Hey There,

I have a little direct to paper project for you today.  This card is one that I used for my Stampin’ Up! Disney Trip swap, plus my customers have received it for a thank you this month.

The Direct to Paper Technique is done by taking an ink pad and directly applying the ink to the paper with it.    This is a very free form technique and no two pieces will look just a like.   One thing to remember when working with this technique is to leave some of the light paper showing through.  This adds sparkle to your piece.

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up retired stamp and retired accessory lists are out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.  Once the products are gone, there gone!

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree (item #115026), Flourish from the Everything Eleanor (this set is a sneak peek set, it will be out in the June 1, 2012 annual catalog)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Pink Pirouette, Basic Black and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Pink Pirouette and Regal Rose

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, 1 3/4″ circle punch, Post it note, corrugator, Basic Black dot ribbon, silver brads

Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  Consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team and start your own business or become a Hobby Demo just for the discount.  New special join price of $99.   Click HERE for more information.

Started with a 3.5″ x 4.25″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from the sticky part of a post it note and used it as a mask for the moon.

Swiped the Pink Pirouette ink pad across the card stock from Left to Right using a light hand.

Swiped the Regal Rose ink pad across the card stock from Left to Right using a light hand.

Sponged Pink Pirouette ink around the edge of the moon mask to darken it and get rid of any ghost line.

Removed the moon mask and sponged Regal Rose in the middle of the moon.

Stamped the Flourish using Regal Rose ink.  (The flourish is from a Stampin’ Up! set that will be out in the up and coming new Annual Catalog on June 1, 2012).

Stamped the Lovely As a Tree Pine using Basic Black Ink.

Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock using a bouncing motion.  Also distressed the edges of the card stock using Basic Black ink and a sponge.

Added a 4.25″ x 5.5″ piece of Basic Black card stock and a 4″ x 5.25″ piece of Pink Pirouette card stock.  Ran the Pink Pirouette card stock through the corrugator.

Add Basic Black Dotted ribbon.

Added Silver Brads and a Whisper White Base Card.

Here is the finished project measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

Note if you wish to step this card up try using a corner rounder on the main image panel corners and highlight the flourish and tree using a white gel pen. 

May your day be over flowing with joy!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

And the winner of the Stampin’ Up! Elementary Elegance Stamp Set is. . . . . . . . .  .

Anne Marie Sweeney who wrote “WOW … i CANT WAIT TO WIN …. IM SO IN LOVE WITH THAT SET… OH AND IM GETTING BETTER AT YOUR TECHNIQUE  ..WHICH SO ROCKS …TFS YOUR GREATNESS …AND IM SO WANTING TO SEE THE  NEW CATALOG ,  ITS NOT FUNNY…  HUGS ANNE”

Anne Marie Sweeney, Congratulations!!!!  Please e-mail your shipping address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days in order to claim your prize. 

Thanks to everyone who played along.   Keep playing, you could be the next winner!

Reminders:

The Stampin’ Up retired stamp and retired accessory lists are out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Hey There,

Today’s tutorial uses just one set of stamps (Stampin’ Up! Creative Elements) and I layered the floral vine in order to get some depth in the scene.  I hope you like it and decide to follow along and create it.  This is a quarter card so make a couple. 

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up retired stamp and retired accessory lists are out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Creative Elements

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Basic Gray, Basic Black and Whisper White

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Marina Mist and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Baja Blue Taffeta Ribbon, Bashful Blue and Basic Black Markers, Brayer, Basic Pearls.

Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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 vine using Marina Mist ink on a 4.25″ x 4.5″ piece of Bashful Blue card stock.

Colored in the image using a Bashful Blue marker.

Brayered Bashful Blue ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped the vine again using Basic Black ink.

Colored in the image using a Basic Black marker.

Stamped the Butterfly using Basic Black ink.

Darkened the vines using the fine point of the Basic Black marker.

Sponged a bit of Marina Mist ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Darkened the Bashful Blue vines using the Bashful Blue marker to get them to stand out a bit more.

Added a 4.25″ x 5.5″ Basic Gray card stock panel and a 4.25 x 4.75″ Basic Black panel.  Also added Baja Breeze ribbon.

