Gotham City Stampers

New York City is constantly changing. I know you hear that but it’s actually true! Marty and I set out for the Herald Square area of the city yesterday. He had a rehearsal and I was going to do some shopping. I usually window shop but I love the energy of the stores in the [...]

I know I am not the only one with a huge collection of awesome scrapbooking kits. I have been scrapbooking like CRAZY lately due to giving up all the deadlines. Back to the topic, I have been grabbing kits left & right and using up the WHOLE kit to get pages ready. I have been [...]

Do you struggle with masculine layouts and cards? So many of the beautiful scrappy items on the market are very feminine, right? I love flowers, sparkles and butterflies and get excited to cut the papers, spray the shimmery mists and add the bling. When I scrap pics of my amazing hubby, Marty, I have to [...]

Heidi Bound Marty’s sketch was perfect for this month! We have spent time relaxing and traveling this month. Our trip to Montauk, NY-part of The Hamptons was the focus of my project. I love that picture of Marty looking out into the distance of the ocean. I saw these great tutorial on a blog using [...]

Let me first tell you the story about Marty’s July Sketch… Most of you know that my dad passed away at the end of November after a two month battle with brain cancer. Marty’s dad passed almost 11 years ago. Father’s Day for us was bittersweet-bitter for the obvious reasons, sweet because it was Marty’s [...]

This is Marty’s MAY Sketch which was inspired by Heidi’s love of butterflies and the water. It was so exciting to see how this sketch inspired our talented design team. Please enjoy the creations & our thoughts about our art. Also, hope you will check out the blogs of our wonderful artists to see all [...]

Heidi Bound New York City Heidi’s Blog Gotham City Stampers   I am Heidi and have been living in New York City for almost 5 years! I have been loving scrapbooking for 13 years and have evolved into making cards, jewelry, and mixed media projects over the last few years. I teach classes in New [...]

A long marriage is two people trying to dance a duet and two solos at the same time.  ~Anne Taylor Fleming Trip over love, you can get up.  Fall in love and you fall forever.  ~Author Unknown One year ago, I married my best friend. I used to hear that phrase & think it was [...]

Do you LOVE Summer, New York City, MEAT, licking your fingers, lemonade…well you get the idea! If so, you would LOVE the Big Apple Barbeque! Marty and I went to this only once but we plan to return this summer. (ok, I plan to return this summer but I am sure he will be more [...]

This layout was so much fun. It is a little uncharacteristic of my style (if I have one). This layout features the Graphic 45 Steampunk Collection. I cut even pieces of paper and then used my (brand spankin’ new) sewing machine to sew all of the pieces. Before I sewed them, I distressed every piece [...]