I've been stamping since 2001. I find inspiration in everything - my friends, my surroundings, nature (bats, bats, bats), even television shows and movies! ("Aye," say my friends, who had to endure an endless fleet of Pirate cards a few years ago.) My sense of humor is a tad dark and twisted and I always  enjoy  finding  a  way to make a card show that.  I've   also   made   sample  cards  for  a  few

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I started collecting stamps in 2002, but I really didn't start stamping until after I joined the Pennywise Arts Group in 2004. This is my second year on the PWA Design Team.

I enjoy using Alcohol Inks and I like to distress with either ink or chalk.  I love die cut machines and paper punches,  so I  try to incorporate die  cuts &

punchies  in  all  my work.   Lately, my art has leaned more towards mixed media and collage. Several of my designs are in private collections all over the world. My designs have been featured in The Rubber Stamper, Pennywise Arts, and Lakeview Design Studios. My work can also be seen at ZNE Studios, The Herrmann Art Collective, and at all Pennywise Arts Trade Shows. 

Check out my new technique, "Bed of Beads Stamping":                            http://www.pennywisearts.com/bedofbeadsstamping.html

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Visit my blog:  http://www.BunnyZ.com

Stamping was introduced to me in 1991, shortly after my youngest son was born, and both have been part of my life since! I enjoy learning new techniques, and have been fortunate to share them through teaching and demonstrating in the Seattle area. This is my second year on the PWA design team. I have also designed cards for Petite Motifs Paper Company.

Inspiration often comes to me when I look at my materials and think about the different ways I can use them. I especially enjoy unique folds and interactive cards and booklets.

About Gayle Page-Robak:

I began rubber stamping 16 years ago, scrapbooking 8 years ago and ventured into mixed media art 6 years ago. My educational background and career were in Business and Industrial Management but I did have the opportunity to study Western European Art History in College.

As  a  Mixed  Media   Artist  I  have  completed  the

following certified art programs:

* Claudine Hellmuth's Collage Discovery Workshop.
* Nancy Curry's Texture Effects for Rubber Stamping.
* Mary Kaye Seckler's Book Arts-Handmade Books and Bindings.
* Lisa Pavelka's Polymer Clay Workshop.
* Bernie Berlin's Artist Trading Card Workshop.
* Currently completing Sharilyn Miller's "Bead on a Wire" Jewelry Workshop, to be followed by a "wire making jewelry workshop", immediately following.

Visit my blog: http://gaylepage-robak.blogspot.com/

I have been stamping since 1999 and have always come back to stamps after I've tried anything else. I find that although my tastes have changed regarding what stamps I will actually buy, I still love the challenge of a stamp that is not normally what I would choose. One of my favorite things to stamp on is dominoes, I find that they are the one thing I can always start with even if my main goal is a card

just to get my creative juices flowing. I also love to stamp and color images with markers and a blending pen. My most recent love over the last year and a half is diecuts. I love THEM! QuicKutz, Cricut, and hopefully soon the Cuttlebug. My next goal is to step into the realm of scrapbooking.

I have yet to actually make a scrapbook page - although with my wedding almost a year ago I definitely have plenty of stuff to scrapbook!

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I'm Jean Sunderman from Cambridge, Minnesota where I live with my husband and two daughters, a big lazy dog and Darla the Diva Cat. I have been a long time crafter who was introduced to the world of rubber stamping over 10 years ago. After retiring from teaching middle school, I now spend my days hiding in my stamp room (in the basement) with "doing laundry" as my excuse to be there all day.

Along with cardmaking, I love making ATC's, all sorts of mixed media and scrapbooking. For the last 2 years I was a Senior Designer for Simply Sentiments Magazine where my work was exclusively for that publication. Recently I have been published in Vamp Stamp News and CardMaker magazine.  I am very excited to be a part of Pennywise Arts Design Team!  

Visit my blog: http://www.artsyj.blogspot.com