May 08 2009
It’s a Love Story - Tutorial #207
It’s a little weird, but the whole time I was stamping this piece this morning I had running through my head “It’s a love story . . . . baby just say yes. .. . . .” Most of you are familiar with Taylor Swift’s song “Love Story”, right. Anyway, that is why this tutorial is named what it is, lol.
Before we start the tutorial I just have one announcement. My Blog readers have asked for it so I have added more destinations to my Brayer Workshop journeys. I will be in Moore, Oklahoma November, 2009 and then in 2010 I have added Jacksonville, Florida, Pocatello, Idaho & Salem, Oregon. I hope my adventures never stop! I have the best time traveling and meeting all of you. I swear I have never met a stamper I didn’t like. If you are in or near a large city in a state I do not have listed on my calendar already, please e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com and we will see if I can get your city worked into my calendar. 
Here is a link to my calendar to see every where I will be: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/
Now on with the tutorial.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up Ocean Commotion & Rubber Stampede Reverse Image Stamp |
| Paper: Stampin’ UP Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Basic Black & Not Quite Navy |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Craft White, Classic Night o Navy, Basic Black, Baja Breeze & Not Quite Navy |
| Accessories: Versamark pad and Marker, White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Up Basic Black marker, Sponge, Brayer, Ticket Corner Punch, Clear embossing powder and heat gun |
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I am starting out this piece by first stamping my reverse image of the fish. I am using a Rubber Stampede Mirror Image Stamp. If you wish to purchase one of these stamps, I suggest doing an online search for one.
It use the Mirror image stamp, you ink your original fish stamp with Black ink, stamp it on the reverse image stamp and then stamp your reverse image stamp on the 4 1/8 ” square piece of Whisper White card stock.
Note: It is much, much easier to start out with your reverse image and then stamp your original image to line up with it.
I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up my original fish and stamped it with Basic Black ink.
Note: if you do not have a Stamp-a-ma-jig you need to order one right away! It is the most useful tool I own.
Colored my reverse image fish to darken the black with a Black marker.
Stamped the plant at the bottom by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then Baja Breeze ink before stamping it. Repeated 4 times (I added the number of times for my friend Lilann, lol).
Heat embossed the plants using Clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored over my fish with a Versamark marker and heat embossed the using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Now beware, the white on the fish will turn a bit gray from the Versamark Marker smearing the black ink a bit. All is still good in the world.
Heat embossed the fish using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the bottom and the top of the card stock.
Brayered Night of Navy ink at the top and bottom of the card stock not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.
Over stamped by embossed plants with Not Quite Navy ink.
I let the ink dry a moment and then I wiped the ink off of my embossed images with an old cotton towel.
Sponged Black ink all around the edge of the card stock.
Added a few white gel pen dots for bubbles.
Cut a 5.25″ square piece of Not Quite Navy card stock and sponged Night of Navy ink around the outside edge.
Stamped the very top of the plant image all around the edge of the panel using White Craft ink.
Used a Ticket corner punch on my Main image panel and the two panels below it.
Assembled my card and here it is finished measuring 5.5″ square.
May your day be filled with love.
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:
Dayton, Ohio
Covington, Indiana
Buffalo, Minnesota
Webster, New York
New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Stoughton, Wisconsin
Columbia, Missouri
Lynchburg, Virginia
Castro Valley, California
Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia)
Knox, Maine
Broomfield, Colorado
Moore, Oklahoma
Portland, Michigan
2010
Jacksonville, Florida
Pocatello, Idaho
Salem, Oregon
Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar
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Ohhh, a love story
Another wonderful card Michelle. Have a great weekend.
Holey Moley Michelle!!! What a gawgus piece! I am so excited to go try this one. I am just about to get this brayering thing down. Still need a lot of practice though. I am so loving stamping and using many many of your techniques that I’ve learned from your tutorials. Thank you for taking the time to do these for us and at the same time sharing bits of your life each time. COME TO SAN MARCOS TEXAS!!!! We would have a great time at one of your work shops.
Another AWESOME tutorial! I think I must have one of those reverse image stamps. Off to search!
Oh Michelle, this is truly inspiring!! I am packing to leave for Utah and NOW I’ve got to add more stamp pads and my brayer! My suitcase is going to be soooo heavy!
I’m looking forward to your workshop here in Jacksonville, FL next February… I’m sure you’ll have all sorts of goodies to teach us!
Your Love Story is beautiful. Wouldn’t you know, I sign up for Columbia, Missouri and now you’re coming to St. Louis, Missouri just 20 minutes from my home. Who is hosting you in St. Louis?
Michelle! What a lovely, sweet under water scene. It makes want to create something in blue today!
Take care and STAY POSITIVE!
BEAUTIFUL as always. I”m gonna have to try this one. Please, please, please come to Virginia Beach! I want to meet you and learn from the “master”.
Love it Michelle, frame it and it’s beautiful artwork.
This is absolutley beautiful!! You are so talented
Another awesome Michelle original! Thanks for the tutorial.
What a beautiful card. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us!
WOW! This one stopped me in my tracks! Soooo eye catching. Of course, I love all your work, but this one was great!
Very nice!!!
Blues (especially dark blues) are my favourite colours. I love how you used them here and particularly how you used just the edge of the stamp as decoration. Definitely inspirational - I will be doing a card along these lines. Thankyou
lovely!!!
Oh how I love your tutorials. Your cards are masterpieces, each and every one. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Minna
Most EXCELLENT & inspiring artwork!!
Did’nt like fish stamps that much…but……that was before I saw you card today!!!!
Love it, really!!! I also want a fish stamp!!!
euhhhhh…by the way….I live in the neighborhood of Rotterdam (in the Netherlands)…does that count too??!! it’s a big city….. ;o)!!
I really love your work, I watch your blog every day!!!…(and hope to learn to brayer like you some day!!)
Oh wow, wow - love the angel fish! This is one of my very favorite of your cards. And I really like a lot of them.
I have had the reverse image stamp forever and have almost never used it, now I have an an awesome reason to get it back into action. Love this card!
This card is AMAZING! Sooo adorable. Absolutely lovely. Breathtaking might be a better word. Your work is so great. You make it look very easy. I am so impressed.
Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh. I just about fell out of my chair when I read your blog. I’ll have you know that I had already counted the number of plants when I looked at the original photo. I’m starting to think you know me way too well. I absolutely love the card. I can’t wait for my SU classic inkpads to get here next week so I can make it. Thanks for the tutorial.
WOW, I like all of your work, but this one, yippee! I just love it. I look forward to your tutorials everyday. Wish that you could do a video so we could see you in action. That would be almost as good as being able to take one of your classes. Thanks for the inspiration!
Cool, love those fish and waves.
What a gorgeous, card! Come to London, England - I keep looking but it never makes it onto your route map LOL (actually that’s a very wistful LOL!)
These fishies are so cute! What a beautiful card Michelle. Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial with us.
A masterpiece - I love it! You never stop inspiring me, Michelle!
Another beautiful card!! You always amaze me!!
Amazing! I absolutely love this card!
Wow, Michelle, that’s a fabulous card! I’ve been thinking about this set, and now I have a good reason to get it!!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
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