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Our next LIVE Make-Along event is this weekend! Join Channin to make along with the Hero Studio June 2024 Card Kit of the Month. Gather your supplies and create a card with Channin from start to finish. 👉🏼 When: Sunday, June 30 at 12:00pm PT/ 3:00pm ET 👉🏼 Where: Hero Arts Facebook and YouTube In addition to the June Card Kit of the Month, the following supplies will be...

Hello! Jen Kotas here and I’m sharing how I created this scene card using a stamp set combined with a fancy die. The Floral Wreath Fancy Die was the perfect size to frame the images from the June Clear Set + Dies of the Month and also be a part of the scene. 1. Stamp images from the Clear Set + Dies of the Month using Intens-ified...

It's FREEBIE FRIDAY, friends! Once a month, for 24 hours only, while supplies last, we are offering you a complimentary item with your qualifying order from heroarts.com. This month's freebie is especially sweet! See for yourself... Our June Freebie Friday product is the Color Layering Cherries stamp set set shown above, valued at $15.99. Build bunches of cherries with attached leaves, or single cherries with this fun take on Color Layering. With...

It's the 20th of the month, which means it's time for early peeks of our July release! Our Hero Studio release is coming on Monday, July 1st and we have some amazing new products that you won't want to miss out on. You have five subscription options to choose from or if you want it ALL, subscribe to The Whole Studio.  Check out these awesome peeks and...

Happy Summer everyone! I am so happy to share some beach themed cards today using the Urban Window Fancy Die (June Fancy Die of the Month) and the Color Layering Sunset over Waves stamp set. I head to the beach in two weeks so these cards are definitely getting me into vacation mode.  For my first card I used the Color Layering Sunset over Waves stamp set with Summer Sky,...

Hi crafty friends! Natasha Polite here sharing a a fun shaker card using the June Cling Stamp of the Month which is one of the Monthly Minis from the NEW Hero Studio program. Hopefully you have had a chance to see all that the Hero Studio has to offer and that there is something there that you love! To begin, I grabbed Dove White cardstock and Reactive Inks in the colors...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our June Hero Studio Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, and shared such kind comments! If you haven't had a chance to grab your Hero Studio Card Kit and Monthly Minis yet, we do still have a limited quantity available. You can check out all of the new...

Hi, crafty friends. Today's card features our new Hero Studio Layering Stencil of the Month. There are so many fun possibilities of color choices but I wanted to share a different spin and show what it looks like in black and white... To create this card, I applied gray and black ink through the June Layering Stencils of the Month to create a background. I temporarily adhered two Nesting...

Hi crafty friends! Charlene here. Today, I'm excited to share four unique card creations using the new Decorative Tiles stamps from Hero Arts. Each card showcases a different technique, highlighting the versatility of this stamp set. But first, let's take a closer look at the process behind these creations. For a step-by-step visual guide, check out my video tutorial below: If you are having trouble viewing...

Hello and welcome to a new feature on the blog called Monthly Minis. On the Thursday following our monthly launch, we will have a post dedicated to inspiration for the four Hero Studio Monthly Minis: Clear Set + Dies of the Month Fancy Dies of the Month Layering Stencil of the Month Cling Stamp of the Month Monthly Minis are available by subscription at a discount...

Hello and welcome to our new Extraordinary Extras feature for the month of June! If you have been around the Hero Arts blog for a while, you may have come to know Wednesday of launch week as "Awesome Add-ons" day. This is much the same – only the name has changed! Awesome Add-ons have now become Extraordinary Extras. Each month as part of our Hero Studio release, we offer a variety...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I’m creating a fun city scene card featuring several products included in the new Hero Studio June Card Kit of the Month. In the video I share a bunch of helpful cardmaking tips from how to get smooth gradations with the multi-inking stamping technique to how to get thin delicate stamps to perfectly align with their coordinating dies....

The exciting new Hero Studio subscription program is here! Our June release brings the boldness of urban textures in our signature style and quality. Explore the beauty of painted decorative tiles, the intricacy of garden gates, and the dynamic silhouette of urban landscapes. The feature product in the Hero Studio lineup is the Card Kit of the Month. This kit contains a collection of products that...

It's almost time for the June Hero Studio launch – stick around because release is coming up today at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific! We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the ideas our team has shared for using the Card Kit of the Month and the Monthly Minis. As promised, we have one Card Kit to give away to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left on the Countdown...

Welcome back to the June Hero Studio countdown! Yesterday was all about the Card Kit of the Month, so today we are shifting gears and sharing peeks that showcase some of the other new options. We're calling these "Monthly Minis" – think of them as exclusive and original product offerings that go along with the monthly theme. These are available via subscription and also in our online shop on Monday,...

Hello friends! We are so glad you are here to be a part of the first day of the FIRST EVER Hero Studio countdown! Today we get to dive into some fantastic sneak peeks as we set the scene for our June Hero Studio debut launch on Monday, June 3 at 10am PT. To say we are excited is an understatement! Let's briefly back up a...

We are excited to introduce you to Hero Studio, our new and reimagined subscription program! In celebration of our 50th year in business, we are rolling out an exciting new subscription program in June that will replace our existing My Monthly Hero program. We wanted to bring you even more subscription options and amazing designs to fuel your creativity! Have questions? Check out our FAQ to find...

The new 2024 Spring Catalog is being introduced next month and we have some exciting news – you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now! To find retailers who have opted to participate in our 2024 ShopBox program, click over HERE to our store locator. Then enter your zip code, check the "Spring 2024 ShopBox" box right below the zip code...

