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Our friend Ilina Crouse is back again today, sharing more inspiration using the March My Monthly Hero kit. Ilina purchased her kit as soon as it was available, and has already enjoyed creating a bunch of cards. She's shared several here on our blog this weekend - but also visit Ilina's blog to watch a video where she shows you all of the kit contents!...

This weekend we are joined by special guest Ilina Crouse, with ideas for using the March My Monthly Hero kit! The kit and add-ons are still available, but quantities are very limited. Add them to your stamping collection before they are gone forever! For my first card I was inspired by the current trend of adult coloring books, and this flower reminded me of them....

You've been asking us for new blog blinkies for quite a while now, and we are here to make you happy! We have four adorable new blinkies to choose from - grab one to add to your blog sidebar, or grab them all! Simply right click on the image and select "save image as". It will save as a .gif file, which you can then...

Today's card features two stamps I think are absolutely awesome - the gorgeous new [hero_product_link sku="K6135" text="Antique Rose"] stamp from the 2016 Catalog, and one of my all-time favorite sentiments, the aptly-named [hero_product_link sku="G6071" text="Absolutely Awesome"]! I stamped the [hero_product_link sku="K6135" text="rose"] with [hero_product_link sku="AF345" text="Intense Black"] ink. It's perfect for using with my Copic markers, as it's alcohol ink-friendly. The [hero_product_link sku="CG689" text="leafy background"]...

Hello! Where do you draw your inspiration from? It's not usual for me, but this time I got inspired by the colors from the [hero_product_link sku="AF329" text="Neon Chartreuse to Blue ombre ink pad"] for today's card. I wanted to create a soft and lovely look with watercolors, featuring the [hero_product_link sku="CG687" text="alphabet background"] and [hero_product_link sku="CL940" text="Balloon Animal Birthday"] stamps. And here is what I...

Hello. Today I am sharing a fun card that I created with the cute Lunch Box Notes stamps and dies and a selection of Shadow Inks. To make this card, I first stamped the happy little bugs randomly on white card with Lime Green, Green Hills, Tide Pool, Mint Julep and Mint to Green Ombre inks. Next, I stamped the sentiments onto another piece of...

Heat embossing can be tricky at times and making one wrong "move" can ruin your entire project. I'd like to share 2 simple ways I like to use to fix heat embossing mistakes (and the actual mistakes I made when making a card) in this blog post and video. I often struggle with getting a perfect heat embossed image. I like to do heat embossing...

Yesterday someone was asking me about my favorite color. I stopped what I was doing at that moment to think about it. Well, I came to the conclusion that I don't have a favorite one, just because I love many colors, specially the ones that make me feel happy. Yellow is one of those. Today I am featuring a pretty stamp set called [hero_product_link sku="CL953"...

Hello! Today I'm sharing a pair of cards that I made with two of my favorite things - spring colors and a beautiful floral stencil. Have you seen the new [hero_product_link sku="SA068" text="Bold Daisy Stencil"] yet? I've used it with two, beautiful trios of ink colors, to create bold and colorful backgrounds for each of my springtime designs. I hope that you love this tried-and-true...

Have you checked out the background stamps? Today I'm featuring the [hero_product_link sku="S6144" text="Wave Pattern"]. I only used a portion of the image rather than the entire design: I inked up the [hero_product_link sku="S6144" text="Wave Pattern"] with [hero_product_link sku="AF310" text="Mint Julep to Emerald Green Ombre Ink"] and while it was sitting face up, I placed my Snow card stock panel directly onto the inked stamp....

Hello stampers! We have just taken a stroll through the most lovely flower garden and can't wait to share the beauty with you all. Thank you to everyone who entered the Fabulous Flowers Challenge! With so many fabulous entries, judging was super difficult. We have chosen a few of our favorite cards and are ready to announce the winners. First up, it’s Char, with this...

We hope you’ve enjoyed spending your weekend with our Countdown to Creativity! The launch of My Monthly Hero is only a few short hours away, and we’re super excited to share our March kit with you! As promised, we have one kit to giveaway to a lucky blog reader. We’ve randomly selected a comment from our Idea #4 post ~ congratulations to Karen Link! Karen...

We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the peeks leading up to today’s launch of our [hero_product_link sku="MH104" text="My Monthly Hero March 2016"] kit! Be sure to scroll down to the end of this post - we have an amazing list of bloggers joining us today as we introduce this kit. And a couple of wonderful prizes, too! (Note: This giveaway is now closed.) This month's...

We are getting very close to the My Monthly Hero release tomorrow - Monday, March 7 at noon eastern! I think one of the stamping techniques that will never be outdated is coloring. Coloring is fun, relaxing, and even though you are not an expert at the beginning, with some practice you can improve your skills, and become a master. :) This month's new My...

For this Countdown to Creativity post, leading up the launch of the My Monthly Hero kit on Monday, March 7 at noon eastern, I wanted to show you another card using the add-on stamp set, called CL964 Marianne's Flowers. This is the same set that Marianne introduced you to in Idea #4. But I'm showing you that it's perfectly lovely to use, even if you...

For this peek as we countdown to the March My Monthly Hero launch, kit artist Marianne Walker is joining us again to talk more about some of the add-ons to the kit! We will have available for purchase both a coloring guide written by Marianne - autographed by the author! - as well as an add-on stamp set called CL964 Marianne's Flowers that coordinates with...

