Feb 05 2009
Spring Bouquet MZ - Tutorial #173
I am still saying good by to some very old stamp friends of mine. For instance this one 
Stampin’ Up’s Spring Bouquet from 2000. Check out my sales page I’ve been trying to put more Stampin’ Up retired sets on there daily. Here is the link: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/things-for-sale/
Oh yeah, do you believe it, I actually used some embellishments today! If you follow this blog regularly you know that doesn’t happen often, lol.
Let’s get started.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up Spring Bouquet |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Rose Red & Certainly Celery |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise & Certainly Celery |
| Accessories: Versamark Pad and Marker, Stampin’ Up Markers, White Gel Pen, Ribbon, Silver Brads, Brayer, Clear embossing powder Heat gun, flower punchers |
Stamped image by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black Dye ink and heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored the stems and leaves with a Certainly Celery marker.
Colored the darker areas of the leaves with an Old Olive Marker.
Colored the bottoms of the flowers with a Pretty in Pink Marker.
Added a touch of Rose Red marker to the bottoms of the flowers.
Colored the watering can with a Baroque Burgundy Marker.
Colored the darker areas of the watering can with a Real Red marker.
Colored the butterfly with a Barely Banana marker.
Colored over the entire image with a Versamark marker. Be sure to color your lightest colors first and then middle colores and then dark colors. They will smear onto one another. I clean my Versamark marker constantly by coloring on a scrap piece of paper to try not to transfer color where I don’t want it.
Heat emboss the entire image.
Example of how much I clean my Versamark marker.
Brayered Certainly Celery ink at the bottom of the card stock.
Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top of the card stock.
Assembled my layers and added ribbon, hmmmm this card needs more!
Punched some flowers and added them to the card front with Silver Brads as centers. Now that’s better.
Added a bit of White Gel pen lines and dots and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ square.
I hope this brings a bit of Spring to you today!
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/
this is beautiful!!! your backgrounds always make the main image just pop!!!
again this is beautiful!!
I just love your tutorials and seeing how you create such beautiful works of art. The first thing I do when I get to work each morning is pull up your blog to see what amazing card you’ve made! Thanks so much for sharing!!
woww stunning !! i love all your cards !!
You always make it look so easy…I love this one!
Fabulous.
Wow I love it! I’m a bad one for embellishments. Usually just a piece of ribbon or brads but I almost always put something extra on. Keep stamping and have a great day!
Another beautiful card! I wish I could brayer like you… mine usually turns out rather streaky.
another very pretty card Love your work
Hugs
Norine
SO pretty! Love the colors!
Gorgeous Michelle! This also qualifies for today’s Ways to use it challenge on SCS! Layered embellishments!!
Michelle
I am so happy to see you using some of the retired SU stamp sets. You are putting new life into them. Thanks
Ardis
I love it, as usual! I wish my brayering looked more like yours. Mine is still kind of streaky. I love the touch the punched daisies added to your project along with the white gel accents. You ROCK, Michele!
another gorgeous card, and you added embellishments, O my goodness
Just what I needed today. Something Spring! It is so cold here in Maine, way below the norm. Can’t wait to get my hands dirty in the flower beds. Thanks, Michelle.
A bit of spring - I’ll say! This is SO pretty!
Hi Michelle
Your card is very nice. Makes me think of spring witch we won’t have around here before 2 months; we have so much snow!
i like it very much with the flowers.
very nice
johanna
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Michelle, you brayer directly over your entire colored image? This is so wonderful-I love your work! I wish I could come to one of your workshops . . . .(you should come to Minnesota!)
Love it - your colouring especially is great.
Gorgeous! And I love the embellishments.
Another gorgeous card Michelle. Love those colors.
Another beautiful Zindorf creation… As always, Thanks for the inspiration, I look at stamps so differently now that I started following your tutorials, and this is no exception. Here you go again with a simple watering can that you’ve turned into a beautiful work of art.
Beautiful! I love the color combination - I also love the wishful thinking of Spring!
take care Michelle!
Michelle as always a very nice card-simple and elegant. Thanks for another card.
Oh I do love this color combo! I’m trying this one too. Soon as I get back on my feet! Hope you’re feeling better too.
This card is so pretty! I too, love the colour combination you have chosen. I notice you go back and forth between your Stampin Up markers and the Prismacolor markers. Is there a reason you chose one over the other for a project? Thanks so much for sharing this lovely tutorial with us.
Great spring card Michelle, i needed this, i am so ready to be outside! I like the embellishments and the lay out of this card. I have not tried to shade with my markers yet so this will give me something to try and work on.
So Lovely, pretty coloring, and love your added punched flowers and the brads on the ribbon are neat!
I really like how the embellishments add to the card.
Gorgeous! You make it look so easy! I tried a card today and really struggled with brayer lines. Oh well, it takes practice (or so I tell my DS!)
Here is my attempt:
http://stampinmelissa.blogspot.com/2009/02/copic-junkies-challenge.html
Thanks for the inspiration!
Great card Michelle. I love the color of the pitcher. It looks great with the flowers.
Hugs
Heather
Embelishments??? WoW. They are so nice and add such a great touch. As always, I love it
Love the use of embellishments! We all have to step out of the box sometimes:)
Hi! I am very new to stamping. What a lovely card! Your step by step directions are SO helpful!