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Skating One Last Time – Tutorial #171

Posted on January 29, 2009 by zindorf| 35 Comments

I’ve always loved this image. Poor Boy is so out of control! Just how I’m feeling these days, but that is another story altogether.

Anyway, I decided to take my brayer approach to this creation. He is also going on my sales page. Once a set is gone it is taken off of the sales page. So if you don’t see it on there it is sold. Here is the link to the sales page if you want to take a peek at what is on there: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/things-for-sale/

Also, here is a link to my Brayer workshop calendar, I’m going to be in Dayton, Ohio, Wheaton, Illinois and Covington, Indiana. http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/ I hope you are able to make it to one of them. I love meeting my blog readers.

Now, on with the tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Snowy Play & Lovely as A Tree, Rubber Stampede Mirror Image Stamp

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red and Not Quite Navy

Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers, Post it Notes, Brayer, clear embossing powder, heat gun, White Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Versamark Marker and Pad

Stamped the skater by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Black ink before stamping. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored his nose with a More Mustard Stampin’ Up marker.

Colored his skates with a Real Red marker.

Colored his scarf with a Certainly Celery marker.

Added a shadow to his scarf with an Old Olive Marker.

Added a shadow to his skates with a Bravo Burgundy marker.

Added a shadow on his body with a Bashful Blue marker.

Colored his arms with a Creamy Caramel marker.

Out lined the crack in the ice with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored over his body with a Versamark Marker and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Masked the sky with a Post it note and ripped a post it note and masked the bottom right corner.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink all over the unmasked area.

Brayered Not Quite Navy at the right corner of the card stock.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the ice .

Wiped the ink off of my embossed image using a soft cotton rag.

Unmasked the card stock.

Stamped just the trees at the top of the card stock with Basic Black ink by only inking up the trees, not the ground area of the stamp.

Stamped a reverse image using a mirror image stamp. To use this stamp you stamp your image on the mirror image stamp and then stamp the mirror image stamp on the card stock.

I only inked the trees and not the ground area before stamping it on the mirror image stamp using Not Quite navy Ink.

I wiped the ink from the embossed image again with a soft cotton rag.

I extended the tree trunks so the images looked more natural using a Not Quite Navy marker and a black marker.

Brayered Not Quite Navy Ink at the top of the card stock.

Assembled the card from and added some White Gel pen to the black trees and to the snowman to light him up a bit.

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

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to make some sort of snowy scene.

May you be safe and warm where ever you are.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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Southwestern lizard – Tutorial #170

Posted on January 27, 2009 by zindorf| 21 Comments

I’m feeling so sentimental this week as I start to sort out some of my old, but well loved stamps. This set I used today is a retired set from Stampin’ Up titled Ancient Art. Of course, I had to go Southwestern with this creation today! I hope you enjoy this tutorial.

One more thing, I’ve updated my items for sales page again. Check it out: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/things-for-sale/

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Retired Set Ancient Art

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Brilliant Blue

Ink: Stampin’ Up Really Rust, Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, River Rock, Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Brayer, Black marker, Clear embossing powder and a heat gun, Versamark pad and marker, post it notes, Sponges

Stamped Lizard by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then loading it with Always Artichoke before stamping it on a 4″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

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

Colored over the white areas of the lizard with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image again with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Brilliant Blue ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered River Rock ink at the bottom 2/3rds of the card stock.

Brayered More Mustard on the bottom half of the card stock.

Ripped a couple of post it notes and used them as masks to create an opening that is shaped like a rock.

Sponged More Mustard heavily around the edge of the post it note masks (top and right side of rock).

Sponged Really Rust heavily over the rest of the un masked area of the rock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.

Sponged Chocolate Chip at the bottom of the unmasked area and added just a tiny bit around the torn edge area of the masks.

Took the masks off.

Put a large post it note on the card stock to mask the bottom 2/3rds of the card stock.

