Woodblock Wednesday with Amy Tsuruta + Giveaway!
Posted by Hero Arts on June 14, 2023

Woodblock Wednesday with Amy Tsuruta + Giveaway!

We have a fun feature for you today! Paging our woodblock stamps – please come forward and step into the spotlight. You are timeless classics and your crisp impressions make our red-rubber-loving hearts happy. ❤ It's your time to shine.

Now please join us in welcoming our good friend Amy Tsuruta to the blog, enjoy some lovely inspiration, and learn more about "Woodblock Wednesday"!



Do you have a stash of woodblock stamps? Every month I post projects for Woodblock Wednesday and I’m excited to collaborate with Hero Arts! Today I’m sharing two projects that feature fabulous Hero Arts woodblock stamps. First up, a bit of background regarding Woodblock Wednesday .




I decided to start a monthly feature that would inspire me and others to use their woodblock stamps. The projects that have been shared have been amazing and I always enjoy reading the backstory of stamps that are used. I’d love for you to link up a newly created project that features a woodblock stamp over on my blog .

Today I’m featuring two new Hero Arts woodblock stamps:
   • Go Left
   • Live and Let Love

Here’s how I was inspired:


My first project features:
   • Go Left
   • Designer Woodgrain



My overall color palette for both projects is:
   • Granite
   • Dove White

One of my all time favorite stamps is the Designer Woodgrain . The beauty of woodblock stamps is how they stamp perfect impressions every time. I did tone on tone stamping with the Designer Woodgrain. The Go Left  sentiment has been heat embossed in white on Granite cardstock. I cut the sentiment with the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies .

My other project features:
   • Live and Let Love
   • Flowering Nasturtium


I wanted to add a pop of color so I used Neon Orange ink (direct to paper) to add another paper panel layer. The Flowering Nasturtium has been stamped with Granite ink on the Granite panel. The sentiment has been heat embossed in white and cut with the Nesting Circle Infinity Dies .

A big thank you to Hero Arts for letting me share the Woodblock Wednesday fun with you!


A big thank you to Amy for sharing her creations with us today, and for continuing to share the love of red rubber woodblock stamps! They will forever have a big place in our hearts at Hero Arts! 

Have you ever wondered how rubber stamps are made? Here's a video overview of the process, explained by our fearless leader, Aaron. We make these beautiful red rubber stamps right at our facility in Richmond, California!

Because we're feeling all the love of woodblock today, we want to share some of that love with you! Please leave a comment telling us whether you've ever stamped with a woodblock stamp. We'll randomly pick one comment to win a prize pack of the stamps Amy featured today! Please comment by Sunday, June 18 at 11:59pm PT, and we'll post the winner here on the blog.

Be sure to visit Amy's post, and participate in Woodblock Wednesday !

Thanks for stopping by,

Click on products to shop:

E6491 Go Left | Hero Arts
G6490 Live and Let Love | Hero Arts
S5208 Designer Woodgrain | Hero Arts
K6269 Flowering Nasturtium | Hero Arts
DI465 Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies...
DI199 Nesting Circle Infinity Dies...
AF761 Granite Core Ink | Hero Arts
AF241 Neon 4-Cube Pack | Hero Arts
PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder |...
PS342 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock...
PS325 Hero Hues Dove white | Hero Arts

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