Nov 29 2008
Katzelkraft Bird in Water - Tutorial #152 And New Blog Candy!
Well hello there everyone! I’ve been away tooooo long from my stamping room. A lot has been going on with holiday preparation.
For the Thanksgiving Holiday my small family gets together at our house for the feast. I still have half of the feast in the frig that needs eaten. (Just slap it on my thighs, that’s where it is going anyway, lol) We are not fancy people, this is my table setting for the occasion. 
I have to show you the two beast that were underfoot in the kitchen the whole day. These two both weigh over 100 lbs each. Abby the Lab and Lucas the German Short Haired Pointer/Great Dane mix. Both of these babies came from a local shelter after our beloved German Shepherd passed about 5 years ago. I encourage everyone to adopt their pets and spay and neuter them. :) Sorry, had to throw that in there, it’s too important.
Yesterday was spent, CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!!! After Shopping we started putting up the Christmas lights on the outside of the house. This is the progress we made before dark. I then completely passed out on the couch, lol. I hope those who celebrate Thanksgiving had one filled with the love and Joy of Family and Friends.
Enough with the rambling, it’s BLOG CANDY TIME!!!!! OH, what blog candy I have for you this week.
How about a full sheet of Bird stamps from Katzelkraft! Here is a link to their online store so you can check them out: www.katzelkraft.fr The bird I used for today’s project is one from this stamp sheet.
To enter to win this Full Stamp Sheet all you have to do is tell me to enter you by commenting on this post. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click this link and then comment at the bottom of the post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/11/29/katzelkraft-bird-in-water-tutorial-152-and-new-blog-candy/
I will use a random number generator on Wednesday, December 3rd to select the winner. Good luck to all!
Now on with today’s tutorial.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Katzelkraft Birds, Stampin’ Up Lovely as a Tree |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pacific Point & Always Artichoke |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze, Pacific Point & Always Artichoke, Palette Noir Black |
| Accessories: Brayer, White Gel Pen, Black marker, White Ribbon, Brads, Sponges |
Brayered Baja Breeze at the top and bottom of a 4.5″ x 3″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.
Brayered Pacific Point ink at the bottom of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.
Stamped the Katzelkraft Bird image with Palette Nior Black ink.
Stamped the Pine Tree Twice with Baja Breeze ink.
Stamped the Pine 3 times with Always Artichoke ink.
Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the right and bottom of the card stock.
Sponged black ink at the right, left and bottom of the card stock.
Added White Gel Pen to the light areas of the bird, made dots in the tree branches and also added white dashes in the water.
Added dashes of black marker to the tree trunks.
Sponged Pacific Point ink around the outside of the card stock.
Cut a 4 7.8″ x 6 3/8″ piece of Always Artichoke card stock and sponged Pacific Point Ink around the outside of the card stock.
Assembled card and added the ribbon and brads. Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
May your day today be one of leisure.
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
Links to all my tutorials can be found here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/
Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar
Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/
Another beautiful card! You continually WOW me! Love the bird stamps. Thanks for your generosity! Your table looked lovely. Hope the furry friends got some scraps! Bless you for adopting “pound pups” ! We have one, also and lover her more than we can say, and yes, we had her spayed.
I really enjoy your blog. I check it everyday to see what may be new. Your technique and style amaze me. Thank for offering such wonderful blog candy. Sure would like to add the birds to my collection.
Kathy
I love birds as much as I love trees. I would like to be the blog candy winner. Thanks for inspiring my day.
Happy Thanksgiving! I love your pound puppies; we adopt pound puppies as well. Last time, my son found the “one” he had to have and sat at the pound for more than six hours till I could get there after work!
Love the birds and the blog! I would love to win the birds. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity!
Your dogs are beautful!!! I always get my pets from the pound — and thanks for the plug for spay/neuter!
Love the birds — I’m going to that website now!
Wendy Pannell
You are crazy good ! I have no idea how to do the things you do with a brayer. Do you ever make it to Minnesota?
Since finding your blog, many hours have been spent trying your tutorials, now my friends are asking,”how do you do that. I’m a bird lover and watcher so enjoy the bird cards along with all the others. We lost our big beautiful chocolate lab last year and we still miss him. One day the right dog will come along to fill our void, our shelters have a big problem with parvo so don’t want to go there. Thanks for all the well spent hours.
Thank you for your inspiration! I had no idea of the things you could accomplish with a brayer. Loved the pictures on your blog. (I have three dogs - two labs & a cocker spaniel). Please include me in your blog candy drawing.
You are so talented. I did your brayered sky technique for a retirement card for a co-worker and he was very moved by the card. Thank you for giving all of us so much inspiration. And thanks for the spay/neutering plug! People really need to learn to be more responsible with their beloved animal family members.
A stunning card Michelle. What a great stamp sheet also. I wold love to win this. Thanks for the wonderful tutorials and the chance to win this sheet of stamps.
I love the bird stamps. You are an inspiration for taking cards to the next level, truly a work of art.
WOW!!! Once again your cards are truley amazing. I am always amazed at what you can create. You are a very talented person, and keep it up. I may never be able to create as well as you, but I do love to see all of your creations. Thanks for the wonderful blog, Happy Holidays!
Another inspiring card for us, on this chilly morning in Fort McMurray, Alberta. I hope your Holiday went well. The blog candy is lovely and I would love to have a chance at winning it. Thank- you for your generosity!
Happy Thanksgiving to you! This is a lovely card. I have just recently started collecting birds rubber stamps. I would love to add this sheet of beautiful bird stamps. Thank you so much for the opportunity!
This set of stamps is beautiful and really perfect for you! Thanks for the chance to win!
This card is stunning. I love it. Thanks for the opportunity at such beautiful bird stamps for your blog candy. I have to admit….I was stalking your blog everyday this week looking for some new cards. So glad you posted today and got back into your craft room girl….
