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Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, March 6 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 […]

Welcome to Day 2 of “The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge” Blog Hop. Our good friend Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker wants to share her love of coloring with you. Today Kathy has assembled a blog hop to give your creativity a jump start with some of her favorite stamp companies & Online […]

Today’s card is one you can share with a loved one who is going through a time of sadness or loss. Although this type of card can be difficult to make, I find it a bit easier to create several in one sitting and keep them on hand. A simple and elegant look is often […]

Hello there, today I wanted to share a card I have made using the beautiful new Artistic Dahlia stamp. This is such a beautiful stamp that can be coloured in lots of different ways. I first stamped the Artistic Dahlia on to a piece of white cardstock using Intense Black Ink and coloured it using Copic Markers. I […]

I've collected wood stamps for a long time so I'm always excited when I have the opportunity to add a beautiful, new stamp to my collection. In particular, I'm fond of the wood background stamps that can be used for many occasions during the year.

It’s time once again for the Hero Arts Creative Team Rewind – when we highlight beautiful creations that our talented Creative Team members have shared on their blogs and Flickr. This month we have lots of variety to share using the 2017 Spring Catalog new releases and February My Monthly Hero add-ons (which are still […]

Our new Japanese Wishing Garden set is full of small images to use in many ways. When I think of Asian-themed cards, I think simple with hints of gold. So many of their washi papers are embedded with gold. Keeping in that tradition, I made one card and one gift tag with gold embossing. For […]

Hello! I can’t believe that we’re almost wrapping up the month of February. Where does the time go? I don’t know about you but I’m looking forward to Spring. Today I’m featuring the new Color Layering Birds and Blossoms set. This is one of my favorites because I simply adore cherry blossoms. There are a […]

There are certain stamps that are almost maddeningly perfect, and today's featured stamp, Wallpaper Pattern Bold Prints, is just one of those. I had the darnedest time deciding on just how I wanted to showcase it for today - embossed, patterned, watercolored, etc - and in the end, I just decided to add a little ink and water and let the stamp speak for itself....

Good morning! Jess here to share an interactive slider card using the new Paper Layering Koi, the watercolor dot palette, and the Nesting Circle Infinity dies! I made a video tutorial showing how I created this card.  If you’re having a problem viewing the video, please try watching it HERE on our YouTube channel! To […]

What do you say we treat ourselves to traditional French breakfast today – steaming delicious coffee and a buttery, flaky croissant! Hero Arts 2017 Spring catalog has entire section dedicated to Parisian Style – it features a handsome Color Layering Rooster, gorgeous Eiffel Tower and lots of various images that one would usually associate with France. I […]

Hi! Using stencils in my card designs is a fun challenge that I personally love! In particular, some stencils are perfect for creating beautiful background patterns. Today I'm sharing a set of thank you cards with three different, colorful backgrounds that I made with the new, "must-have" Honeycomb Stencil. The possible patterns that can be created with this stencil are virtually limitless.

Hi stampers! It’s time to announce the winner from last week’s February My Monthly Hero Blog Hop. A big thank you to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, left lovely comments, and ordered this month’s kit! Although the kit has sold out, many fun add-ons are still available here. You […]

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 […]

Hi stampers! We’re back with our Awesome Add-ons feature for this month. Here’s a peek at all seven of the add-on products that were introduced along with the February kit — three 4×6″ clear stamp sets, two coordinating Frame Cut die sets, one full card-sized Fancy Die, and a set of cloud-shaped nesting Infinity Dies. […]

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 […]

I’ve needed lots of cheer up cards lately, so the Fun in the Rain add-on stamp set has really helped out. It was one of the optional add-ons released with the February My Monthly Hero Kit. (Note: Fun in the Rain is currently out of stock, but look for it to return to the store […]

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. […]

We are happy to bring you the launch of our February My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons! This month we bring you a wonderful way to offer encouragement. The February Kit will put a smile on your face during those rainy, dreary days. We start with a stamp set chock full of everything you need […]

It’s almost time to launch the February My Monthly Hero kit – release is coming up today at 1pm Eastern! We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the ideas our team has shared for using this kit. As promised, we have one kit to giveaway to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left on our […]

Hello and welcome! We are back with our final Countdown post before launching our February My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons tomorrow, Monday, February 6th at 1pm eastern/10am pacific. We’ll be giving away a kit on Monday morning before the kit launches, so remember to comment on each and every Countdown post! Now join Jayne […]

Hello and welcome to the next countdown post for the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is tomorrow, Monday, February 6 at 1pm EST/10am PST. We’re here all weekend sharing ideas for using both the main kit, as well as several other new optional add-on products that will be available on Monday.  And, don’t forget to […]

We’re back with idea #4 for using the the February My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, February 6th at 1pm EST/10amPST. 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! This time Sally is here, sharing […]

We are back with another day of inspiration using our February My Monthly Hero kit! The kit will be available on Monday, February  6th 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 sneak peeks! And, remember to comment […]

We are back with another look at the February My Monthly Hero release! The kit will be available on Monday, February 6th at 1pm EST/10amPST. 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 […]

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, February 6 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. […]

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 […]

Good morning, Jess here with a project showing you how to make a gift card a little extra special!  I love the new Mini Mailer Fancy die as it’s the perfect size and shape to hold a standard-sized gift card and I love customizing gift card holders to match the enclosed gift card! I found […]

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 […]

Welcome to our Creative Team Rewind where we show you the beautiful work that our Creative Team has been sharing outside of the Hero Arts blog! Love (and hugs) are in the air this time of year so we are focused on cards that are perfect for Valentine’s Day or to show someone you love […]

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 […]

Dropping in with some happy news and a big thank you to all who entered our 2017 Catalog Reveal giveaway! We appreciate all of the lovely comments on our latest release and can’t wait to see how you use the new goodies. 2017 Catalog products will soon be available at retail stores (shipping begins this […]

Our Circle Infinity Dies feature 18 nesting dies ranging in size from 4.5-inches to the size of a standard hole punch. So that means there is only 1/8th of an inch difference in each one, which allows you to create the perfect size circle for any project! To show off the different sizes of circles […]