Greetings from Germany
Alexa
Thank YOU Michelle for sharing 100 wonderful tutorials with us! What a special gift to us for you to share you beautiful talent with us! Congratulations and thank you for so much inspiration along the way!
And I’m sure all 100 of them are absolutely fabulous! Thank you, Michelle, for showing us how to make such dramatic cards!
Congrats on your 100th tutorital! Another wonderful card I love! I agree with Phyllis, I too live in fear you will stop these wonderful tutorials. It would be a horrible day for me too, since your art keeps me going! I think Stampin Up should just give you your supplies! I think I will e-mail them and make that suggestion. Or maybe I will just send you mine, since I can’t do anything much with them!
Thank you for the your kindness of sharing another Great Card with us!
OH my , Lovely card. Congratulations on your 100 th tutorial and may you have many more!!
100 - that’s a lot of tutorials! but each one is just as interesting as if it was the first. I fully enjoy going back and persuing them all.
Both cards are awesome! I have a playdate every Wednesday with a friend and I think we’ll be doing Lovely as a tree as well as the palm tree. I just have one question. How do you do the foam of the water. When I use my gel pen it just stands out so much, it doesn’t look like foam its more in your face bright markings on the card, LOL. I’ve tried several of your beach scenes with foam and would love to know how you do it. Thank you so much for the tutorials I’ve learned something from every one of them!!
All I can say is wow. Congratulations!! Even though you have great tutorials I sure wish I could take one of your classes in person! Maybe someday (sigh) Thank you for sharing your talent with us and once again congratulations!!
Hugs, Anne
Thank you for all 100! Beautiful card…I love everything you do with Lovely as a Tree and now it is in my *must* haves! :o)
so serene, such a beautiful card. I’ve enjoyed everyone of your tutorials, all 100. TFS
OH MY WORD MICHELLE!!!! This is so crazy beautiful!!!!!
Oh Michelle!!! Just when I think you’ve topped yourself, you do it again!! Creativity must just seep from your pores! Definitely going to try this card I am getting better with my brayer, still no expert, but I am starting to love a tool I seldom used before! I shared one of your techniques with my stamp club and they are wanting to do more! Imagine that? Can any of us get enough of the Zindorf technique? I don’t think so! Thanks so much for all you do online!
Beautiful Michelle! You continue to amaze me!
Congrats on #100, I love your tutorials!
100! Michelle, congratulations! You are so, so generous to share so much of your time and energy with all of us! As always, this tutorial rocks…it’s endlessly fascinating to scroll through the pictures watching the paper go from blank to…well, gorgeous! Thanks so much!
Betsy
Congratulations! I said yesterday that I could hardly wait for the 100th tutorial. This is just so striking. Thank you again. I have printed off several of the tutorials so I have them right in front of me as I try to recreate your techniques. Would love to be able to attend a class but too far away.
Thank you so much for all the time you put into uploading your tutorials.
Marg from Alberta,Canada
First of all, Michelle, Happy 100th!!! Your artistic spirit and generosity are flowing today. This card is a showstopper! I love the complementary colors. And this road is so intriguing too…like where does it lead? Your scene is like a lovely book waiting to be opened, and your sentiment was placed exactly right at the apex of the road. Billowing clouds, a skyscape, and an open road calling. Awesome.
Happy, happy, joy, joy…..Sending hugs on your 100th! You keep me motivated! Thanks for sharing your artistic talent with all of us!
I, too, want to send you congratulations on your 100th tutorial. Thank you for sharing your gifts and ability with us. You are a great artist!
100th tutorial congratulations! I have loved following your tutorials.
Thanks,
QP
Congratulations and thank you for 100 tutorials Michelle! You are so amazing and I know how much time this takes for you to do these. Looking forward to seeing you again in October!! Hugs!
Hi Michelle, Congrats on 100 tutorials!!!
Looks like I have some catching up to do!
I love this card…the depth with the road is awesome… I think I have to play with my brayer… I love it and needed some inspiration!
Thanks and have a super day!
Barb
Congrats on your 100th tutorila!! I just love to come to your blog every day so I can see your great work!! Thanks for all of your inspiration.
You are a true inspiration Michelle. I’m so glad I found your blog! Looking forward to the next 100 tutorials!
Congratulations on your 100th post…. and thank you for sharing your art.
Michelle congratulations on your 100th tutorial. I’m so glad to have found your blog and been able to be part of the last few.
This tutorial is amazing. I just love scenery like this and your tutorial makes me think I may actually be able to do this. Thank you.
I love the card for the class - too bad I’m too far away (in Canada) to attend.
Congrats on 100 tutorials!!! Thank you so much Michelle for sharing your wonderful tutorials of your beautiful cards with us. I know how much work you put into these tutorials & I am so grateful to you & cannot thank you enough! I wish I lived close by to take one of your classes, that would be my all time dream, but I at least have your tutorials!!! Thanks again!
