Monthly Archives: April 2011

Just playing with texture and punches. . . . .

Posted on April 28, 2011 by zindorf| 11 Comments

Really quick post today. I’m packing for my trip down South this weekend, doing laundry, grocery shopping, meeting to refinance the house, stopping at the DMV, you get the picture, lol. I’m busy!

I’m busy, but that didn’t stop my creative juices last night in my sleep. I drempt about this card, so I had to get it on paper/cardstock this morning, lol. I did not feel it warranted a tutorial since it is mostly straight stamping and punches. I will however talk you through it.

FYI, There is just a few short days in which to pick up the Build a Blossom stamp set (item #121923) and Blossoms Petals punch (121808) out of the Stampin’ Up Occasions Mini Catalog. You can shop my Stampin’ Up Web Site 24/7 and the products will be delivered straight to your door step from Stampin’ Up! Here is the link: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/michellezindorf/

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Build a Blossom

Paper: Stampin’ Up! River Rock, Whisper White, Soft Suede & Early Espresso

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo & Blushing Bride

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Flourish Texture Plate, Big Shot, Blossoms Petal Punch, Gold Brads, Photo Corner Punch, Pretty in Pink ribbon

I needed to create my main image panel background. I started by cutting a 4″ x 5″ River Rock panel and then smeared my Soft Suede ink pad on my Flouish Texture plate and ran the card stock through the Big Shot.

This is what you get. Cool huh?

I created the flowers by stamping the petals on Whisper White card stock using Blushing Bride ink. Punched them using the petal punch. Distressed the edges with Melon Mambo. Punched the leaves out of Soft Suede card stock using the Blossoms Petal punch also. Distressed them using Early Espresso ink. Cut the stems free hand out of Soft Suede card stock. Added Early Espresso and Soft Suede card stock panels. Added gold brads and Pretty in Pink ribbon.

There you have it.

The finished card measures 5″ x 6.5″.

May your weekend be filled with joy and love.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Orlando (Davenport), Florida St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

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

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? Click HERE to get hostess information.

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

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Extreme Surfing – Tutorial #419

Posted on April 27, 2011 by zindorf| 20 Comments

It has been raining here in Ohio for soooooo long. For days and days and days it has been raining. I wish I were some where warm and beach like today. I will be heading to a warmer climate on Friday. I am off to Florida to teach, wooohooo!!! Sunshine, here I come.

So with that in mind I created today’s tutorial, check it out.

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Extreme Surfboard

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive Designer Paper, Whisper White & Basic Black card stock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Jumbo Brads, Crop-o-dile

Techniques: Direct to Paper

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I got out my boxes of ink spots. These little pads are great for direct to paper techniques since they have a pad that sits up above the ink pad base. Just looking at all the colors makes me excited, lol.

Since I wanted to cover the entire 4″ x 4.5″ piece of card stock, I chose to start out with a full sized Bashful Blue ink pad and used the edge of the pad to smear the ink on.

Now this techinque is not for the faint of heart. You have to commit to putting a lot of ink on the paper. Making tiny strokes does not work here. You need to make big strokes.

Using a Bashful Blue ink spot smeared in a wave shape.

Smeared in some Pacific Point ink.

Smeared in some Certainly Celery ink.

Added a bit of Whisper White using the very corner of the ink pad.

Added Not Quite Navy ink.

Stamped the Surfer using Pacific Point Ink.

Colored in the surfer with a Basic Black marker.

Added White Gel pen dots to the water behind the surfer and also to the top of the wave.

Assembled my card adding Stampin’ Up! Old Olive Designer paper ripped on the left hand side, 2 basic Black panels, Basic Black Ribbon and Jumbo Brads.

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

May your day be just beachy.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Orlando (Davenport), Florida St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? Click HERE to get hostess information.

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

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Framed Bird Tutorial #418 and a Blog Candy Winner

Posted on April 25, 2011 by zindorf| 10 Comments

Hi Peeps! I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter Holiday. I did, spent my day with my Son’s, future Daughter-n-law and husband. It was perfect!

I broke out my new Stampin’ Up! set Four Frames and paired it up with the Stampin’ Up! set Plant Hope and the matching label punch for the Four Frames set. Decided to incorporate the frame stamp in my scene and then punch it out. Makes for an interesting scene.

Before I get started on today’s tutorial though I have a blog candy winner to announce first. The winner of the Stampin’ Up! set Four Frames is . . . . . . . . .drumroll, please. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rosemary iv “MJ” who wrote “Thanks for the offer Michelle! What a great way to “frame” an encouraging, sweet or silly, casual or elegant, thought through a homemade card. Please enter me into the drawing!
MJ
Happy Easter!”

