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Hi everyone! With all of the the 45th Anniversary festivities and giveaways going on, we thought we'd pop in with our first round of prize winners from the celebration. We will continue to announce winners here every couple of weeks during the party, so keep checking back! Drum roll.... 1970s Flashback Friday ($25 Hero Arts gift card)Sue Rodriguez: "I used to have a thing for...

Hello crafty friends! It’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero here, and I’m excited to introduce our new challenge to you. We want you to keep things: Here is my card:Remember when these angular cards were all the rage? It was about 2013 and they were EVERYWHERE! I loved them then and I still do now (even though getting the angles right makes me a...

Happy Friday! It's time for our second Flashback Friday feature. In this series we are sharing the story of our five decades as a company. (You can catch up by rewinding to the 1970s if you missed last week's post.) Now we journey into Hero Arts' second decade in business - the 1980s! Here is CEO Aaron Leventhal with some insight: "In the 1980s, the...

Hi friends! We have something a little different for you today. Our friend Tiffany from The BakeSmith is an incredibly talented cookie artist. She is sharing how she used the Hot Air Blooms stamp set to decorate a cookie! Hi! I’m Tiffany from The BakeSmith. Today I’m going to show you how I use the amazing stamps from Hero Arts to make beautiful cookies! To...

Our 45th Anniversary Summer Catalog is here and we are so excited to share it with you today! You can view the catalog from cover to cover by clicking here or on the image below. Grab your favorite beverage and soak up all 48 pages, including new products as well as lots of fabulous card samples made by our Creative Team! Many stamp designs from...

Let's have some fun! You are a huge part of our 45-year journey, whether you've been stamping for decades or maybe even just months or weeks. We want to celebrate YOUR stamping history along with ours, so today we are launching the Show & Tell Photo Sharing Celebration! For the next 45 days (April 24 - June 7), we invite you to share your first...

Hello friends! For the third and final sneak peek before tomorrow’s Summer Catalog reveal, we're switching gears to die cutting, with a nod to our 45th anniversary celebration... Say hello to the newest addition to our collection of script Fancy Dies, Anniversary Fancy Die (DI635). Joining "thanks", "happy", "birthday", and "hello" dies of the same style, the Anniversary Fancy Die will be one that you...

Hello and welcome back to our 2019 Summer Catalog sneak peeks! On Saturday we unlocked the vault and today we're celebrating our anniversary with an explosion of COLOR. Introducing our new line of Hero Hues® Reactive Inks! These inks react to water when sprayed, dripped, or misted. You'll be able create unique effects and have fun playing with all sorts of fun techniques that involve...

A very Happy Easter to those who celebrate, and a lovely Sunday to all!

The Summer Catalog is coming soon! This year, it has special meaning, as we celebrate our history and give new life to classic designs from the past five decades. Introducing our "From the Vault" collection! Here's a look at just a few of the stamps you'll find in this throwback collection... We have drawn from the best of the Hero Arts Vault and included designs...

Hero Arts is celebrating 45 years in business this year! What an incredible journey it has been. YOU are a wonderful part of our history, and now that our anniversary is here, we'd like to invite you to celebrate this milestone alongside us! In the next several weeks, join us for fun, contests, behind-the-scenes content, lots of giveaways, new products, and more. Let's get this...

Hi, Friends! I've got a quick and easy card for you today and sharing how some ink-blending on colored cardstock can add a lot of deep color and interest to your card. Hero Arts has amazing scenery dies - and this Garden Fancy Die is no exception. The scene that is created from the die speaks for itself - so it's all about filling in...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today to share some punny critter inspiration. I love pulling out some of the older sets... with such a, ahem, full craft room, it's sometimes overwhelming to remember what products I have in my arsenal! I have a fun birthday project today using the Cinco de Meow stamp set that was released last year. Let's get started with...

The challenge was on… to do something for Easter using non-traditional Easter products. Challenge accepted! I reached for the Nesting Oval Infinity Dies to use for eggs, and several other dies for decorating the eggs. First I wanted to do one simple large egg and tie a bow with the word tag, but it got addicting. Just like making REAL Easter eggs, they were so...

We can't keep this quiet any longer...it's time to share the news! This year Hero Arts is celebrating 45 years of creativity, community, and crafting. We are so excited to celebrate this milestone with all of you!! Stay tuned...

Hello there, Michelle here, and today I have a card to share with you using the Color Layering Dragonfly stamp set along with creating a subtle background for it with dry embossing. I created a video on how I made the card which you can see here: If you are having trouble viewing the video, you can watch it here on YouTube. I started off...

Hello friends, You may have heard that Ellison, the parent company of Sizzix, has made claims of patent infringement against a number of companies in our industry, including Hero Arts. Just so you know, there is absolutely no reason to change any purchasing patterns with Hero Arts, as Hero Arts does not infringe, believes the lawsuit is without merit, and intends to fight this lawsuit...