Gloria (aka: GloriousGreetings)
Happy late Thanksgiving. This is a lovely card…thanks for the chance to win blog candy.
How beautiful is this. Thanks for a chance to win..
Thank you for the opportunity to win this lovely birdssheet. I visit your blog regularly and I think you’re a real wizz with a brayer. Thanks for all the inspiration you give us, you’re so genorous.
this is lovely. glad to hear your Thanksgiving was nice. I am learning so much from you. Thank you for what you do. I would love to be entered to win the “blog candy”.
What beautiful dogs! My husband and I adopted our dog at a local animal shelter. She was only 10 weeks old and a mixed breed. Someone found her in the woods only 1/2 hours before we walked into the shelter. I spotted her immediately and fell in love on the spot ! She is now 10 years old and I cherish every day with her.
Beautiful card, beautiful table, beautiful lights, adorable doggies and great blog candy. What can’t you do?? Hope your day as as much of a blessing as mine.
Again what a beautiful card!! I keep coming back to your site to see if you have something new!!
And taht blog candy is great… so please do enter me into it.
I love your christmas decorations… it must have been quite some work to get those up!! Love it!
Happy Gobble.Gooble to you too!
I am actually going to start to get in gear and try to put out the Christmas decorations today.. try is the key word as I am soo tired I decided at 6 pm that maybe I could do a little shopping! lol.. and ventured out.. what an adventure it was indeed and the stores weren’t packed and I got good deals on some things although I only shopped for my little DD! lol.. I have my little men to shop for but my oldest already told me he wants art supplies soo I am going to surprise him and get him some yummy supplies and pick some up for me ! lol.. this year he is going to get stamps as he’s been really getting good at stamping! 
(he’s 10) Have a wonderful weekend! HUGS to you and yours!
Thank you again for a wonderful tutorial. The card is beautiful! I am excited to have a chance at those wonderful stamps! debb
Love this. Birds are my favorites to stamp and I really
enjoy your tutorials.
Beautiful…I always love your technique!!! Hope I’m the lucky winner!
I would love to be the winner of the birds - I do not have any, only butterflies.
You are one talented lady, not only on paper but also around your house. The table setting is lovely and your lights are festive.
Happy thanksgiving to you! Your dogs are gorgeous!
Another impressive card…those bird stamps are lovely.
I*’d love to enter. Your dogs are great. I’m a dog lover myself, and firmly believe in spaying/neutering.
Oh my I was having withdrawls over the holiday waiting for you to post a new card!! Was well worth the wait it is gorgeous!!!!
Jen
Yet another gorgeous card! Can’t wait to try this layout with a crane stamp I just ordered from Stampscapes. And please add me to your growing pool of wishful blog-candy stampers.
Love the lights on your house, though I half expected some brayering on the siding
As always you make such a beautiful card. I look at your blog all the time and steal shamelessly. You are always einabling to buy more product. Like I need any help.
I still need lots of help with the brayer. Hope some day to take your class.
Have a great holiday season.
Lovely again, Michelle! Your table looks great and your dogs look like fun! I like the lights on your house too!!
Great to hear about your pound puppies! I too have two rescue dogs that are always underfoot hoping for a bit of turkey, etc.
Linda
And a Happy Thanksgiving to you too! I love your designs, you’ve inspired me to keep trying to things outside my box. Thanks for the chance for some “candy”.
Jannette D.
I love all the Christmas lights. it must have taken hours to put them all up. Wow! I also love the birds stamps they are gorgeous so yes please enter me for your blog candy, LOL.
what a great card, I love the bird. I’m glad we aren’t the only ones who put up there Christmas lights after Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful Holiday. Love waiting to see what you come up with next. Cheryl
Michelle,
Birds are high on my list. Since i work at a park in Florida, really anything to do with nature is okay. I just love the way you do the highlights.
What an absolutely gorgeous card. So serene looking.
Thanks for the chance to win candy!
Love your use of light vs dark and the colors you use are always the first thing that catches my eye. Fantastic!
Again, another great tutorial. You were braver than I to battle the traffic and the crowds shopping on Black Friday. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
oh such fun! Thanks you for a glorious blog, please enter me in your contest, and Happy Holidays!
/S
Your dogs are beautiful- 2 out of my 3 cats were pound kitties that I adopted. Please enter me for your blog candy, that is a great stamp set!
Your work is beautiful!
Gorgeous, Michelle!!! You have such a wonderful imagination and incredible brayer and sponging skills. I love to see what your next creation will be. Thank you so much for sharing your talent! Thank you, too, for the opportunity to win such a fabulous set of birds, some of my favorite creatures. Your Thanksgiving table looks lovely! Love your babies, too!
What a beautiful set of stamps!!! I would love to win :-))) thanks for the give away and for your awesome tutorials!!!
cwhentge@grm.net
enter ME Michelle!
love the pics of Abby and Lucas, lol…just waiting for a tender morsel to fall to the floor!
I Love this card! Great color combo. Tanks for another great tutorial. I hope to win those stamps so I can try this card!!
WOW! another great card. I just am amazed how you crank them out. I really do love this one. it reminds me of my grandmother. she always had a beautiful yard with lots of trees, flowers, and birdbaths. she could sit and watch the birds playing in the birdbath. to this day, I love being still and listening to the birds early in the morning. thanks for the sweet memories…….
Lorene
I am totally in love with birds and I think it is because so many companies are coming out with awesome bird stamps!! LOL. Love your card, like usual!! You are truely an inspiration!! Thanks for the opportunity to win!!
Your creations are incredible!! I love visiting your blog. I would also love to win these bird stamps..thanks for the opportunity.
You are so talented ! Love your blog and the inspiration it gives me and I really appreciate the tutorials.
