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February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway

MMH February 2018

February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway

We are back with one more look at the February My Monthly Hero release! The kit and add-ons will be available on Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join May, who is sharing another look at this fabulous kit... It's May here with another inspiration for you using the February My Monthly Hero Kit. For today's project, I used one of my favorite techniques which is the...

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February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 + Giveaway!

MMH February 2018

February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 + Giveaway!

The countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero Kit continues! Release day is Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Let's join Clare for another look at this wonderful kit... There's so many great bird images in the kit this month that I almost missed some pretty feather images. Luckily, I was itching to pull out the trusted and true rock-'n-roll technique, and...

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February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway

MMH February 2018

February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway

We're back for another countdown post, leading up to the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be here all weekend long, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday. And don’t forget to comment on each and every post...

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February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway

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February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We'll be here for another couple days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. And, remember to comment on each and every post as we'll be giving...

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February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway!

MMH February 2018

February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway!

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We'll be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. And, remember to comment on each and every post as we'll...

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February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway!

MMH February 2018

February My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #1 + Giveaway!

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, February 5th at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here for the next three days, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday, so stay tuned for...

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Video: Valentine's Day Card with Embossing Paste Background

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Video: Valentine's Day Card with Embossing Paste Background

Have you checked out my Valentine's Day card that I created using the Window On Love Confetti Fancy Die for January 2018 My Monthly Hero blog hop? This time I wanted to use the die as my stencil to create another Valentine's Day card. After applying some embossing paste over my paper stencil, I heat embossed the stenciled background using gold embossing powder. I stamped the images from the Love Birds Stamp...

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Introducing a New Creative Team Member!

Die Cutting

Introducing a New Creative Team Member!

It is a happy day at Hero Arts when we have the pleasure of introducing a new member of the Hero Arts Creative Team. And today is one of those days! Meet Emily Midgett! You will be so inspired by her work and creativity. Let's get to know Emily: Hi there! I'm Emily Midgett, and I could not be more ecstatic to be here as...

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Creating an Ombré Background

Backgrounds

Creating an Ombré Background

Today I'm using the Floral Tile Bold Prints background to create a simple ombré background using four ink colors.  To create the background I slightly overlapped each color to create the seamless transition from one color to the next. The four ink colors I used are (from top to bottom) Bubble Gum, Ultra Pink, Pale Tomato and Soft Cantaloupe. Next, I die-cut the A Bit of Kindness Fancy Die three times from dark...

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Video: Blended Ink Backgrounds

Backgrounds

Video: Blended Ink Backgrounds

Hello there and welcome to Monday on the Hero Arts blog! Today, I'm sharing some tips on blending ink backgrounds with Hero Arts inks, featuring the adorable Stealing My Heart thieves. Before I started blending my background, I stamped and colored the thieves using ZIG Clean Color Real Brush pens. I then placed them over a cardstock panel I had trimmed down to 4x5.5, and used them to get...

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Cards Featuring the Confetti Heart Background

Die Cutting

Cards Featuring the Confetti Heart Background

Hearts aren’t just for Valentine’s Day! Being the Queen of Hearts, I stamp or die cut them almost DAILY! Let me show you a few ideas for our large Heart Confetti Fancy Die and the Happily Ever After banner stamp. These easy-to-make cards are great for weddings and anniversaries. For this first card, I die cut the confetti hearts on white cardstock and mounted it...

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Emboss Resist Ink Blending

Bold Prints

Emboss Resist Ink Blending

Good morning! Jess here with a cutesy Valentine's card featuring our adorable Love Bandit set with a cheeky sentiment from I Love How You! There's only one house "chore" that I'm really reluctant to do and that's taking out the trash...I don't know, for some reason I just really don't like to do it. But thankfully my husband has decided it's best not to argue...

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Jessica Frost-Ballas

Using Dies to Accentuate a Shape

Bold Prints

Using Dies to Accentuate a Shape

Hello and Happy Wednesday! It's Amy here with a Valentine's Day card design. I'm having fun with the January My Monthly Hero add-ons. I heat embossed the Rose Heart in white on a panel from the Blush Mix Layering Paper pack. Using the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies accentuates their shape. The sentiment is from the Love Birds Stamp & Cut.  The Love is Love Bold...

