Monthly Archives: August 2011

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area 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

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Let’s Go Camping – Tutorial #447

Posted on August 26, 2011 by zindorf| 23 Comments

If you have an outdoors man or woman for that matter on your card list this card may be for you.
Today’s card is using a large main image panel (4.5″ x 6″) so it doesn’t leave much room for bling. But with a great scene you don’t want bling, right? I know some of you are gasping right now, lol. But really, you don’t want to distract your viewer’s attention with a bunch of bling when you have created a panel this large.

I currently have dough rising. I’m in the process of making homemade Broccoli, cheese and ham calzones so I must get moving. With that being said, let’s get started on today’s tutorial. . . . . . .
Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Loads of Fun, Lovely as A Tree, Season of Friendship and Word Play

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive and Basic Black

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, heat gun, clear embossing powder, brayer, Versamark pad and marker, Markers (Old Olive, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue and Basic Black), 1 3/4″ circle and 1″ square punches, post it notes, gold brads, White gel pen

Techniques: Brayering, masking

Get your copy of the new 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Want a free copy of the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Started with a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Loaded my Camper stamp with Versamark and then Basic Black ink before I stamped it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the camper in using Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Basic Black and Sahara Sand markers.

Went over the bottom area of the Bashful Blue again using the Bashful Blue marker to create a sense of roundness to the camper. Also colored over the slated bottom of the camper using the Sahara Sand marker again to create a darker tone of that color.

Colored over the entire camper using a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun. This was done to protect the image from future ink applications.

Added a 1 3/4″ circle punch Post it note and a post it note with a hill ripped in it.

Brayered Daffodil Delight ink at the bottom of the unmasked area. Be sure to wipe any ink off of the embossed image using a paper towel any time you go over it with ink.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the bottom of the unmasked area, not covering the Daffodil Delight ink entirely.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Night of Navy ink at at the top of the card stock, not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Removed the sun mask and sponged Daffodil Delight ink in the center of it.

Stamped the Lovely As A Tree Pine using Basic Black ink. Stamped the image 3 times.

Stamped the Season of Friendship tree using Basic Black ink. Wiped the ink off of my embossed image.

Stamped the leaves using Old Olive ink.

Added Basic Black ink leaves.

Removed the hill mask and sponged Old Olive ink on it.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the base of the hill.

Added White Gel Pen highlights to the leaves, back of camper, windows and made little strokes with the pen to create grasses.

Toned down the highlighted leave by going over them with an Old Olive marker.

Stamped the Word Play Sentiment using Whisper White ink.

Added a few White Gel pen dots in the sky for stars.

Added an Old Olive Panel, 4 - 1″ Basic Black square punches on the corners of the Old Olive Panel. Added a Basic Black panel and 4 gold brads to the corners of the main image panel.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May you breath fresh air 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.

Dayton, Ohio Sold Out

Leesburg, Florida       Sold Out
Montreal, Wisconsin
Savannah, Georgia
Lincoln, Illinois
Jefferson, Louisiana (New Orleans Area)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Austin, Texas
Greeneville, Tennessee
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Sparta, New Jersey
Piedmont, Alabama
Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)
Lawrence, Kansas
Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado
Staley, North Carolina
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, along with the newly added Direct to Paper Workshop: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar
Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area   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

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Stampin’ Up! Day Of Gratitude Blog Candy!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by zindorf| 553 Comments

Hey There,

I have some super wonderful blog candy this week. How about a clear mount set of Stampin’ Up! Day of Gratitude Stamps? Can you get excited about that?? I hope so, this is a beautiful, beautiful set that just screams Fall.

Now, all you have to do to enter your name is leave a comment on this blog post telling me to enter you. If you are getting this blog post via e-mail, please CLICK HERE AND THEN LEAVE A COMMENT at the bottom of the blog post.

I will select the winner on Monday, August 29, 2012 using a random number generator. Good luck to you all.

Before I close for today, this is a reminder that the Current Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog (Summer Mini) will end on August 31, 2012. So that only leaves a few more days to get those wonderful items out of it. Click Here to view the Summer Mini Catalog. Then Click here to shop 24/7 to get those terrific Stampin’ Up! products that you see me use here.

The exciting Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog will start on September 1, 2012. You definitely do not want to miss this mini catalog. It is chalked full of all of those things you will want to create your Fall and Winter and Holiday projects. I pre-ordered it all (yikes). If you would like a copy of the up and coming Holiday Mini Catalog, please e-mail your request to me at mzindorf@aim.com. Be sure to include your mailing address. I will then get one mailed out to you free of charge.

