Stampotique Originals Blog

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I should be working on our new images, and I have been, don’t get me wrong, but its tiresome and boring! Soooo, taking a break I found this photo of our booth at CHA last January/February in Anaheim. Thought you might enjoy a peek. CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) has two shows a year; end of January-beginning of February and in July. Winter CHA is always held in Anaheim, CA, right across from Disney. Its a fun few days; long hours of standing on your feet, but you get to see and meet the most incredible people, including those who order stamps from us! Its always wonderful to put a face with the name.

Last year we were situated directly across from the Ranger booth, so during slow spots I could cross the aisle and chit chat with Tim Holtz, Wendy Vecchi and Claudine Helmouth. Watching any of those 3 was such fun. They make crafting look so easy. Enjoy our colorful booth with all our crazy characters!

A sweet, sweet young woman living in Spain has sent me a picture of her notebooks made using our ‘3 in a round’ and Moth Fab. I love her touch. I love how she colors just simply with a bit of color here and there. Everyday brings something new. Everyone is an artist in their own way. Thank you so much, Natalia!!! BRAVO! Thank you for allowing me to share your personal work with others.

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If you follow this blog, you know how much I love animals. My husband and I live with many. Our son sent this youtube link knowing I would enjoy it.
I hope you do too!

Hmmmmmmm? I wonder who? Maybe a big white poodle with desert dusty paws? That’s our bed and Oliver LOVES to nap on it. He likes being alone and away from the other poodles. He’ll always be ‘found out’.
So I bet you’ve been wondering where we’ve been. Just here, burning rubber and the temperatures outside have been 111, 112, 113 and 114. Not fun. Is it WINTER YET? But I’m thankful for the orders for our great rubber stamps. Keep ‘em coming. I’ll be starting on the new images from Daniel and Jill. They’ve drawn some great ones. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll have a new artist to introduce to you; my fingers are crossed. However, she is one busy lady, so I must be patient.

To help keep cool, I’ve been enjoying our backyard pond. Its always such a joy to be out there watching the fish enjoy their environment, listening to the waterfall and laughing at the dragonflies chase one another. They are SOOOOO fast!! Here’s a picture of one of our waterlilies.
Isn’t it beautiful? They come right up out of the water and burst into bloom. All the lilypads help to keep the water cool for the fish, while also providing them a shield against the harsh summer sun.
Did you know that the metabolism of fish changes from winter to summer? In the winter we feed them very little as they slow down. The lilypads are fewer too, thus the fish keep warm with the power of the sun. Come summer, however, their metabolism increases and they have to be fed daily.
They’re RAVENOUS! They actually JUMP out of the water when they see my husband coming with the food container! We have 3 koi that a friend so generously gave to us as a gift. I call them the submarines because they are so much larger than the other fish. Here they are waiting for the food.

Here is a picture of the waterfall and fish.