Good morning! Jess here with a greenery-filled card featuring the fun Hang in There Potted Plants and liquid watercolors! Okay, confession time...mixing watercolors scares the living daylights out of me! When I do use watercolors I tend to stick to single colors and play around with the amount of water I'm adding to get different variations on that single shade. But I almost never try...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a card using the Lily Pond Fancy Dies and showing you how to bring stand alone dies to life with watercoloring. To make the card start with piece of watercolor paper measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (card front size) and die cut the frame along with the lily and koi fish. Next, use watercolors to free...

Hi there crafty friends and welcome to the Hero Arts blog! Raise your hand if you are stuck in a black stamping rut. *Insert raised hand* Hi, my name is Janette and I am too. Today, I ventured out of that comfort zone and stamped in color! To create this project stamp several Teacup Flowers in Fresh Peach, Soft Pink, Cotton Candy, and Soft Yellow...

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing an interactive Venetian Neighborhood Peek-A-Boo Doors scene card with you. The Venetian Neighborhood is the latest cling background that works with the Peek-A-Boo Doors Fancy Die. The other two stamps are the Mail Jumble Background and Presents Background. If you are having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube. I started my card by stamping...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our April My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, left lovely comments, and made this month's kit a success! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available here. Our randomly selected...

Hey everyone! Today I'm using the Coloring Layering Birthday Cake clear stamp set to create a yummy birthday card. I started out by stamping the different layers of cake. I used Cup O' Joe ink for the chocolate cake and Cotton Candy ink for the pink frosting. Then I used Mint Julep and Tide Pool for the candle base and Tangerine and Dandelion inks for...

Hi everyone, Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card using a couple of the new add-on from the April My Monthly Hero release: Carnevale and the coordinating Carnevale Frame Cuts, along with the Venetian Fleur-de-lis Bold Prints. To make the card I started with a piece of Pitch Black cardstock measuring 3 3/4" x 5" and stamped the Venetian Fleur-de-lis Bold Prints using Versamark...

Our National Craft Month challenge has come to a close and we want to thank all who jumped in and played along! It was a wonderful celebration of creativity! Today it's time to announce our randomly selected winner from the entries that were submitted on the Link Party. Congratulations to Cat Craig (catluvspaper)!! Cat, please email info@heroarts.com to claim your prize package filled with Hero...

Hi, Friends! It's Caly and I'm here to share a quick and easy card using a background stamp with a few images from the new Italian Table set. I started by stamping and coloring my images using a variety of Copic markers. The gingham napkin is stamped using Strawberry hybrid ink. After coloring, I die-cut the images using the coordinating Italian Table Frame Cuts. To...

Hello stampers! It’s time for this month’s Awesome Add-ons feature. Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all 12 of the add-on products that were introduced along with the April My Monthly Hero kit. So many fun options! Shop for the April MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted to have Debi Adams here to share some fabulous “beyond the kit” ideas...

Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you today to share some inspiration using one of the new, beautifully intricate dies that was released yesterday as an add-on to the April My Monthly Hero kit. I love these intricate dies, especially, because they can easily stand on their own without much extra done to them, or you can kick it up a notch by adding color...

It's time for another fabulous My Monthly Hero Release! Who's ready to go on a European adventure?Let's travel to sunny Italy, enjoy handmade pasta, drink Chianti and soak up the wonderful culture. We can do it all from the comfort of our craft desks, while stamping with our April Monthly Release! This month's kit contains a set of beautiful dies for building a scene straight...

It's almost time to launch the April 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 the Countdown to Creativity posts. We’ve randomly selected a...

We are one sleep away from the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! The kit will be available Monday, April 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Ilina, who is sharing the final look at this fabulous kit! Hi everyone! Ilina here with another peek at the amazing Mediterranean-inspired April My Monthly Hero kit. I started by die cutting the elements from...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Good morning! Jess here with a watercolor card using the gorgeous dies from this month's kit! It seems like forever ago now but in 2012 I went on a Mediterranean cruise that ended in Venice and we had...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 1st at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here for the rest of the weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Michelle for another look at this fabulous kit. Hello there, Michelle here. Another wonderful kit this month! There are...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here throughout the weekend, sharing plenty of inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Nichol for another look at this fabulous kit. Hello friends! Today I'm sharing a die cut scene card created with...

It's time for our second countdown peek! The April My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, April 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Emily, who is sharing another look at this wonderful kit! Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today to share some more inspiration using this absolutely stunning Mediterranean-inspired kit! The beautifully intricate dies are the stars of this...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the April My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, April 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here for the next three days sharing ideas for using the kit. Stay tuned for more inspiration all weekend long! Now let's join Caly for a first look at the kit......