Hello, I am Cindy, born in Hong Kong and have been living in Montreal, Canada for many many years. I am a mother of two young adults.  I was a programmer analyst working from home, but now retired.  I have been making cards for quite a few years now, although I think I am still looking for my style, I must admit I enjoy making “clean and layer” cards, however always willing to try new techniques.  Other than stamping, I enjoy cooking and when the weather is nice, I tend my garden.

You can also find me on my blog: Escape to Stamping

I never crafted until my sons were 8, 10 and 12. I found ceramics and with a neighbor, purchased green ware, painted, baked in my kiln and marketed on a local scale, all sorts of unique ceramics. Our Baby Grand Pianos were among my winners.Lots of dust and downward swing in the economy lowered my interest in this activity. I tried a craft that took up less space, beading. That is still interesting, but not as much as creating paper projects, especially cards and my oldest stamp is dated 1995. It was an off and on love affair, but finally became an a full fledged passion. There is a saying among card makers, “There is never enough paper”. I am now saying “NO” to paper because it’s taking over my linen closet too. Enough paper for now… well, down to allowing only one paper purchase a month.

 

 

Christi Conley – DT

I am a mom to the Fabulous Feline Five; love to make all kinds of art, read, & sleep. I moved from the East Coast to wonderful Colorado in 2010 with my felines and family.  I enjoy recycling, tag & garage sales, and creating something cool out of nothing.  A few years ago I started my own blog, Art Without Anxiety, and I have been extremely fortunate to make a bunch of great friends, get on some amazing design teams, and get over my fear of sharing my creations.  I truly enjoy blogging and sharing a bit of myself and my art with my readers.  I don’t have a specific style or anything that particularly inspires me; I just go with the flow!  I started rubber stamping and paper crafting in the early 90’s and I was absolutely hooked from day one (so hooked I signed up to be a demonstrator without ever having been to a demo, class, or anything – I found the information online and joined up!)  I can’t draw a crooked line, so rubber stamps became the way I could express myself artistically, plus there is so much you can do with them!  After all these years, I am still amazed when I watch embossing powder melt; the process just fascinates me!  I can get bored with things fairly easily and quickly, but I am never bored when I am playing with my stamps, papers, chipboard, paints, inks, and all the other goodies this hobby has to offer.  I love quotes and one of my very favorite things to do is create wall hangings, as well as mixed media and cards —  well, honestly, I love it all!  In addition to my blog, you can find me on Pinterest and Instagram; I’d love to have you stop by!