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2018 Catalog Giveaway Winners

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2018 Catalog Giveaway Winners

Hi everyone! Now that the 2018 Catalog has been revealed, it’s time to announce last week’s giveaway winners. First, we’ve randomly selected three winners from each peek post to receive a copy of the 2018 Catalog. They are: Peek #1• Beverly Stickley: "Can’t wait to see the unveiling of the beautiful garden stamps and dies. They make great cards." (January 15)• Teri M: "I love...

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Video: Flick Style Coloring with Pencils

MMH January 2018

Video: Flick Style Coloring with Pencils

Hello there and welcome to Monday on the Hero Arts blog! Today, I am sharing flick style coloring with pencils featuring the blissful Bouquet wood mount stamp. As wedding season draws near I'm working on building my stash of congratulatory cards. I have zero in my stash. My mojo goes out the window when I "need" to create so working ahead and leaving the inside...

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United We Flourish - Hero Arts and Ellen Hutson Stamp Set

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United We Flourish - Hero Arts and Ellen Hutson Stamp Set

We are thrilled to bring you the Hero Arts Better Together collaboration stamp and die set sold exclusively by Ellen Hutson. One of the best things about this crafting industry is the opportunity to partner with other great companies and today we are honored to do just that. This is part of the Better Together blog hop. If you want to start at the beginning of the...

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Presenting the 2018 Catalog!

2018 Catalog

Presenting the 2018 Catalog!

Today is the day! We’re thrilled share the new 2018 Hero Arts Catalog with you. You can see everything now by clicking HERE or on the image below. Grab your favorite beverage and soak up all 124 pages, with more than 100 new items and card samples galore! You will notice that this mega-sized issue includes both new and previously-released products. All NEW products in...

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2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #5 + Giveaway

2018 Catalog

2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #5 + Giveaway

Hello stampers! For the final sneak peek before Friday's 2018 Catalog reveal, we're sharing something a little wild. Do these images look familiar...? If they do, it's because they were previously included in the June 2017 My Monthly Hero safari-themed kit that sold out so quickly! Back in September, we asked customers to vote on which kit stamps and dies we should consider re-releasing in...

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2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #4 + Giveaway

2018 Catalog

2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #4 + Giveaway

The sneak peek parade marches on as we close in on tomorrow's 2018 Catalog reveal! We want to thank you for sharing so many wonderful comments this week. Your enthusiasm and support energizes us! Today we're delighted to introduce you to a new 4"x6" clear set that's cute as can be... Whimsical line art images of mice, teacups, mushrooms, butterflies and more make up the...

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2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #3 + Giveaway

2018 Catalog

2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #3 + Giveaway

Welcome to day 3 of our 2018 Catalog peeks. Today we are switching gears from stamps to something completely new, colorful, and fun! In fact, we could hardly wait to let you in on this addition to our product line... Say hello to new Liquid Watercolors! They are bright transparent hues, are easy to blend and mix, dilute to desired color intensity with water, and...

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January Kit Winner

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January Kit Winner

Hello! It's time to announce the winner from our January My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Thanks so much to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, left lovely comments, and made this month’s kit a success! Our randomly selected winner will receive a free January kit (or reimbursement if the kit was already purchased.) And the winner is... • Denise...

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2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #2 + Giveaway

2018 Catalog

2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #2 + Giveaway

Hi stampers! Are you ready for another 2018 Catalog sneak peek? Color Layering stamps are well represented in our upcoming collection...take a look this irresistible one from page 41! Introducing the Color Layering Elephant (CM224)! With three simple layers, you’ll be able to stamp both adult and baby elephants with ease. A balloon and sentiments like "I remembered your birthday" and "I never forget a...

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2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #1 + Giveaway

2018 Catalog

2018 Catalog Sneak Peek #1 + Giveaway

This week we are thrilled to share sneak peeks of the new 2018 Spring Catalog, leading to the full catalog reveal this Friday, January 19! For the next three days, we’ll share a different photo from the 124-page catalog, as well as several giveaway opportunities. Let's jump right into the woodblock category and begin with this beauty from the garden... You’re looking at the Flowering...

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Monthly Feature: Meet Hero's Heroes!

Hero's Heroes

Monthly Feature: Meet Hero's Heroes!

