Questions. I Get Questions.

I love it when someone asks me a question on this blog even though I'm not quite certain what forum I should use for answering it. Should I reply in the post? In my last post, Terri asked how I knew the country of origin for Tilda, Sugar Nellie, and Elzybell. The answer is that I'm naturally nosy and handy with a search engine, a big part of a writing career that carries over into my personal life. The original Elzybell is a product of the United Kingdom. Tilda is from Magnolia Motivstämplar & Pappershandel in Sweden. With regard to Sugar Nellie, I did a little more research on the origins of this stamp. She was recently designed by freelance illustrator Evelina Wikberg who lives in a small town near Stockholm, Sweden. The stamps are manufactured in the UK and are currently sold by Funky Kits, the website of Paper Crafts Studio in Elgin, Scotland. Funky Kits sells Tilda as well. While that is one heck of a lot of useless information, I find it interesting nonetheless. I spend a lot of my time every day doing research on the Internet. The majority of it involves the electronic industry, and a lot of times I find myself trying to wade through international websites, many of which have no English translations. I'm often amazed by how much I can find out/figure out regardless of the language barrier. Back to stamping, I'm wondering if the popularity of these stamps in Europe is a trend we'll see in North America.

In the "Prettier in Person" post, Regina inquired about the punch I used for the greeting. It's Stampin' Up's Word Window punch. I've acquired several SU punches recently and love them all!