Added Basic Pearls.

Stamped the flourish with Basic Black ink on the top of the card stock.

Here is the finished card measuring 4.25 x 5.5″.

I will leave you with a little funny today.

So this duck walks into a drug store and goes to purchase chap stick.  The clerk says will this be cash or charge and the duck says just put it on my bill, grin. 

Have a super great weekend.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

I’ve got blog candy for you today!

All you need to do to enter to win this beautiful Stampin’ Up! set, Elementary Elegance is leave a comment below telling me to enter you.   If you are getting this blog update via e-mail or reader, please CLICK HERE and then leave your comment at the bottom of the blog post.

I will select the winner using a random number generator on Monday, May 14, 2012.   Good luck to all!

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up stamp and accessory lists are out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

I’m off to play in my the garden dirt.

May your day be filled with sunshine!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Hey There,

I bet you thought I have fell off of the plant since I haven’t posted for so long.  Well, in the last 3 weeks I had 3 trips.  Two out of state brayer workshop locations and a fantastic Stampin’ Up Incentive trip to Disney with my family.    Let me tell you this girl is wore out!

Here is a picture of Russ, Hailie (my grand daughter) and me in front of the magic castle.   I think the clouds worked in our favor for this shot!

I have a super fun tutorial for you today.   This one has a bit of Southwest feel, thanks to the Cricut Horse Die Cuts from the Yee Haw Cartridge.  That’s right I have a Cricut machine.   I resisted and resisted for years and then my wonderful Husband, Russ bought me the Cricut Imagine this past Christmas.   Like stamps I have been collecting cartridges (over 200 now), lol.  I know, I know, I have major issues.  I keep my cartridges stored in these Art Bin boxes.  Each box holds 16 cartridges with the books.

Anyhow, for you Cricut fans I will try to put some cricut projects up on this blog for you.  Plus, I will get to use some of my stash, grin.

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up stamp and accessory lists are out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: None

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Whisper White and Crumb Cake

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, 2.5″ Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Brayer, Antique Brads, Gold Brads, Post it Notes, Cricut Imagine Machine, Yee-haw Cricut Cartridge.

Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

Cut two, 2.5″ horses out of Basic Black card stock using the Cricut machine and Yee-haw Cartridge.

Punched a 2.5″ circle from a Post it Note and used it as a mask for the sun.  Put the mask on a 4″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Brayered More Mustard ink, Cajun Craze ink and Cherry Cobbler ink on the card stock in the order shown below.

Took the sun mask off and brayered More Mustard ink over the card stock again.

Roughly sponged Soft Suede ink at the bottom of the card stock using a pouncing motion.

Sponged Basic Black  ink at the bottom of the card stock using a pouncing motion.

Glued the horses on the card stock, centering them over the sun.

Punched a Decorative label from Basic Black card stock and cut it in half.   Added the punch, a 5″ x 6.5″ Basic Black panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Soft Suede Panel and a 4 1/8″ x 4 5/8″ Basic Black panel.

Added 2 Antique Brads and 4 Gold Brads.

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

May your day be filled with blessings.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Hey There,

Happy Hump Day!   Wednesday is the day I start to panic when I have a long, long to do list for the week and have yet to even get 1/4 of it done.   I sometimes think other people must get more hours in their week then I do.  What’s your secret for getting all the things done you want to do?   I bet I just have way to many hobbies, gardening, cooking, quilting, crochet, cross stitching, drawing, pastels, reading, and the biggie STAMPING!

Yesterday, I was chatting with my new neighbor and her husband creates beautiful stained glass windows.  She says to me “come on over anytime and he will teach you how to do stained glass.”   My mind starts to race, where, oh where would I fit stained glass into my life?  Better yet, where would I put all the necessary supplies for such a hobby?   I have to admit, I have been dreaming of building a building just for my craft supplies.  I can remember being new to crafts and I started out with a basket filled with things, which grew into an iris cart, then 2 iris carts, then the smallest room in the house, then the largest room in the house.  Do we ever have enough?   Do you have a secret that you would like to share on keeping your crafting supplies to a minimum?  I would love to hear it and so would my readers.  Is there a group called crafter’s anonymous?  Where do you meet at, Hobby Lobby?  LOL

Now about today’s tutorial, I created this project using the Faux Silk technique for my Stampin’ Up Down Line Monthly Technique Swap.  This technique is so very simple, but creates this yummy background that looks like silk fabric using ordinary tissue paper.