Sponged a bit of Chocolate Chip ink above the mask to make it look like a mountain range.

Note: do not put two mountains the same size in your mountain range or it will look like it needs a bra, if you know what I mean, lol.

Added a bit of black ink to the bottom of my mountain and along the mask edge.

Took off the mask.

Sponged heavily some More Mustard ink at the bottom right side of the card stock.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the edge of the entire card stock to dirty it up a bit.

Traced the right side of the lizard with a fine tip black marker to create a fine shadow.

Assembled my panels and here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ Square.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to go a little Southwestern in your projects today.

May the sun shine upon you and keep you warm.

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/

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Bee My Honey – Tutorial #169

Posted on January 25, 2009 by zindorf| 23 Comments

Farewell to Bees N’ Blossoms. . . . . . . .

This set I am using today is a retired Stampin’ Up set from 1997 titled “Bees N’ Blossoms. This is my farewell to the set because it is going on my sale page today along with a few others. Here is a link to the sales page if you are interested in this set or others I will be putting on it http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/things-for-sale/

I will take the sets off of the sale page as they sale, so please, if you don’t see it, it has sold.

Also, if you haven’t visited my Brayer Workshop calendar page I have added a one day trip to Covington, Indiana for May, 2009. Check it out here http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/

Let’s get started on the tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Bees N’ Blossoms

Paper: Stampin’ Up Rose Red, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers Old Olive, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, More Mustard, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Brayer, Clear embossing Powder and a Heat gun, Versmark Pad & Marker, Brads, White Ribbon, Sponge

Stamped Flowers by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then loading the stamp with Dye based Black ink before stamping them on a 3.5″ square piece of Whisper White Card stock.

I had a little trouble with my camera this morning (I dropped it in other words). I didn’t realize I dislodged the memory card in it for a few shots, so I will describe what I did next.

I heat embossed the flowers using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the Bee hive by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Dye based Black ink before stamping it.

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

I colored some of the flowers with a Pretty in Pink Marker.

I colored some of the flowers with a Rose Red Marker.

Discovered my camera wasn’t working correctly, lol.

Now back to the pictures.

Colored the bee hive with a So Saffron marker.

Colored the left side of the bee hive with a More Mustard marker.

Colored over all the colored images only with a Versamark marker and heat embossed them using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Bashful Blue ink at the top of the card stock.

OH good Heavens! I missed a shot here. I brayered Tempting Turquoise at the top of the card stock not covering the Bashful Blue ink entirely.

Apparently recovered my mental state and Brayered Certainly Celery ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Old Olive ink (My favorite Green by the way) at the very bottom of the card stock.

Colored the lower leaves on the plants with an Always Artichoke marker.

Although you can’t tell the difference in these photos, I colored the upper leaves on the plants with an Old Olive marker.

Sponged a bit of Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the plants and the beehive to create a shadow for them.

Wiped off my embossed images with an old cotton cloth to remove any ink on them.

Assembled my card and here it is finished measuring 5″ square.

Please forgive me for the messed up tutorial today. I’m apparently having one of those days, if you know what I mean!

I do hope you have been inspired to reach for one of those old stamp sets, dust if off and breath new life into it today.

May your day today be everything you hoped it would be.

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

Hugs,

Michelle Zindorf

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/

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Country Home – Tutorial #168

Posted on January 24, 2009 by zindorf| 23 Comments

Hey Everyone! I hope you are having a terrific Saturday. I love Saturdays because I get to slow down and take a bit more time playing with stamps and ink.

Before we get started I wanted to say a big hello to you readers in Illinois who have already signed up for my beginner and advanced brayer workshops in March. I can’t wait to get there!

