An Introduction
Posted By Phil on June 19, 2007
Hi, and welcome to Stamping with the Boys! My name is Phil (I’m the guy on the left). Among other things, I am the webmaster of this site, which means I do all the technical stuff. In addition to rubber stamps, I also enjoy blogging as a hobby, so this was sort of a given for me. I’ll be posting some of my work on here as well.
So, a little history, maybe? I was introduced to the world of rubber stamping by Robert, the wonderful guy who will also be posting all sorts of cool stuff on here. He started stamping a little over a year ago, and once I returned from a summer away, I decided to give it a try. What at first was merely an excuse to spend more time with Robert (and to try something new) has since become an actual hobby for me. I’ve discovered an artistic side I never knew existed. I grew up in the world of classical music, playing guitar and violin. In my adult life, I’ve ended up in theater and now, rubber stamping. Go figure, right?
Anyway, my first forays into stamping were, to say the least, timid. In the weekly class we attend, I copied all the samples as close as possible. As I’ve gotten more familiar with stamping, I’ve branched out and have begun establishing my own style. I love looking at work I did at the beginning compared to what I do now. It’s great to see the progression, not so much because I’ve improved, but more because I’ve become much more open to different forms of expression. It’s uncanny, really.
Why this website? That’s a story all it’s own, but worth telling. While having breakfast over the weekend, Robert was browsing through the latest RubberStampMadness magazine. I noticed an article about blogging, and more specifically, blogging among rubber stampers. Because I already blog, I thought it a natural fit, not to mention the perfect melding of my two favorite hobbies. So we’ll be posting different things that we do from time to time. This includes, but is not limited to: greeting cards, random cards or paper, artist trading cards, and anything else that strikes our fancy. So, in a nutshell, we will be posting whatever we want, whenever we want to. Yay, freedom!
And so I’ll end it here, and get to work so that this site can get even more underway. We look forward to much great stamping! If ever you want to contact us, feel free to shoot us an email:
prstampers@gmail.com
Awesome, I am blogging with friends. Now that is so cool.
I am adding you to my blog list also.
Hugs,
Sunni
Hey guys go check out my blog again. I posted some new pictures.
Hugs to you both,
Sunni
Love the picture.
You guys are so cute,
Hugs,
Sunni
It’s so wonderful to find guys enjoying rubber stamping!! Phil and Robert are so much fun to be around.. especially when we have lots of Stamps, Ink, and Paper to create with!!Keep up the good work guys!!