Reminders before I start the tutorial:

The Stampin’ Up Stamp retired list came out last week.  Today the Accessory retired list comes out.  Hop on over to my Stampin’ Up! sales page to check it out.

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Best Friends Forever (Item number 122807)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Early Espresso, Old Olive and Stampin’ Up! DSP First Edition (Item number 121878)

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Large Bird Punch, Mat Pack and Piercing tool, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Early Espresso marker, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tissue Paper and a glue stick.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 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. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

Cut a piece of ordinary tissue paper larger than my Whisper White Panel that is 4″ x 4.5″.

Wrinkled the tissue paper by balling it up and then smoothing it out.   Smeared Bashful Blue ink directly on the tissue paper.

Stamped the leaves stamp on the tissue paper a few times using Pear Pizzazz ink.

Covered my Whisper White panel with Glue from a glue stick.

Crumpled the tissue up again and then smoothed it out a little.

Laid it down on the glue sticked card stock leaving some of the wrinkles.  The texture in the background is what you want.

Trimmed the tissue paper even with the card stock.

Punched 3 branches from Old Olive card stock and 3 branches from Always Artichoke card stock.

Cut some of the leaves off of the Always Artichoke branches and then glued the Always Artichoke branches on top of the Old Olive ones to get 2 toned branches and leaves.

Adhered them to my background panel.

Punched 2 birds from the Stampin’ Up! DSP, First Edition.

Sponged Soft Suede ink on the birds.

Sponged Early Espresso ink on the bottom of the birds.

Colored their beaks in using an Early Espresso Marker.

Adhered the birds to the background using Stampin’ Dimensionals so they would be popped up.

Added a 4 1/8″ x 4 5/8″ Early Espresso Panel and Crumb Cake Seam Binding.

Added an Early Espresso Panel 5.25″ square and an Old Olive Panel 5″ square.  Pierced holes down the right and left sides of the Old Olive panel using the Stampin’ Up mat pack and piercing tool.

Assembled my card.  Here it is finished measuring 5.25″ square.

May your day be out of this world wonderful!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Hey There,

Today’s tutorial is a fun little night time project using one of the coolest Stampin’ Up sets, C is for Cat that will be retired at the end of May, 2012.   Sad to see stamp sets go, because they are like old friends, but boy oh boy is it exciting to see new sets.   You can check out all the soon to be retired stamp sets here so get out that wish list:

. . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a handmade thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! C is for Cat

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Pacific Point an Pacific Point Designer Series Paper

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Pacific Point, Peach Parfait and Night of Navy

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, White Gel Pen, Crimper, Star Die, Big Shot, Brayer Basic Black Marker, Basic Black Brads, 1 3/4″ circle Punch, 3/8″ circle punch, Dimensionals and post it notes.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 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. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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 3.25″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  Added a 1 3/4″ circle punched from the sticky part of a post it note to mask for the moon.

Brayered Pacific Point from the top of the card stock.

Brayered Night of Navy at the top of the card stock.

Removed the moon mask.  Punched a 1 3/4″ circle from a piece of card stock and lined the negative image up with the moon and sponged Peach Parfait ink around the circle leaving the middle of the moon light.

Stamped the cat with Basic Black ink and then colored in the color and eye of the cat with a Basic Black marker to make it a solid image.

Masked with post it notes for the post the cat is sitting on and sponged Basic Black ink in the unmasked area.

Added White Gel pen for highlights around the cat.

Added a 5″ x 6.5″ piece of Basic Black card stock, a 4.75″ x 6.25″ piece of Pacific Point DSP, 3.5″ x 4.25″ piece of Basic Black and a 3″ x 5″ piece of Pacific Point card stock that has been put through the crimper.  Hello crimper, where have you been hiding, grin.  Don’t you just love pulling out a tool you haven’t seen in a while!

