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.
Your new look is very fresh and beautiful! I come here often for inspiration. I’m a huge fan of your work. Thank you!
HiJoanne:
Congratulations!!!! Your work is beautiful. I always love to go on your site.
Keep up the good work
Cecilia
I love your work and always look forward to seeing something new from you. You are very talented and inspiring.
I love all of your cards! You have such a great style!!
Beate, A new subscriber and getting hooked on blogs. My daughter, Jana from Germany, sent me the link. Just talking about you this morning and she rechecked your profile and says
“She’s not in Texas now, she is in Florida.” So my next step is to find out where Niceville is located. SH (sweetest husband) and I are snowbirds from Maine to Lakeland. Your work is beautiful and I will be checking in frequently. SusiB
he beate, i hope you like niceville. i only hate that i am not there any more, it would be a pleasure to attend one of your workshops, my husband is also in the air force and we were at eglin for 6 years, but have since been in japan, north carolina now and we are heading for geogia. but i do have family still there and i often visit. i will have plan my trips around your workshops. lol. well take care and enjoy the florida sunshine. oh i am the one who sent you the email about the neverending card.
Beate,
You are a great inspiration. I am a demonstrator outside of New Orleans. Do you have a newsletter? I would love to subscribe to it.
Melissa
I also have a “Lucas”. Mine is now 24. He is a body builder and a red head!
Beata:
I just recently found your blog and I just love all the inspiration that you give me. I came back today to look at your tri-fold cards again - I’m thinking of teaching it in my next workshop.
Thanks for being such a great source of inspiration! When I get stumped I know where to come looking.
Hope you have a great day and that you feel 100% soon!
Karen
Beata: forgot to respond to your candy count - My favorite colors……….today are: certainly celery, pixie pink & cool caribbean - not necessarily in that order.
Hey Beate, I didn’t realize we had so many duty stations in common.
We are an Army family, and have been stationed at Ft. Eustis (Newport News), Wiesbaden (Germany), and now Scott AFB (Fairview Heights). Of course we have had other duty stations, but these are the ones we have in common. 
I love your blog, the blue is so calming!
Hi! I just found your triangle trifold card tutorial! It is so awesome. Thanks for the great ideas you share. I haven’t been able to locate any of the scallop punches so the blog candy is an terrific idea. Thanks! Debra Rogers
Wow…what a cool blog, Beate! This is my first time being here and I totally love it. Love your work…always has always will! Hope all is well and have a great day!
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Beate, I love your blog and your work! Thanks so much for sharing!
I am new to all this blogging- I stumbled across your blog and absolutely love your work! I am new to stamping too - and am just so inspired by all the wonderful posts on people’s blogs.
I noticed you have two sons- and I thought you might be interested in checking out my website- http://www.bookclub4boys.com. It is a website community to encouraging boys to read. It is a new site so I am still trying to promote it.
I would appreciate any feedback you could give!
Thanks
Laura
Beate,
Great blog! I love your tutorials here and on SCS. Great cards, too!
I love, LOVE the Destin, FL area and enjoy the pictures you post from that area. We just bought some property there and I can’t wait to spend more time there.
My husband’s son is in the Air Force, currently in pilot training. He just graduated to fighters and is loving every minute.
Do you have a newsletter? I would love to attend one of your workshops while in Destin, if they are open to visitors. I have a friend who is a SU rep, but she does it mainly as a hobby now, so I miss all the new ideas, etc.
Thank you again for being such a great inspiration and sharing your talent. I can always get an idea from your site when I have a creative block.
Hugs,
Colleen
Hi Beate,
I check your Fresh &Fun About it. I saw your make beautiful Bird with soft paste color. I like it so much. I would like to join your your subscription. You are so excellent What is your experience for colors from SU Watercolor. Am I right?
I would like to know are you coming to SU Colorado Converstion Center. When you pick Session1 or Session 2. Thanks for your sharping. I always enjoy your website.