Claudia
scfranson@charter.net
It’s so good to have you back! Again another beautiful card I really should come up with something new to say, I sound like a broken record but, it’s true all your cards are beautiful. As a dog owner (3 from large to small) I loved the picture of your dogs.
We miss you here in Texas!
I come on your blog every day ( even 3-4 times a day ) since i have found it. I LOVE your art work. It is a pleasure looking at them and feeding my soul with all your Tut’s.
Your blog is as good for me as dark chocolate.. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! delightful!!
Please continue to WOW me.
Love ya!
Lauretta
Of course I want you to enter me in your blog candy! Who wouldn’t? The bird set has so many lovely birds in it, all unique and lifelike. OH, the cards I could make! thanks for this chance to win.
What a gorgeous card! And a lovely table setting as well.
I’d be absolutely thrilled to win this set of stamps!!
Michelle, as usual, you have done an outstanding job. I love the bird stamps.
Thanks for sharing your pictures, especially of your beloved dogs. I can’t imagine my life without pets.
Hi michelle! Your dogs are beautiful!! I have a little “Pinky” LOL she’s only 8-9 lbs. She’s a chihuahua/dachshund mix. She was loving the Thanksgiving cooking in the kitchen as well! LOL glad to hear you got some Christmas shopping done. I haven’t started mine yet. Mostly for myself…*snerk* Anyhoo…thanks for the opportunity to win some stamps! One can never have enough stamps. *BIG GRIN* Your lights look pretty too BTW! I just pulled ours out last night. My boyfriend unfortunately came down with a cold so we’ll probably have to hang them when he’s feeling better. This is a beautiful card! Very elegant. TFS!
It’s a beautiful card, Michelle, TFS.
Eveline.
Love, love, love the bird stamps - Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks for sharing the things you love and for your generosity.
Gorgeous card as always. I especially love the tree/bush on the right. I would love a chance to win these elegant stamps. TY!
Beautiful! Breathtaking beautiful.
Ter:)
You are simply amazing! I wish I had a ’smige’ of your talent, always able to come up with original great projects. I follow you everyday and can’t wait for your next post! I would not win blog candy if I was the only one entering but I love to comment on your latest & greatest! Thank you for your continuing inspiration and keep ‘em coming! Thanks again, Nancy
Once again I love your workshop !
you always surprise with beautifull works
you have a great imagination !
hugs
Sandra
I loved the masculine feel to this card. I have tried a couple of your cards- the tutorials are fantastic. Thanks for taking my stamping to another level.
Beautiful Card. Michelle, you are so bad! I really didn’t need another online store to shop at. This store has some amazing images. I’m in deep trouble. Please enter me to win this beautiful sheet of birds. Thank you for the tutorial. It’s amazing as usual.
Another beautiful card! Your blog is my everyday go to. Please enter me in the drawining,
Donna
love birds and would dearly love to have stamps for my cards. Your cards are so unique
I am always looking so forward to receiving your emails/tutorials am in awe of your talent! Thank you for your inspiring help.
Melody
Too interesting. I just started working with Birds (Inkadinkadoo) this morning - how timely. LOVE your creation. Thanks for another great opportunity.
DianeL
loyaz1@wbhsi.net
What a beautiful card, Michelle! Those bird images are so beautiful. I just love anything fowl related.
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Enjoy getting back “in the groove”!
Suzy
Wow what a beautiful card and blog candy to boot, awesome!! Love those birds
Karen W jkwallace@mchsi.com
I love the bird stamps and would love to win. I always look forward to reading your blog because all your work is so beautiful. Thanks for a chance to win.
Love the dogs! Yes, everyone should adopt at their local shelter and spay or neuter! Thanks for sharing the most beautiful card. Please enter me!
would love to receive the blog candy! please enter me!
great looking pound puppies! i volunteer at our local spca and got my german shepherd there a couple of years ago after our old dog died. he was so good at thanksgiving, with a bunch of people, a new baby on the floor and food left on the table!
sandyh
sandyha@comcast.net
I love birds and your card is stunning, as usual! Love that you have big dogs and you rescue them! I raised Great Danes for 23 years and have had Newfoundlands for the past 6 years. I have 4 dogs now…2 rescues and 2 Newfs.
OMG! Those birds are fabulous! And this is the best card to date!
I enjoy your blog very much and love the tutorials. Your cards are amazing. Thanks for the opportunity to win blog candy.
As always your cards are amazing, and I love your christmas lights that is something my family loves to do over the holidays is go looking at all the lights at night. I would love to win the blog candy and thank you for being so generous both with your time and ability and blog candy.
Holly
Oh WOW! Fabulous card, and fabulous candy!!!! FInger’s crossed. Thanks for the tutorials, they’re always really inspirational. Lisa
Wow Love the card and your pups. The lab looks like my mom’s dog that passed away. Thanks for shareing
Anne
Another amazing piece of art! I would love to win the birds.
Joyce
Beautiful card - beautiful stamps - beautiful table - beautiful lights. Do you get the idea? I think everything about your site is beautiful.
OH yeah and beautiful beautiful blog candy. Pick me please.
Michelle,
It appears you had a delightful Thanksgiving with family and “friends”. Thanks for the reminder to all to spary and neuter your pets. It’s so important. In Colorado Springs we are now having to license cats to help fund the feral cat problem. Sad…but true. Enough of that.
Birds are the beginning of Spring. When you hear them first sing…it’s magic to your ears. Thanks for the super-duper blog candy this week. You are certainly a dear.
Happy week!
DonnaB
Please enter me in the contest, thanks for the chance to win. Beautiful Birds! I so enjoy your blog, thanks!
Smiles, Melinda
Your cards are always so gorgeous! LOVE this one! I just got my Jack Russell neuter yesterday!:) He is doing pretty well! Your pups are so beautiful!