Die cut stars from Whisper White card stock using the Stars die and Big Shot Machine.

Punched 3/8″ circles from the bottom of the crimped Pacific Point card stock and then started assembling.

Adhered the stars using Stampin’ Dimensionals so they would stand out.  Also added Basic Black brads in the punched holes and a couple of Basic Black strips that have been popped up with Dimensionals for added poles.

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

I’m off to teach brayering to some excited students in Sparta, New Jersey.   Can’t wait to get there!

May your weekend be full of pleasant surprises.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Well Hello There and happy tax day to those of you in the USA.   I can hear some of you groaning from here.  I’ve yet to finalize my 2011 tax returns.  It’s on my list of things to get done today.  But of course, I put stamping a card tutorial at the top of my to do list, lol.   Priorities you know. . . . . grin.

I have a couple of announcements today also. . . .  .

I have added two great locations to my brayer and direct to paper workshop calendar.  Look for me to come to Purcellville, Virginia and Newburge, Indiana.  A complete list of my workshop locations can be found by clicking here.  Hope you get the chance to come create with me.

Also Stampin’ Up! has released the retiring stamp and accessories list.   Don’t miss out on those items that are on your wish list before they are gone. . . .  . Check out what’s going, going, going by clicking here.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Thoughts & Prayers (Item number 113252) and Thank You Kindly (Item number 111700)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive, Early Espresso and Stampin’ Up Designer Series

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and So Saffron

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Baker’s Twine (Lucky Limeade), Sticky Strip, Brayer, Stamp-a-ma-jig, mat pack, piercing tool, 3/8″ circle punch, 1/2″ circle Punch, Corner round punch, Markers (Always Artichoke and Early Espresso), white gel pen, post it note.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 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. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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.

Brayered So Saffron ink on a 5.75″ x 3.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Smeared a Crumb Cake ink pad from the bottom towards the top.

Brayered Cajun Craze ink at the top of the card stock.

Loaded the tree stamp with Old Olive ink and then colored some of the top leaves with Always Artichoke marker and the trunk with Early Espresso marker before stamping it on the card stock.  I used a post it note to stamp the bottom of the tree trunk on.  That way I would not have the part of the tree trunk on the card stock that flares out at the bottom.  Makes it easier to extend the trunk to the bottom of the card stock to make the tree taller.

Extended the tree trunk to the bottom of the card stock using an Early Espresso marker and also added some Wisteria type flowers on the tree using a White gel pen.

Dragged the Old Olive pad from the bottom of the card stock toward the top to create grass.

Cut some a bit of the top of the card stock off and rounded the bottom corners of the top piece and the top corners of the bottom piece using the corner rounder.

Held the two pieces of card stock together and punched a 3/8″ circle punch in the middle of them.

Also used the 3/8″ circle punch on Cajun Craze card stock.  Then lined the holes up in the middle of a 1/2″ circle punch and punched them out.

Glued them on the card stock over the holes.

Layered a 5″ x 6.5″ Old Olive card stock panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Early Espresso panel and a 4.5″ x 6″ piece of Stampin’ Up! Old Olive DSP.   Adhered the top and bottom of the main image panel on the card stock using Sticky Strip.  I did not adhere the areas of the main image panel that have the circles punch in them.

Pierced holes around the main image panels using the mat pack and piercing tool.

Drew White Gel Pen lines from one hole to the next to create faux stitching.

Added Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine through the circle holes.

Added White Gel pen grasses around the tree trunk.

Stamped the sentiment on the right side of the card three times using Basic Black ink and a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″

May your day be one of pure delight.

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Hey There,

I hope you had a safe and fun filled Easter weekend.  Mine was spent with family, eating the traditional ham dinner, watching movies and generally having a good time. 

I have an embossed resist project for you today.  This one would make a good guy card.  Let’s kick up some dust!

First, I have a stamp set to give away.

And the winner of the Outlined Occasions Stamp set is. . . . . . .  .. . . . . . . . . . .

