This is ours.
Watch video above to learn the story of how and why I've created The Template Stand.
I have L❤️VED paper, pens, typography, and beautiful little details for as long as I can remember.
The Little Frog Pen
My Very First Stationery Memory
It all started with a little allowance…
I was about five years old when my older brother & I earned our very first spending money.
To a five-year-old, it felt like a fortune!
Our mom let us walk into a little store all by ourselves while she waited outside in the car with our younger siblings.
The shelves were filled with candy.
There were toys everywhere.
It was every child’s DREAM!
But across the store, something else caught my eye…
A Kerokerokeroppi stationery set with the cutest little 
frog pen I’d ever seen!!
I had barely enough money to buy it.
I was absolutely thrilled!
That little stationery set became one of my most treasured possessions. I saved the paper for only the most special notes, using it so sparingly that a decade later, I was still writing friends in high school on those same adorable frog pages.
(And no… never during class, of course! 
)
Looking back, it wasn’t just a stationery set.
It was the beginning of a lifelong love for beautiful paper, thoughtful details, and meaningful design.
Today, that same little-girl excitement still shows up every time I sit down to create something beautiful for someone else.
Details make all of the difference!
The Story So Far…
Doodling on classwork
Using a wax seal from Mom & Dad’s desk
Helping Mom with rubrics & grading papers
Sporting Goods Cashier
Law Firm
Higher Education
Certificated Substitute Teacher
Marketing Director
Office Manager
The Template Stand
All of these experiences taught me something about organization, creativity, communication, and people – somehow they all led me here!
I believe beautiful things are worth creating.
And I believe the process of creating them should be enjoyable, too.
Today, I get to combine the things I've loved for decades - design, organization, beautiful stationery, and helping people feel special.
And honestly?
There's nothing I'd rather be doing.
