I started scrapbooking when my daughter was born.  When I began nursing school, I decided that I needed projects that I was able to complete in one sitting since so much of my time was devoted to studying.  That is when I started stamping and cardmaking and have been doing this ever since.  Now I am a nurse practitioner and college professor of nursing, so cardmaking and stamping is my creative outlet as well as a source of relaxation for me.  I will try almost any cardmaking or stamping technique that seems interesting and fun.  Blending distress inks for my backgrounds is one of my newest favorite techniques.