Debby Peckham who wrote “Too cute – love the blog candy … would love to win ! Thank you Michelle !
Also – what a wonderful quilt idea … you are such an inspiration!!  Happy Easter

Debby, congratulations on winning this week!  Please forward your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will pop this stamp set in the mail to you.   Also, thanks to everyone that played along.  Keep trying, you never know when your number will come up.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Need for Speed (item number 122717)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, More Mustard, Soft Suede and Stampin’ Up Designer Series Paper Well Worn

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede, Tempting Turquoise, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip and Craft Basic Black

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  Silver Brads, Sponges, Scalloped Circle Punch, Piercing Tool, Markers (Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard and Bashful Blue), Brayer, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Versamark Marker and a Post it Note.

Want a free copy of the current Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog?  Just e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one right out to you.  Get your copy of the 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. Are you getting inspiration from this blog?   One way you can help support it is to order your Stampin’ Up products through me.   Click HEREto place an order and have your order delivered directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up!    Want to become a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator , receive a 20% discount on product and earn instant income on orders, get to purchase products before they are released to the public?  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 car using Craft Basic Black ink on a 2.75″ x 5″.  Note:  I started out with a larger piece of card stock but cropped it down later.

Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored the car with a Daffodil Delight marker.

Added More Mustard to the bottom half of the card and then colored over the entire card again using the Daffodil Delight marker to smooth any lines out.

Colored the headlights and windows in using a Bashful Blue Marker.

Let the first coat dry and then added another layer of Bashful Blue on the shadow pieces of the windows.

Colored in the hubcaps of the car using a Sahara Sand Marker.

Colored over the car using a Versamark Marker and then Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder.  Now the image is completely embossed and protected.

Punched a Scallop Circle Punch out of a post it note, cut it in 1/2 and used it to mask for the dust cloud.

Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the top of the card stock.

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

Sponged Soft Suede ink in at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Chocolate Chip ink underneath the car.

Moved the mask for the dust down a bit and sponged Always Artichoke ink around the scallops.

Moved the mask down a bit more and sponged Tempting Turquoise ink around the scallops.

Removed the mask and sponged Always Artichoke ink in the bottom of the dirt cloud.

Sponged Soft Suede ink at the the bottom of the dirt cloud blending the bottom of the cloud into the ground area a bit.

Sponged Not Quite Navy ink around the edge of the card stock.

Added a 4.25″ x 5.5″ piece of Soft Suede card stock, 5 2/8″ x 3.75″ piece of More Mustard card stock, 5″ x 3.75″ piece of Well Worn DSP and 4 silver brads.

Added 2 strips of Basic Black 1/4″ x 4″.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ x 4.25″.

May your day be filled with joy!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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

Hey There,

Today I am playing around working on the quilt you see above.   It’s made using all Stampin’ Up products, fabric, Dresden plate die cut, big shot machine.   The funny little wings with no bodies will be dragonflies in the future.    This has been a fun on going project that I have been putting together for a few months.  Of course, I only work on it a couple hours at a time so it’s a sloooowwww process.   I’ll show the quilt in it’s entirety when it is completely finished.

Can I just say “so many projects so little time.”  Anyone else feel that way?

Anyhow,  I don’t have a card tutorial for you today, but I do have blog candy!!!

I’m giving away a wonderful Stampin’ Up! set, Outlined Occasions.  Everyone needs some great sentiments, right?

All you have to do to enter for a chance to win this stamp set is leave a comment below 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 at the bottom of the blog post.

I will select the winner on Monday, April 9, 2012 using a random number generator.  Good Luck!

Reminders :

Don’t miss out on my Customer free stamp set program. Check it out!  Along with a thank you card from me for your order you will receive a token for each $50 in product you ordered using me as your demonstrator.  After you have collected 10 tokens you will receive a free current stamp set of your choosing, a value of $39 or less.   Here is a link to my online shopping page that you can shop at 24/7 (from the comfort of your home, even in your pj’s) and the products will be shipped directly to your door step from Stampin’ Up:   CLICK HERE TO SHOP.   My free stamp set program will be an on going program. 

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! new Occasions Mini Catalog CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I know you will fall in love with the new stamp sets, dies and accessories.   They are to die for. . .

Have a great weekend!!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

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