I have updated my Brayer Workshop calendar so check it out if you are interested in attending one. Here is the link: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/

Now on with the tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Essence of Love and Holidays & Wishes, and Cornish Hertiage Farms Primitive Beginnings

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Really Rust, More Mustard and Baja Breeze

Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze & More Mustard, Adirondack Ginger, Pebble, Espresso & Lake Mist

Accessories: Versamark Pad and Marker, Brayer, Clear embossing Powder, White Gel Pen, Heat Gun, Black Marker, Prismacolor Markers

Stamped weeds twice by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Ginger ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Note: When building a scene using emboss resist, remember to start with your foreground images then the middle images and then put in your back ground etc. In other words work front to back.

Stamped house by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Pebble ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the front of the house using an Oatmeal Prismacolor marker.

Colored the right side and the bottom of the house with a Khaki colored Prismacolor Marker.

Added Light Umber marker to the bottom right side of the house.

Colored the windows on the right side of the house with a black marker.

Added Cool Grey 50% marker to the windows at the front of the house and decided to color the right side of the house entirely with Light Umber Marker to make it much darker.

Colored over the entire house with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Sponged More Mustard using a circular motion at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Lake Mist ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the very top of the card stock not covering the Lake Mist ink entirely.

Sponged some lake mist ink at the top of the More Mustard ink.

Sponged Espresso ink under the house and in the bottom left corner of the card stock.

Sponged some Baja Breeze ink at the top of the sky area to give it some interest and a bit above the gray around the house.

Added some black outlining to just a few of the weeds to bring them forward in the picture.

Added some white highlights to the weeds with a White Gel Pen.

Added some simple card stock layers and some brads in each corner.

Decided to add a sentiment which I hardly ever do. I stamped it with Espresso ink and I used a Stamp A Ma Jig to make sure I stamped it straight.

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

Well I hope this tutorial has inspired you to try doing a scene using the emboss resist technique and layering the embossed images.

May your day be filled with tranquility.

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/

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Under the Wave – Tutorial #167

Posted on January 20, 2009 by zindorf| 37 Comments

Oh My, I have so very much going on in my life right now, but I don’t want to neglect you faithful blog readers. So today’s tutorial is one using yet another retired set from Stampin’ Up called “Roll On” dating back to 2005.

Before we get going on the tutorial I have an exciting announcement to make. I’m going to be in Wheaton, Illinois doing Beginner and advanced workshops March 13 & 14. E-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com to sign up. Spots tend to fill up fast.

Now on with the tutorial.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Retired set “Roll On”

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Taken with Teal

Ink: Stampin’ Up Taken with Teal, Glorious Green, Tempting Turquoise, Palette Noir Black, Adirondack Stream

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brayer, Versamark marker, White Gel Pen, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Sponge

Stamped the image on a 5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock using Palette Noir Black ink.

Note: If you heat set the ink a bit with a heat gun before coloring it doesn’t smear as badly.

Colored the front of the surf board with a Sunburst Yellow Prismacolor Marker.

Colored the back of the surf board with a Yellow Orange Marker.

Colored his skin with a Buff Marker.

Went over his shirt and shorts with a Peacock Blue Marker. It is hard to see, sorry.

Colored his hair with The Sunburst Yellow Marker.

Carefully colored over the image with a Versamark marker. Color the light areas first and clean your marker well on scrap paper to try not to smear the black parts of the image.

I wasn’t to careful and his skin lots a little dark. Oh well he has just been out in the sun too long, lol.

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

Brayered Taken with Teal ink on the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Glorious Green at the bottom of the card stock not covering the Taken with Teal ink entirely.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise at the top of the card stock. See how I left a light area in the middle.

Tore a wave shape from a piece of Whisper White Card stock.

Sponged Glorious Green ink at the top of the wave shape.

Sponged Taken with Teal ink in the middle area of the wave shape.

Adhered the wave shape to the card stock.

Sponged Stream ink around the entire outside edge of the card stock.

Added White Gel pen streaks and dots around the surfer and surf board.

There you have it! The finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

I wasn’t sure how this card was going to come out. I took a risk and found out that I really like it. I hope you do too.

May your day be filled with excitement and joy!

