Rubbernecker Stamps

Getting to Know Shelly Kuck!

Shelly will be our hostess for the WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge tomorrow and here's a little bit about her.  You can see more of her work at her blog, Stamp with Shelly.

My name is Shelly Kuck and I discovered rubberstamping 10 years ago.  I have been crafty my entire life, learning to knit from my Great Grandmother at a very young age.  I have enjoyed jewlery making, sewing, floral design and the art of making paper over the years.  Making paper actually lead me into my love of papercrafting and rubberstamping.  Faux techniques, collage and creating 3D projects are favorite venues for me.  I have been married for 25 years and have lived in South West Michigan my entire life.  Larry & I have 3 children.  Marissa 15, Alex 13 & Mason 12.  I recently returned to work full time after staying home with the kids for 10 years.  I forgot how much I enjoyed the retail market and currently work at Hobby Lobby as Dept. Head in Scrapbooking.  Other interests include reading, antiquing and traveling.

Getting to Know Candy Williams!

Candy will be the hostess for tomorrow's WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge and we thought you might enjoy getting to know her better.  To view more of Candy's work, please visit her blog, Candy's Land.

I have two children my daughter Amber, soon to be 21, and my son Taylor, soon to be14. I am also a grandma, I have one grandson Jovi, he will be 2 in October. I have been with my (second) husband Cliff for 13 years. We all live in Lake Mary, Florida where my husband is a welder of 19 years, I have been a nail technician for almost 21 years now.

I've always loved to make cards, ever since I was about 8 or 9 years old and still do to this day. I don't really have a specific style of stamping, I just do what feels right at the time I'm creating. I have always loved to color, it's like therapy for me. I love to color with my Copic markers. I have been a member of Splitcoaststampers since 2005, I played in the daily challenges every chance I could. I was asked to join the Dirty Dozen Design Team in June of 2007, which I really enjoyed. Most of the time I'm not a fast stamper.....some cards can take a few days to make, but there has been a few times when it comes together really quick. I can have up to 3 different cards going at one time, working a little here and there. I have to say that most of the time I stand when stamping and sit when I color. I love that stamping has brought so many wonderful and talented people into my life, many that have become very good friends.

Getting to Know Juliana Swanson!

Juliana (Jules as we affectionately call her) will the hostess for tomorrow's WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge.  Please stop by her blog, Stamping with Inky Fingers, to see more of her work!

I am a stay at home mom with three children (ages 12, 11, and 5) and I am married to my best friend.  We celebrate our 17^th anniversary at the end of the month.

 

I love playing with color!  Stamping and card making fulfills my need to be creative daily. Growing up I had always been involved in performing arts (danced, sang, acted, played oboe, saxophone and piano).  In my senior year college, as a theatre major, I found that I loved design (set, lighting and makeup).  But after graduation life required that I put creativity on the back burner for a while.

 

I started paper crafting in the scrapbook world.  Our family had taken a couple of vacations and I was afraid that we would forget all the fun times—so I started scrapbooking.  A few years later our family was moving to a more remote town with no scrapbooking stores nearby.  A friend suggested joining Stampin’ Up!® to keep up my page-a-day habit and I discovered stamping, card making and SplitCoastStampers.  I found my outlet—my source of energy—a renewal of patience.  The smaller format of a card was easier than scrapbooking to complete with a baby on my lap.

 

I developed my skills by doing the daily challenges on SplitCoast and I have found that I like to use a variety of techniques and styles of stamps.  I am still discovering new styles, techniques and mediums.  Water coloring was my first love in stamping—and I return to it often, but I also enjoy collage stamping, colored pencils, distressing and sometimes clean and simple cards.

Getting to Know Linda Duke!

Linda Duke will be our hostess for tomorrow's WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge #6.   Her blog is Linda's Works of Heart!

I'm the wife of a wonderful husband, mother to two beautiful young ladies, and grandmother to two teenage granddaughters, and one grandson.

When I was a little girl, my dad was my sole inspiration with regard to anything art.  He could draw and paint anything he looked at, and I would sit for hours, and try to duplicate his work.  Of course, he would always tell me that mine was much better than his *grin*.  So I guess I've always been interested in art of some kind.  But, I also knit, crochet, sew, and am currently learning to play the guitar right along with a very busy full time job.  I'm also a Certified Instructor for Duncan Enterprises, tole painter, and have taken many painting classes from top instructors across the country.

While in College, I studied the Art of Animation, and majored in art.  My husband just laughs at me when I purchase stamps, and says, "I don't know why you buy stamps, when you can draw the same thing".  They just don't understand do they?   LOL!!

I was introduced to stamping by one of my friends many years ago, and had to giggle at how excited she was about the "ART" she had found.  Remember, I was raised by someone who in my eye's was truly an artist.  So, I told her I would go with her, and I'm still going strong today.

As much as I love my kids, I'm glad they are older, and now have homes of their own.  Because, I have turned one of their old bedrooms into my craft area.  I could just stay in there for days and never come out. LOL!!

When I discovered Splitcoaststampers.com in 2004, I never left.  I love being involved in such a great community, and my stamping has improved tremendously through the talented artists that share their work so willingly there.

