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Hello friends! We are popping back in to announce the winner of our big Hero Tools giveaway. Thank you for the tremendous response. WOW! We are thrilled that so many of you are excited about the Hero Tools collection.If you signed up to be notified when the new tools are in stock, you were automatically entered in the drawing. We've randomly selected the winner from...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a clean and simple card using the new Hot Stuff stamp set along with the coordinating Frame Cuts. I combined this set with the Wood Frame Infinity Dies to create a framed look. To make the card, start by stamping the image using Intens-ified Black ink on Dove White cardstock. Color it with medium of your choice...

Hello! I’m excited to be sharing a card today that I made with one of my favorite new Looking Glass Dies. The Looking Glass Hot Air Balloons set is a set of three dies that can be used individually or together, to create beautiful, layered, balloon-filled focal points. For my card, I combined this Fancy Die with one of my most loved floral stamps to...

Hey, everybody! It's Maria here and I am so excited that I get to share some really special products with you today. What makes them so special? Well, once a year we all get to vote for our favorite My Monthly Hero kit from the previous year. Once the votes are tallied the most popular kit gets brought back so that we can all get...

Hey there! Daniel West here with a heartfelt get well card featuring the new Water Lilies Fancy Dies and some Copic coloring. I filmed this project and posted it on the Hero Arts YouTube channel for you. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please watch HERE on YouTube.) Tips: When coloring water lilies that look like they glow from the insides, start with...

Recently, our wonderful Hero Arts Global Team hosted a blog hop, featuring creations they've made with the February release. There was a $25 gift card up for grabs for one lucky hopper. The team randomly drew the winner - congratulations to Denise Bryant, who left her winning comment on Jen Kray's blog. Denise, please contact info@heroarts.com to claim your gift card. There is no longer...

Hi friends! I have been on a colored pencil kick lately, so I thought I'd bring that to the blog today. Koi are one of my favorite types of stamp images, because in real life, there's an endless variety of colors and patterns on koi, so you really have limitless coloring potential. At our botanical garden, there is a long, winding koi pond where you...

Hi friends! It's Mindy here with you today to share a fun and colorful card using the new Apple Slices Bold Prints background stamp. I thought this background would make a great card to give to a teacher. I started by picking out a rainbow of cardstock colors from the Hero Hues line including Peony, Azalea, Cherry, Papaya, Canary, Kiwi, Meadow, Arctic, Paradise, Adriatic, Lavender,...

Hola everyone! Pocono Pam here! Today I am sharing a card I created with the new Color Layering Happy Birthday clear stamp set. To begin, I inked Sun Ray Bold Prints with Grape Juice and Bubble Gum and stamped it onto a 4" x 5.25" Dove White cardstock panel. I adhered the panel to a top-folding A2 card base. Next, I stamped "happy" onto Lavender...

Hello friends! The time has come to announce our giveaway winners from last week's 2022 Catalog festivities! We appreciate all of the comments and enthusiasm surrounding the catalog and we can't wait to see the projects you'll create with the new products. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and celebrate the new release with us! We've randomly selected five winners. The two...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I have some inspiration using the lovely new Looking Glass Bird on a Branch dies. I love the versatility of these Looking Glass dies. You can use them together, separately, with different coloring mediums, with colored cardstock, with black cardstock to create a silhouette...so many possibilities! My project today features some of the other standalone dies...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Jess here with a cheery card featuring the new Color Layering Cherries set from the 2022 Catalog! Here's a video to go along with today's card: (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please click HERE to watch on YouTube.) To start, I stamped the Color Layering Cherries onto Dove White cardstock using Strawberry, Red Royal, Fresh Lawn, and...

Today is Sally's day on the blog, and it also happens to be SALLY'S BIRTHDAY!!! So before we jump into her Saturdays with Sally post, we wanted to take a moment to wish her a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! We hope you have a wonderful day, Sally! Now let's see what the birthday girl has created for us today... I have always cherished different types of...

