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Hello stampers! We're popping back in today to announce the winners from our 2019 Catalog Blog Hop. Big thanks to all who hopped along with us to see the wonderful projects the designers created with the new 2019 collection! Congratulations to these four randomly chosen winners, who will each receive a $50 shopping spree to the Hero Arts Online Store:• Shari Czerwinkski - From Lydia...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Jess here with a fun video sharing how to create DIY notepads using the Dancing Music Notes Confetti Die and lots of our beautiful Hero Hues cardstock! I have a video sharing how to create this card that you can watch below: (If you are having problems viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To start, I...

Good morning! Lisa here from A Blog Named Hero to entice you to join this month's challenge. We're calling it Love is in the Air, and it's based on this color palette. Why Love is in the Air? Well, the challenge started the day after Valentine's Day, so love is still lingering. Along with some chocolates, I hope. I wasn't really sure what I was...

Last month we introduced our 2019 Catalog, full of brand new stamps, dies, stencils, cardstock and more. And today is the day we've been waiting for - all of the wonderful products from this new release are available in the Hero Arts store right here on our website! And of course, what's a release without a ton of inspiration? We've gathered together our talented Creative...

Hello and Happy Valentine's, or perhaps Galentine's, Day to you! Janette here to share a sweet project celebrating this day of love featuring Hero Arts Ballroom Window Fancy Die and All My Love Decorative Hearts stamps. Create this A2 card by placing 3 stacked Ballroom Windows over an ink blended background of Aegean and Mint Julep inks on the new Hero Hues Dove White cardstock...

The Hero Arts brand was founded on the ideas of integrity, innovation, and community. We express these beliefs in everything we do, from design and manufacturing to customer service and marketing. We believe in the power of expression through creativity, and sharing is a pathway to connecting with others through the thoughtfulness of a creative community. To support these ideas, and to give back to...

I'm so excited today because I get to give you a closer look into our new line of Hero Hues Premium Cardstock. And what better way to showcase it than with a rainbow of smiles using the Smile Stamp + Cut set. I die cut the word "smile" from 16 of our beautiful new colors of cardstock and adhered them to a white panel to...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our February 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...

Hello Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode I am making friendship & everyday cards using the Color Layering Poppy set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube....

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share using the new Arch Pattern Bold Prints which was released as an add-on product for the February 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. This background stamp has so many possibilities on ways to use it but I love tone-on-tone stamping, so used that for my card today. I started off by taking a panel...

Hi everyone, Ilina here! Today I am sharing a classy birthday card using the new Deco in the City Bold Prints stamp along with the Deco-rations stamp set. To make the card I started by stamping the background onto black card stock with Versamark ink. I used my MISTI to stamp if few times in order to get nice ink coverage. Once stamped I applied...

Hi 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 of the add-on products that were introduced along with the February My Monthly Hero kit -- 3 clear stamp sets, coordinating Frame Cuts for 2 of them, 3 Fancy Dies, 3 Bold Prints cling background stamps, and a stencil... Shop for the February...

Hello! It's Caly here today sharing a card made using this month's add-ons! I'm using the Vintage Window Fancy Die along with the Deco-rations stamp set to create the scene on today's card. I was going for a stained-glass feel and did some embossing to achieve this, so let's dive right in! To begin, I stamped the images using Intense Black ink and colored them...

It's My Monthly Hero release day, and this month's kit is so much fun!Are you ready to party like it's 1922? Step back in time with this month's kit, inspired by the sophisticated glamour and swinging jazz of the era. Your projects will be the bee's knees when you craft with the stylish stamps in this month's kit! We've included a bag of gold and...

It's almost time to launch the February 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 February My Monthly Hero Kit! The kit will be available Monday, February 4th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Jess, who is sharing the final look at this fabulous kit! Hello! Jess here and I've created trendy black and gold birthday card using the gorgeous Fancy Die included in the kit as well as...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, February 4th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We are here for another day, sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as the new optional add-on products that will also be available on Monday. Now let's join Ilina for another look at...

We are back for another countdown post, leading up to the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, February 4 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We'll be sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday. Don't forget to leave a comment on this and every post for...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, February 4th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here for the rest of the weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Emily for another look at this fabulous kit. Good morning! Emily Midgett here with you this morning to share...