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/

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Sweet Baby Seal – Tutorial #166

Posted on January 18, 2009 by zindorf| 33 Comments

Happy Sunday! If you haven’t notice this week I have been working with some old retired sets from Stampin’ Up. Some I will be parting with shortly. This baby seal from the 2003 Stampin’ Up set Cold Weather Friends is a favorite of mine, but I am saying farewell to it. Check out my sale page, there is a tab at the top of my blog or you can click this link: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/things-for-sale/ First come first serve.

That being said, let’s get stamping!

Supplies:

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Lavender Lace, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: Stampin’ Up Almost Amethyst, Baja Breeze, Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Versamark marker, Purple Ribbon, Sponge, Post it Note, Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

Stamped the image with Palette Hybrid Noir Black ink on a 3.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Colored the image with a Buff Prismacolor Marker.

Added Eggshell Prismacolor marker to the underside of the seal and to the dark areas.

Colored over the entire image with a Versamark Marker and heat embossed using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered the top half of the card stock with Baja Breeze ink.

Ripped through the stick edge of a post it note and used it as a mask for the bottom half of the card stock.

Sponged Baja Breeze ink right at the post it note edge.

Removed the post it note. Ahhhhh, just look at him. .. . . . . . , lol.

Sponge a bit of Baja Breeze ink around the bottom of the seal to create a shadow effect.

Decided to Brayer Almost Amethyst ink at the top of the card stock not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely to give a bit of interest to the sky.

Cut a 2″ x 5.25″ piece of Baja Breeze card stock and used the swirl cuttlebug folder to emboss it.

Brayered Almost Amethyst ink over the card stock to make the swirls stand out more.

Assembled card and added some white back to the main image with a White Gel pen. Yes that’s right, you can use white gel pen on top of an embossed image.

Here is the finished card measuring 5 1/8″ x 6 5/8″.

May your day be filled with sweet images that make you happy.

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/

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Skateboarder’s Shadow – Tutorial #165

Posted on January 17, 2009 by zindorf| 45 Comments

Hey, thanks everyone for the great tips, leads, prayers and kind word yesterday. I really needed lifted up and you all came through for me. Huge Hugs!

Enough with me and my personal problems. Let’s Stamp!!!!

Today’s project is for that teen that you just can’t give that sappy, mushy greeting card to. This card even came out to look a little like a comic book picture, bonus!

I decided to add a shadow today, which I love!

Let’s get started.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Over The Top

Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, More Mustard & Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up Brilliant Blue, Distress Ink Black Soot & Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brayer, Fine Detail Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Versamark marker, White Gel Pen, Black Faber Castell Marker

Stamped image using Palette Hybrid Noir Black ink. I chose this ink because it works well with solvent based coloring mediums like the Prismacolor Markers I will be using.

Colored his shirt with a Blush Pink Prismacolor Marker.

Added Crimson Red to his shirt.

Went over his entire shirt with the Blush Pink marker to blend the harsh lines between the two colors.

Colored his board, gloves and stripes on his socks with Goldenrod.

Colored his knee pads & helmet with Cool Grey 50%.

Colored his Shorts with Sepia.

Colored his skin with Buff.

Colored over the entire image with a Versamark marker.

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

Now that my image is heat embossed I can brayer over the image and the embossing will resist the brayered ink (emboss resist technique).

Brayered over the entire card stock with Brilliant Blue ink. I only brayered back and forth a couple of times. It came out streaked and I liked the look so I left it that way.

Wiped the ink off of the embossed image with an old soft rag.

Smeared a Black Soot Distress Ink Pad directly on the card stock to create a ramp.

Stamped the image again with Palette Noir Black ink.

Colored the image in with a black marker creating the shadow.

Added a few white highlights to the right side of the original image with a White Gel Pen.

Add a couple of simple panels and some brads, no frills for this card.

Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

I hope this gets you looking at your stamps to see if you can come up with some sort of scene using a shadow in it.

May your day be filled with only good things.

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/

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