Dec 23 2009
Happy Holidays!
Russ and I just wanted to send you warm wishes for the Holidays. 
I will be taking a couple of days off from blogging to clean my house and finish last minute preparations for Christmas and of course, spend precious time with loved ones.
I will however be checking my e-mail a couple of times a day so feel free to e-mail me or call me should you have any product or workshop questions.
May you have a very safe and love filled holiday!
Huge Hugs,
Michelle
This plaque was made a couple of years ago but I still use it every Christmas.
Recipe: Painted with white acrylic paint a 11.25 x 8.5 inch bare wood plaque. After it dried I masked the snow area with a scrap piece of paper torn at the top edge. Painted sky with first Butter Pecan acrylic paint and then sponged Dark Brown acrylic paint at the top and along the horizon line. Let dry.
Stamped Lovely as a Tree trees with Black Stazon along the horizon line. Removed snow mask. Stamped Trees Three Trees (now retired, but you could substitute Branch Out) with Stazon Black and took a Black Artist Pen and extended the branches of the trees. Stamped Snowflakes with Stazon Opaque Cotton White.
Used just a touch of the Pecan acrylic paint to make shadows for the trees.
Stamped “Merry Christmas and” with Stazon Black. Stamped “Peaceful Wishes” using a small amount of Dark Brown acrylic Paint applied to the stamp with a sponge brush. The rest of the sentiment was die cut from Black card stock and glued to the board. I did not put any protective coating on this because it will be used indoors only and I didn’t know how the black cardstock would react to a sealant.
31 responses so far
Merry Christmas Michelle and Russ!
Merry Christmas Michelle and Russ..
Thanks so much for a wonderful year of inspiration – hope you have a special holiday time. Looking forward to meeting you in March in Texas!
Merry Christmas to you too!
OMG this is my favorite thing out of everything you have made!
Thisis just stunning!
Wow WOw Wow!
Hope you & your family have a very happy Christmas. Thanks for all the pleasure you have given me over the past year. I’m taking time off (the computer) too to enjoy the season with my family & to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary on New Years Eve.
Beautiful
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
May 2010 be filled with lots of love, joy, peace and happiness!
Sandra
Isn’t it a blessing to be able to say “taking time off to be with family”. So many folks are apart and would kill to have what we will have at Christmas; each other to hold and laugh with. God has blessed us and especially me as he brought you into my life. Michelle, thank you for another year of inspirations and sharing of your adventures in your work shops. I wish you and yours bountiful blessings big and small and Merry Christmas to you all.
Merry, Merry Christmas to the Zindorfs. Wishing you another year of love and laughter and friendships, new and old. Have a blessed Holiday, warm hugs, CAROL DEE
Happy Holidays to you and your family Michelle. Looking forward to the new year with you and your wonderful creations!
I hope your Christmas and new year are filled with all the people and things you love most!
I really love this, wonderful idea! Merry Christmas to you and your family. Just recently found your blog, thank you for all your posts.
Merry Blessed Christmas to you. Many thanks for all your inspiring ideas. It truly is a stress reliever to create and share ideas. Happy New Year.
This plaque is beautiful! It’s a shame they retired the Trees Three. I would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and I hope that 2010 is the best year yet for you. Thank you for all the tutorials you have given us and all the inspiration. Yours is the first blog I go to each and every day. Have a wonderful time with your family and friends.
With great admiration and thankfulness,
Love,
Trish
Michelle – Thank you for a beautiful year of inspiration. You always amaze me. I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.
Enjoy the Season!!!
Melba
Wishing you a joyous holiday season! And thank you for sharing your talents with us throughout the year.
Merry Christmas Michelle, thanks for a wonderful year of tutorials.
Merry Christmas Michelle, and thanks for sharing your talent with us!
Mary in snowy Minnesota
That is beautiful, Michelle. Merry Christmas to you and yours….and best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, New Year!
You amaze me with your talent Michelle. This is really beautiful and I may try to do something similar for my daughter before tomorrow (eeks there’s not much time). Thank goodness I finally landed one of those Trees Three sets some time ago on ebay for not too much money. I love that set. I also have the other tree set – whoopee. I don’t know what an artist pen is but maybe I can find one at Michael’s? Merry Christmas to you and all your family and thank you for all the wonderful inspiration and knowledge you share with us year round.
Merry Christmas! Thank you for having your blog–so nice!
Great placque. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for a wonderful creative 2009. I have enjoyed every blog post from you.
Merry Christmas, Michelle. You have given us such a gift by sharing your talents with us. I’m very grateful for this.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!!! Just wanted to let you know that I working on my blog post from my class last month. It will explain why I’m a “whimpy stamper”. ; ) MeRrY ChRiStMaS and HaPpY NeW YeAr!!!!
Very beautiful card. Wishing you and Russ a Very Merry Christmas. Thanks for sharing with us all year your gorgeous cards and wonderful tutorials. I love your blog. Have fun with your family this Christmas Holiday. LOL
This is a lovely plaque! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Beautiful card, Merry Christmas!
This is really lovely! Thanks for sharing your creativity with all of us! Only 274 sleeps until your Auburn workshop!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Peggy-Sue
Ohh…Trees Three…the one that got away, lol! I dithered for too long and it retired before I realized how much I loved it! (sigh) shoulda, woulda, coulda…
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Michelle, and to all my fellow “Zindorf addicts,” too! ~Betsy Z
Thx! Hope you have a great Christmas, too! Love the card
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