My Beloved Brayer has found a new home.  170 of you had entered to be the one to get it, but the random number generator pick lucky number 56!

Linda Peterson, who wrote “I would give your magic brayer a special place of its own in my craft room.  Thanks for the chance to win.” 

Linda, e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get it in the mail to you!  I know you will be a kind and gentle owner to my old friend.  We have made many, many cards together.  

I took a trip down memory lane (my Split Coast Stamper Gallery) and I found this card which is one of the first I created with this Brayer and an ink pad that was not multi-colored.   I made this January 14, 2007. 

So long old friend, lol.

Thanks to all who entered,  I treasure each and every one of you!!!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Note:  Links to all my tutorials can be found here:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear Michelle.. . . . . . . . Happy Birthday to me…….. and many more, lol.

Hey everyone, I just wanted to explain why I’m taking this holiday weekend off.   One, today is my birthday, two tomorrow is a holiday and three I’m working on workshop projects that won’t be posted.  These projects are being especially made for my advanced workshops I’m doing in San Jose, California in October.  I say advanced workshops because you have to already have taken one of my workshops to be able to attend the advanced one.   Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced workshops:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/

 May your weekend be filled with lots of love and joy!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Note:  Links to all my tutorials can be found here:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/

 We have a blog candy winner!!!!  The Random Number generator picked number 193 out of 392 entries, from the post on August 19th, and that entry is:

Mary Strauser who left this comment “Great tutorial. I love trying your tutorials. Wish I could do my braying the way you do. I have tried different things and nothing works for me.  My favorite stamps is lovely as a tree or delight in life
thanks for giving me the chance to win that set.”                             

Mary, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com so I can pop this in the mail to you.  Congratulations!!!

Thanks to everyone who played along.   I wish I had blog candy for each of you.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

Good Morning!  I just got the word, I’m scheduled to teach Brayer workshops in Austin, Texas on September 20th & 21st.   I can’t wait to meet you Texans!  I know there are a lot of you too.  So if your interested contact: Lisa Itatani at litatani@pacbell.net or flatfishpaperarts.blogspot.com

Lydia from Texas will be hosting me. Visit her blog which is too funny at www.understandblue.blogspot.com

Also, there are a couple of spots left for the Dayton, Ohio Brayer workshops on September 6th.  Here is a great link to that workshop info with pictures of the projects:  http://marcopaper.com/classzindorf.htm

For more workshop dates and places check out the workshop calendar at the top of this blog.

Also, I really need to share a little something special.  I received this picture from a very proud Grandmother.  Her soon to be eight year old grandson, Noah created this using one of my tutorials.  His Grandmother is not the only one proud!  Way to go Noah!!!

I promise to have a tutorial up tomorrow morning along with the blog candy winner for this week.

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

Enjoy the warmth of the sun on your face!

Hugs,

Michelle

 I very much wish I could send blog candy to each and everyone of you who left a comment telling me what brought you to stamping.  I am amazed by the heartfelt stories and just how stamping has touch so many lives.  A few things I found out from your comments are:

1. There is a tremendous amount of scrapbookers out there that stamp.   I may have to do some scrapbook page tutorials in the future.  Although I haven’t scrapbooked in a very long time.  This might be the kick in the pants that I needed to start again. 

2.  I am definitely not alone when it comes to using stamping as a stress reliever/therapy of sorts. 

3.  There are a great number of you that has or had a major illness and stamping has been or is a big help in getting you through it.

4.  You are all my friends!  Much love and hugs to each and everyone of you!!!!

    And the winner of the Studio G Stamps out of a whopping 493 entries is ……………………………………………

Congratulations to Nancy T, who left me this comment:

“Like many others, I started out scrapbooking and originally tried to convince myself that I was not going to get into cardmaking. That thought didn’t last long. I found that card making and stamping are such a great stress reliever for me. I am a chronic pain patient and this is great therapy for me. I can do a card in a short period of time or I can spend hours on cards, depending on my mood, my pain threshold level. Especially now with all the great card ideas that you share, I’m even more excited about stamping. Thanks for always sharing your incredible talent with us!”

Nancy T, you will need to e-mail to your address to mzindorf@aim.com so I can mail out your stamps. 

Thanks again everyone for sharing with me your stories and letting me get to know you a bit better!

Alrighty then, I’m officially off on vacation!  I’ll be back to ramble and share more stamping in 9 days!   For those of you who are signed up for my California workshops, I will see you next weekend.  I CAN’T WAIT TO MEET YOU!

Michelle