Shari joined Hero Arts in 1989 as a replication artist, copying sample cards for stamp stores. Her own style evolved as she explored and developed various techniques using inks, papers and rubber stamps.
Known for her collage art, Shari developed the “color layering” and “color blending” techniques for Hero Arts.
Her work has been featured in Somerset Studio, Somerset Gallery, Take Ten, Stampers’ Sampler, The Rubber Stamper, Paper Crafts, Creating Keepsakes and Memory Makers. Shari was also a contributor to Autumn Leaves “Designing With Stamps” and “Designing With 2006.” She is the author of “Layers: Inspired Collage,” a 128-page book of step-by-step projects for scrapbookers, paper crafters and rubber stamp enthusiasts, published in 2006 by North Light Books.
Shari continues her work with Hero Arts by contributing a monthly technique article, weekly card ideas for the web and catalog samples and designs. She enjoys traveling and teaching stamping classes worldwide.
Shari lives in Somonauk, Illinois, with her husband Tom, sons Brooks and Scooter, their friend Chris, and the family German shepherd, Cede.
Shari Carroll