Hi Michelle,
Your table setting looks lovely… I had my Regal Beagle under foot in the kitchen. I have become very skilled at waltzing around my “Candy Gurl”….
You are way ahead of me with shopping AND lights…Yikes I haven’t started, I am thinking maybe Sunday or Monday for the lights.
SO about this feathered friends blog candy…. wouldn’t it be lovely…count me in and keep your wonderful tutorials coming… I will have to try this out.
Thanks, Hve a wonderful day !
Gorgeous card Michelle! I love your use of tints and tones and fabulous inking techniques! Thanks for a chance to win some wonderful goodies!
Wow, this is so gorgeous! Please enter me in the give away, these stamps are so beautiful! Your house is so pretty all lit up! I luv going for a ride just to see all the houses all lit up, don’t you?
I am always at aww and ooooing at all of your artwork, I wish I could attend one of your workshops as I have tried the tutorials and have failed drastically, I like to watch live to learn!! May be someday I shall… keeping a watch on your calendar!
Love and hugs always!
Wow, this is stunning. Thank you for the opportunity to win such unbelievable candy. Your artwork is always amazing thank you for sharing with us.
Debbi
I really envy you for having your outside lights up already. We “thought” about it and that was as far as it got. Love the new Bird stamps. Hope my number comes up.
You have a wonderful blog. You sure get a lot done. Please enter me for the drawing of those wonderful bird stamps. Thanks, Nancy P.
Oh this card is stunning! No surprise there! I LOVE bird stamps and have several, but not this one…hint! Hee! Have a great weekend!
Beautiful card, as always. You are an inspiration, artistically, to me. Thanks! Can you tell us what the pine tree stamp set is that you used on this card? Linda Ford
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Once again wonderful and inspiring work Michelle thank you so much for sharing your talent. It may someday rub off !!!!!! I hope!!!!!
beautiful pics of your dogs too and your home looks wonderful all lit up.
I’d so love to win the stamp set - fingers crossed
Have a wonderful holiday time
You continue to amaze me with your talent! Your cards are gorgeous. Murphy, my 145 lab mix says “rowlf” to your two sweeties wish we could get together and play while our mom’s play! He is laying by me as I look at your card and tutorial. At least that is what I think he is thinking. He did look up when I showed him the photos. We had just taken a big walk admiring all the birds around us. This looks like a great sheet of bird stamps! Thanks for a chance to win a set. Happy holidays!
I, too, read your blog daily. I sit with my mouth wide open at your creative work.
And this card is no different. Amazing!
You made me tired just reading all you did.;)
I love your blog. It inspires me so much! You are always so generous with your blog candy!
Thanks,
Carol
You continue to inspire and delight me! Thank you for the opportunity to win blog candy.
What a gorgeous card! Love the water effects and highlighting with white.
You are so incredibly talented! I so appreciate you sharing your talents with us. Thank you for the tutorials that are so easy to follow. Now, I just need to get brave enough to do one!
Hi to you! What a talent you have for taking a stamp and making your cards come alive! How I wish I had your talent. Thanking you for taking the time to make these tutorials so we can look talented too!!! Linda
I am truly amazed with your artistry. The bird alighting on the water is magical. I love the bird stamps and would treasure having my own set. Please enter me into your drawing. Thanks for sharing your creations and how to make our own. Caroll
Wow..that is so simple yet so beautiful! I always love your cards! Those birds are just lovely too! I sure hope I win!
I want to be like you when I grow up!!!! You continually amaze me with your beautiful cards! One day I hope one of your classes is close enough where I can go!! Thanks for the great blog candy!!
What a gorgeous collection of bird images! I love the card you made with it. You always know just where to place highlights to really bring the picture to life. Thanks for the chance to win!
Michelle, Abby and Lucas are just precious and obviously they are great kitchen helpers. I am happy you added the plug about spaying and neutering, it is so important. Your holiday table was lovely, and I really like the Christmas lights. I just came in from decorating my fence. I love this time of the year. Thanks for all that you do.
Love your photos of the dinner table, outdoor lights and of course your two special babies!
And after all that you still create another georgeous card! What a great stamp sheet and I thank you for posting a company that I had not heard of! Thank you so much for offering this great sheet as blog candy!
love, Love, LOVE birds!!! Pick me!!! Once again, you’ve shown how to take a stamp and create a scene worth framing!
Love the bird stamps! Thanks for another great tutorial.
Another beautiful card! Every day I look forward to seeing what you created
I also like seeing pictures that you post of your home, animals and such.
I love the bird stamp set. Happy Holidays!
Your cards are beautiful and your tutorials are amazing. One of these days, I really am going to try one of your tutorials.
Your blog has inspired me to start stamping again!! BEAUTIFUL! Please include me in your blog candy drawing. Thank you for your beautiful artwork.
I love the birds! Wish I could get my white pens to work like yours!
ugh…Christmas lights and shopping already. Where in the world did the year go. Thanks for the reminder
Thank you for the chance to win some yummy candy.
Have a great day!
Michelle
Such a hectic time of year and so little time to sit down and just stamp. Love this card and actually all of your work. I have been experimenting with your techniques and am pleased with some of the results but haven’t quite reached your level.
Now about the canines….my daughter has three hounds and they are her ‘children’ or rather my ‘grandchildren’. One came from a shelter, one wandered in off of an Indian reservation in New Mexico and the other was a little fur ball for Christmas 16 years ago. They are quite the trio with the most distinct and sometimes hilarious personalities. Anyway, thank you for the opportunity to win some blog candy!!
Michelle, you blow me away with your talent. I love the card you made and it’s really so simple, but beautiful. I would love to win those stamps. I went to the website and was going to buy them, but cannot find them on there. Help! Thanks for sharing the Thanksgiving pictures too. Lovely and cute doggies.