My wonderful current customers will automatically get the new Holiday Mini Catalog, no need for you folks to e-mail me a request. Please e-mail me if you don’t receive your copy by September 1, 2012 though.

One more note, I have added Sand Lake, Michigan to my travels for Brayer Workshops. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION. Sand Lake is just North of Grand Rapids, MI. Register early. The workshops fill up fast!

May your day be pure joy!

Until my next post. . . . .

Hugs,

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

Dayton, Ohio Sold Out

Leesburg, Florida Sold Out

Sand Lake, Michigan (just North of Grand Rapids)

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area 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

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Chilling – Tutorial #446

Posted on August 23, 2011 by zindorf| 19 Comments

Hey There,

I’m back from beautiful Connecticut and had a wonderful time as usual teaching my brayer techniques to some truly fabulous students. Here lately, I have been asking my advance brayer students to challenge me with a scene that they would like for me to do as a tutorial here on my blog. Well, my Monroe, Connecticut students challenged me to create icicles and to use the penguin. I think I covered both with this scene. What do you think?

I like it!

Let’s get started on today’s tutorial. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ UP! Zoo Review

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Sahara Sand card stocks and Vellum

Ink: Stampin’ UP! Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy and Island Indigo

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Mini Brads, Snowflack and Decorative Punches, Paper Snips, Brayer, White Gel Pen, More Mustard and Basic Black Markers, Post it Notes

Techniques: Brayering, Masking

Get your copy of the new 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Want a free copy of the new Summer Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Ripped a hill in a post it note and used it to mask my snow area on a 3.5″ x 5.5″ piece of Whisper White.

Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Island Indigo ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.

Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock, not covering the Island Indigo ink entirely.

Brayered Sahara Sand ink at the post it note edge.

Removed the mask and created another mask with 2 hills ripped in it. Put it below the horizon line and sponged Baja Breeze ink at the post it note edge to create a lower hill.

Removed the mask and stamped the penguin using Basic Black ink.

Colored the penguin in with a white gel pen, Basic Black marker and More Mustard marker for his beak and feet.

took a 3.5″ square piece of vellum and cut icicle shapes in it using my paper snips.

Did the same thing with a 3.5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.

Sponged a bit of Sahara Sand ink on the right sides of the icicles.

Layered the vellum and Whisper White icicles and adhered them to the top of the main image panel.

Punched a Decorate label punch out of Baja Breeze card stock and then cut it in half.

Punched a Snowflake out of Whisper White card stock and cut it in half.

Added 1 Not Quite Navy, 2 Baja Breeze and 1 Sahara Sand card stock panels, the punches and 4 mini brads.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your day be filled with cool breezes.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

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

Dayton, Ohio Sold Out

Leesburg, Florida Sold Out

CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK TO PROJECT GIVE THANKS

Don’t see a workshop in your State? Interested in hosting the workshops in your area 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

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A Letter Of Thanks From Project Give Thanks

Posted on August 21, 2011 by zindorf| 4 Comments

I wanted to share this with my readers and thank you personally for supporting Project Give Thanks by sending your hand stamp creations to this wonderful cause. You all rock!

Want to check out the cause?

A letter of thanks from Sonja Knaisch.

Give Thanks for the three “R’s.”

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Give Thanks for the three “R’s.” You know, rest, relaxation and r-wine. No, really, it’s Reduce, Reuse and Recycle I’m talkin’ ’bout.

This card was sent by Jenny Fulton who said “Please include these cards in Project Give Thanks. They were all made by stampers who attended the 2010 SU convention. (I just added the backs.) I roomed with your sister at the convention – What fun!”

First, sorry Jenny, if Michelle snored. You know, sometimes… ;-) Otherwise she is a hoot to room with and I do it as often as I can. Secondly, you have discovered the seed that grew Project Give Thanks. I’d seen Michelle’s wonderful card fronts she’d collected at conventions and other gatherings. They mostly sat in a box after she’d studied and admired them. We discussed how storing them was a waste of beautiful artistic talent and effort. Then I went through Cancer treatments and noticed how many cards I sent. Store bought cards didn’t feel special enough to send to people who saved my life! After healing a bit, and getting my mind back, I put the box of card fronts together with the need that Cancer Survivors have for really special cards! That’s when Project Give Thanks was born. I started with a huge box of card fronts that Michelle donated.