Congratulations MJ, please e-mail your shipping address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will get this wonderful stamp set right out to you.

Thanks to everyone that played along. Keep on playing, it could be you winning next week.

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Four Frames & Plant Hope

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive and Rich Razzelberry

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Rich Razzelberry, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Old Olive, So Saffron, Marina Mist

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Brayer, Markers (Basic Black, So Saffron & More Mustard), Large Dot Texture Plate and Big Shot Machine, Photo Corner & Label Punchs, Rich Razzelberry Ribbon and Gold Brads

Brayered Marina Mist ink at the top of a 3.75″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Marina Mist ink entirely.

Brayered So Saffron ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Brayered Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the pine trees from the Stampin’ Up! set Plant Hope using Always Artichoke ink.

Using the corner of a Whisper White ink pad, smeared in some clouds.

Darkened the pine trees trunks using a Basic Black marker.

Stamped the Label stamp using Basic Black ink.

Punched out the label image using the Label punch.

Colored in the birds belly using So Saffron and More Mustard markers.

Trimmed the edge off of the punched image, down to the black line.

Distressed the edges of the main image panel and the punched piece using Rich Razzelberry ink.

Cut a 4.75″ x 6.25″ panel of Old Olive card stock and run it through my Big Shot machine using the Dots Texture Plate.

Assembled the card adding 2 Rich Razzelberry panels, Rich Razzelberry Ribbon, Rich Razzelberry photo corner punches and gold brads.

May your week be outrageously fun!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Orlando (Davenport), Florida St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? Click HERE to get hostess information.

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

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Project Give Thanks Update

Posted on April 24, 2011 by zindorf| 5 Comments

Good Morning and Happy Easter Everyone,

Below is a blog post from my Sister, Sonja a brave breast Cancer survivor updating us on the success of Project Give Thanks. Thank you to all who have been sending cards, card fronts and donations for this great cause. Everyone knows someone or have been personally touch by Cancer in some way. Keep those card donations coming, you are doing a wonderful thing!

SEND THE CARDS, CARD FRONTS AND ENVELOPES IF YOU HAVE THEM: to Sonja Knaisch; 7184 Glacier View Road; Longmont, CO 80503.

To read about Project Give Thanks or to donate, please check out Project Give Thanks, CLICK HERE.

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Give Thanks…

Project Give Thanks | April 23, 2011 at 5:57 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p1pUJX-5z

… when you have the opportunity to touch someone’s heart and you do it!

Today I stopped by the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center to restock our box of cards. Boy! Everyone gets it now and they simply love and appreciate the beautiful cards! There were only 3 cards left!

I also stopped by the nurse advocate’s office to see how thing’s went with the box I gave her. She, Nanna Bo, told me that women in the Newly Diagnosed and Young Newly Diagnosed support groups enjoyed the cards very much. Cards have also been shared with the Lymphedema support group.

All of you, who have donated cards to Project Give Thanks, have touched many, many hearts in so many ways. At this very moment one of your cards, filled with Thanks, may be on it’s way to a sister who has cared for children so a survivor could recover from surgery or chemo treatments. Or, one of your cards could be saying “Thanks a Latte” to a dear friend who filled a freezer with meals. Someone may be receiving word that their loved one has just been diagnosed with cancer and the beauty of the card has made that message a little less upsetting.

My Stamp-artist friends, you were given the opportunity to touch someone’s heart and you did it!

Thank You,

Sonja

Rocky Mountain Cancer Center; Photo by Sonja Knaisch

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Much Love to all of you, XOXOXO

Until my next post, continue to be your beautiful selves.

Michelle

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Four Frames Stamp Set Blog Candy!!!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by zindorf| 764 Comments

Boy, do I have a great set to give away this week. I’m giving away the brand new Stampin’ Up! stamp set “Four Frames”. Ready to enter?

All you have to do to enter for a chance to win this awesome stamp set is to leave a comment at the end of this post telling me to enter you. If you are getting this blog update via e-mail you will need to CLICK HERE and then leave a comment.

I will select the winner on Monday, April 25th using a random number generator. Good luck to all!

I am off to play in my gardens today. Spring fever is really getting me.

May your day be filled with the sites, smells and sounds of Spring.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Orlando (Davenport), Florida St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012? Click HERE to get hostess information.