Love this card and the stamp set is incredible - if I don’t get it as blog candy, I’ll have to find it on my own. Thanks for all you do to help us be better stampers. Happy Thanksgiving!
Michele, thanks for guiding us through your process of creating another beautiful card! So lovely…as is your beautiful Thanksgiving table. Thanks for sharing the photos of your table, your sweet dogs and the very pretty Christmas lights!
I am very impressed with what you accomplished on Black Friday and am not surprised you passed out on the couch! LOL!!!
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends and feel very grateful for all our blessings!
Wow Michelle, your whole post is full of inspiration from the wonderful card to your thanksgiving table, to your Christmas lights. I really must get myself and my other half (Hubby) in gear. I’d love to be entered in the draw for the wonderful sheet of bird stamps. Thankyou for sharing your time and talent with us.
Fab card, and great instructions!
Just wanted to let you know that I have awarded you the Brighen Your Day award, this was first stared by Sue. Details are on my blog.
Jane :0)
Your talent amazes me. Thanks for sharing with us.
And those bird stamps are gorgeous.
Michelle,
Your work is truly a gift from God. You use it beautifully I might add. It’s fun to see what you’ll come up with next for your tutorials. Your blog posts are filled with warm, wonderful information about you and who you are. You much be a great lady to know. May you continue to bless everyone you come in contact with in person or out here in blog land. May God continue to bless you.
Sue
Thanks for sharing another great card with us. We haven’t put our lights up yet this year, but hopefully we will soon.
Hi Michelle,
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had ours back in October up in Canada. I received your two cards when I came back from vacation on Monday. The colors on your cards are always so vivid and I thought it was because of the camera settings, but in real life they are amazingly rich in color! The card you have today is very beautiful! I will have to try the brayer technique once I finish writing my exam on Tuesday. =] Cheers!
Oh how I’ve missed you!! Nothing in the emailbox but adverts these days…gorgeous birds you are blog-candying with…I’d love to have them! Come ‘on, number generator!! Pick me, Pick me!!
Happy Christmas,
Theresa in San Jose
Your work is soooooo amazing!!!!!!!!!! You probably hear that ALL the time, how could you not?
You really do inspire us to become better at what we love to do already! Thank you for your tutorials, they are wonderful!
p.s. I’m jealous you have your lights up already!!!
Thanks for sharing your Thanksgiving with us. These are memories that’ll last a lifetime, even the nap (which I also did). Your card is wonderful, as usual. Your dogs are beautiful (we have 2 cats, 1 from the pound and both spayed). I’m excited to see what new cards you come up with but I hope you take time to have fun with family and friends at Christmas.
This card is really charming! I’m so fond of birds. I wish I could win these stamps, but I live in Sweden… We don’t have the same range of stamps in our shops. You are so lucky!
I am totally broke until the pension people get their heads out of their butt and you tell me about a stamp company I never knew of before? Not fair.
gonna go cry and yell and take some rolaids.
I just love your stampng tutorials. I check your blog daily (and have missed you this past week while you were busy with your life) and can’t wait to try the techniques. I would love some bird blog candy. Keep up the great work!
Pat
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the card and the pups! I have been in companion animal rescue for over 15 years and often foster these wonderful animals (we focus on adoptable animals that get put on the euthanasia list due to lack of shelter space). We have several furry children of our own and they are all shelter dogs (www.petfinder.com) . The spay/neuter mention makes me love this website even more. I like birds about as much as dogs so I hope I have a decent chance at winning those stamps!
Oh Michelle…you continue to inspire me with your creativity. You’ve given me the courage to try new things and I thank you for that.
Merry Christmas to you and your family…
I just love your work. I would love to win a set of stamps and try to make something as beautiful as your tutorials show. Thank you for the opportunity to try and win.
Carole
OMG, where to start! Well, I guess with the most important, lol…I got such a start looking at your german short hair! It’s like looking at a picture of my childhood dog Auggie! Yours may be a wee bit beefier, but otherwise they’re identical! He was the equivalent of a pound puppy, too…somebody boarded him at the vet where my bro worked and then never came back.
The bird sheet is awesome! I am a bird addict, I think…my eye is always drawn to them…your card certainly shows them off well! I love the way you capture light with your brayers…almost spooky, lol!
Looks like you had a wonderful holiday, Michelle…I was hoping you would!
Hugs,
Betsy
This card is gorgeous. I always learn so much from your tutorials-Thank you for taking the time to share your talent!!!! I have not seen these stamps before and I would love to have the blog candy.
Love the birds and swirls. The swirls are so feathery looking. Thanks for offering the stamps, and please enter me in the give-away.
I always enjoy your work.
Michelle - thanks for the peak into your life! I like your style!
I’m glad I had the chance to meet you in Dayton; you introduced me an entirely different way of thinking about stamping.
Have wonderful holidays,
Mary Ann M
Yes, please enter me in the blog candy contest. What a terrific prize! You are too generous. I’m a bit later than usual sending you a comment as I’ve been outside putting up the lights and dragging stuff down from the attic and into the house. You should see my living room! Well, maybe not, you’d never come back. This year I made myself a promise to go through all the Christmas stuff and sort out what I don’t want, what is broken, and what I want to keep. I’ve got such a variety of stuff and few things match but that’s the way I like it. There were only 4 of us this year at Mom’s for Thanksgiving but at least we were together and had a roof and plenty to eat. Michelle, your two 100 lb babies are adorable. I am a critter lover and these two are precious. Right now we have two indoor kitties, 3 outdoor kitties, two fox that come visiting every night, a herd of deer that range from 8 to 23, racoons that really are not welcome but they keep coming and a flock of 8 tom turkeys and 25 hens. Yes, we feed them all! When I get my digital back from being repaired, I’ll share some if you’d like. I’m sorry, I haven’t mentioned how much I love your card and to thank you for doing the tutorial. Some folks express their holiday feeling with the word “stressful”; the word that best describes how I feel during the holidays is energized. I don’t shop for Christmas, we make almost everything we give. This year the only thing I did purchase was a Kourik (might have the spelling wrong) one cup coffee maker for Mom. I broke her other one at Thanksgiving. DRATTTTT! I know this comment is turning into a book but I want to tell you that I so admire the prize I won a few months back and have it mounted on my studio wall. It inspired me to grab up some dollar frames at a yard sale and I made two of the most beautiful scenes for the holidays. I gave one to my Mom and one to my Sister so they could display them during the holidays. They just think I’m soooo talented! I learned it all from you! Well, I’ll close for now before this turns into an edition.
