About
Beate is a stay at home Mom of three, stamper, scrapbooker, Creative Director of www.splitcoaststampers.com and Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.
I am born and raised in Klein-Gerau, Germany. The next big city is Frankfurt and is about 30 minutes away. I met my husband Rick when I was 18 and we got married 5 years later. Rick is in the Air Force and we move quite a lot. Since we got married we lived in Rome, NY; Newport News, VA; 3 years in Germany; Swansea, Il; San Antonio, TX and now in Niceville, FL. We do feel San Antonio is our home and hope to retire there some day.
I have always been doing some kind of craft. Back in Germany I knitted. In New York I cross stitched. In Virginia I had two boys under two and no time for crafts. In Germany I quilted. Then in Illinois, I started stamping. I went to my first Stampin’ Up! workshop on January 2003 and that was it for me. Gorgeous stamps and then stamp sets for free! Hel-looooo. I was so getting all of the sets. By the time the new catalog came out that July, I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to sign up….just for the discount. LOL Now, almost five years later I am still loving this craft.
Rick and I are blessed with three wonderful children:
Austin is 13 years old and taller then me. He is already acting so grown up!
Lucas 11 1/2 years old and is our wild child with a soft side. I love the way he giggles!
Rebecca is 8. She is so sweet and gentle.