Mar 16 2009
Pink & Purple Floral – Tutorial #186 and a Blog Candy Winner
I am back and I had a fantastic time teaching my brayer workshops in Wheaton, Illinois. It was such a pleasure meeting so many dynamite ladies, most of which are stamping fanatics like myself. There are a lot of us out there, lol. Thank you ladies for giving me such a warm welcome.
Before I left last Thursday, I announced that I would be giving this set of Basic Grey Stamps away as blog candy. I have a winner! The random number generator selected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congrats to CHERYL LOSIECZKA who wrote: THAT IS A FANTASTIC CARD~! I’m a first time visitor, but I’ll be back! Put me in the drawing, please and thanks!
Cheryl please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will put these in the mail to you.
Thank you to all 396 of you that played along!
Now a bit about today’s tutorial, I brayered the background on this at an angle to create a bit more interest in the scene. I also added a shadow at the flower pot base to create some depth. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and hang out a while.
Let’s get started. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up Bloomin’ Beautiful & Frames with a Flourish |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Lovely Lilac & Not Quite Navy |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy & Bordering Blue, Palette Noir Black |
| Accessories: Versamark Pad & Marker, Clear embossing powder & a heat gun, Brayer, Sponge, Piercing Tool, Prismacolor Markers, White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner Punch |
Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7 from this link: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com if you are within the United States. Also, please consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team. We have valuable monthly meetings in Miamisburg, Ohio.
On a 4.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock I stamped the sentiment by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Kiwi Kiss Dye based ink before stamping it. Then heat embossed it using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Stamped the pot of flowers with Palette Hybrid Noir Black ink. After stamping it, I heated the ink a bit with my heat gun to set it. This helps to keep it from smearing.
I colored the shaded areas of the pot with a Prismacolor Cloud Blue marker.
Added a bit of Cold Stone marker to the the pot, just below the leaves.
Colored the flowers with Deco Pink marker.
Added Violet Mist marker to the center of the flowers.
Colored the leaves with Lime Green marker.
Added Light Olive Green to the dark areas of the leaves.
Put a dot of Parma Violet marker in the center of the flowers.
Colored over the flowers and pot with a Versamark marker and then heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Now that I have my images all heat embossed they will resist the ink I put on for the background.
Brayered Bordering Blue ink at an angle on the bottom of the card stock.
Flipped the panel upside down and brayered Bordering Blue ink at the top of the card stock at an angle.
I felt I need a break in the background so I stamped the flourish twice with Bordering Blue ink.
Wiped the ink off of my embossed images with a cotton towel.
Sponged Not Quite Navy ink around the edge of the card stock and to the right and under the flower pot to create a shadow.
Sponged Night of Navy at the very edges of the card stock and a little right under the pot to get a deeper shadow.
Used the Stampin’ Up Ticket Corner punch on my main image panel and a 4 5/8″ square Whisper White Panel.
Adhered a 5 3/8″ Square Lovely Lilac Panel to a 5.5″ Square Not Quite Navy Panel and then Sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the corners of the Lovely Lilac panel.
Adhered all of my panels together and added a dot of White Gel pen right in the center of the flowers to make them pop a bit more.
Used my Piercing tool to start my brads in the corners.
Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ Square.
May your day be filled with wonderful images!
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . .
Huge Hugs,
Michelle
Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:
Wheaton, Illinois
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Dayton, Ohio
Savannah, Georgia
Covington, Indiana
Buffalo, Minnesota
Webster, New York
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Castro Valley, California
Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)
Knox, Maine
Broomfield, California
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18 responses so far
I loved this card too! The light effect you’ve given is amazing.I love the way you balance your cards. Amazing coloring, brayering and sponging.
I love this card (well I love all of your cards) I try and just can’t get my brayer to do like yours but I keep working at it. Guess thats way they call you the Brayer Queen! Love it all!!
Congratulations Cheryl! And Michelle to you too for another successful workshop! Come to Texas! I so appreciate the effort you make to provide such complete tutorials! The photos and the commentary work together to lead us through what I call some of the most difficult processes but it all turns out to be fairly easy! For example, this beautiful creation. I’m not a fan of pink or violet but never the less, this one is gawgus!
Love it! I really like the flourish for the background!
Absolutely gorgeous!
I absolutely LOVE all of your cards. They are such beautiful works of art, not mere cards. I recently purchased a brayer – I am looking forward to working with it. Thank you so very much for all the time and effort that you put into your tutorials. You make it seem feasible that I just MIGHT be able to make a beautiful card, in a different way!!
absolutly wonderful
thanks for the technic
What a beautiful way to use this stamp set. Just gorgeous! If you are ever inclined…..we would give you a warm welcome way up here in Ontario Canada for one of your famous brayer workshops….hint hint….
Gloria
Gorgeous…..
Michelle,
What a lovely card. I can really see you making it!! I’m looking forward to the next time you come to IL! I’m also looking forward to seeing your art work in magazines and publications. Please let me (all of us) know when you’re published!
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!!
WOW!!! What a beautiful card!!! Thanks for the amazing tutorial, too!!! I’m very, very impressed with your talent and look forward to learning more from you!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com
Butterfly Whispers
Another beauty! Happy you had a fun workshop.
Love your card Michelle, your coloring/braying is gorgeous, as usual!
What a gorgeous card… I have been following your tutorials forever. You are truly an inspiration to anyone who wants to learn this technique. Thanks for sharing your artwork and provide us with a tool to learn, and give us confidence to think outside the box…..
Your work is sooo beautiful and I’m envious of those who are able to attend your classes! Any chance you’ll make it back down to Texas? I signed up for the class you had here in September (can’t remember if it was Austin or San Antonio), but I live in Houston and the Hurricane Ike hit us so I couldn’t make it….so disappointing!
Wow Michelle! I really LOVE this one! Just gorgeous! Thanks for another fab tutorial!
Beautiful Michelle.
What lucky, lucky ladies to have you RIGHT THERE. Why can’t you live in Canada, better yet down the street from me?
Hope you had a great St. Pat’s Day
what a very pretty card as always love how soft it is
Hugs
Norine