We are thrilled to introduce you to another member of the Hero Arts family! There are many people behind the scenes who work hard every day to bring you quality products and inspiration. This is part of a monthly feature so you can get to know them a little better. We call them Hero's Heroes because they are how we do what we do! Today...

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Season's Givings and Valentine Blog Hop Winners

Hello! We're popping in this afternoon to announce the winners of two different giveaways. Our apologies for the delay -- the new year seems to be moving at record pace! If you are a winner listed below, please email info@heroarts.com to claim your prize. Thank you to all who entered! The winners of the Season's Givings Blog Hop will each receive this My Monthly Hero...

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Using Dies to Create a Focal Point for a Stamped Image

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Using Dies to Create a Focal Point for a Stamped Image

Hello there, Michelle here and today I am sharing a card using the new Love Birds Stamp & Cut that was released as an add-on for the January My Monthly Hero kit. It is a lovely set that can be used for Valentine's Day but also cards throughout the year. I started off by stamping the two birds and the branch on to white cardstock...

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Video: Color Layering Rose Cards | Color Layering With Yana Series

Color Layering

Video: Color Layering Rose Cards | Color Layering With Yana Series

Welcome back to the 4th episode of the Color Layering with Yana video series! In each one of my monthly videos I explore different ink pad and embossing powder color options for Hero Arts Color Layering sets and will hopefully inspire you to stamp! In this post and video I'm taking a closer look at the Color Layering Rose stamp set and I have several...

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Awesome Add-Ons: January Edition

MMH January 2018

Awesome Add-Ons: January Edition

Hi everyone! We’re back with our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month. Before we dive into the projects, here’s a look at all of the My Monthly Hero add-on products we introduced along with the January main kit... Shop for the January MMH add-ons here Today Creative Team member Ilina Crouse is going to share some fabulous (and adorable!) “beyond the kit” ideas for a...

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January My Monthly Hero is Here! + Giveaway!

MMH January 2018

January My Monthly Hero is Here! + Giveaway!

Happy New Year! We are excited to start off 2018 with the launch of our January My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons! Our Creative Team has enjoyed making projects with these products this month and we think you will too! At the end of this post you will find links to a blog hop that will provide plenty of inspiration using this month's kit and...

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January 2018 My Monthly Hero Countdown Winner!

It’s almost time to launch the January My Monthly Hero kit – 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 this kit. As promised, we have one kit to give away to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left on our Countdown to Creativity posts. We’ve randomly selected a...

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January My Monthly Hero Countdown:  Idea #6 + Giveaway!

MMH January 2018

January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + Giveaway!

Hello again! We've come to the end of our countdown, leading up to the launch of the January My Monthly Hero kit tomorrow, Monday, January 8 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Remember to comment on each and every post as we'll be giving away a kit on Monday morning, before the release! Now join Amy as she shares another idea using the main kit... I had so much fun...

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January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 + Giveaway!

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January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #5 + Giveaway!

We are back with another look at the January My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, January 8th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and the optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let’s join Jess, who is sharing a look at two of the add-on items, available on Monday!...

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Jessica Frost-Ballas

January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway!

MMH January 2018

January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #4 + Giveaway!

We are back with another look at the January My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, January 8th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and the optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let’s join Ilina, who is sharing another look at the main kit, available on Monday. I hope...

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January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!

MMH January 2018

January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #3 + Giveaway!

We are back with another look at the January My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, January 8th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and the optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let’s join Michelle, who is sharing another look at the main kit, available on Monday! Hello there,...

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January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + giveaway!

My Monthly Hero

January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #6 + giveaway!

Hello hello! I'm here with one last project made with our January My Monthly Hero kit, before the big launch tomorrow at noon eastern! Have you left a comment on all of the previous countdown posts? Be sure to do that TODAY - first thing tomorrow we'll be announcing the winner of one of these kits! For my card today, I took the stamps from the kit in...

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January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway!

MMH January 2018

January My Monthly Hero Countdown: Idea #2 + Giveaway!

We are back with another look at the January My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, January 8th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We’ll be sharing ideas for using the main kit and the optional add-on products all weekend long, so stay tuned for more inspiration! Now let’s join Clare, who is sharing another look at the main kit, available on Monday! The details...

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