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Good morning! Jess here with a fun and easy way to use liquid watercolors on die-cut images! I just loved the monstera leaves in the new Paper Layering Plant and Stand and since monsteras come in all colors and sizes I thought it would be fun to do some very loose watercoloring! To start I die-cut the leaves several times from watercolor paper. Then I...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card (and a video) using few of the new Hero Arts 2020 catalog stamps and dies: Single Tulip, Hero Florals Tulips and coordinating Frame Cuts, along with the Window on the Garden Fancy Die. Watch the video below to see how this card came to be (or click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To make the card start...

Hello stampers! We're here to announce the winners from our 2020 Catalog Blog Hop. Big thanks to all who hopped along with us to see the wonderful projects the designers created with the new 2020 collection! Congratulations to these thee randomly chosen winners, who will each receive a $50 shopping spree to the Hero Arts Online Store:• Bonnie King - From Caly Person's blog on February 15. "What a great way to...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a new card and video to share! In today’s video I create an interactive card featuring the Surprise Gift stamp set and Frame Cuts as well as the Party Fox Stamp & Cut. Today I’ll show you how I create a hidden pull tab which when pulled reveals a wild surprise! Please check out the video below to see the whole process....

Hi, Friends! It's Caly and I'm here to share a fun and colorful, almost one-layer, card created with the Greenhouse Peek-A-Boo Cling! Lots of plants and even an ornery pet to brighten anyone's day. I'm using this background stamp on its own today, but I wanted to mention that it coordinates with both the rectangular and circular Peek-a-Boo Fancy Dies, allowing you to create some really fun interactive designs!...

The Stamping Village has released another collaborative stamp set and the theme of this one is BIRTHDAYS! It features 12 different 2.5"x1" birthday images, one from each member of The Stamping Village. Today I've used one of the images along with Reactive Inks to create a simple and colorful birthday card. I gold heat embossed an image from the Happy Birthday by The Stamping Village set on white cardstock...

Like many of you, I'm anxiously awaiting spring. However, while I wait patiently for the first flowers to bloom, I'm very happy making cards with my favorite floral stamps. Today, I’m sharing a pair of springtime cards that I created with the new Lavender Bunch stamp set. To make these cards, I started by stamping the lovely Lavender Bunch bouquet stamp, with Intens-ified Black ink,...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video and episode, we are taking a closer look at the new Tulip Field HeroScape set.  If you aren’t familiar with these stamps, there are 3 sets in the line, the Lavender Field, the Tulip Field, and the Sunflower Field. All are large 6x8 clear stamps that have a beautiful...

Today is an exciting day at Hero Arts - we are launching our brand new 2020 Catalog Collection in the Hero Arts store! There are so many wonderful products to choose from, including our new Color Layering HeroScapes, the Peek-a-Boo stamp line expanded into 6x8 clear sets, new Hero Hues Pigment Inks, Bold Prints cling backgrounds, Fancy Dies, stencils, and so much more! With over 80...

Hello there, Michelle here sharing a card using the new Birthday Paw-ty set. This is such a fun set and was very popular during the My Monthly Hero release. I can see why, it is so cute! I thought I would create a circle card using it today. I started off by stamping my images on to white cardstock using Intens-ified Black Ink. I then coloured them using...

Good morning! Jess here with a glittery golden birthday card using the adorable new Decorate a Cake set along with some previously released sentiments! To start I wanted a little texture in my background panel so I stamped an A2 panel of Hero Hues Nautical Cardstock with the Star and Line Bold Prints background stamp using Navy ink. It adds a subtle but interesting texture and is especially...

Hi, Friends! This is Caly with you today sharing a card made using the You're Top Tier add-on stamp set this month. I LOVE specialty cupcakes and a whole tier of it just sounds scrumptious! I stamped and colored my images with Copic makers. The sentiment is a simple tag also stamped and colored with Copic markers that I added at the top of the...

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! Our randomly selected winner will receive a $50 gift card to use in the Hero Arts online store. And the winner is... Gail Spresser, who left this comment...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing this week's video over on the Hero Arts YouTube Channel. For today's project, I've combined the new Banner Letterset Dies with the new Decorate A Cake stamps and some older standalone Fancy Dies to create this adorable little card for my daughter's BFF! Here's the video: In case you can't watch the video above, click HERE...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a video demonstrating how I created this fun shaker card with the February My Monthly Hero Kit.  I love the sequin mix included in this month’s kit!! It actually inspired my color palette for today’s card! And with such beautiful sequins, I couldn’t resist making a shaker card! Please check out the video below to see the whole process....

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing fun card using the new Festive Balloon stamp set and coordinating Frame Cuts along with the Banner Letterset Fancy Dies. To make the card start by stamping the balloons with Intens-ified Black ink on Dove White cardstock. Color with alcohol markers and die cut using the coordinating Frame Cuts. Set aside. Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Dove White...