Hi, I don’t have any bird stamps so this would be a great win for me! Everyone have fun with your decorating!
Your emails are the very first thing I open — when checking out the email subject lines — Your creative spirit is like the lovely birds you so often stamp — You definitely give wings to your creations as you so kindly share them with all of us. Thank you so much for touching my creative soul. Carol
Another gorgeous card. Surprise, surprise! I am such a sucker for birds! I would be soooo very excited and honored to win your blog candy! Thank you for the opportunity.
BettyAnn
Gosh everything is sooo beautiful from your card and the stamps to your table setting, Christmas lights and especially those adorable, underfoot babies!!! I’m with you about adopting a rescued animal and spay/neuter!!!! I would love some of that eye candy,so please enter me in your giveaway!!! Happy Holidays!! Willow
Love the trees..can’t wait until your next blog !!!!
I am always amazed at the wondeful work you do! And well, yes I would love to receive blog candy from you!
Denise Wells
mamascollections@aol.com
This is great. I love birds and I love you technique. I have a binder full of your techs. and have to get another binder. I cn’t pass one up. I would luv these birds. Jackie
I know times are hard,but shareing a good meal with family and friends can make even hard times special.also being able to see a new piece of work from you doesn’t hurt.
I need those birds! Okay I don’t need them but I do want them… Thanks for your great tutorials. I know the effort it takes to document along the way and it is really appreciated.
I am very thankful for all of the talented and generous artists I have had the priviledge to meet online.
Raine
So glad to hear your Thanksgiving was nice. You are a brave woman to go shopping on Black Friday. I didn’t even stick a toe out the door. I spent the day taking down Fall decorations and putting away Thanksgiving things. I did put on a Christmas tablecloth and topper and I will be going through our holiday decorations to decide what to use and what to donate. How do we collect so many things? Of course, stamps do not fix in that category! Again, you have created a beautiful piece of art. I am so grateful that you share your talent with us and how far I am coming along by trying to follow your wonderful Tutorials. I am light ages away from mastering the brayer but I do wield a wicked sponge because of you! Thanks you for your inspiration and willingness to share your talent with us.
Oh my….your dog on the left looks just like my dog Buford who past away a few years ago. I still miss him but he was 103 lbs and always at my side for 13 years. We have a small dog now and we enjoy him but still miss our Buford. I feed the birds, water the birds, paint birds, and stamp birds soooooo I absolutely am drooling over the blog candy.
I may pass out if I win. Looks like a good one. I thought your table settings and decorated house was beautiful. You do so many things well. Happy Holidays !!! Becky
Another teaching moment by Michelle! Not only a wonderful card and where to obtain the stamps but a great reminder about shelter dogs. Cudos to you Michelle. I love the way you teach us about how to add depth to our cards. Thanks for all the time you give us. And I’d love to win the bird stamps. Birds have always been a favorite of ours and our neighbor is a birder and an artist with birds as a focus. Had to do a “happy birdie” card for him!
Oh I love this card. Beautiful as always! I love birds. We have 2 bird feeders in our yard and just love watching all different kinds come up to the feeder. So relaxing. What a beautiful stamp set. I sure would love to win it!
Connie
As always another beautiful creation! I absolutly love your work! I would love to be entered for the blog candy! Thank you so much for sharing your talent for all of us! Beth
Lovely card. Your cards are always so beautiful and full of life. I love the bird stamps and am really hoping to win it. Thanks for the chance.
Angel hugs
Debby
What a beautiful card and thank you for the opportunity at some great blog candy. You are very generous. Love your two precious dogs. We had to put our precious Abby, a golden retriever, to sleep last year. She was 15 1/2 yrs old. Still have the 5 wonderful cats we have adopted. Seems the boys continue to come home with strays that no one wants. I will always take them and give them all my love and yes each and every one is neutered or spayed.
Hi, Michelle:
This card is another amazing one. Thanks so much for sharing the site for this company! I LOVE the vintage stamps - just have to figure out the Euro difference now! I would love to win your blog candy and thanks so much for offering this opportunity. And thanks for the info on your beautiful dogs - shelter pets are the absolute best! We have a 10-year-old brother/sister cat duo and a 10-year-old beautiful golden retriever mix (she is SOOOO girly - but her sweet abandoned mom, they said, must have had five suitors because her nine pups were in a distinct range of looks from german shepherd to chow to shar pei to goldens! Ours was the only one to look like mom!). They are our joy, constant companions and our entertainment!
Please enter me! As always, I just love your work. You are so very inspiring. I tried one of your cards but it didn’t quite turn out as yours. Maybe next time! Hope I’m the winner! Thanks!
Connie Jenkins
stampinmom6569@yahoo.com
Michelle,
What a beautiful card. Please enter me to win your blog candy. If only I could do it justice like you. Thanks for sharing.
This is beautiful! I wish I could have just a tiny bit of your creativity. You never cease to amaze and dazzle me!
Hi Michelle,
Love your BLOG. Look forward to each and every post. You make it look so easy.
I have Chocolate Labs as well, Tank and Samson, can’t imagine life without them.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Smiles…Shelley
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I love this sheet of birds, but I know someone who would love them more! If I were to win these, I would love to give them to a wonderful friend. She absolutely loves birds!!! If not, then I may purchase them for her as a gift.
