Helping Card Makers Elevate Their Craft
Meet Your Host
Hi I'm Brandi, your Crafty BFF from Stamp Me Some Love, and I am excited to craft with you. Learning a new craft can be overwhelming. I'm here to help you with that journey.
As a long time crafter, I have relied on the kind crafters who have gone before me. They taught me the skills that eventually lead me to be confident in my crafting journey. And now I want to help you with your crafting journey.
Let's get together and make some beautiful things together!
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Meet Your Speakers
Daniel West
Storybook Coloring with Copic Markers
Daniel started making cards in March 2018 when a friend introduced him to the craft. Putting ink to paper with stamps and markers thrilled him. Daniel curently designs for Colorado Craft Company, Hero Arts, Catherine Pooler, as well as Simon Says Stamp.
Besides stamping, Daniel also enjoys stamping and stamping. He is the founding pastor of The Potter's House Church and president of Centro de Innovación Mujer Latina, a non-profit organization in Rhode Island, dedicated to the integral development of families in the community. Daniel and his wife love in Providence, Rhode Island, with their three kids Helena, Jake and Micah.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 15, 2021 10:00am EST
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Laurie Willison
Creative Masking with Laurie
Laurie is a wife and mom to 2 kiddos. She has lots of titles....RN, Travel Planner and Paper crafter! Card making has been Laurie's hobby for 14 years, along with blogging, over at Soapbox Creations. Over the years, Laurie has been honored to work for many different companies and design teams. She is currently designing for The Greetery, Taylored Expressions and Altenew. Clean and simple cards are her favorite to make and share.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 15, 2021 11:00am EST
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Carrie Rhoades
Easy Interactive cards for Christmas
Carrie has been a crafty girl for as long as she can remember. Crayola and Carrie were besties! She has since upgraded to Copics, but her love for coloring and paper crafting remains the same. Carrie has made sharing her creations into a career that she loves. Sharing what she makes and the joy of being creative with others is Carrie's passion. Carrie's current favorite thing to make is Slimline cards. But her all-time favorite card to make is a Shaker card. She also enjoys creating cute things out of paper that are not cards.
Carrie's creations are usually bold, bright, full of color and lots of detail. But she thinks that the best part of this crafting community has been the friendships she has made. There is something about a common love of paper that brings crafters together. Over the last 20 plus years Carrie has taught card making classes out of her studio and on a larger scale at conventions. She has been blogging her creations for well over 15 years and started her YouTube channel almost 6 years ago. Carrie feels so blessed to get to do what she loves as her job.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 15, 2021 1:00pm EST
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Betz Golden
How to Make a Tri Pocket Card
Betz is a full time arts and crafts educator. She has blended her background in education with her love of art to teach people how to create. Betz's mission is to foster confidence in doing anything one sets their mind to in crafting. After all, if she can do it -- anybody can! Betz is an advocate in using art to help with mental illness and and to open up communication with others. Betz has over 750 how-to videos on YouTube and her website.
Betz's hobbies include traveling, local coffee shop hopping, wine tasting, museum exploring and reading.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 15, 2021 2:00pm EST
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Jess Francisco
Ink Blending Your Way to Beautiful Cards
Jess Francisco is a creative whirlwind based out of Virginia. She creates video tutorials on her YouTube channel, A Card Day's Work, and designs product samples to help advertise creative products from various brands. Jess loves papercrafts, painting, making home decor, hand lettering, and everything in between. Jess has recently delved into the world of digital art and enjoys creating stickers, stamp sets, and more!
Jess is a Signature Designer and illustrator for Maker Forte and teaches classes for Michaels on behalf of Ranger. Jess has been creating as long as she can remember and values the fulfillment she gets from creating something new. There is something magical about creativity and Jess isn't about to put the craft supplies down! Find Jess on Instagram: @acarddayswork
My demonstration will go live at:
July 15, 2021 3:00pm
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Tiffany Solorio
Unique distress backgrounds for card making
Tiffany found paper crafting about 12 years ago and immediately was obsessed. She was introduced to card making first and soon after to the world of mixed media. Tiffany loves trying new techniques and getting her hands inky, she enjoys combining her love of card making and mixed media by using basic supplies and taking it to the next level. Tiffany has worked with many of the stamp companies in the industry as well as many other companies.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 15, 2021 4:00pm EST
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Therese Calvird
Next Level Die Cutting!
