Archive for March, 2009

 It is Happy Birthday to me! March 19th, 2009. To some it’s St. Joseph’s Day or the Day the Swallows arrive to Capistrano (sp?) or even the Last Day of Winter. It’s Just my B-day. It turned out to be just a nice Day. I am 41 and happy that it just went smoothly. Family has been super sick for two weeks with the flu. So while everyone is sleeping-I am trying to be creative and up to late hours of the night sometimes until 2AM.

My special for the rest of this month with a $50 order or more online, Customers will get this fun little decorated sizzix box filled with fun chocolate treats as well as a blank box for you to decorate. This box is Sizzix Box #2 (114518) for $34.95. It is probably my favorite little box. It holds 12 Hershey Nugget candies too. What’s not to like. Plus-you get it for Free along with a Blank one when you place an online order from me. So-that’s my Birthday Creative Wonder and I hope you like.

Hello Stamping Enthusiests.

Welcome to my Stamping Blog. Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Laura H. H. Zaraza and I live in Lovely Lake Geneva, WI.  I am known in these parts as an Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator for 11+ years.  What will you expect to see on my blog will depend on time and specials, both from me and Stampin’ Up!®. I hope to create a spot where you can see fun stamping ideas as well as getting a sample of my tips and tricks that I have learned over these few years.

Let me take you back to when it all started. I can remember the moment "The Stamp" talked to me. It was 6th grade. One of my sisters was going to KSU and I tagged along to help Mom get her situated to dorm life. We made a trek to the Union Hall Bookstore where the office/school supplies alone made me dizzy. (yup- I’m one of those people-Just get me a Gift Card to Staples!!!) There were a few stamps with ink pads there among the markers and colored pencils. After begging and pleading to Mom that I Needed a stamp and a Very Blue ink pad-the rest is History. It was Nice bird stamp-I believe it was a kind of old fashioned style swallow. I stamped that thing everywhere. Schoolbooks, bedroom door, made my own stationary, etc. Years and hundreds of stamps later I would work in a stamp store in Lake Geneva, WI, as well as becoming a Stamp Representative for All Night Media.

Then I was introduced to Stampin’ Up!®. Someone saw my collection of stamps and then gave me info to a gal in MI and the rest is History. I live in a rural area and of course there are a few Dairy farms in WI don’tcha know! So my Group name is The Dairy Best Stampers. I have had more fun teaching and sharing stamping to all kinds of people over the years. A large group of my stamping fans has been teachers. I realized they are always interested in learning something new too. I think that is why I love to do what I am doing-teaching the Art of Stamping.

Ok-Little secret that is not so secret. I have a BFA in Graphic Illustration and Design with an Airbrush emphasis. So your thinking-hey I just stamp or I am not creative. The one thing I am sure of-Everyone has a bit of Creativity in them. Anyone can stamp and you do not have to have ANY prior experience.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you visit again.