Again, you have done another wonderful project! Thanks for sharing your skills and techniques with us.
Happy Belated Thanksgiving! I would love the birds to set up nest in my stamping room — they are beautiful!! Thank you for the chance and a great tutorial.
Kim D in FL
Thank you soooo much for the opportunity to win. Just love your designs. Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving. Your table looked so lovely. Here in South Africa we don’t celebrate it, but we can always find something to give thanks for. Thanks again for sharing with us
Love your current tutorial with the Katzelkraft birds.
Your Christmas lights look very nice. I can’t imagine your having time to do that this weekend–you are very ambitious.
Thanks for sharing your amazing talents.
Janet Hamilton
Lovely card and it would be something to win the bird stamps. Keep doing the tutorials for us.
Our last two cats have come from the animal shelter and add so much to our lives.
Another beautiful card. You do amazing work. Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy.
Pam:)
Your dogs are absolutely beautiful, and one can tell that they have been blessed with a wonderful home. Thanks for letting us share a glimpse of your Thanksgiving and Christmas! Also, thanks for the chance to win the sheet of bird stamps.
I look forward to seeing your tutorials……what an artist!!
Thanks for sharing your dogs with us, they look so hugable…….
Love this card, especially, since I am a bird lover!
You are so talented. Thanks for your great tutorials ! This card is so beautiful !
Love your tutorials!!! Please keep them coming.
Thanks for the chance to win the bird stamps.
What a beautiful set of stamps! And you put it to such good use!!
Thanks for such inspiring tutorials
Holly
Michelle, I just love your adorable ‘Beasts’ and I am so glad you adopted them! We adopted the joy of our lives, Ollie, who is a 6 year old part lab part German Shepard from the SPCA two years ago and we love her to death. I do fund raisers for the local animal shelter and I can vouch for the importance of adopting these homeless friends and keeping your pets spayed and nutured. Thank you for mentioning that on your very well-read blog. I love your card as well, don’t want to forget that!
Oh! I absolutely love those birds!!! Please enter me for a chance to win them…Thank You for your fabulous tutorials. They are so inspiring. And a Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you!
wow….fabulous birds….and this old bird thanks you for offering the chance to win such awesome blog candy
enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend
Another stunning card! I am in awe of your talent Michelle. Thank you for the photos of your beautiful dogs & well done for the reminder about neutering/spaying. My dream is to adopt retired greyhounds - hopefully it will happen one day. Your house looks lovely with all the twinkling lights. Thank you for offering such lovely blog candy. I have no bird stamps & would be thrilled to win these. Have a great weekend, I’m off to have a look at the Katzelkraft site. Kirsten.
Just love your beautiful bird card!! Would love to win this stamp set so I could TRY and copy your card.
Also enjoyed looking at your lovely table setting,lights and adorable dogs!
I have a golden lab called Leo….does not matter what the occassion is, he is always under my feet..especially in the kitchen!
TFS!
Oh Can I be in your blog candy! I stalk all of your work! It is always so amazing! And hard on my budget lol! I almost always have to run out and buy the supplies you use to keep up! I just got the snow angels stamp set in the mail today! Woo Hoo Can’t wait to play.
Another very beautiful card! Thank you so much for this tutorial.
Your table was beautiful, and I thought the turkey napkin holders were really cute. Your babies are fabulous, and I just wanted to kiss them. I have two cats that we rescued, and we love them like crazy. (yes, now spayed and neutered). Dogs are out of the question as we live in an apartment, and our circumstances won’t allow it.
Please enter me in for the blog candy. I so appreciate your generosity. Thank you again for all you give. Hope you and yours are well and happy.
Great card –they are always good! These are neat birds–please enter me in the contest. Thank you!
Michelle, these birdies are just too “tweet”!! Please enter me in the blog candy contest. Loved your beautiful bird card, too! Thanks!
Love the bird card! Another beauty. —-Your dogs are beautiful. I am glad to see that they are in their forever home and are happy. I also adopted all three of my dogs from the pound. I had 8 birds and am now down to three. I rescue them and find them new homes! *love* my feather friends!
Love the card! Love the stamps! I hardly ever win anything, but would be thrilled with this one! Thank you for sharing your talent and the goodies. Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas! Cindy
Please enter me into the drawing. I would love to have these stamps and be able to replicate one of your master pieces.
Michelle- you always come up with the most amazing works of art. Those bird stamps are to die for- pick me please!! Thank you for sharing your talent again and giving us all the chance to win some fabulous stamps.
Another beautiful card! I love all the birds. This would be nice to win!
Another beautiful card! You continue to inspire me. Would love to win the blog candy, and have to say you are amazingly generous! Love the Christmas lights and hope you have a very merry holiday!
Wow! Another beautiful card…I love the bird stamps and December 3 is my birthday…that would be a great gift!!!!
Your dogs are beautiful!! And of course your art work!! Another great card!
What a sweet sheet of rubba! I’d love to have them nest here!! I just love visiting your site Michelle, such Inspiration!!This card is fabulous! I Love your easy to follow tutorials especially using the brayer … I don’t always get the same results but I don’t mind.. love the technique!! Love your beasts, my DD has one too… her black lab will knock you over with love!
It’s a great day for putting lights up here … no snow, not too cold so that’s next on the list of things! Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy! Ü
Wow! I love that card and I love those stamps. Thank you for the chance of winning a set.
Michelle,
I look at your blog several times a week, your work is outstanding. Your Thanksgiving table looks great. But most impressive is your dogs, Abby and Lucas. They are gorgeous!
Have a blessed holiday season.
Thanks for sharing!
Teresa
You are amazing stamper!!!
