http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:15:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have a little butterfly action for you on today's tutorial and also I'm giving this card away as blog candy. All you need to do to enter for a chance to get this card is leave me a comment here on this post.  If you are getting this blog update ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/08/isc-flutterby-tutorial-blog-candy/ Quick post this morning.  I purchased this large dried gourd at a flea market for 75 cents, about 2 years ago.  Yep that's right, it's been hanging around in my stamp room for 2 years, lol.  My husband put a not so perfect hole in the front of it and ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/07/rustic-gourd-birdhouse/ A few things this morning before I get on with the tutorial. During this 4th of July weekend, please give a shout out to Chad who is on his FIFTH deployment  to the Middle East and to his Unit.  Here is a link to his mothers blog that the unit is reading, please ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/05/moody-palms-tutorial/ Happy Fourth of July Everyone! This morning I decided to make my Granddaughter's Birthday card.  She is a girlie, girl for sure.  Loves, loves, loves pink!   So what do you put on a Girlie Girl's card, pink dresses, of course.  These images are from Rupa Shevde's set "Retro Boutique" that can be purchased ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/04/party-dresses-tutorial/ Here it is Thursday already!  Wow, the older I get the faster time flies.  Am I the only one that feels this way? Anyway, today I got back to nature with the Stampin' Up's Set "Touch of Nature".  I love this little Chickadee.  Isn't he the cutest little bird?  I have ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/03/chickadee-in-the-woods-tutorial/ I love the western style stamp sets from Stampin' Up and I have them all, but I don't use them nearly enough.  Drug this one out today, dusted it off and got down to business.  Fussed around with this card to long to post it this morning before work, hence the ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/07/01/wanted-pony-tutorial/ I love to color.  It is so relaxing to me.  Last night I sat down to color and came up with this creation.  This is a variation on Karen Barber's Black and White Magic technique that I did a post on last week.  The technique of coloring with Prismacolor Pencils ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/30/artsy-victorian-tile-tutorial/ We have had so very much rain all this month, not even once have I had to water the gardens.  This is my third year at this house and so it is the third year for this garden.  My Sister the Master Gardener told me, when I started putting in ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/29/end-of-june-zindorf-garden-tour/ I'm wrapping up leaf week here on my blog.  I hope you have been inspired this week to get out those leaf stamps and use them for projects other than Fall themed ones.  Now you know I had to wrap the week up with a brayered sky scene! Let's get started on ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/28/beginning-of-the-day-tutorial/ My Dear and Talented Friend, Karen Barber taught me how to do this "Black & White Magic" technique a while back, but I hadn't had a chance to use the technique for a project of my own until today.  So I am going to share her technique with you.  To ... http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/06/27/black-magic-leaves-tutorial/