Love your beautiful cards and tutorials. Thanks for writing them up and making them available. Love the “road” theme; will be using this!
I loved every 100! Thank you!!!
Congratulations on your 100th! You make these look so easy, and you give great directions on how to recreate what you have done. This card is beautiful. I love the road idea. Thanks for all 100!
Congratulations on 100 tutorials.
Keep them coming, please.
Normally I would congratulate someone for a round number like 100. But really Michelle, while you thanked us, I want to Thank YOU for taking all the extra time that it must take to photograph each step of what you do. After 100 viewings of your tutorials, I can honestly say that I never tire from watching your expertise at work. Thanks so much. I only wish Dayton was a bit closer than it is, I would love to attend your workshop. Your the best Michelle!
Michelle…how wonderful!!
Congratulations Girl.
You deserve a medal for all your beautiful word and tutorials.
Will you be going to South Carolina or coming into Canada???!!!!! Well, I can dream can’t I??
Thank you for all you do.
I wanted to let you know that I have nominated your for the Art y pico award. I enjoy your blog very much and find your art very inspirational!
You can see the details and your blog link here:
http://www.theartfulmama.blogspot.com
Thanks!
Susan Chong
The Artful Mama
beegsmachine@yahoo.com
Woohoo! Way to go! 100 awesome tutorials. Thanks.
Just to let you no that we all appreciate what you do for us. The time it takes for the tutorials and the beautiful works of art. I wish someday i will be able to join one of your classes (if only). Your card today is neat, i like your idea!
Congrats on #100. They are all awesome. I wish I could take one of your classes. Meanwhile I’ll keep tuning in to see the next fabulous tutorial!
-mary
Congratulations! 100 tutorials is amazing!
Oh my gosh your brayering is amazing. Thank you for all the tutorials. I come here to enjoy the eye candy!!
Michelle,
As always………..your tutorials are absolutely wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing them with all of us!
Cherie
One of my happiest days was the day I found your blog. thank you for all the wonderful creations you have taught us all. Your one wonderfully talented lady. Oh yeah, I love the card as well. It creates a wonderful feeling of wonderlust…I need to travel more.
Are you feeling the love? lol
Thank you for 100 tutorials. They have been very instructive and inspiring! You are so generous to share the step by step on how you create your beautiful works of art! Love this country road card! You always amaze!
Wow - yet another tutorial that knocks it out of the park. I really have to break out my brayer and use it for inking as I’m still afraid to get it dirty. LOL Thanks for the great tutorial, as always!
I am sooo excited! My BFF and I just signed up for your Sat morning class at Marco Paper! We both love your art and can’t wait to spend some time learning from you! See you in just a few weeks!
Congratulations on your 100th tutorial!! And, thank you for taking your time to share your God-given talent w/us. You inspire us daily! Today’s card is fabulous as usual!
Thanks for all the time your investing to keep this blog going. I hope you know how much it is appreciated. Please keep them coming. Any plans on visiting Florida in the future?!
Congratulations on your 100 tutorials. I will be looking forward to the next 100+!
For quite a few years, I have bought paper from Marco’s when they have a booth at the MN State Fair Stamp Expo. I love the quality of their paper and the reasonable prices. They also have someone demonstrating some interesting technique at the front table. I would love for you to should join them on their next trip to MN.
I wish I could join the class in Ohio. Have a fun time.
Congratulations and thank you for sharing your work with all of us! You’re an inspiration to us all.
Hope you’ll share lots and lots of your artwork in the future… going to 500?
you are wonderfull !
very cool, and love how you used only parts of the stamp, I keep forgetting to look at my stamps in new ways of using them
WOW 100 Tutorials! What a marvelous milestone! Congratulations. By the way, thank you very much for the blog candy. I received it today! I also had a chance to look at the new SU catty. As I was looking through, I was thinking, now which of these would work for the Zindorf technique? Would you let us in your ideas/favourites??
I have a long list, Fresh Cuts, Upsy Daisy, Inspired by Nature, Nature Silhouettes to name a few.
Thanks for sharing all 100!
Beth Greco
Wow, you have been very busy, and we have been enjoying every single one of them, ( I have yet to try one, but hopefully I will have time soon). I still read all of them and ooh and ahh over them. You do such beautiful work, like little works of art.
Thanks so much for sharing with us. I wish I could take one of your classes, if you are ever planning on coming to the Sunshine State, let us know, please, so that we can all attend.
You’re work is truly unbelievably amazing !!! When I first saw this card I got very emotional….it’s just so moving and beautiful. Thank you not only for posting the card but for also posting such a fantastic tutorial….you’re AMAZING !!!!
Wow, your work is absolutely beautiful. I found this site yesterday and had to go downstairs and try it. I have never used a brayer before and your tutorials are so easy to follow. I am going to post and let people know about you.
Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!!
Joanne
This card is fantastic. Congratulations on your achievements.
This I have to try. Love your tutorials. Glad I found them.