I wanted to try to create a card inspired by this lovely card at the Tag You're It! Challenge. I started by stenciling Cup O' Joe Ink into a Kraft card base using SRAMPlorations ARTplorations Nested Circles. I tried getting the same effect on my tag using watercolor paint, but couldn't find a way to … Read more
They are playing favorites at A Blog Named Hero … to create a card using anything that's favorite to you. I started with the very first technique I ever learned … and one that is still my favorite, embossing the Hero Arts Studio Calico Grid Pattern. Next I added another favorite … watercoloring in monochromatic … Read more
There is a reason I have a deep admiration for stampers who can create designs using masks … and there is a reason I seldom try it myself. I am a MESSY stamper … I always end-up with ink on my work space, my acrylic blocks, my fingers, and of course my card … and … Read more
The nautical theme of the current Fusion Card Challenge was perfect to break-out some newer Hero Arts / BasicGrey stamps. I almost always go with a Fusion Card, because I like the challenge of combining both … however, when I went to put my card together, I realized I had used the Fusion Picture as … Read more
We're still celebrating snow at Jingle Belles this week, so I had to pull out my all-time-favorite snowflake stamp from Hero Arts … you know, one of those stamps you won't part with even though it's no longer produced. I embossed with Versamark and then used light blue watercolor paint for resist. After drying a … Read more
The Challenge at A Blog Named Hero is to Keep it New … I have so many fun new crafty things on my table, I decided it was time to break them out and play. After hearing lots about the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors (aka enabling from my fellow creative souls), I added them to my … Read more