Hi friends! Today we are here with an installment of our monthly series, CommUNITY, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all love...

The new 2023 Oh Joy Holiday Catalog is being introduced next month and we have some exciting news – you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now! Join us for a detailed look at the products included in the ShopBox pre-release by watching the video below or on YouTube. To find retailers who have opted to participate in the ShopBox...

Welcome back for another Stay Crafty challenge with A Blog Named Hero! This month's challenge theme is "Animal Crackers". We want you to get out your critter stamps – furry friends, creepy crawlies – if it goes baa, cluck, moo, roar, bark, honk, meow, neigh, oink, hee-haw, quack, trumpet, whoop, squeak, howl, gobble, hoot, croak, chirp, whistle or buzz, and if it crawls, hops, flies,...

The new 2023 Spring Catalog is being introduced next month and we have some exciting news – you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now! Join us for a detailed look at the products included in the ShopBox pre-release by watching the video below or on YouTube. To find retailers who have opted to participate in our 2023 ShopBox program,...

Hi friends! Today we are here with another installment of our monthly series, CommUNITY, where we share artwork from artists who we'd love for you to get to know. CommUNITY is about embracing and honoring the creativity of individuals who are often underrepresented. By sharing art from a diverse group of creators, we hope to not only bring inspiration to this papercrafting community we all...

Today we welcome our creative friend Milagros Rivera back to the blog. Milagros owns a store in Puerto Rico called The Paper Boutique Scrapbooking Studio. While Milagros did lose power temporarily as Hurricane Fiona hit, thankfully she is not in the areas greatly impacted by the storm. But our hearts are with Milagros, and all of the people on the island, as they work to recover once again from disaster. If...

The new 2022 Hero Arts Holiday Catalog is being introduced in August and we have some exciting news – you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now! Join us for a detailed look at the products included in the ShopBox pre-release by watching the video below or on YouTube. To find retailers who have opted to participate in our 2022...

Hello and welcome! Today we are hopping with many of our friends from the papercraft industry to show our support for Ukraine. The hop was organized by sweet Katia, from Studio Katia. The majority of her family is from Ukraine, and the situation there has been quite overwhelming for her, as you might imagine. We want to send our love to her as well as the...

Hi friends! Today we are excited to bring you the second installment of our monthly series, Celebrating Black Crafters - Honoring Black History Throughout The Year, where we share artwork from Black artists who we'd love for you to get to know! First, let's meet Robin! Hello everyone! I’m Robin Marshall Clark but you can call me The Delta Crafter. I have been a craft...

Yesterday we launched our 2021 Catalog in the shop with a big blog hop celebration - we hope you enjoyed the inspiration! Today we are taking a closer look at one very special stamp set from the release. As we celebrated our 45th anniversary a year and a half ago, we began partnering with our friends at other stamp companies as a way to honor our...

The new Hero Arts 2021 Spring Catalog is being introduced next month and we have some exciting news -- you can find an exclusive sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now! Retailers who have opted to participate in our ShopBox program are displayed below alphabetically by state, with international locations rounding out the list. Be sure to ask for the brand new...

Hi! Today I'm playing along with our current Stay Crafty with Hero Challenge, which encourages you to think outside the box and use a product in a way that it wasn't necessarily intended. Can you tell which image I used to make the flower below? It's a lemon from the Zest Wishes stamp set! I repeatedly stamped the image in a circle with Clear Embossing...

Good morning! We're back with another "Spotted!" feature and we're excited to share some gorgeous creations we've found using some of our amazing Partners collaboration sets! We will be searching out Hero Arts creations and sharing some of our favorites each month. And the best part, one of our spotted features will receive a $25 gift card to the Hero Arts online shop! First up are...

Hi everyone, it's Libby popping in today. A few months ago, I had the honor of visiting the studio at Scrapbook.com headquarters in Arizona. While there I filmed three technique videos which are now available on the Scrapbook.com YouTube channel. We thought you might like to take a look! The first video is an introduction to Reactive Inks. I shared how to blend them and spritz...

The new Hero Arts 2020 Spring Catalog is being introduced later this month and we have some exciting news -- you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in stores now! Retailers who have opted to participate in our ShopBox program are displayed below alphabetically by state, with international locations rounding out the list. Be sure to ask for the brand new...

You've already loved our Partners releases with Concord & 9th, Gina K. Designs, Pinkfresh Studio and Lawn Fawn. It's time for another release, and we are thrilled & honored to have collaborated with our friends at Altenew for the latest Partners stamp set! A special "Partners" Hero Arts + Altenew 6x8 clear stamp set is available on our website starting today, and will be at a...

Hero Arts is celebrating our 45th Anniversary this year, and we've had the honor of partnering with several of your favorite stamp companies in celebration of this milestone. We've already had releases from Concord & 9th, Gina K. Designs and Pinkfresh Studio. Today we are honored and humbled to share that Lawn Fawn is the latest company to collaborate with us to celebrate this wonderful...

Hello friends! We're back to announce the winners from last week's Pinkfresh Studio Partnership Blog Hop. A big thank you to all who joined the fun!! We have three prizes to give away... • The winner of the PR102 HA + Pinkfresh Studio You Make a Difference stamp set is Lisa Elton (from Ivana Camdzic's blog): "This is like a beautiful field of wildflowers! It's so fresh and fun Ivana. Marvelous card!" •...