Hello! Have you seen the new Ombre inks from Hero Arts? Oh my. I’m in love. However, everywhere I look, they are out of stock. I wanted to create a few cards with a similar look that these ink pads give, but use the supplies I already have. I decided to use just two inks instead of the three colors that the ink pads offer. For my first card I used Hero Arts Bubble Gum...
Hello! I’m a BIG fan of creating card sets. You already have all of the supplies out, so why not make a bunch of cards at once!? Today I have five cards to share using THIS adorable stamp set along with some helpful tips on creating multiple cards… Background stamps, note cards, and inks all by Hero Arts. TIP #1- Keep it simple These cards measures 3.5 x 4.75 in size. Working on a...
Hello! Some of you may know that Hero Arts recently released some stamps with my handwriting and I’m so excited. You can read all about it HERE. I thought it would be fun to do a giveaway of THIS stamp because I consider all of you my crafty friends… …and here is a shaker card I created using the stamp… To create this card, I heat embossed the sentiment in white on vellum and...
The latest class started over at Online Card Classes and Kristina Werner’s card on Day One inspired my card… I started off by embossing THIS Hero Arts background stamp in white on some watercolor cardstock. Then I used this super cute, tiny watercolor set from Studio Calico…. and covered the entire piece with blue and green watercolor. Once it dried, I went back in with those same colors and only applied it to the flower pattern....
I love to organize. I like everything to have a home and a label on it. So today I thought I’d show you how I store my mini ink pads. I recently found THIS container at Hobby Lobby and although it’s intended to hold stamps, I thought it might be a good home for all the mini inks I’ve been hoarding, I mean collecting. Let me start by giving you the details on this container....
Hello! Today I wanted to share something very special to me. I wrote THIS post a few weeks ago about the craft retreat I attend twice a year and the gift I created for all my friends. Well I wasn’t the only one who brought a gift. My sweet friend Jennifer (my fairy “craft”mother) contacted me before the trip to create some handwriting samples because she wanted Hero Arts to create a stamp just for us....