Therese loves to make cards! She's been papercrafting since 2005 and decided to start her very own blog in 2010 and from there, for some reason still unknown to her, she thought it would be even more fun to start her very own YouTube channel. Therese really didn’t know what she was getting herself into and the learning curve was very steep for someone who still feels computer challenged. But it’s been totally worth it!
Therese thoroughly enjoys creating cards and videos, trying out new techniques and playing with all the fun products that are available and being able to share these with you. Her style tends more toward clean and simple, often it seems the more she tries to add to a card the more she takes away. Therese likes to colour, and is particularly fond of using different mediums such as pencils, alcohol markers and watercolours and switches between these depending on the project that she is creating or where the mood takes her.
Therese feels very privileged to be on some amazing design teams and she creates how-to videos every week. She also teaches online classes which are available at the Altenew Academy.
Therese is thrilled to be part of this wonderful papercrafting community that we have. It is the most amazing place with such incredible support and encouragement, it creates friendships that last a lifetime!
My demonstration will go live at:
July 15, 2021 5:00pm EST
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Gerry van der Velden
Mixed Media Made Easy Layered Festive Card
Gerry lives in the Netherlands with her husband and their two Papillons. Growing up as a child there were always lots of creative options for Gerry and her sister. And she has done it all, knitting, embroidery, making little boxes, painting, drawing. But somehow paper crafting always came back throughout her whole life.
After teaching life classes for up to 40 people, making boxes, scrapbook projects and mini albums she designed, Gerry was hooked. She knew then that was what she wanted to do. Teach other people crafting skills and techniques.
The classes where it's all about learning new skills and techniques to boost the creativity of the students.
Surprising students with new and unexpected ways to use craft products is one thing Gerry loves. Turning trash into treasure is one of her favourite things along with getting the most out of craft products.
Add having lots of fun in crafting to that, and you have a good picture of what Gerry's all about.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 16, 2021 at 10:00am EST
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Laurel Beard
Wonders of Watercolor
Laurel began her handmade crafting journey in 2006 by attempting to make a teacher gift. It opened up an entire new world to her. It fills her soul (without any calories)… It's her zen. Laurel especially loves watercoloring and any and all inking techniques she can muster up.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 16, 2021 11:00am EST
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Erica Andersson-Burke
Add sparkle to your background with Paper Glaze!
Erica has been creative in one way or another most of her life, these days it’s mostly paper crafting based and cards are the main results.
Erica got hooked on card making back in 2006, while recovering from a back injury and she needed an outlet that didn’t require too much energy. The slippery slope into this hobby was primed and greased with a tiny Christmas card kit, an innocent ‘that’s not very expensive, let’s try it’ and the rest is history!
During the years, Erica has found things that she enjoys more than others in this hobby, and coloring is definitely one of her favorite things to do.
For Erica, crafting is more than a hobby, it saves her sanity and gives her an opportunity to explore her creativity and imagination, usually with some colorful projects in the end.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 16, 2021 at 1:00pm
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Sabrina Leavell
Pop up Bird House Cards With Cardinals
Sabrina is a young entrepreneur who has just entered the stamp and die industry! Her company, Scrappy Tails Crafts started as a handmade greeting card business. She started it when she was 15 years old, and it paid her way through High School and College! At first, Sabrina primarily sold her cards at local craft shows, gift shops and museums.
Eventually, Sabrina established an Etsy shop, which helped her gain long term customers including some corporate clients who ask for cards every year! Sabrina knew from a young age that she wanted to create stamps and dies, as another passion she has is illustration and graphic design.
In October 2020, Sabrina's dream of merging her three passions came true. She expanded her small business to selling stamps and dies! Scrappy Tails is already known for its unique collection of pop up box dies and slimline products. Sabrina is also proud that it is a family business consisting of 3 female generations! Sabrina's mom helps design pop-up die sets and her grandma helps illustrate a few of their stamp sets! As a card maker, Sabrina loves to see her products come to life on a card! She also shares a love for teaching and inspiring others through card making and paper crafting.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 16, 2021 2:00pm EST
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Chelsea Comer
Oh Deer ... Let's Get Crafty!!!