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

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Woohoo! – Tutorial #417

Posted on April 20, 2011 by zindorf| 27 Comments

Ahhh, Spring! Do I need to say anything else?

Here is a sneak peek at one of the brand new stamp sets “Recess” that will be coming out in the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog on May 1, 2011. My Stampin’ Up Customers will automatically get the new mini catalog. If you would like to receive one too, please e-mail your mailing info to me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will be glad to pop one in the mail to you free of charge.

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Recess

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive, Rose Red and Soft Suede

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise and Stazon Jet Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, White Gel Pen, Circle Die, Scallop Die, Birds & Branches Die, Big Shot Machine, Markers – Regal Rose, So Saffron, Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Blush Blossom, More Mustard, Tempting Turquoise & Pacific Point, Post it Note, photo corner punch and gold brads.

Die cut the circle die out of Whisper White card stock using my Big Shot Machine.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink on the circle.

Brayered Pacific Point ink on the circle not covering the Tempting Turquoise ink entirely.

Stamped the “Recess” image using Jet Black StazOn ink.

Brayered Old Olive ink at the bottom of the circle.

Colored the girl’s hair with a So Saffron Marker and a More Mustard Marker.

Colored her skin using a Peach Blossom Marker.

Colored her shirt and the slide railings using a Regal Rose marker.

Added Rose Red marker to the slide railings and to her shirt.

Colored the slide in with a Sahara Sand marker.

Masked the slide using a post it note and sponged in a shadow.

Added a bit more More Mustard marker to her hair.

Colored her shoes and the cuff of her shorts in with a Pacific Point marker. Colored her shorts in with a Tempting Turquoise marker.

Added more Peach Blossom Marker to make her cheeks rosey.

Added White Gel pen highlights to the slide and to the girl’s hair.

Distressed the edges of the circle all the way around using Pacific Point ink and a sponge.

Cut a scallop die using my Big Shot Machine.

Die cut Old Olive and Soft Suede Branches using the Birds & Branches die and my Big Shot Machine.

Cut the leaves off of the Soft Suede branches and layered it over the Old Olive branches.

Assembled the card adding Old Olive and Rose Red panels, Rose Red photo corner punches and Gold Brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

May you get a thrill today!

Until my next post. . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Orlando (Davenport), Florida       St. Cloud, Minnesota

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Ottumwa, Iowa

Owings Mills, Maryland (Baltimore Area)

Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio

Staley , North Carolina (South of Greensboro)

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida

Montreal, Wisconsin

Savannah, Georgia

Lincoln, Illinois

Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)

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

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area in 2012?   Click HERE to get hostess information.

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Link to my Scentsy website where you can order the best smelling, safest wickless candles from me 24-7: https://zindorf.scentsy.us/Home

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Terracotta Wall – Tutorial #416

Posted on April 18, 2011 by zindorf| 9 Comments

I decided I needed an embossing powder fix this morning. I got out my clear embossing powder and created this very feminine card using the Stampin’ Up! Hostess set Cute By the Inch and Elements of Style stamp set.

Ever since I first layed eyes on the block stamp in the Cute by the Ink set I knew I wanted to create a little wall using it.

Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and take a break for a few moments to follow along.

Let’s get started. . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Cute by the Inch and Elements of Style

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze, Basic Black and Whisper White

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Rhinestone Brads, White Gel Pen, Cajun Craze and Basic Black Markers, Brayer, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Versamark pad, Clear embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Photo Corner Punch, Post it notes

Techniques: Emboss Resist and Brayering

Stamp the block from the Stampin’ Up Set Cute by the Inch 3 times on a 3″ square piece of Whisper White Card stock using Basic Black Craft ink and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Masked around the blocks using 3 post it notes.

Smeared ink on the unmasked area using the edge of a Cajun Craze ink pad.

Smeared the edge of a Versamark pad over the unmasked area and heat embossed the unmasked area using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. Note: Leave post it notes on during the heat embossing stage.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at an angle on the top right hand corner.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the top right hand corner, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig tool for placement, stamped flourish from the Stampin’ Up set Elements of Style using Old Olive ink.

Added a Basic Black marker outline under some of the flourish to create a shadow. Also colored in the dots in the design using the same Basic Black marker.

Colored the flowers in using a Cajun Craze marker.

Added a few highlights to the flourish.

Added a Baja Breeze panel under the main image panel and a 5.25″ square panel under the Baja Breeze panel. Stamped the flourish four times using Craft Whisper White ink and then dried the ink using a heat gun.