I’m feeling a bit foggy today, not enough sleep, allergies kicking in.  That could be why I picked to do a foggy scene, lol.  In real life, this looks a bit more foggier (is that a word?).  Photographing cards in the wee hours of the morning, when it is pitch black out, is a little [...]

Tags: Brayer, brayering, emboss resist, Michelle Zindorf, rubber stamping, Stamping tutorial

It’s time for the Split Coast Stamper’s Dirty Dozen Present & Alumni monthly challenge.  This months challenge was to make a birthday card using numbers in the design and not use the word Birthday.  This is what I came up with for my husband Russ’ birthday in October.   Good thing he doesn’t read this [...]

Tags: brayering, emboss resist, Michelle Zindorf, rubber stamping, Stamping tutorial

Before I start the tutorial today, let’s spice things up a bit with some Blog Candy.  The Blog Candy today is a brand new, current, set of Stampin’ Up Stamps “Frames with a Flourish”. So to enter for a chance to win this great set of stamps, please leave me a comment on this post [...]

Tags: card making, emboss resist, Michelle Zindorf, rubber stamping, Stamping tutorial

Summer is not over yet.  After having an unseasonably cool week here in Ohio last week, the heat was back over the weekend.  Bad thing is our pool water is freezing cold and will need to warm back up.  So yesterday was one I spent on the deck lounging, after washing the car, cleaning the [...]

Happy Saturday!!!!!   One thing before I get going on today’s tutorial, we have a blog candy winner out of 137 comments, the random number generator selected  #26, LittleSeaOtter~Kecia , Who wrote “Oh, how I love this card. Makes me happy just looking at it.  Favorite thing about fall? That’s a no brainer…..Ohio State Football!!!”  [...]

Tags: brayering, card making, Card tutorial, emboss resist, Michelle Zindorf

Good Morning!  I just got the word, I’m scheduled to teach Brayer workshops in Austin, Texas on September 20th & 21st.   I can’t wait to meet you Texans!  I know there are a lot of you too.  So if your interested contact: Lisa Itatani at litatani@pacbell.net or flatfishpaperarts.blogspot.com Lydia from Texas will be hosting me. Visit [...]

I’m posting a bit late today.  You see, I’m a Virgo and my mind will absolutely not function in an unorganized workspace.   So when I woke this morning and look around at my craft-room it was very apparent I had to spend the morning organizing new purchases, putting away items used and give the area [...]