tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35535232316987684162024-03-14T02:25:02.371-04:00North Street StampingJennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883897009645056957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553523231698768416.post-67296183305782758452009-04-23T11:49:00.003-04:002009-04-23T11:58:24.790-04:00It's Spring!Although it's still a bit chilly today, it's time to celebrate the final departure of snow! (I'll probably jinx the weather by saying that. Oil City seems to get those freak mid-spring blizzards!) In any case I'm excited about the change in weather (can you tell?) Here's a card I made for the newest sketch challenge on SCS to reflect my enthusiasm...<BR><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18RYDIK1Peuh9DL4ZzDv4CDY1E1ZPjAM1fFcTINH-wc5BUw7x3CejnOZxmpszdrk4ijyGvsnp9VFh81SDntvU5kV8GAkUM8umjxlofixSxIkWCU3LHZUWCWii4ceWzSaOTsriC0zwXpM/s1600-h/Springtime.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18RYDIK1Peuh9DL4ZzDv4CDY1E1ZPjAM1fFcTINH-wc5BUw7x3CejnOZxmpszdrk4ijyGvsnp9VFh81SDntvU5kV8GAkUM8umjxlofixSxIkWCU3LHZUWCWii4ceWzSaOTsriC0zwXpM/s400/Springtime.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327915312204994146" /></a><BR>I used papers by K & Company, punching a lace border effect onto some of the panels. I also used scalloped circle dies for my Cuttlebug and an image by Stampendous! I took care to ink only half of the image with Chocolate Chip, to only allow 2 of the flowers and 1 butterfly to show. I colored the image by hand with chalks and added some sparkle with ultrafine glitter. I used pop-dots to give my card some 3D interest and added a grosgrain bow.Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883897009645056957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553523231698768416.post-53818230240119899102009-04-22T15:24:00.001-04:002009-04-22T16:24:07.392-04:00Dotty Gift Card<span style="font-size:85%;">Happy Wednesday! And greetings from Oil City, Pennsylvania!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I've been playing with rubber stamps since 1999 and thought I should celebrate this 10-year milestone with a blog to catalog my creative adventures. After staring at this blank page for months, I decided there's no better time than a dark and rainy spring afternoon to get started!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn-HZF2lSDED3o26zm0G32vaWXnsxAb11XfwGxrZjKezPWP8bj0GqiyMPhWbXHof992TXWeKQxiL_wVID6vGApahNSfBuGpLl7t93tSiugUuv5WDDnu21G73IdtLek4hTaVYjxmzKcJk/s1600-h/Dotty+Gift.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327598955209956866" style="WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn-HZF2lSDED3o26zm0G32vaWXnsxAb11XfwGxrZjKezPWP8bj0GqiyMPhWbXHof992TXWeKQxiL_wVID6vGApahNSfBuGpLl7t93tSiugUuv5WDDnu21G73IdtLek4hTaVYjxmzKcJk/s400/Dotty+Gift.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the first time I've used my new nestabilites dies and I love them! For the longest time I used a circle cutter and tried managing my scalloped scissors, but there's really no substitute for a die-cut machine! On this standard A2 card, made from Stampin' Up! Kraft card stock, I added coordinating scrapbook papers from K & Company. After inking the edges of my polka dot mat and both scalloped circles with Stampin' up! "Chocolate Chip", I punched 1/16" holes into each scallop with a hand punch. I added some more edging closer to the middle on the smallest circle with "Pink Porcelain" Artistique Chalk Ink by INKADINKADO. The stamped gift package image is by Anita's. I used the same brown and pink inks on the end of a tapered cotton swab to shade the image. The whole design is topped off with a "Happy Birthday" ( Hero Arts) tag held on by a cotton string.<br /><br />Well, that wasn't so bad, I guess I can get started after all! Watch for my next post any minute now!<br /><br />~~<span style="font-family:georgia;">Jenna</span>Jennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07883897009645056957noreply@blogger.com0