It's time for our second February countdown peek of this month's My Monthly Hero Kit! The kit will be available on Monday, February 4th at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Michelle, who is sharing another look at this wonderful kit! What a fabulous kit! I love the Art Deco feel to it and I think its great for lots of different occasions. For my...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, February 4 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 be available on Monday. And don’t forget to comment on each and...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some "sweet" Valentine's Day inspiration! I get lots of inspiration from different baking and cake decorating accounts on Instagram, and I thought the beautifully detailed hearts in the new All My Love Decorative Hearts stamp set from this most recent My Monthly Hero release reminded me of those gorgeous sugar cookies that you see on Instagram!...

Hello and welcome to the Hero Arts Blog! Janette here to share a little insight on using multiples to create impact. Today we feature hearts for Valentine's Day, but creating with multiples in various shapes and sizes ups the drama factor all year though! Begin by applying a raspberry and a pink shade of Nuvo Glimmer Paste to an A2 cardstock panel. While that is...

Good morning, Jess here with a whale of a Valentine’s card using our beautiful Color Layering Blue Whale stamps! To start, I stamped the sentiment from Color Layering Blue Whale onto red cardstock with Versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I used the Cherry Hero Hues cardstock that will be available very soon! I also die-cut a heart using the Nesting Heart Infinity...

Hello! Today I'm sharing a heart framed scene card with the Love Birds Stamp & Cut images and Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies. Watch the video below to see how I created both die cut and embossed heart frames with the Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies as well as how I did a little creative masking to the birds to appear to be "sitting" on the branch...

It's time to announce five giveaway winners from last week's 2019 Catalog festivities! We always love hearing your feedback and appreciate all of the comments and enthusiasm surrounding the new release. WE'RE excited that YOU'RE excited, and we can't wait to see the projects you create! We've randomly selected one winner from each sneak peek post, as well as an additional winner from the catalog...

When I saw the recent "love" stamps put out by the US Postal Service, I knew I had to make a card to go with them! The Nesting Postage Stamps Infinity Dies were perfect! I used them to make a giant postage stamp for my card in white. I inked up the various images from the Cherubs stamp set in Cotton Candy ink, and randomly...

After spending three days at Creativation, I came home with such a grateful heart for all the wonderful people I met. This industry is full of truly kind and generous people and I'm so happy to be a part of this community of crafters. This card goes out to all of you! I started out by die cutting a heart using the Nesting Hearts Infinity...

Hi everyone, Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card using the Bookcase background stamp along with the Story Time set and coordinating Frame Cuts. To make the card I started by stamping the Bookcase onto handmade watercolor paper using Intense Black ink and quickly embossed with Clear ultra fine embossing powder. I did the same with the girl image, then die cut it. Next,...

Hi, Friends! Caly here with you today sharing a sweet card that's perfect for Valentine's Day. I'm using a few of the new add-ons from this month so let's get started! I started by stamping the waffles and strawberries from the Color Layering Waffle set. I used Soft Vanilla for the lightest color layer, then Butter Bar, and finally, Cup O' Joe for the outline...

Hello Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video & episode, since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I am making Love & Friendship cards using the Color Layering Swan set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please...

Happy Saturday to you! Lisa here to highlight our new challenge at A Blog Named Hero. We're calling it Crafter's Choice and that means as long as you use Hero Arts products, you qualify. We have a few other rules, so make sure to check our the Challenge Rules page to make sure you can win one of the two awesome prizes. I interpreted the...

It's one of our favorite days of the year! We’re thrilled share the new 2019 Hero Arts Catalog with you. 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 120 pages, with 117 new items and card samples galore! This year holds special meaning, as we celebrate 45 years...

The sneak peek parade continues as we close in on tomorrow's 2019 Catalog reveal! We want to thank you for sharing so many wonderful comments all week long. Your enthusiasm and support means the world to us! Today we are beyond excited to bring a happy burst of COLOR your way... Introducing new Hero Hues Premium Cardstock! Every papercrafter knows that high-quality paper elevates any...

Welcome to day 3 of our sneak peeks, leading to the full 2019 Catalog reveal on Friday! Big, bold, and beautiful is the name of the game today... Say hello to a new collection of script Fancy Dies, including the words birthday, thanks, happy, and as seen here...hello. (Hello Message Fancy Die DI589.) The font complements a variety of styles, while the size offers you...

Welcome back to our 2019 Catalog sneak peeks! Yesterday we went up, up and away, and today we're back on solid ground to show a you variety of new stamps and dies filled with creative possibilities. All three of these lovely cards have one common denominator, and that is the messages. Introducing Hero Greetings™! These 3x4" clear stamp sets may be small in size, but...