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Hero Arts Fundraiser to Support Ukraine

Posted on March 13, 2022March 13, 2022by Lisa

My friends at Hero Arts are doing a fundraiser to support Ukraine and I had to join in. 100% of the net profits will be donated to the Ukrainian Red Cross. Find out more on the  blog. 💛💙 This is the Giving Sunflower digital download and I printed it on kraft paper and then had some therapeutic […]

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Hero Arts MMH December Release + PRZIES + a video!

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019by Lisa

Hi there and welcome to my stop on the Hero Arts MMH December Release blog hop. I’m super excited to be participating this month. My sweet friend Libby said this nature-themed kit made her think of little ole me, and she invited to join in. She totally gets me as I always try to do […]

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Hopping with Hero!

Posted on June 22, 2019June 26, 2019by Lisa

Hello there! Welcome to my stop on the Ellen Hutson and Hero Arts Blog Hop — I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve got two clean and simple cards to share with you today, both featuring the Essentials by Ellen Painted stripes set — I use the heck outta this set, it’s so handy. I thought […]

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Hero Arts 45th Anniversary blog hop + PRIZES!

Posted on May 23, 2019May 24, 2019by Lisa

Hi there, and welcome to my stop on Day 2 of the Hero Arts 45th Anniversary blog hop! I’m so glad you’re here! We’re having a THREE day blog hop to celebrate this milestone and plenty of prizes, too! I can’t believe Hero has been in business for 45 years! That’s just so amazing. Happy, […]

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The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge: With Gouache!

Posted on July 11, 2016July 14, 2016by Lisa

Hi there and welcome to “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” Blog Hop. This challenge is the genius creation of the amazing Kathy Racoosin. Can you believe this is her 5th challenge? It’s gotta be a ton of work. She’s one of my stamping heroes! The premise of the challenge is to color something everyday even […]

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Inspired by Anthropologie

Posted on December 10, 2015December 10, 2015by Lisa

You guys! I was flipping through the Anthropologie catalog the other day and I noticed the sketchy firs — I was like WHOA! That’s like the stamp I did for Hero a while back. So I had to bust it out and make some cards. Right? This stamp is really special to me. You see, […]

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Have you always wanted to try mixed media but weren’t sure where to start? Well then, I have just the class for you over at Big Picture. THIS is the class I wish I could have taken when I started on my mixed media journey. Come join me.

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