Heather Strenzwilk....... .........is "mid-move" and working feverishly to get settled into her new home......so she can set up "stamp-keeping" in her very own "studio" space. We don't want to rush her (since we thing moving is one of the worst of life's challenges) and want to give her plenty of time to settle in before we ask her to bring us up to speed on blogging....it's language, it's challenges, it's ups and downs. Along with this, will be plenty of new samples and ideas, perhaps a "sketch" or two and maybe even some new images. Now is the perfect time to sign up with Blogarithm (see bottom of page) to be notified when this page is changed. Then you won't miss any of Heather's entertaining and informative "Blogging 101." |
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often reads (almost embarrassingly) like a gg designs' advertisement. She uses many gg designs and we are flattered and pleased by the results. Many of you may know her from classes she presented to introduce new designs at Cyberstampers' Conventions. Click here for a list of her classes. She has branched out since then and is very active in the on line stamping "blogosphere." She is a reporter for Stamping Critique.You can visit her blog by clicking on her picture, heading or this link >>> Stamping the Details. We are presenting two of her samples to familiarize you with her recent direction. In future Gazette issues she will introduce us to the world of blogging (emphasis on stamping) and "sketches." Meanwhile....take a look and "listen." (The text is a direct copy from Heather's blog with side comments by ggd.) |
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I used a bunch of techniques on the card: Stamping off, Modified Rock n Roll (with markers), and Kissing. I used gg designs Doo Dads #3 set, bold butterflies set, Heather's (name after me) Big Bold Blossoms, greeting from Studio G and a background stamp from Olive Wimple to kiss he butterfly. 9 stamps on one card! And the best part- as I type this blog post I realize that I forgot to put ribbon the card- me- proud owner of 81 rolls of ribbon from the outlet. I think I like it the way that it is . . . . . . . . . . . You know, in her future article(s) we will be asking her about: • Stamping off •Modified Rock 'n Roll (with markers) •Kissing (we're pretty sure it's different than what you/we are thinking). |
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Creating my own backgrounds This has been an exciting week for me- my first full week as a Marylander, 2 visits to the ribbon outlet (win some ribbon blog brownies) and Charlotte is sort of blogging! Charlotte Gibson is the owner and mastermind behind gg Designs Rubber Stamps and I consider her a good friend. I have been after Charlotte for months to blog about her stamps and her carving process (she carves most of her designs herself.) Well the sneak decided to reformat her newsletter (the Gazette) as a blog (sort of) while I was moving! Charlotte is new to the world of blogging so I have been trying to help her (when I am not ribbon shopping) and I'll be writing some articles about blogging 101 for her site in the next few weeks... months... She'll also be hosting some special challenges and I'll be working on some samples for her. A topic that Charlotte and I have discussed at GREAT LENGTH is the migration away from stamping your own backgrounds toward patterned designer papers. Making my own backgrounds has always been my favorite part of stamping, despite my use of designer papers. I challenged myself to use only gg stamps to create a card- backgrounds and all. Here is what I came up with.
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| ". . . hosting some special challenges" may include posting a "sketch" and inviting everyone to participate with whatever gg designs stamps you already have. It would be a "personal" challenge, not a contest. Everyone would be invited to share the results. | |||||||||||||
For those of you (including gg designs) who are not sure what a sketch entails, one for Heather's Creating My Own Backgrounds card above might look something like this >>>>
We'll hear more from Heather about this later. A good reason to bookmark or "Blogarithm" this page. (See bottom of page.) |
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