My Story

My Business Philosophy

I’m here to help you explore your creative potential, creative style, and to have fun with this craft of stamping. I’m here to inspire you and help you so that you can send family and friends cards that they’ll treasure forever.

I hope my blog can inspire you to make your own cards. If you ever have questions or suggestions or just want to chat, I am just an email away at candi@stampwithcandi.com.

My Stamping History

I went to a Stampin’ UP! party back in 2002 and it was love at first stamp! It was magical to use ink and paper to create. I am always amazed at the creations that we make using ink, paper, stamps (and a few other tools)! But the most amazing thing about this was that I haven’t bought a card since!

I first became a demonstrator in 2005 and loved it. Then life intruded and I had to give up for a while. I came back in 2010 as a ‘hobby’ demo. I was only in it for the discount – which is perfectly fine. In the last few years, I’ve been more of a business demo – growing my sales and my down line and solidifying my style. 

I love to help people find their personal style.  The samples for my classes are just that – a group of supplies and a suggestion of how to use them. I love to see what my customers come up with. But most of all, I love to see how happy they are when they can express their creativity!

My Family

I have a daughter, a son-in-law, and the love of my life, my grandson. Of course, I babysit as much as I can!

The Rest of My Life

When I’m not stamping or babysitting, I’m a software architect working with software developers to ensure they build software that is scalable, maintainable and fills the business’ needs. I also look ahead to make sure that we’re building the right things to align with business goals and remain flexible to change as business needs change.

I am an avid gardener and love flowers of any kind. Don’t be surprised if I sneak in a few garden pictures for inspiration.

I also love, love, love Christmas. I love to decorate every room in my house. I’m always switching it up because I have so many new ideas. I’ll be sharing those ideas or with you.