I always love your tutorials! I like how you added the important piece about adopting a pet. We have an adopted pet, and she is terrific! We all love her to pieces! She is a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix and has the sweetest nature!
This card is just lovely! I so love that Baja Breeze color!
You sure did a lot this weekend already! Love how the house looks!
I would love to have a chance to win some blog candy, so count me in! Thanks!
Please keep the tutorials coming, I learn so much from them!!
Gillian
oh my gosh, these birds are awesome! I have to have them! If I don’t win them, I must buy them. Great card, too. Love the holiday lighting on your home as well. Can you come and do mine? LOL Kathy Eddy
Hi, Michelle–It’s MJ, from San Jose, just back from my spiritual odyssey to John of God in Abadiania, Brazil. It’s so good to come back to our beautiful and clean country after all the grinding poverty I saw there… We may be going through some hard times, but we are still the luckiest people in the grandest country on earth! Thank you for the inspiration and beauty you add to our worlds! MJ
Michelle,
You are incredibly talented. Your Thanksgiving table was elegant. Hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving.
Sylvia
Michelle~ Gorgeous card as usual! You are such an artist! I’d love to be entered in the blog candy giveaway…I keep hoping tha tone of these times I’ll get the lucky number! LOL!
Thanks for remembering the 4-legged friends in this post. We went to my mom’s for Thanksgiving…with our 3 dogs. She has 2, so we had 5 dogs underfoot for the occasion…we all had a great time! Please enter me for the blog candy. The stamps are awesome, but of course, you turned them into art. I love all your work.
Ok, so everyday I’m checking your site, and wondering where you are, and hoping all is well. I was very glad to hear that you were taking some well deserved time off to celebrate Thanksgiving and shopping! Your card is gorgeous again. Every time I look at one of you tutorials it makes me want to go out and buy it and try it! Maybe, just maybe, this time I can win a set and try it! Anyway, thanks so much for the chance.
Oooh, yes, enter me! Thanks for the chance and your constant inspiration.
Well, you’ve done it again! Another gorgeous nature scene…with bird stamps, no less. I just finished using my bird die to make a card. Would love these stamps. Seems that everyone is adopting pets. That is so wonderful. I am sharing an adopted cat with my mom. Well, not really adopted, we just kept working at it until we won this cat over. It was in the wild and now we are graced with its loving presence every day. My mom lives across the highway and the cat visits us both. Happy to share.
I love checking your blog daily. I learn so much and am constantly inspired! Thanks Michelle. Please enter me in the drawing.
Love your card and the pictures are great. Count me in on these fun stamps. Thanks for a chance.
Michelle - This is another beautiful card. Your work is truly amazing. Thank you so much for your tutorials. I don’t know how you do all you do, and still have time to stamp!!
Card, as usual, is fabulous, table, also beautiful,
but Abby and Lucas win my heart!!
Michelle, I absolutely love all of your tutorials! Thank you so very much for sharing. Please enter me in your candy contest. gail
i am truly thankful that you are so generous with the sharing of your artistic talents!
I’d love to be the lucky winner of your blog candy!
Michelle, I have been stamping for over 10 years now and I thought I was a pro until I saw your site. Your techniques are simple and easy to follow, but are so amazing! I have had such a great time trying out different cards in the Zindorf style. Thanks for all you do. Please enter me in the blog candy. Until next time, have a wonderful holiday season! Tanja
Love the card, birds are my fav!! You are so talented. Would love to win the blog candy.
Although I don’t have a dog now, my neighbor’s dog (from the pound) runs here for goodies every time she escapes from the house. Happy holidays…
Your card is, as always, just perfect! LOVE the bird stamps, thanks I really need one more store to buy from (-: Thanks for your continued inspiration!
WOW!! Your cards are wonderful. Thank you for directing me to the katzelkraft website… their stamps are BEAUTIFUL!! Now, I have somewhere else to help drive the worldwide economy back into the black. My husband thanks you. Please enter me in the blog candy. Happy Holidays!
I think your house looks absolutely beautiful. The bird card is awesome. You have cost me a pretty penny lady. I saw all the wonderful Stampin Up ink colors and had to go and buy just about every set they have. LOL
Keep up this fantastic tutorial . I love it
Birds of a feather flock together! This bird would love to win your bird blog candy!
Pick me, pick me!
Marianne
italianarteest@aol.com
What a nice card! I really like the colors together, I dont often team green and blue together, but I think I may try now. Great blog candy too!
I never tire of your talent. You are simply amazing. Thank you for the chance to win this awesome stamp set. It’s too cool! Thanks again for sharing your talents so freely. I have learned a lot from you.
Your work is always so inspiring! I really need more bird stamps..LOL!!
I would love to win the stamps!! love your blog, always fun new ideas, thanks for sharing !! Rose aka rosebudinnh
Hi Michelle
I love watching your blog you have a lovely style. please enter me in for the wonderfull blog candy you have on offer
Love
Tracey
Hi Michelle
Please enter me in your blog candy competition. I really enjoy your tutorials and am still trying to get my brayering and sponging too look something like yours. Oh well, looking on the bright side the more I practice the more I get to play with my stamps and inkpads etc.!
I have a total of 6 animals and all of them are from the local shelter. I would take more if I could — but it’s just hard with one person to care for them all !! Just like I love my pups — I too love what you do with a brayer. I read each post so carefully and think I’ve got to try this soon…..Thanks for the blog candy ! and Happy Thanksgiving and have a blessed Christmas season this year !!
I love your tutorials and would love to win!
Hi Michelle,
I’m glad you got to spend Thanksgiving with family (of the two-legged kind and the four-legged kind). I am thankful for your inspiration over the net and in-person. The bird set is fabulous.
Kathleen (kab)
Your card as always is a work of art!!!!
I hope you Christmas decorating is well underway - that is what I will be doing for the next 4 days so there will be no stamp