My Stampin’ Space

Introducing my stampin’ space!!!  Based on the amount of supplies I have, you may find it hard to believe that I only just started papercrafting/stamping this January!  I joined the Stampin’ Up! family as a hobby demonstrator at the end of February and I’ve jumped into this hobby with my whole heart.

I’ve had a lot of people ask me how I got into my new hobby.  For 8 years, I was a fraud and forensic technology consultant with Ernst & Young.  With that career, I traveled a lot and worked crazy hours – my work/life balance was out of whack.  My biggest regret during those 8 years was not taking the time to recognize the many wonderful people in my life for their birthdays, anniversaries, new babies, etc. with a card.  I LOVE getting cards in the mail and I wanted to do the same for all my loved ones.

So, recently, I changed careers and I am now a resource manager at Ernst & Young.  My work hours are more predictable and I decided to pick up a new hobby – papercrafting and stamping!  I love making cards to send to my family and friends and sharing my creations with all of you.  So, here’s where I spend my nights and weekends making my creations:

I’ll point out a few things in the photo.  First of all, this is in our bedroom :).  I’ve taken over one wall – but my husband is SO supportive of my new hobby!  My dresser is one of my work areas and to the left of the photo is a desk armoire – the cabinet folds out to a desk (inside is our computer and printer and the desktop is my sit-down workspace).  Of course I have a TV, so that I can watch my shows while stamping (Glee, American Idol, Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl – to name a few).  The 3-drawer chest holds all of my stamp sets and the shelving beneath it (Jetmax cubes) holds a bunch of different things for now.  The file box on the dresser holds all of my 8.5×11 cardstock.  The embellishment center above is a magnet board (Jetmax).  My stamp pads and reinkers are stored in a unit by Organize More and I LOVE IT!  The punches are stored on Bygel rods and the cards are displayed on a Deka curtain wire – both from Ikea.

Let me know if you have any questions about anything else in the picture.  Thanks for looking!