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Tina Marie has always loved arts and crafts. Even as a child her creativity
found many outlets, such as writing, playing the ukelele, acting,
and doodling.
She married her childhood sweetheart, Jeff Collette, the day after
HS graduation and became a devoted Air Force wife and mom. The young
couple had their first child 11 months after they were married, and
the stork seemed to make a yearly stop at their place after that.
Being young, in love, and “poor as church mice” is what
Tina Marie gives a lot credit for her creative inspiration. “We
had to make every dollar count, so we did a lot of 'treasure hunting'
at yard sales on base”. That is not to say the kids were not
immaculately dressed, and the house was not furnished beautifully...it's
just to say that they were not first hand goods...
Tina Marie collects antiques and beautiful pottery, quilts, baskets
and other items that make a house feel welcome. She realized that
the best place to find these things were at tag sales...and that happily,
many times these old treasures cost less than their new counterparts.
"I appreciate the quality workmanship that goes into these treasures",
she says. "I strive to put that same quality into each of the
stamps we make, and give that same personal attention to each of our
customers".
Tina Marie enjoys restoring old furniture, and making reproduction
antique cross stitch samplers, gardening, canning, and of course rubber
stamping! She loves making handmade crafts to give for gifts, as they
are gifts from the heart. Her favorite things to stamp are wooden
ornaments, and valentines cards with candy.
The first time Crissy Armstrong held a pencil in her hand was the
day she discovered her deep passion for creating works of art.
Through the years she has developed a diverse portfolio, ranging from
cute, whimsical line drawings and impressionistic scenery paintings
to realistic and detailed portraits of people and animals. When
she showed us her “Ellie” the dancing elephant, we were
immediately struck by her ability to create a character that mixed
sweet innocence with subtle humour. “I believe laughter is
a gift that comes right from The Father’s heart and I just
love being able to share glimpses of Him in my humble drawings.
Whenever I’m creating I sense God’s joy over me.”
Crissy finds abundant inspiration for her art in the loving atmosphere
of her home that she shares with her husband, children and two rambunctious
dogs in Ontario, Canada.
Contact Crissy
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Tony DeMarco and his wife Myrna started the original rubber art
stamp line "For Me and My House" when an illness kept
Tony from his job as a millworker. Their rubber stamp business was
a great success for many years until the couple decided to put their
efforts elsewhere. Tony was a self taught artist, and a very spiritual,
loving, husband and father...If you complimented him on something,
he would most likely blush and give the Glory to God.
Tony created many cute little country boys and girls using his own
children and children of friends as inspiration. His warm smile
and gentle spirit shine through in all of his works. As time went
on, Tony devoted his efforts to the ministry, studying God's word,
and sharing time with youth.
We are proud to incorporate Tony's art into the High Hopes Rubber
stamp line, his images continue to delight stampers, his life continues
to Inspire many.
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Being creative is at the core of who Cheryl is. She values diversity,
beauty, and whimsy and welcomes expressing those values in her art
and designs.
Cheryl
enjoys using a variety of tools to bring her ideas to life, whether
it’s a camera, a pencil, a software program, or a sewing machine.
Her formal studies have included earning a B.Sc. from the University
of Alberta in the area of Clothing and Textiles, and a certificate
in multimedia studies from a local BC school.
With her flash and web design, she makes sure that sites are cross
platform and multi-browser compatible. She works closely with the
client, making sure that their site will appeal to their target
audience. In addition, she makes sure that while the site is pleasing
to look at, it is also easily navigated and downloads quickly.
Cheryl specializes in site design for the small or home based business.
As she has personal experience in these areas, she inherently understands
the needs of the small business owner.
www.crutherford.ca
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