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cut it out

The new Somerset Studio arrived. My column is about making stencils and masks. I've updated the tutorial page with information about cutting your own. I love investing time in making some cool patterns to use over and over but I also advocate for making a stencil or mask that is fleeting, made from just a scrap of paper, that can be used directly on a page once it has served its purposed by guiding an application or two of paint.

Visit the tutorials link on the right sidebar, or go directly to the new stencil page, click HERE.

I've been absent from here as it has been a busy week with school wrapping up. Thanks for sticking with me and offering your congrats to Sam for his performance at the Special Olympics. As I mentioned earlier, it is a milestone month. Tomorrow my parents arrive and Thursday he graduates. I'll be back with pictures and other news soonish.

Happy Summer ~ it's here!

June 19, 2012
cut it out

The new Somerset Studio arrived. My column is about making stencils and masks. I've updated the tutorial page with information about cutting your own. I love investing time in making some cool patterns to use over and over but I also advocate for making a stencil or mask that is fleeting, made from just a scrap of paper, that can be used directly on a page once it has served its purposed by guiding an application or two of paint.

Visit the tutorials link on the right sidebar, or go directly to the new stencil page, click HERE.

I've been absent from here as it has been a busy week with school wrapping up. Thanks for sticking with me and offering your congrats to Sam for his performance at the Special Olympics. As I mentioned earlier, it is a milestone month. Tomorrow my parents arrive and Thursday he graduates. I'll be back with pictures and other news soonish.

Happy Summer ~ it's here!

June 19, 2012
good news bad news

I was going to say, "here is what's going down", but that's not a nice reference as tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Here's what is also not so nice: I've been a victim of identity theft. Someone has been impersonating me online by leaving rude and inappropriate comments on blogs. Think about it, it's easy to do. You can leave a name and an URL without verification in most places. We trust that people use their own name and address, right? The thing is – you leave a trail with your IP address. I have learned of several instances of this occuring and luckily I was able to confirm it wasn't me because the IP addresses differ. I'm not sure why someone would choose my identity to do this, and I'm not sure why they chose to be mean to the bloggers who were targeted on the receiving end. Both of these gracious women are bloggers I have never met or corresponded with prior to these events. I hate to think of how many other times this may have happened that I don't know about. I do know where the person works and hope to resolve it. Do me a favor, if you can search your comment database for IP address 64.55.153.216 please let me know. (Easy to do on typepad, not sure how other platforms operate.) I'm hoping this person has slipped up and used their own name somewhere. Thanks for your help. EDIT: the issue has been resolved, perpetrator found.

EDIT: Impersonating someone online is illegal. Perpetrator is from California, breaking this law: SB 1411 This bill would provide that any person who knowingly and without consent credibly impersonates another actual person through or on an Internet Web site or by other electronic means, as specified, for
purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening, or defrauding another person is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Now that the bad news is out of the way, the good news is that both of the anticipated shipments have arrived. The stamps and the stencils are here! Pre-orders will go out Monday and the rates on the products will change back to standard pricing by Monday too.

When I mentioned the bad news affair on facebook I got so much support and I really appreciate my friends circling around with kind words. For some reason the post disappeared, which is so frustrating but I thank all of you who came by in friendship.

April 14, 2012
good news bad news

I was going to say, "here is what's going down", but that's not a nice reference as tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Here's what is also not so nice: I've been a victim of identity theft. Someone has been impersonating me online by leaving rude and inappropriate comments on blogs. Think about it, it's easy to do. You can leave a name and an URL without verification in most places. We trust that people use their own name and address, right? The thing is – you leave a trail with your IP address. I have learned of several instances of this occuring and luckily I was able to confirm it wasn't me because the IP addresses differ. I'm not sure why someone would choose my identity to do this, and I'm not sure why they chose to be mean to the bloggers who were targeted on the receiving end. Both of these gracious women are bloggers I have never met or corresponded with prior to these events. I hate to think of how many other times this may have happened that I don't know about. I do know where the person works and hope to resolve it. Do me a favor, if you can search your comment database for IP address 64.55.153.216 please let me know. (Easy to do on typepad, not sure how other platforms operate.) I'm hoping this person has slipped up and used their own name somewhere. Thanks for your help. EDIT: the issue has been resolved, perpetrator found.

EDIT: Impersonating someone online is illegal. Perpetrator is from California, breaking this law: SB 1411 This bill would provide that any person who knowingly and without consent credibly impersonates another actual person through or on an Internet Web site or by other electronic means, as specified, for
purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening, or defrauding another person is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Now that the bad news is out of the way, the good news is that both of the anticipated shipments have arrived. The stamps and the stencils are here! Pre-orders will go out Monday and the rates on the products will change back to standard pricing by Monday too.

When I mentioned the bad news affair on facebook I got so much support and I really appreciate my friends circling around with kind words. For some reason the post disappeared, which is so frustrating but I thank all of you who came by in friendship.