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of our Countdown to Creativity, leading up to Monday's launch of the March My Monthly Hero kit! Today Jayne is sharing a couple notecards she created with some of the stamps in the kit. Here's Jayne: Today I'm sharing a pair of square notecards that I made using two beautiful floral images included in this month's stamp set. I've...

We're back with another look at our next My Monthly Hero kit, launching on Monday, March 7 at 9am eastern! This morning we gave you a little hint about the artist behind our March kit. She really, REALLY likes markers - especially Copic markers! A few of you know Marianne Walker's work when you see it! We are so thrilled to have her joining us...

Hello kit fans! We are so excited to be back, launching another My Monthly Hero kit on Monday! The response to the previous kits has been phenomenal - we're thrilled that you've loved them as much as we have! We will be showing several cards made with this month's kit and add-ons over the weekend, leading up to the kit launch on Monday, March 7...

Today is a very special day. We are launching three new products in support of Lasting Hearts, a non-profit organization founded by Kimberly Saldaña, our wonderful Director of Sales at Hero Arts. Lasting Hearts helps comfort parents, mothers in particular, who have lost a piece of their heart. Losing a child, whether in pregnancy or older, can be one of the hardest pains a parent...

We are so excited to share some happy news with you today! We have added a fantastic new designer to our Creative Team. We're beyond thrilled to introduce you to the very sweet and incredibly talented, May Sukyong Park! Hello! My name is May Sukyong Park, and I’m so honored to part of the Hero Arts Creative Team. I was born and raised in South...

Stampers, do we have a treat for you today! Please join us in welcoming guest artist Kathleen Graumüller to the blog. She'll be sharing some amazing scrapbooking inspiration, using new stamps and dies from our 2016 Catalog. Here's Kathleen now to tell you about her projects... Hey there, I am absolutely excited to be here on the Hero Arts blog as a guest designer! I...

Happy Leap Day, stampers! We thought it would be fitting to celebrate the extra day this year with an extra special event -- a big storewide sale! Today only, everything in the Hero Arts Online Store is 29% off. That's right... 24 hours. 29% off. Everything. Use code LEAPDAY29 at checkout. The code is valid between the hours of 12:00am - 11:59pm Pacific time on...

Hello and happy Leap Day! An extra day this year also means an extra day of inspiration, and today we are thrilled to have Ilina Crouse joining us on the blog with a super clever and fun pop-up project. Take it away, Ilina...! It's a privilege and honor to be a guest on the Hero Arts blog today. When I first saw the little 3-D...

According to the calendar of "national days", tomorrow is National Strawberry Day! My eight year old daughter, Courtney, thought this was the perfect reason to put her new [hero_product_link sku="CS113" text="strawberry scented ink pad"] to good use and create a card! Did you know that Hero Arts carries a line of kid-friendly inks, appropriately called Just For Kids? There are several nice colors of regular...

I'm always in need of more birthday cards and I love to send fun, interactive cards to family and friends. So today I have created a colourful birthday shaker card featuring the sweet Piñata stamp. To make my card, I first stamped the Piñata on some watercolor paper, then painted it in rainbow watercolors. Once dry, I hand cut it out, and "hung" it on...

Hello! There are so many great ways to create dimension on your cards and today I'm excited to show off the fabulous new [hero_product_link sku="DI159" text="Paper Layering Mum Flower Die"] that brings dimension to a whole new level! To create the card, I die cut the Paper Layering Mum from a circle piece of watercolor paper just slightly larger than my flower. Next, I used...

A birthday is the perfect opportunity to break out the confetti and surprise someone with a vibrant celebration card. But, what's a celebration without a colorful cake and some candles? I used the new [hero_product_link sku="CL950" text="Birthday Cake Layering set"] to create a pair of bright birthday cards. I started by stamping cake pedestals, cake layers with assorted decorations, and star-shaped cake picks on [hero_product_link...

Who said color layering stamp sets only have to be used for color layering, for creating one multi-colored image? Yes, they work beautifully for that (and always produce stunning results), but can also be stretched in a way. Today I am inviting you to try to use each color layering stamp individually. To be able to better explain what I have in mind I've filmed...

Birds are so pretty and one of the things that I like about them, is their vibrant colors which have always amazed me. Certainly, I can never have enough stamps of little birds, and coloring this type of image with markers can be a lot of fun. Today I am featuring a pretty set of woodblock stamps called [hero_product_link sku="LP409" text="A Little Birdie"]. This set...

Thank you cards, I don't think we can ever have too many in our stash. Have you seen the beautiful new [hero_product_link sku="G6132" text="Handwritten Thank You"]? I stamped it with the new [hero_product_link sku="AF345" text="Intense Black ink"]. I've teamed it up with the [hero_product_link sku="CL944" text="Color Layering For You Flowers"]. I used the following Shadow Inks: [hero_product_link sku="AF145" text="Soft Apricot"] ● [hero_product_link sku="AF242" text="Soft Cantaloupe"]...

I am eternally grateful to be writing this post today - the chance to work with all of the amazing people at Hero Arts has been one of the best experiences for me, since this company has always had a special place in my heart when it comes to crafting. It is bittersweet that I have decided to step down, as some exciting professional opportunities...