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"reactivating" r.c.rs with some discussion - introductions first!

Since it appears at least a few people actually interested in discussing stamping are still popping into the newsgroup, I'll take the initiative to start up some discussion topics that hopefully will get conversations flowing. Let's reactivate this newsgroup! We all have experience, or want help, or can share tips or projects. The best way to have an active newsgroup is to be an active member yourself, so don't just lurk - pop in! Hopefully we'll have a snowball effect, and others will come out of lurkdome and we'll drown out the ads! And check in often so that we can keep things going.

Introducing myself: My name is Barbara. I am from Indiana, although originally from Michigan. I have a wonderful husband and an active cat (Kitty, by name). No children as of yet. In addition to stamping, I also enjoy counted cross-stitch, among other things, and post occasionally on rec.crafts.textiles.needlework. I am a scientist by trade. Crafts are my outlet for the creative side of my brain :-)

I began stamping about three years ago. A friend gave me a set of stamped and embossed notecards as a birthday gift. I asked her to show me how to make such things, and was instantly hooked. Stamping gives much more instant gratification than my cross-stitching projects offer! I started with two stamps, four markers, clear embossing ink, a heat gun, and gold embossing powder. I now have a lot more in the way of supplies :-) Just today, a colleague brought in some stamp supplies she no longer uses and blessed me with that gift of more stash!

Stamping has also been a great family link. I managed to hook my mom (now also a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and active in a stamp club with her coworkers) and my mother-in-law both. It's been a great common ground to build my relationship with my MIL. Last year, the three of us attended an Auntie Amy stamp convention in Novi, MI, and had a totally wonderful time! We are planning to attend this year's convention in Ft. Wayne, IN, in October.

Just last weekend, I stamped like crazy to get some samples prepared for submission to "The Rubber Stamper" magazine. With any luck, maybe some of my cards will be published!

Looking forward to meeting all of you, Barbara

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Barbara Hass
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I've been lurking for a very long time, so I guess I need to join in too!

My name is Patricia.. or Pat as most call me. I live in South Carolina now, but I spent my childhood in the Bronx, and most of my life in New Jersey.

I'm not an expert rubberstamper by any means. To me, stamps are more a means than an end... you see, I have this problem... I'm a paper junkie! I love papers, handmade, machine made, brightly colored, plain white... you name it! Now, if I kept buying all those papers, and didn't do anything with them.. people might think I was... odd.

So, I stamp!! And the papers turn into cards... collages... all sorts of things!

Patricia

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Pat

Hey Patricia, I love paper too. I used to spend hours as a kid admiring all the office supply stuff, especially paper. I still do, only now I do most of that online.

Jeannette

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Jeannette Marsala

Welcome, Pat! Nice to meet you! I can identify with the paper collecting. For me it's not necessarily just paper, but office supplies in general, like Jeannette. I love the smell of an office supply store. I'm bummed about computers, because that's less of the neat office supplies that I need to use on a daily basis. Like you, stamping/cards have given me a good reason to keep all of my tools about!

Welcome! Barbara

Pat wrote:

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Barbara Hass

I've lurked here for a while because of all the adds. I am so glad to see actual discussion picking up!

I'm a Stampin' Up a Demonstrator (since 10/02). I have been stamping since

1997 when I received the cutest "thank you" card from my son's preschool teacher. I flipped it over to see where she got it and saw the "hand stamped" on the back. I was immediately hooked.

I have 3 sons (17, 13 and 11), 1 dog, 2 cats and 3 snakes. We lost a guinea pig and rabbit last year, but I think we are ready to get another of each.

I scrapbook. I'm a WW lifetime member (lost 60 lbs.). I live in Nebraska.

Cecelia

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Cecelia

I've lurked for a looong time. I'm all for jump starting the group. My name is Kenda, I live in the central part of Arkansas. I'm a firefighter/EMT with one of the municipal departments in my area. I'm married with 2 sons, 16 &14. We also have one very large, very old black labrador, one middle aged cat and 4 guinea pigs.

I started sewing when I was 14, bought my first sewing machine at 14. I saved my baby sitting money all summer to buy it! LOL I began quilting after I had my first son. I recently (around a year and a half ago) began scrapbooking. I then found rubber stamps!!! I love learning new techniques. I love to make cards and have tried my hand at altering things. I seem to be a collector of supplies. Sadly I live in an artistic vaccum so I order many of my supplies on-line or do some serious shopping while in other states! LOL But I'm always on the hunt locally for items I see in the many magazines I buy, I love them for inspiration! I'm love my computer because I've gotten so much info/learned new techniques while cruising the internet.

Guess that about covers me.

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Kenda

I would also like to be involved. My email is snipped-for-privacy@aol.com I will exchange addresses and cards also. I have done some card swaps, and I always enjoy getting the cards and looking at what other people do. I don't have the ability to take pictures and such now, so maybe someone can see my stuff this way. I would also love to do a paper swap, embellishment swap, etc for those things we just had to have and never use. I think you know what I mean.

C>Tom and Karen Brooks wrote:

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Jeanne Burton

Well, shoot, I don't stamp much these days, but I'll play. (-:

I'm Pat Kight. I'm an old Internet hand, by current standards, having been on line since the early 1990s and taken part in newsgroups back in the wild-and-wooly days before the Web existed. I've been stamping for about as long, starting with cards and later moving on to three-dimensional mixed-media projects incorporating stamps as a design element.

Anything else people want to know they can probably find out from my Web site,

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which includes a not-very-up-to-date gallery of some of my stamp work, plus my more recent knitting addiction.Glad to see the group coming back to life. I'll try to chime in as I have the time and interest; who knows, maybe this will even inspire me to get back into my studio!

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Pat Kight

Hi stumpers!

I've been lurking on this group for about a year now and have been disappointed (until now) about all the ads that have been here and nothing from real stumpers. I started stamping several years ago (mostly from watching Carol Duval!) because I thought it would be a great way to send cards without spending so much money. Of course I was wrong about the money, but I do LOVE to stamp.

I live in a little town in Georgia now (although I am a transplant - which is the Southern way of calling you a Yankee while trying not to be offensive) and there is nothing in the area for stumpers. (OK, there is one tiny little section of the local scrapbook store and there is a Michael's but...) I generally buy my stamps and supplies from the internet and get some really great deals that way. I only use unmounted stamps and am so happy to have 1000s of stamps that barely take up any room at all. I too have tons of paper and never tire of buying more - though I keep telling myself that I need to use what I have first.

I was just curious if we could get anyone interested in being penpals. Not that the computer pictures aren't nice, but I would love to see some of the cards that other folks make and happily would send mine. I'm new enough to the area that I haven't been any stampers, so it would be fun to at least have some snail mail stamping buddies. Anyone up for card exchange?

Glad to see real stampers on this list!

Karen R. Brooks

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Tom and Karen Brooks

Where are you? I live in Nebraska now, but grew up in Lawrenceville and Sugar Hill. I went to College at Valdosta State.

Cecelia

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Cecelia

Karen, I'd be happy to do a card exchange with you. We can email off the ng and exchange snail mail addresses.

Barbara snipped-for-privacy@purdue.edu

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Barbara Hass

Oh, I just realized that I typed stumpers instead of stampers. Oh well.

I live in Newnan, a little south west of Atlanta. We haven't been here very long so I'm unfamiliar with the rest of Georgia so far. Actually I don't mind not having stamping stores, the internet provides me with all of the goodies that I need.

Karen

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Tom and Karen Brooks

I know exactly where Newnan is. My grandmother used to live in Columbus and I have a friend who lives in Grantville.

Cecelia

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Cecelia

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