April 14, 2012
growth and growth

The rose bushes are really growing. They took off so fast this year, before I even had a chance to cut them back. I love this time of year as we see new growth, whether from the earth, or from ourselves. I find Spring to be a time for starting new projects, pulling out brighter colors, and seeing everything with a refreshed perspective.

The lawn has been mowed once already….not for trimming grass, but to manage the weeds. I admit, I do not mind weeds. Afterall, that is where the clovers grow…..and it's where I find inspiration for adding organic shapes to my journal, Frond Chronicles. I'm started another one, for my class in July. Love trying to draw a replica of a real plant, but love making fantasy fronds too. Check out my pussy willow. The bunch was set in water at the grocery store so I put them in water at home – never did that before. And look! They are growing. HCIT? I'll be cut a few new stencils and masks inspired by them!

Maybe you'll come celebrate fronds with me in Jersey in July? We will focus on making our own tools (stencils and masks), and we will paint pages and make a fab journal. See HERE for details.

HAPPY EASTER!!

April 5, 2012
growth and growth

The rose bushes are really growing. They took off so fast this year, before I even had a chance to cut them back. I love this time of year as we see new growth, whether from the earth, or from ourselves. I find Spring to be a time for starting new projects, pulling out brighter colors, and seeing everything with a refreshed perspective.

The lawn has been mowed once already….not for trimming grass, but to manage the weeds. I admit, I do not mind weeds. Afterall, that is where the clovers grow…..and it's where I find inspiration for adding organic shapes to my journal, Frond Chronicles. I'm started another one, for my class in July. Love trying to draw a replica of a real plant, but love making fantasy fronds too. Check out my pussy willow. The bunch was set in water at the grocery store so I put them in water at home – never did that before. And look! They are growing. HCIT? I'll be cut a few new stencils and masks inspired by them!

Maybe you'll come celebrate fronds with me in Jersey in July? We will focus on making our own tools (stencils and masks), and we will paint pages and make a fab journal. See HERE for details.

HAPPY EASTER!!

April 5, 2012
OnWARD

The second installment of the OnWARD & UpWARD Collection is now listed for pre-order at GreenPepperPress.com. These images coordinate with the new stencils I showed you in the previous post. I tend to design stamps that I want to have and use. I love having more than one size of a favorite image or pattern. Repetition with multiple scales, swoon. Both stamps and stencils are now offered at a pre-order discount for a limited time.

If you're like me you wonder how the images actually figure into the formats you work with so I have scaled some of the stamp samples digitally.

Visit GPP if you are interested in pre-ordering the stamps and or stencils.

Thank you for all the kind words about my postcards. I loved making them and have adapted the design to a larger format….I will show you soon!

March 22, 2012
OnWARD

The second installment of the OnWARD & UpWARD Collection is now listed for pre-order at GreenPepperPress.com. These images coordinate with the new stencils I showed you in the previous post. I tend to design stamps that I want to have and use. I love having more than one size of a favorite image or pattern. Repetition with multiple scales, swoon. Both stamps and stencils are now offered at a pre-order discount for a limited time.

If you're like me you wonder how the images actually figure into the formats you work with so I have scaled some of the stamp samples digitally.

Visit GPP if you are interested in pre-ordering the stamps and or stencils.

Thank you for all the kind words about my postcards. I loved making them and have adapted the design to a larger format….I will show you soon!

March 22, 2012
lucky day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I had full intention of making and sending cards this year but I didn't get them completed in time so here is a virtual one I can share with everyone. I have been busy at the studio table making these….but they were for iHanna's annual postcard swap. I was full messy mode and found a fun format to work in, or is it formula? Maybe it's neither. Maybe you could call it a series. I like to formulate series…..and I LOVED breaking in my new stencils from SGP!

So here's the LUCKY part of today….Stencil Girl Products is now encouraging me to sell my designs on my site, Green Pepper Press. I have uploaded all the stencils, including four new ones released this week, at my site. Next week I will add the paypal buttons for the shopping cart. I will also be revealing some new rubber that coordinates with the stencils!!

March 16, 2012
lucky day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I had full intention of making and sending cards this year but I didn't get them completed in time so here is a virtual one I can share with everyone. I have been busy at the studio table making these….but they were for iHanna's annual postcard swap. I was full messy mode and found a fun format to work in, or is it formula? Maybe it's neither. Maybe you could call it a series. I like to formulate series…..and I LOVED breaking in my new stencils from SGP!

So here's the LUCKY part of today….Stencil Girl Products is now encouraging me to sell my designs on my site, Green Pepper Press. I have uploaded all the stencils, including four new ones released this week, at my site. Next week I will add the paypal buttons for the shopping cart. I will also be revealing some new rubber that coordinates with the stencils!!

March 16, 2012