Alextamping History

1984 - 2010: Celebrating 26 years in business

PO Box 742, Soulsbyville, CA 95372
telephone: 209 743-1109
office hours: 9:00am - 6:00pm Pacific Time

ABOUT US:
ALEXTAMPING is twenty-five years old!

We are a small family-owned and run business, nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Sonora, California.
We have been in business since July of 1984 when Alex was just six months old.
We personally design and physically manufacture our stamps and accessories and are always blazing new trails to innovation.
We do not accept illustrations from outside artists, as this company is our medium for our own art.
When you call/email/snail mail us... there is no one else you are dealing with... Just US. And we love hearing from you!

Karen Canto Karen has been teaching art and motivating others all over the country since 1984. She does half of the designs for Alextamping, designed and maintains this website, runs the business end of Alextamping, and answers all of the emails, and most of the phone calls... and fills your orders. Karen enjoys writing, gardening, dancing, making jewelry, painting, drawing, quiet time, and being with friends. Karen is also a Usui/Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher (Reiki is a form of holistic healing used to restore health and vitality, similar to the centering and balance gained through martial arts training.). She has a Reiki Practice in Sonora. Click here to go to her website	This is Karen's kindergarten photo taken a really long time ago at Northside School, Levittown, NY
Carlos Canto Carlos is the one you recognize by the hat at the shows... no, he isn't bald under it. He has created many of our scenic stamping designs. He has been making our stamps and stamping tools for the past 25 years. His favorite pasttimes are writing, inventing, gardening, and dancing. He is also a rural mail carrier in Soulsbyville, CA.
Alex Canto Our inspiration! The namesake of our company. Alex is currently living in Berkeley/Oakland area with his sweetheart, Anna.
November, 2009 - Alex and Anna at the Sonora Craft Faire in our booth	Alex - November 2009
Anna and Alex dancing at the Sonora Craft and Music Festival, November 2007	Alex and Anna in our booth at the Sonora Holiday Craft Faire, November 2008