our products are designed and made with love in California’s Central Valley

fun fact: my first born was lulled to sleep by the loud sound of my electronic cutting machine as i cut stencils. it was her white noise all the while she was in my tummy and continued on after she was born.

so glad to meet you!

Hey there! David and I (Shery) are a husband-and-wife team and we own and manage STAMPlorations™ from our home office in a little town located in California’s San Joaquin Valley. We have two daughters: an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old. I'm an avid paper crafter and I love graphic design, so in June 2013, my husband and I launched our home-based stamp company featuring my designs.

I’ve amassed tons of stamps over the years and while I love each and every one of them, there were times when I wished I had a certain stamp that I didn’t have in my stash. That’s when I thought perhaps I could try making my own stamps.

Our stamps and designs tend to be artsy, sketchy -- they primarily reflect the kind of stamps I love to work with -- stamps I can combine to create a variety of designs. They are also sized primarily for A2 (and smaller) cards and ATCs and have a graphic/mixed media feel. (I'm a mixed media girl who has fallen in love with card-making.)

• June 2013 - we started selling STAMPlorations™ stamps in our Etsy Shop

• October 2013 - we opened up the STAMPlorations store

• October 2013 - we launched the STAMPlorations™ Challenge Blog where we host challenges with prizes.

• June 2014 - we started releasing one 5" by 7" stamp set every other month and offering this set to our premium stamp club subscribers until May 2019.

• November 2014 - we began carrying stamps designed exclusively for us by Shirley Bampton

• January 2015 - we started offering ARTplorations, our own line of stencils

• June 2015 - we began carrying stamps designed exclusively for us by Deepti Malik

• September 2015 - we began carrying stamps designed exclusively for us by Becca Cruger

• July 2016 - we started offering CUTplorations, our own line of thin metal dies

• October 2016 - we introduced our first coloring book, Color Blooms. Bloomtangled, our second coloring book, was released in July 2017. In July 2018, our third coloring book, Blossom Bliss, was released.

• November 2017 - we began carrying stencils designed exclusively for us by Sanna Lippert

• February 2019 - we opened our second store, the STAMPlorations Outlet, for retiring and overstock products

• April 2019 - we began carrying stencils designed exclusively for us by Helen Gullett

• May 2019 - we opened the STAMPlorations Digital Store where we sell our digital stamps

• May 2019 - we started offering our own line of clear stickers

• August 2019 - we started offering ShakerBlends

• January 2020 - we switched over to a laser cutter for cutting our stencils in-house

• May 2020 - we started offering CRAFTplorations, our own line of embellishments and other paper crafting supplies, starting with unfinished embellishments and shapes laser cut from chipboard, MDF, and birch plywood

• June 2020 - our Outlet and Digital stores moved in their new home…here!

• July 2020 - our Main store is all moved in, bringing together all 3 of our stores under one roof and providing our customers one place to shop

• July 2020 - we introduced the ARTplorations Slimline Stencils starting with 34 fun designs

• October 2020 - we introduced Flexi-Templates by Monika Skinner Designs

• November 2020 - we introduced Slimline Stencils subscriptions in response to the popularity of the slimline stencils we introduced only a few months before

• November 2020 - we introduced the Quick Card Kits

• March 2021 - we added a new product category to introduce new product lines: Colorables, Ephemera, and Card Fronts

• March 2021 - we added product bundles and kits to the store

• July 2021 - we introduced our Paper Goods Subscription

• March 2022 - we began carrying stamps designed exclusively for us by Chris Dring

From having only 2 design team members in October 2013, we now have 19 design team members across 3 teams, as well as have invited over 50 guest designers. Collectively, our designers have produced more than 9,000 projects featuring our stamps, stencils, dies, clear stickers, and other products since January 2014.

Through our product lines, we hope to encourage crafters of all ages and experience levels to "Stamp with all your ART!"

Thank you for supporting our small family business!