Anyone who has a collection of cards fronts sitting in a box can do as Jenny did and put backs on them, pair with an envelope and send them in for Cancer Survivors to use! It’s a fantastic way to REUSE a goldmine of creativity! More reuse ideas… Often artists include a detached sheet in the card to be written on. Some Survivors have noticed this and like how the the card can be reused. Also, many artists reuse found items and paper scraps in their creations. The “reusing” doesn’t end there. I reuse or RECYCLE the boxes and packing that the cards are sent in. The ziplock bags are pulling double duty everywhere in my house! ”Bing” I’ve just thought of something… there is a new small shop that mails organic chocolates (how did I know this?) and they probably could use some free packaging…

So, there’s Reusing and Recycling going on with PGT, what about Reducing? Well, think about all of the effort, time and travel (gas/carbon) we’re saving Cancer Survivors by delivering the cards they NEED right to them! I always group my errands to prevent a special trip to Boulder so we’re not even generating extra fumes for delivery. Hot Damn! Oh, I do get so excited about the environmental stuff. It’s the social police in me

Oops, gone on too long.

Give thanks for the reuse of card fronts and the successful project they led us to.

Sending a renewable hug to each of you!

Sonja

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Breaking the Bank – Tutorial #445

Posted on August 18, 2011 by zindorf| 14 Comments

Hey there,

This card came to mind yesterday right as I was leaving the car dealership after having some work done on my van. “Ouch” says my wallet. Actually, this little scene came to my mind the minute I seen this cute little pig in the Stampin’ Up! catalog.

Any suggestion on a sentiment for this card? I would love to hear them.

Also, is this really a sheep, not a pig, lol. Well my apples on my last post were really pears, yikes! Funny what a mind tells you, grin.

Before I start the tutorial I want to announce a few Brayer and Direct to Paper workshop locations I have added to my calendar. Check it out by clicking on the location, I will be in Sparta, New Jersey, Piedmont, Alabama and Longmont (Gunbarrel), Colorado! Woohoo! I hope you get the chance to attend and create with me.

Now on with the tutorial, I have packing yet to do before I leave for Monroe, CT in the morning! Connecticut ready or not here I come with a brayer in my hand!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Button Buddies, Totally Tool and Baroque Border unmounted wheel

Paper: Stampin’ UP! Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade and Rich Razzelberry

Ink: Stampin’ UP! Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Early Espresso, Rich Razzelberry, Old Olive and Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Stampin’ Up markers (Rose Red, Basic Black, Soft Suede and Sahara Sand), Silver mini brads, Silver Metallic Gel Pen, Brayer, Sponges, paper snips

Get your copy of the new 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog by sending $9.95 to me at P.O. box 116, West Alexandria, Ohio 45381 or via paypal to mzindorf@aim.com, shipping is free. Want a free copy of the new Summer Mini Catalog ? E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you. Are you getting inspiration from this blog? One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me. Click HERE to place an order. Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders? Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount. Click HERE for more information.

Stamped the hammer (ommitted the sentiment) using Basic Black in on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock.

On the same scrap of card stock, stamped the pig using Melon Mambo ink.

Cut the two images out using my super sharp Stampin’ Up! paper snips. Love these scissors!

Colored the hammer in with Sahara Sand and Soft Suede markers.

Added a shadow to the bottom of the pig using a Rose Red marker. Colored in his eyes and nose holes using a Basic Black marker. Added a pink button for his snout.

Added a line on the top of his head as the bank slot and added Basic Black marker to the bottom of his feet.

Masked the bottom 1 1/2″ of a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock with a post it note.

Brayered Lucky Limeade ink on the unmasked area.

Stamped my unmounted Baroque Border wheel using Rich Razzelberry ink.

Sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the unmasked area.

Removed the mask and turned it around so it is masking the top of the card stock.

Brayered Rich Razzelberry ink on the unmasked area.

Sponged Early Espresso ink at the top of the unmasked area.

Moved the post it note mask down a bit and sponged a shadow in for the pig.

Added 2 Melon Mambo and 1 Lucky Limeade panels, adhered the pig and hammer, colored the hammer head in using a Silver gel pen, added tiny brads to simulate coins.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ Rich Razzelberry panel.

Here is the finished project measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your bank not be broken!

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.

Monroe, Connecticut

Dayton, Ohio

Leesburg, Florida