InkyStamper was a dream that Chelsea Comer had for years in her head. It all began when she got hooked on stamping as a friend shared a catalog of product from a home demonstrator company. Chelsea became a rep for 3 demonstrator companies over the next 15 years. She grew in both leadership and sales becoming one of the top sales leaders for some of these companies and she even earned the incentive trips. She had built a nice size team and an expansive customer following. Unfortunately (or fortunately for her) these companies closed their doors and went a different direction.
This time after the third door closed, she felt different … she felt empowered with a lot of good knowledge on social media, sales, and understanding of what the crafty customer wanted. She had always loved dies and she commonly was coming up with ideas for that “someday”. She also had a list of “If I had a Stamp Company”. So after her three experiences she started working behind the scenes to design and pull her dream together. In June of 2019, along with her best friend and supporter Kim Hutchinson, she revealed her first stamp and die sets.
Now just over a year later with 32 stamps and 39 dies and countless fun tools and accessories, InkyStamper is a thriving business. One thing that Chelsea takes most pride in is customer service. Whether it’s timely answering of emails, fast shipping service, or the attention to details in the blue envelopes that she ships in … Chelsea puts her heart and soul into all of it. She also really enjoys going LIVE once or twice a week and getting crafty in her Facebook group and providing fun “inkspiration” to her fans and followers.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 16, 2021 4:00pm EST
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Jo Herbert
Heat Embossing Magic - From Simple, Intermediate to Advanced Techniques
Jo is an avid paper crafter and she loves to create beautiful projects whenever she can. Being creative and using a variety of techniques/media to create fun and unique projects brings her joy and she loves to share that with others.
When you have a real devotion to card making, every day is another opportunity for research as you look at the world around you, how colours and patterns fit together, sentiments that bring a tear to a person’s eye and just what a difference a beautiful card can make to people of all ages.
Paper craft has allowed Jo to be brave and bold, to put her work out to the world through social media and embrace others' thoughts on her work. Helping others achieve their paper crafting goals is one of Jo's favourite things to do in this industry.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 16, 2021 at 5:00pm EST
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Sarah Edwards
3D Layered SVG Greetings Card Made with a Cricut
Sarah is a Cricut crafter and card maker from the UK. She LOVES designing SVGs (especially layered 'mandala' designs), creating Cricut papercraft projects and experimenting with the Cricut Design Space software!
My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 10:00am EST
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Verity Biddlecombe
Sensational stenciled cards perfect for the season!
Verity has been crafting as long as she can remember, always trying something creative, but she fell into card making and papercrafts in 2016 and shortly joined a design team in the UK. Since then, Verity has evolved her crafting repertoire, mixing techniques and styles to provide inspiration to fellow crafters within the community.
Verity's current design team work allows her to work with some fabulous companies, including WOW! Embossing Powder, Catherine Pooler Designs and for a UK online stockist of American stamps & dies - Bumbleberry Papercrafts.
Verity has also designed for various other companies such as Brutus Monroe, Honey Doo Crafts, docrafts, Sunshine & Bee Designs, Tattered Lace, as well as currently guest designing for Altenew. She loves to experiment with a variety of papercraft and card making supplies, mixing stamps, dies and stencils in her work as well as different mediums including ink, embossing powders, foils and texture. Verity loves to create modern cards, whether that is CAS or mixed media.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 11:00am EST
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Amber Rain Davis
Simplify Watercolor & Mix The Perfect Palette
Amber has been a card designer, Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT), and Altenew Educator for three years. She's happiest when learning by experimenting with techniques and color combinations. Amber embraces mistakes and sees them as opportunities for creativity. Her passions are watercolor, Copic coloring, and the Zentangle®️ method of drawing. Sharing what she's learned and encouraging paper crafters to exit their comfort zones is what Amber finds most rewarding.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 1:00pm EST
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Mary Polanco
Getting the Most Out of Your Supplies
Mary Polanco has lived all over the world, but currently calls Maryland home. She has been sharing her cardmaking designs on her YouTube channel for almost 6 years, but has been creating for almost 15 years. She has a very eclectic style, experimenting with many different mediums and techniques.
Mary loves to share her art with her fellow creators through social media but she really values the connections they are able to build across the globe. Cardmaking started as a hobby but has turned into a passion that truly provides a sanctuary for her creative side.