It's time for our Awesome Add-ons feature, friends! Along with the February My Monthly Hero kit, this month we've introduced a festive grouping of stamps and dies that you can turn to again and again to create birthday cards, invitations, party decor, and more. We're also excited to reveal NEW packaging for 2020 - you'll be seeing this refreshed look on shelves going forward! Shop for the...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got some springy birthday inspiration using not one, but three stamp sets from the latest My Monthly Hero add-ons! I love that these stamps work so beautifully together to create some really darling and festive projects. Let's get started with the details!  Today's card focuses on images from Time For Cake, Festive Balloon, and Surprise...

The February My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons are here! It's a good day for a birthday - or in our case, it's a good day to create a stash of birthday cards! Our February release will put you well on your way to having a pile of cards to pick from, whenever they are needed. Our main kit combines birthday and floral, with stamps to...

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 comment from...

It's time for our next countdown peek! The February My Monthly Hero kit will be available tomorrow, Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Janette, who is sharing a final peek at this month's all things birthday kit! Birthdays, birthdays, birthdays! Between myself and four daughters, we go through a gaggle of birthday cards. I love a kit that has everything I need to create simple cards for when...

It's already time for our fifth countdown peek! The February My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Be sure to mark your calendar or set an alarm -- last month we had a quick sellout and due to the limited edition nature of the program, kits are not restocked once sold out. Now let's join Jess for another fantastic sneak peek! Hello! Jess here with...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown! The February My Monthly Hero Kit releases on Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here throughout the weekend sharing peeks. Now let's join Channin for another look at this pretty and versatile kit! Hello friends! Welcome to today’s countdown to the next My Monthly Hero kit!! I’m so excited about this month’s theme!! I feel like...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit! Mark you calendars -- release day is coming up on Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Caly for another lovely sneak peek! Hi, Friends! Welcome to today's countdown to the next My Monthly Hero kit! This month's theme is birthdays and we've got festive images to celebrate anyone's big day.  ...

It's time for our next countdown peek! The February My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Just a reminder, the kit is limited edition and once it's gone, there are no more. If you're not a subscriber and wish to purchase the kit, your best bet is to grab it on Monday. Now let’s join Ilina, who is sharing another beautiful card created...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the February My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, February 3 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let’s join Emily for the first look at using this sweet birthday kit!  Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you sharing some inspiration that I've created using...

Back by popular demand - Hero's Heroes, a blog feature where we introduce you to members of the Hero Arts family. Every other month we will show you the people behind the scenes who work hard to bring you quality products and inspiration. We call them Hero's Heroes because they are how we do what we do! Let's get to know Libby Hickson! What do...

Good morning! Jess here with a pretty rainbow of stacked coffee mugs in a slimline card!! The perfect jolt of caffeine to start your Wednesday! ;)  I love the hearts spilling out of the mug in the Cup of Love stamp set and thought that'd be the perfect topper for a stack of coffee mugs! To start I stamped the plain mugs onto a stack of full...

Hero Arts Rubber Stamps, Inc. and Ellison Educational Equipment, Inc. have come to a resolution of their past disputes and look forward to future opportunities to foster artistry, creativity and innovation in the crafting industry.

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Unbearably Thankful set that was released as an add-on to the January My Monthly Hero kit. I instantly fell in love with the bear holding the big bunch of flowers, so I knew that I had to use him for my card today!  I started off my card...

Hi, Friends! It's Caly with you today sharing a card made using the Togetherness Flower Bouquet. I love this large floral cluster and thought it would be great for no-line watercoloring. I have a video on the Hero Arts YouTube channel if you'd like to check it out! (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.) To start, I used...

Hello friends, it's time to announce our giveaway winners from last week's 2020 Catalog festivities! We appreciate all of the comments and enthusiasm surrounding the new products and we can't wait to see the projects you create. Thank you for taking the time to stop by to celebrate the release with us! We've randomly selected five winners. The four sneak peek winners will each receive a $20 gift card to Hero...

Hi everyone! llina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the new Flower Bouquet Pieces stamp set and the coordinating Frame Cuts. This versatile set can be used to create a bouquet with the included wrapper stamp, or to create a wreath as I'm showing today. To make the card start by stamping one of the flower images using Intens-ified Black ink on Dove White...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some more Valentine's Day inspiration for you using some old and some new products from the latest My Monthly Hero release! I find it difficult to create cards for guys, especially my own manly-man who is a woodworker, antique car aficionado, and a general handyman, and I find that the best way to attempt...

Our Shimmer Mists are a great way to create quick backgrounds using stencils. Today I've used the Pink Metallic Shimmer Mist along with the Spiral Petals Stencil to create a background that I used for two different cards. The traditional way to use the stencil is to lay it on your cardstock and spritz the Shimmer Mist over the top. But while doing this, I discovered another...

It’s a new year which means twelve months of new opportunities for sending cards to friends and family. For me, it also means that I’ll be looking for multiple ways to use my favorite stamps on my cards. Perhaps the easiest way to create different designs from a single stamp is to mask selective portions of the design. So today, I’m sharing a birthday card...