I guess you could say my "style" is anything vintage, with lots of coloring and embellishments.  I'm however trying to step outside that box, and tone things down to more quick and cute.  When I make a card now, it can take hours..

My favorite produce would be Copic markers.

Getting to Know Joan Ervin!

Joan was to be our host for tomorrow's WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge, but because of her father's illness, I will be hosting instead.  I don't think Joan will mind if we share a bit about her with you though!

Joan's Blog:  Stamping with a Passion!

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, and crafter....not necessarily in that order!! In my other life I was a tole painter and taught classes for a few years. I have also delved into cross stitch, quilting, and knitting. I began my stamping journey about 5 years ago when my DD became a Stampin Up! demo. I wanted to help support her business so I started attending her stamp camps...boy did I get hooked!!!  She introduced me to Splitcoast and I started participating in the challenges and became totally addicted!!

The crowning glory came when I got a PM from Jenn Balcer inviting me to join the Dirty Dozen Design Team...WOW!!! Needless to say, I was blown away!!! The six months I was on the team were so wonderful but went way too fast. I met so many wonderful stampers  and made some lasting friendships. It also opened the door to some design team opportunities with Clear Dollar Stamps, the Belli Design Team and the SUPAH FABULOUS Rubbernecker Design Team!!! Sherry emailed me a couple of months ago to ask if I would like to be a Guest Designer for the team. I was thrilled and accepted eagerly. Then a couple of weeks ago she asked if I would like to be a permanent member of the team...WHOOHOO!!! I am sooo excited and happy to be associuated with such a wonderful company and such AWESOME talent!!! 

I look at other designers work and can recognize their style...some are super elegant and others use distressing, collage, clean and simple, or cutsie. Some always use bold bright colors and others use soft colors or lots of white. I have tried to analize my style and can't seem to put it in a catagory. I guess I am a little of everything, depends on my mood or how much chocolate I have consumed (Diet Coke and M&M's are my 2 vices). I need lots of time to think about my design before I start cutting or coloring. I am not a fast stamper...in fact sometimes I spend days on one card and may have two or three different ones in the works at the same time. I work a little and then just let them sit for a while so I can play with color or layout options....it's my therapy.

Getting to Know Broni Holcombe!

Broni will be hosting the WACKY WEDNESDAY Challenge tomorrow, and we thought it would be fun to share a bit about Broni with you!

I’m a mother to 2 beautiful young women and a Nana to 3 young grandsons, with a granddaughter on the way in April 2009.

 

I’ve always been a crafter, learning to paint, sew, knit, crochet, embroider and quilt when I was young.  I was introduced to stamping by my daughter, whose best friend was a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.   My dining room is now my craft room, and everyone has been relegated to eating in the kitchen. 

 

I was a member of the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen Design Team from July through December 2007 and have been with the Rubbernecker design team since its inception.

 

I can’t say that I have a particular style, but you’d probably notice that the majority of my designs are linear, precise and mostly balanced.  That would be because I’m an accountant by trade.  You know, everything has to be balanced!  I am, however, trying to break out of the linear mode and do more free-flow designing.  Out-of-the-box, so to speak.  I love to watercolor.  That has been my preferred technique for quite a while, but I’m totally enjoying my Copic markers now.  I became a Copic certified instructor in 2008.  Another technique I love is paper-piecing, using multiple layers of an image to create as much dimension as possible. 

 

When it comes to favorite products, I’d have to say my Copic markers are at the top of the list.  I also love all the Ranger Distress ink pads and reinkers to stamp and watercolor with.  And I can’t live without my foam mounting tape.  Not a very exciting favorite product, I know, but I use it on virtually every card.

You can see Broni's projects at Splashes of Watercolor.

Getting to Know Tami Mayberry!

Tami will be hosting the Wacky Wednesday Challenge this week.  Here's a little bit about Tami!

 

I am a wife and homeschooling mom of five. I love the Lord Jesus Christ, spending time with friends and family, bargain shopping, computers, color and all things paper. I think I am pretty much the newbie stamper around here. I started scrapbooking in 1997 but it was 10 years later, in late 2007, before I really began stamping. My first Rubbernecker purchase consisted of those spunky Old Characters and some super cute frogs. From there I was hooked. I was asked to be a guest designer in June of last year and these poor ladies have put up with me ever since. It is such a blessing to be part of such a friendly and awesomely talented group. I have learned so much from them and hope they will inspire all of you as much as they have me.

Tami's Blog - A Walk on the Mild Side

Getting to Know Kittie Caracciolo!

Kittie will be hosting the Wacky Wednesday Challenge tomorrow.  We thought it would be fun to share a little bit about Kittie with you.

I have been married to my husband, Bob for eleven years.  He is the most wonderful and supportive husband in the world.  He knows stamping and painting is very important to me and is very encouraging.

 

I was first introduced to rubber stamping back in August of 2003. Soon I found that I loved trying to add sketched and colored scenery around stamped images. I have never had any formal art lessons and had never painted or sketched a thing in my life, but found myself purchasing artist pens and brushes and starting out on a journey that has become a passion for me. I attribute my creative growth to a wonderful rubber art stamping site called Splitcoaststampers.com. I love teaching and am drawn to helping others realize their own personal creative skills. We all have them and just need to have the courage to set them free.

Kittie's Blog - Kittie Kraft