My Heart Stamps For You- Julie and Scott Pialet

My Heart Stamps For You is owned and operated in Colorado Springs, CO by Julie and Scott Pialet. We opened our business in 1996 selling stamps and supplies from several major stamp companies. It wasn't long before I got the itch to make my 'own' stamps, and within 4 months I had contracted a couple of artists and come up with a small catalog. I don't consider myself an artist, but have drawn designs for MHSFY as well. Today, we have designs from 10 different artists included in our collection. Working with different artists lets us offer a variety of stamp styles. My love of florals and anything with hearts in it is evident throughout our catalog. While hearts and florals are my first love, we truly have something for everyone, including Biblical, southwest, Asian, dragonflies, butterflies, Victorian, and even some 'cute.' In addition to stamps, we offer a variety of stamping necessities including acrylic mounts, ink pads, vinyl cling, cushion, Radiant Pearls, brushes, and many other accessories. We also press rubber for other small stamp companies in addition to our own.

My Heart Stamps For You is a home based business, and I mean that in every sense of the word. The stamp business has truly taken over our home, including the garage! Family members (we have 5 children) all work on the business in one way or another, and you'll often see one or more of our older kids working a convention with us. Even our new daughter-in-law has had to learn how to press rubber, cut rubber, take an order over the phone, etc… In addition to running a busy stamp business, our youngest children (age 5 and 7) are homeschooled, which will be taking more of my time each year as they get older, AND I teach crafts to 2nd-4th graders Tues and Wed afternoons. (homeschoolers)

We did our first stamp convention about 4 years ago, and have been on the show trail ever since. We do about 12 shows a year, and one of my favorite things about the shows is meeting customers or online friends when we go into new areas.and seeing the same ones again each year as we return to the same shows.