Mary and her husband have two wonderful children who love to get in the craft room with her as well. She has been serving in the Air Force for over 22 years, but retirement is coming soon; she looks forward to more creative therapy and time with the kids.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 at 2:00pm EST
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Ardyth Percy-Robb
Magnificent Multiples in Minutes
Ardyth lives in Toronto, Canada, where she started cardmaking in 2006, at a Stampin' Up! Party. Before that, she would not have claimed to be crafty or creative at all - she's an accountant (a profession where creativity is frowned upon)!
For the last 10 years, Ardyth has made many sets of multiple cards for churches to send to their members at Christmas. Last Christmas, she directed a team of ladies from the church in quickly making over 200 Christmas cards to deliver along with little gifts to nursing home residents!
Ardyth loves clean, graphic design with bold colours and lots of white space. She loves to get more from all her crafty supplies by using them in unexpected ways to create something completely different.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 3:00pm
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Preeti Chandran
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My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 4:00pm EST
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Lauren Taylor
Tips & Ideas for Creating Scenes
Lauren has a Mechanical Engineering degree, but is rather fond of getting creative and making cards - especially creating scenes and interactive cards. Lauren has been on local store design teams as well as a design team for stamp and die manufacturer, but her heart is in sharing ideas and inspiration on YouTube and Instagram.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 5:00pm EST
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Justine Hovey
Next Level Ink Blending
Justine has been making YouTube videos for over seven years that teach crafters not just how to make cards, but to find joy in creativity. She has worked with the majority of stamping companies in the industry in various roles - mainly as a card designer. Justine also invented the Technique Resource Binder - a course that solves the "what should I create today?" problem.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 18, 2021 11:00am EST
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Erin Reed
Easy and Fast Fun fold Cards
Erin is a video content creator of all things papercraft, general crafts, kids' crafts, and DIY. She has been teaching in-person, at trade shows, and via video for the last 11 years.
Erin currently has a LIVE cardmaking tutorial every Wednesday at 5pm CST on her YouTube and Facebook channels at Erin Reed Makes. She also has a LIVE craft talk show with a new special guest in the creative industry on Friday at NOON CST called Erin Makes with...
My demonstration will go live at:
July 18, 2021 at 1:00pm EST
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Amanda Stevens
Christmas Cards That Really Light Up!
Amanda has been a cardmaker and papercrafter for as long as she can remember. Her favorite cards to make are interactive, and she loves sharing the process.
When Amanda is not teaching classes locally, or at retreats around the US, you can find her sharing on her blog and YouTube channel. In a natural progression from teaching interactive card techniques, Amanda developed products to make the process easier. You'll find unique products, designed especially for cardmakers on her website.
My demonstration will go live at:
July 17, 2021 at 2:00pm
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Desiree Kuemmerle
Changing a Simple Layered Die Cut into Something More!
Desiree is the Creative and Owner of Include a Thank You ...and then some! Since about the time she spoke her first word, Desiree been an avid crafter alongside her mom and sister.
You name the craft and Desiree probably made it and collected it. She started in the paper crafting field about 5 years ago and made many changes to where she wanted to take this craft! Paper is one of the best mediums to work with because there is nothing we can't do with paper! So here she is today, a Master Paper Manipulator, where she loves teaching how to take a simple stamped image or die cut and turn it into some thing completely unique and always a piece of art! Remember ~Always... BE CREATIVE!
My demonstration will go live at:
July 18, 2021 at 4:00pm EST
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Natasha Davies
Embossing Beyond Stamping | Sparkle & Shine
Tasha lives in the UK, with her husband and two daughters.
Tasha began crafting after she was taken ill in 2016 and she soon discovered the joy it brought her to be able to do something; she was unable to walk and her hands didn't do everything she wanted them to, but she could still achieve something and that was such a revelation.
In card making Tasha found the opportunity to work with whatever medium she fancied that day, making whatever she felt inspired to do in that moment. She could make these small pieces of art that would go out into the world and hopefully put a smile on someone's face.
At the age of 12, her art teacher told her she couldn't draw, that stuck with her. That hurt.
Tasha believes that you can do whatever you want to do and she wants to give you the courage to try something new. You never know, you might like it!
It might even change your life, like it did for Tasha!
Tasha is passionate about crafty therapy and firmly believes everybody has an artist inside of them, you just need to find that spark of creativity within.
Tasha has been certified as an Altenew Educator, and she runs monthly live workshops.
Tasha is on several Design Teams, including WOW! Embossing Powder, so she has loads of experience with heat embossing and she can't wait to share some with you!!!
