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Welcome back to our 2016 Catalog sneak peeks! Yesterday was about all stamps so today we'll turn our attention to some exciting new dies from the release... This sweet card was created by Creative Team member Mariana Grigsby and features the new DI160 Paper Layering Pineapple Die. This unique "pop-up" style die gives paper a 3-dimensional effect. After cutting, simply fold or curl the cuts...

Stamping friends, today we are pleased to present to you (...drumroll please...) the Hero Arts 2016 Catalog! Included in this release are 31 new clear sets including 5 additions to our popular Color Layering line, 29 new woodblock stamps, 11 new woodblock sets, many exciting new dies, stencils, 3 new ombré ink pads in neon colors, and a whole new line of bold colored hybrid...

Hello. Today I have a card to share featuring a fabulous new clear stamp set from the 2016 Catalog called Origami Animals. Although it is not yet available in our store, it will soon be arriving at your favourite retailer. Look for it in our store on February 8th! To make my card, I stitched half an Acetate Notecard to half a Blush Notecard on...

Happy Monday everyone! We hope you all had a great weekend. As you may have seen on social media, we spent ours at CHA, debuting the new Hero Arts 2016 Catalog and meeting with many wonderful folks in the craft industry. As we get set for another exciting day here in Anaheim, we thought we'd share a glimpse into what we've been up to! Kimberly,...

Hi everyone! One of my favorite stamp sets from the new 2016 Catalog is the You're So Lovely clear stamp set which features two sizes of ranunculus flowers along with various leaves, stems and messages. I created two cards that appeared in the catalog using this set and today I'm going to give you a closer look at those cards. For the first card, I...

One of my favorite Valentine's Day memories is exchanging valentine cards with my grade school classmates. Once I got to junior high, I continued to exchange cards with my close friends. So when my seventh grade niece asked me to make her some special valentines for her friends, I knew that I wanted to use the [hero_product_link sku="DI162"] to create cards that could be easily...

Two of the most beautiful stamp sets ever, Color Layering Large Orchid and Color Layering Orchid in a Pot, are being released in the new 2016 Catalog and today I am sharing two cards using them. For my first card using the Large Orchid, I stamped the stem and buds onto a white card stock base and stamped the flowers in coordinating colors on a...

Hello! I have a trio of mini cards that features the [hero_product_link sku="CL923" text="You are My Happy"] set from the 2016 Valentine's Collection along with the new Mum Flower from the 2016 catalog. This set includes three 4x4 inch cards, same stamps - different looks. First up is the tone on tone, I used [hero_product_link sku="AF168" text="Soft Pink Shadow Ink"]: I'm a big fan of...

Today I'm gonna show you how to get some more use out of your inks - by using them to create custom colored paint! To create your custom color, smoosh your ink pad against an acrylic block (or some plastic acetate), and then add a couple drops of acrylic. I used some pearlescent white acrylic paint, so that I could also get a nice shine...

Some of my favorite products from the new 2016 Hero Arts Catalog are the Paper Layering Dies. The die that I am featuring today is called Large Lotus. This is a pop-up die that gives the paper a 3-D effect. You die cut the paper, and then, you fold or curl the cuts to reveal the beautiful Lotus design. I made a video showing how...

Hi. Today I have a simple card set to share that I created with some products from our Valentine's catalog. Many of the Valentine collection stamps and dies can be used year round for everyday cards. To make my cards, I first die cut the word Love from the Love Stamp & Cut set then adhered it to a 5 1/2 x 4" panel of...

Hello and welcome to our Creative Team Rewind, where we recap some of the fantastic cards our creative team has been sharing outside of the Hero Arts blog! With February right around the corner, this month we are featuring Valentine's projects! First up is Amy with this fabulous card featuring [hero_product_link sku="DC175"]. We love how she used a heart mask with the "happy valentine's day"...

Happy February, stampers! We're excited to kick off a brand new challenge today. You're invited to join the Fabulous Flowers Challenge for a chance to win one of several Hero Arts shopping sprees! Click HERE to read all about it and enter your floral masterpieces. Think "Spring" and let your creativity bloom! What do you say we get a jump start on the inspiration? Check...

A note from our CEO, Aaron Leventhal: The Hero Arts Customer Super Power: Kindness I want to apologize again for the web store issues Hero Arts experienced around the launching of our My Monthly Hero program. Thank you for your unbending patience and understanding during the difficulties we experienced. I have to recognize the generosity of heart and outpouring of support we received from all...

Today I am sharing a quick and easy masking project using a new stamp and stamp set from the 2016 catalog: Color Layering Bouquet and Dotted Hello. As you can see, though, I 'decomposed' the color-layering aspect of the florals and randomly stamped them all over the inside of a masked circle to create a fun background pattern! To do this, I used [hero_product_link sku="AF233"]...

