My life as a stamper......here's a quick synopsis for the convention bio: I started stamping about 3 years ago after the rather serendipitous discovery of RSM. I was in a bookstore looking for a magazine to keep me company on a long business trip...RSM looked interesting...little did I know what I was getting myself into. I was afraid to actually DO any stamping for some time but had great fun collecting supplies and knowledge. I finally realized that I would never stamp unless I actually owed someone a card, so I put an ad in RSM to swap some artwork. Again...I had no idea what the response would be. I think I heard from 70 people. I've met some very wonderful people through stamping...lifelong friends. The best part, though, has been finding out that I wasn't a failure in the art department. I could actually make art! What a revelation that was! All in all, stamping has been an amazing journey for me...who knew when I picked up that magazine 3 years ago on a whim what a trip I was about to embark upon?

What Linda hasn't mentioned is another "New Direction"....she is now a "carver extrordinaire" and is a member of Carvers' Consortium. Way to go, Linda!