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Looking for a birthday card design that could work for just about anyone? I’ve got you covered. This simple design featuring the new Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts and some watercoloring is just the ticket! I started out by creating a watercolor background using various colors of Distress Ink. I painted a gradient of rainbow […]

Welcome! We have been sharing projects here using products from our 2017 Catalog release. And you may have seen some of them at your favorite retailers. Today the new products are available right here in the Hero Arts Store! There are 145 new products in all! So if you have been eyeing some things that […]

Today I have a very simple card combining stamped background with alphabet die-cuts. I started by stamping my images from the new CM142 Birthday Animal Silhouettes stamp set on Pool Mix Layering Paper with Mint Julep ink. Then I die cut letters using the new DI342 Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Cuts and mounted them on the card front […]

I have always found water lilies magical in a way. I find them very calming and just beautiful to look at. The new Color Layering Water Lilies stamp set is so beautiful and I really enjoyed using it for my card today. I first took a piece of watercolour paper and added some colour to […]

Raun Edano designs many of the Hero Arts stamps and dies you love, but did you know he also created the beautiful cover of the 2017 Catalog? We received many kind comments and a few questions about the cover, so we thought it would be fun to give you a behind-the-scenes look at its creation. […]

Like any other self-respecting card maker, I enjoy sending my friends and family some of the creations that I labored hours over. ;) However, I enjoy sending these labors of love even more when I have a quirky – or dare I say, cheesy? – sentiment to add to them. The new Irreverent Birthday Messages […]

One of my favorite parts of a new catalog is the addition of new inks and accents, and the 2017 Catalog does not disappoint! Today I thought I would share a closer look at a few of the fabulous new color products from the catalog. First, two new shades have been added to the Bold […]

Hello friends! New products from the 2017 Catalog are shipping to your favorite retailers as I am typing up this post (they will also be available in the Hero Arts Store on Feb 14th) and so I thought I’d share some inspiration using one of my favorite sets from the color layering section – the Color […]

If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I’m a mom of two fur babies. So I had to play with these cute cat images included in the Purr stamp set from 2017 Spring Catalog. My inspiration came from my own card that I made last August using circles window frame. This time I created […]

What could possibly be more fun than a tiny envelope die? Two dies that can be used alone or together to create delightful, little greetings!! The new Love Note Pair Fancy Dies set includes two dies for creating small notes - one die makes an envelope and the other die makes a heart-shaped note that fits perfectly in the envelope!

Spring inspiration is here! Today we’re so excited to share the new 2017 Hero Arts Spring Catalog with you. You can see everything now by clicking HERE or on the image below. All new products in the catalog are marked with a star for reference. Here are just a few of the highlights: ► Additions […]

Happy Friday! Today is our fourth and final day of sneak peeks before the full reveal of the 2017 Spring Catalog on Monday. We hope you’ve enjoyed all the new goodies we’ve shared, and you’re as excited about the upcoming release as we are! We couldn’t resist showing you one more of our new Color […]

Welcome back to our sneak peeks! As you’ll see on Monday, the pages of the 2017 Spring Catalog are abloom with many new floral images. What better time to introduce this beauty from the flower garden… Card by Creative Team member Clare Prezzia You’re looking at the Large Hydrangea (S6213) stamp — a lush floral […]

Hi stampers! Today we’re back with another 2017 Spring Catalog sneak peek. Your favorite furry friends are well represented in our upcoming collection…take a look! Card by Creative Team member Jayne Nelson Who can resist the tail wag of a pup or the sweet purr of a cat? Not us! And so we’ve introduced several […]

Hello! This week we are excited to share sneak peeks of the new 2017 Spring Catalog, leading to the full catalog reveal on Monday, January 16! For the next four days, we’ll share a different photo from our new catalog, as well as several giveaway opportunities. Let’s begin with a treat, Parisian-style… Card by Creative […]