Hello and welcome to our fourth and final Friend Friday with Chameleon! We have had so much fun using these fabulous markers this month. Be sure to head over to their blog, where the Chameleon design team is coloring Hero Arts images, too! And of course there are prizes – keep reading to the end […]

We have been so grateful to have Mariana Grigsby as part of the Hero Arts Creative Team for over two years. She has inspired us all with her creativity. Sadly, she will no longer be part of the team in 2017. We asked other members of the team to share one of their favorite projects […]

We are excited to welcome Jessica Frost-Ballas and Michelle Short to the Hero Arts Creative Team in 2017! You are going to love their creative styles as they join our amazing team of talented designers. Let’s get to know them a little bit. First Jess…. Hi, I’m Jessica but most people call me Jess! I […]

With Valentine’s Day being just around the corner I decided to make a fun Beary Valentine’s Day card! I haven’t yet put my Christmas stamps away so I grabbed this adorable bear image from the Holiday Animals set and stamped him in Hero Arts Intense Black ink. I love to use my Holiday critters all year […]

While Chameleon pens are perfect for coloring images (especially for the coloring-impaired such as myself), they aren't limited to just that. For my card today, I decided to use the pens to create an ombre look on my die cuts.

Hello! I’m back today with more planning ideas for the new year. Yesterday I shared my crafty planner. Today I’m diving into the fascinating, creative world of bullet journaling! Have you heard of bullet journaling? I’ve just recently discovered it, and I have to say – I am LOVING it!! I am a doodler at […]

How many of you out there are planners? I love the creative planner trend, and looking through everyone’s pretty, colorful, fun ideas for decorating their planners when I’m on Instagram or Pinterest. For me personally, I admit that I’m more of a Google Calendar kind of gal – but I consider decorating my planner another […]

I think I have a problem with heat embossing…I can’t seem to stop using it! Today’s card shows how you can heat emboss on top of an already heat embossed layer, as well as use some heat embossing to help create your own shaker elements for a shaker card. To start off, I die cut […]

In a world of texts and emails, we feel there’s something special about handwritten correspondence. So we were very excited to find out about a wonderful year-long online workshop geared towards helping people stay connected through sending cards. It’s called “Love Jac Mail: A Year of Staying Connected” and you can learn all about it […]

Hello and welcome to our second Friend Friday with Chameleon! We are honored that they've asked us to collaborate with them this month. Our artists will show creations each Friday in December, colored with the fabulous Chameleon pens - and over at their blog, the Chameleon design team is coloring Hero Arts images, too! So much fun! And of course there will be prizes! Keep...

I love to use my stamps to create unique hand stamped patterns. And today’s card features just that! Hero Arts Love Tattoos woodblock stamps are ideal for stamping some quick patterns for Valentine’s Day cards. I started by adding a pencil lines grid to my paper (I often do this to help me align and better […]

Hi stampers! We’re back with our Awesome Add-ons feature for this month. Here’s a peek at all nine of the add-on products that were introduced along with the December kit last week — one 4×6″ clear set with optional coordinating dies, one full card-sized Fancy Die, two Stamp & Cut sets, three stencils, and finally […]

Oh how happy am I with this new Martini Fancy Die? My Christmas came early this year! I love this die set, which was released last week along with the December 2016 My Monthly Hero kit! I needed a quick party invitation, so I picked my favorite Palm Springs-inspired colors of cardstock and started by […]

Happy Monday, stampers! Today we’re delighted to have Ilina Crouse here to share some fabulous projects she created with the December My Monthly Hero kit. If you follow our blog hops frequently, you know how Ilina rocks My Monthly Hero, using the kits and add-ons in so many wonderfully creative ways! Take it away, Ilina… […]

Hello and welcome to our first Friend Friday with Chameleon! We are honored that they’ve asked us to collaborate with them this month. Our artists will show creations each Friday this month, colored with the fabulous Chameleon pens – and over at their blog, the Chameleon design team is coloring Hero Arts images, too! What […]

Today’s a fun day here at Hero Arts – we are launching our brand new Valentine’s Collection in the Hero Arts store! We know it’s a little strange to be thinking about Valentine’s Day while we’re in the midst of the busy December holidays, but trust us, February will be here before you know it. […]

Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests – each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where […]

I’m loving buffalo plaid lately, and today I’m going to show you how you can easily create this pattern and incorporate it into your holiday cards. I started with piece of red and white grid patterned paper from Kelly’s Designer Paper Pad. This small grid provided the perfect guidelines for stamping. I simply counted six […]