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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 the tone on...

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 separate sheet from...

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...

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 three sides. I...

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,...

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...

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...

Today we're excited to begin sharing sneak peeks from our upcoming 2016 Catalog! The new catalog, which makes its debut later this week at CHA, is filled with more than 100 new products! Where to begin? How about a look at an addition to our popular line of Color Layering stamps... Creative Team member Jayne Nelson created the gorgeous card above using CL947 Color Layering...

We are sorry to report we are once again having technical issues with our store.  The store will be unavailable while we fix the issue.  Please call us if you would like to place a phone order or email info@heroarts.com if you have questions.  Do note, we are getting duplicate orders, and we will not process duplicates but instead refund any charges. We hope you’ve...

We hope you’ve enjoyed our Countdown to Creativity the past few days! The launch of My Monthly Hero is only a few short hours away, and we’re super excited to share our January 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 #1 post ~ congratulations to Lin Brandyberry! Lin said "Oh, this looks...

Hi! Today I have a simple watercolored card to share with you featuring stamps and dies from the January My Monthly Hero kit. To make this card, I first die cut a heart from some scrap cardstock to create a heart shaped stencil. I used this to create my loose watercolor heart, then flicked some extra paint onto the panel. Once this was dry, I white heat embossed...

The first My Monthly Hero kit of 2016 is quite fun. It has so many possibilities to create different cards for Valentines and beyond. One of the things I loved the most about this kit is that it has all that you need to create shaker cards: For this card, I created a front panel from layering paper (Carnation color), which is included in the kit....

Hello! Welcome to our third idea post, leading up to the launch of this month's My Monthly Hero kit! The kit will launch on Monday, January 4 at noon eastern. We're sharing ideas for using the kit throughout the weekend - and having a lot of fun while we're at it! I absolutely love the gorgeous Paper Layering die that's included in the kit. All of...

Welcome back to our countdown, leading up to the launch of our January My Monthly Hero kit! Yesterday we shared a gorgeous card by Lucy, and mentioned she played a special role in the creation of this kit. Have you guessed what that might be? If you follow Lucy, you'll know that she loves sequins and is the master of the shaker card! For our January...

Happy New Year! We hope you've enjoyed the holiday season. We are kicking off the new year right with the start of our our next My Monthly Hero: Creativity in a Box countdown!! Our January kit will go live in the store at noon eastern on Monday, January 4. The kit is a good one, you won't want to miss it! Between now and Monday,...

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 […]