Have you ever carved your own stamps? I’ve been wanting to ever since I had a tutorial with Kathleen McTee when the Renegade Craft Fair came to Austin. I finally got to try it, yay! I made a little kitty and a bow for a color swap that I am in, hosted by the lovely […]
Stamping
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Happy Sweet 16!
Hi all! How has your week been going so far? Mine has been rushing past! Still getting ready for CHA, the Craft and Hobby Show in Chicago. I leave on Sunday and there’s so much to do before then! I thought I’d take a minute to show you a card I made a while back […]
Dynamo Donuts!
Hi and happy Friday! Can’t you believe it’s here already? I sure can’t! Time just seems to fly by when I’m the featured artist on the Hero Arts blog. I just love hearing from everyone — it’s so fun! Today’s cards are inspired by Dynamo Donuts in San Francisco. Have you ever had one? They […]
Lucky fortunes!
Do you keep your lucky fortunes? I do! I’ve been doing it for awhile now. Take this one — it’s from 2006, before I started working for Hero Arts. Or these two from today — one is mine and one is J’s — he even put his fortune in the book! He knew I’d had […]
I baked a (gesso) cake!
I’ve been having so much fun with gesso that I just can’t stop! Here I used it to ways — to make the cake icing and to do a transfer of the writing. So fun! Can’t believe my friend Janani’s daughter is going to be sixteen. Wow do I feel old. :) Supplies: Adobe Illustrator […]