Thanks
Roberta
I haven’t been on here for quite a while and have just recently started looking again and for some reason clicked on your blog to find out that we have a lot in common. I too am a Air Force wife and we have been a few places ourselves…our current location…Spangdahlem Germany! We just got here about 6 months ago. I have to say this is our first real trip overseas (we were stationed in Guam) and it has been a challenge getting used to living in Europe. I haven’t been doing much stamping since we got here which is what got me to start looking at this site again…I need some major inspiration and this seems to be the place to get it from and I just love your stuff! So thank you for sharing with everyone (me espeically) your personal information and stamping. It’s ALWAYS nice to find others in the military community around the world with the same interests as yourself.
Thank you so much,
April
Your site is positively amazing! I couldn’t sleep last night so I jumped on your site and got inspiration to make my best cards ever at 4:00 in the morning!
Please tell me how to participate in your fresh and fun freebies!
I have also moved around alot (4 states) and am thankful I have my stamping to keep me company!
Hallo Beate - nachdem hier alles in deglisch steht, dachte ich mir, ich misch mal ein bißchen in deutsch mit
Schöner blog! Grüße aus der Heimat!
Gudrun
I have to say, I love your blog! I found your sketch challenges and cannot wait to try them out this weekend! As always I love your tutorials on SCS, they always force me to try something new…it’s a good thing .
I have you bookmarked and will be back to see you wonderful creations~
I lived in Texas for 9 years. Met my husband there and had 2 boys there. I can’t wait to get back there. It will always be my real homeeven though I am originally from Michigan.
Hi Beate, I just read this part of your blog. Your kids are adorable. I have only 1 child and her name is Rebecca too!!! How exciting is that. Mine is also sweet and gentle and sometimes a little bit crazy, well she is only 3. LOL
You have a sweet family.
God bless you
Giovana
Beate,
I really enjoy and appreciate all of your tutorials and projects. I just read that you are from Klein-Gerau. Is that anywhere near Klein Ingersheim? My husband’s family came from there and we just visited Europe for the first time this year and found the town….such a lovely area. Just wondering.
Thanks, Joanne
I have really enjoyed the Splitcoasters website with all your designs. Today I have just discovered your own website and now I look forward to more of your ideas. Thank you so much it brings great pleasure to see what techniques you come up with
Hallo Beate! Kam zufaellig auf ihre Seite. Es gefaellt mir sehr gut. Meine Nachbarin hatte mich zu einer SU Party eingeladen… das neue Hobby macht viel Spass!
Herzliche Gruesse aus Indiana von Ulla urspruenglich aus Nuernberg
Hi Beate,
Thank you for sharing all your creative talent. I receive your tutorials from SCS and today discovered your website. YEAH!!!
I hope it is warm and sunny in FL.
I live in Madison, WI and we have had 60″ of snow so far and today we are getting freezing rain and tonight more snow. It is beautiful, but so dangerous when you have to be on the road.
Happy Stampin’,
Dorothy
Hi! I stumbled on your sight and noticed your cards for troops post…small world, my husband is also in the Air Force and we’re over in Navarre!!! haha… yay! Anyways - thought I’d say hello to a fellow Air Force Wife in Florida!
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I just love these challenges. I get so much done with all the inspiration you give. Thanks dear. I am making chipboard notebooks for the girls in my daughters wedding so I used the sketch to start them.
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Hello, I am new to your blog and just love it. Your talent in
this craft is just awesome. I just found splitcoaststampers and
noticed that all the tutorials I loved the most were done by you and decided to check out your blog. I am new to card making but have been scrapbooking for a few years. My 18 month old granddaughter is the inspiration for all my work. She is so precious. I will check out your blog often and is excited to
be a part of splitcoast stampers. Have a great evening.
I had to laugh at the “wild child”. I have one of those too.
He is almost an adult now though! I absolutely love your work! You sure have done so many wonderful things that feed our addiction..haha. Thanks for the inspiration, I’m sure many of us find it in you. 
This is my first time to your blog. It is wonderful, I find myself not wanting to leave !! Thanks so much for posting everything, I feel the need to start my own blog now!!!!
Thanks so much & I will be checking back often !
Live, Laugh & Love to Create !! Tina :o)
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