Happy Birthday McKenzie!

My niece, McKenzie turns 15 this month. I love to make background papers with Distress Inks and water and my iron.  I “smoosh” ink onto my Ranger Craft Sheet.  Then, I spritz with water and run the paper through.  Then I use an iron to dry the color on the paper. 

It takes several layers to create the colors and is a bit messy but fun to do!  Luckily, Kenz loved her card!  Hopefully you can make something you love for someone YOU love!

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Spring is here!  It was such a tough winter!  A BLIZZARD in March! Very soon school will be out and I will be working only at Sorenson. I think (hope, hope, hope) that I can get more time in my beloved art room.  If you see me out on the bike path on my bike- yell at me and tell me to get into my art room!!

Hope you are having a good Spring!

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Spring is coming…right?

This weekend, Columbus got buried under 20 inches of snow (some reports say).  All day Saturday Coco and I were stranded.  Malls, stores, restaurants and most businesses were closed. None of this deterred Coco The Snow Dog!!  Hope you were safe and dry in your little part of the world!

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Past Cards…Why don’t I have more??

 I make a LOT of cards.  But, if you were to ask me to see them… the best I can offer you is a slide show on my lap top.  My cards are either 1.  sent to family or friends,  2. sent into The Stamper’s Sampler as submissions, or 3.  send directly to a stamp/ink company.  

Once, my friend Karan Olsen-Smith- the fabulous woman behind the fun company- Magic Mesh www.magicmesh.com told me that scrapbookers make things for themselves.  Card people make things for everyone else.  That’s so true!  If I did scrapping, I’d be the only one who wanted the personal pages.  Cards can be for anyone and I wouldn’t want to keep them all to myself.!  I remind myself of that when I wish I had more of my work with me!!  I hope you have a day filled with creation!

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Summer’s Over…Fall is on the way

I am definitely a summer girl!  I love to be outside, riding my bike, or walking my dog.  But, the only negative aspect about that is I’d rather be outside than in my art room!  So!  Fall is a more “Arty” time for me.  Already, I’ve completed several deadlines in the past week.   The cooler weather inspires me to get busy and start thinking of my Halloween and maybe even Christmas cards!  

Here’s an amazing card I made this week.  I got some awesome stamps from “Just for Fun” at the Stampaway convention in Cincinnati. Stamp Your Art Out!!   Get busy with your holiday cards and check out classes coming up at The Color Wheel in Enon, Ohio and Wholly Craft here in Clintonville.

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Teaching at The Color Wheel

I taught a fun class at The Color Wheel in Enon.  We made a series of bird cards featuring Ranger Distress Inks, and Acrylic Paint Dabbers.  Here are a few pics of the class.

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The Hero Arts Birds Series

I created these three cards with rubber stamps from Hero Arts, Stamper’s Anonymous (Tim Holtz) and B Line Designs.  Lorinda, from the Color Wheel in Enon, Ohio gave me the rubber stamps to create something for a class.  I will be teaching at The Color Wheel this Fall.

Check out her website: www.thecolorwheelarts.com
to see upcoming classes and projects!

Come rock some Halloween and Christmas cards!!

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Hello Fellow Rubber Stampers!

As I begin this new blog venture, I thought it would be smart to introduce myself.  My name is Heidi Kinnamon.  I am a Rubber Stamp Artist.  My art journey began over 5 years ago.

In that time I have appeared on television on the DIY Network show, “Craft Lab”.  http://web.diynet.com/diy/web/searchResults?searchString=Heidi+Kinnamon&submit=Search

I was interviewed on a radio show with Tera Leigh.

My first book, “Stamp-A-Card” was published by Grace Publications and is now sold on the 100 Proof Press website and also by me.

Most recently, I was chosen to be on Ranger Ink’s 2007 Design Team.  There are 11 of us all under the care of the amazing people at Ranger AND the awesome Tim Holtz!

I began just by playing.  Every day!  When I began, all of my stamps fit into a shoe box!!  Then, I moved to a large storage box on wheels.  Now, I have an entire ROOM full of stamps, ink and materials.It’s been an amazing journey!  In addition,  I have designed cards for Hampton Arts Catalog 2005 and 2007.  I design cards for Michael’s website and  have been posted on the 100 Proof Press website.

My cards have been published in The Stamper’s Sampler, Take Ten and The Catch Up Issue.

It’s been an amazing trip so far.  My love or Rubber Stamps and inks has taken me to California, New Jersey, Minnesota and Chicago.  I hope to grow more and more every day and experience new things.  I hope you enjoy my art!!

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