I am so excited to tell you what’s new. We have updated our web site. I have a new feature to share with you. When you visit the catalog pages roll your mouse over any of the stamp images and a card sample will pop open. 

These are the cards that I made to take to the trade shows to showcase my stamps. I do make an effort to use the theme of the stamp, paper, embellishments and layout to tell a visual story. I’ve heard from many store owners and buyers that they would like to be able to have a portfolio of my samples. Now I have it available for everyone. I’ve been dreaming of adding this feature for over a year and it really came together well. A big thank you to my web guru.
                                                                 
Also new: I was asked to provide stamps and card samples to the PBS show Scrapbook Memories. They will feature them in the introduction to a show using silhouette designs. The show has been taped and will air sometime in 2008. That was pretty cool.

Next! I am heading to New York City for a make and take for 100 invited members of the media, both print and televised, sponsored by CHA. I will be teaching and making cards on December 4th in a beautiful loft in lower Manhattan. It should be a lot of fun. Plus I will have the excellent company of my son PJ who has drawn most of the cars found in the travel section.

I hope you check out the Italian, British, sports and dancing stamps in the travel and midcentury pages.

New themes coming out in late February.

I only have stamps in my line that can tell a story, either in a card or a scrapbook page. I love to evoke a memory or make plans for the future.
Please take a look at these stamps and I'll tell the story I've concocted and you write yours.

Roni is Zipping around Venice on her Vespa. 

What's the chance she would catch a glance of Shawn on his bike?  A chance encounter...or destiny?

They end up in a gondola on the Grand Canal floating toward the Bridge of Sighs. It must be true love.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I haven't been to the Grand Canal but I can dream.

I am excited to bring you many new themes. My favorite is the Western, Cowboy group with a nod to my parents hometown. Following that is the visit to Italy, then a visit to Britian and a stop over in China.  I'll be expanding on that in the next catalog. 

I added football, basketball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, hockey, skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating to the sports stamps.  I also added new dancers, florals, vehicles, and tropical, art deco and Christmas stamps.

I've received great help from my sons, PJ and David.  PJ has drawn many of the vehicles for me and they both help by providing me with constructive feedback on my drawings and marketing ideas. Both boys have earned Fine Art Degrees, so they are a great help and teach me quite a bit.

Thank you for checking out the new and updated website.  I'd love to hear your ideas and soon we will be able to receive and post your cards and art work.

New themes will be posted again in March.

Jeri  :)