Good morning everyone. It's Dana here with you. Today I'll be sharing how to make a sentiment in a background really pop. Let's get into the card. I started with a piece of Dove White cardstock cut to 4.25" x 5.5". Using the new Swirls and Dots Bold Prints, I stamped the image with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink, then heat set it with Gold...

Hello and welcome! Seeka here and today I'm sharing a card that comes together quickly thanks to the help of some of the new Color Layering stencils from the 2022 Catalog! I chose pink for these tulips; what color would you choose? I started off by positioning the first layer of the tulip blooms from the Color Layering Tulip Bouquet Stencils over a 4.25" x...

Today we're shining the spotlight on a special section of the new 2022 Catalog that we're over the moon about – Hero Tools™! This is a curated collection of essential tools for stamping, cardmaking, scrapbooking, and mixed media. We've selected the best quality products with a classic branded look in the spirit of the Hero Arts style. (Stay tuned for details on how you could...

Our biggest release of the year is here! Our 2022 Catalog's 120 pages are packed with exciting new stamps, dies, stencils, tools, and more. We invite you to explore the products on our website, or take a digital stroll through our catalog below. You could add a printed copy to your order, it makes a wonderful idea book with all of the inspiration from our...

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! If you haven't had a chance to grab your kit yet, we do still have a limited quantity available here. Our randomly selected...

Welcome back to our 2022 Catalog sneak peeks! Instead of chocolates and flowers this Valentine's Day, we're giving you a peek inside our brand new catalog, which launches tomorrow at 10am PT! Its 120 pages are packed with exciting new stamps, dies, stencils, tools, and more. We hope you enjoy today's previews, and don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of this post...

Hello and happy Friday! Today we are excited to begin showing you some sneak peeks from our 2022 Catalog, leading up to the full catalog reveal, product launch, and blog hop in just four days. That's right, on Tuesday, February 15 all of the newest products from our biggest release of the year will be available at Hero Arts retailers and in our online shop!...

Hello there, Michelle here today sharing a card using the new Star Wreath Fancy Die, along with a cloudy night sky. The Star Wreath Fancy Die is an add-on to the February 2022 My Monthly Hero Kit. It works really well with other products in the release, or on its own. I started off with my background. I took a 3.75" x 5" panel of...

It's time for our Awesome Add-ons feature for the month of February! Have you had a chance to check out the new add-ons introduced on Monday along with this month's kit? The creative possibilities are endless with this dreamy collection of stamps, dies, and stencils. We can't wait to see what you'll create with them! Shop for the February MMH add-ons here Today we're delighted...

Hello friends!! It’s Channin here and today I have a fun interactive card featuring the brand new February My Monthly Hero Kit! In today’s video I create a rotating wheel card that features a watercolored sky that changes with every turn! Please check out the video to see the whole process. (If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on...

Our February My Monthly Hero release was inspired by the art of the Surrealist masters and the magical imagery of dreams. Let your imagination soar with the playful drawings as you arrange your own creative scenes. There are nine different messages to include on your card or project, and the kit is rounded out with black watercolor paper, a water brush, and a custom Daniel...

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...

It's our final countdown post before the release of the February My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons tomorrow, Monday February 7 at 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern! We hope you've enjoyed all of the imaginative peeks this weekend. If you missed the first two days of inspiration, we invite you to circle back and check it out here and here. Before we start counting down the hours...

Welcome back to the countdown! Are you ready for more February My Monthly Hero inspiration before the launch of the new kit on Monday? "Beautiful things await you" (as the first card foreshadows!) You can click on the links below the photos for more details, and don't forget to comment at the end for a chance to WIN a kit! Project #5 created by Debi...

Hello and happy Friday! February is here and you know what that means – it's almost time for a new My Monthly Hero Kit! The February kit and add-ons will be available on Monday, February 7 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Today our Creative Team is here to get the countdown under way with four inspiring creations! Be sure to check out their blogs (linked below),...

Spread some love to those special people in your life with a sweet handmade Valentine's Day card! Today I have two cards to share using some of the wonderful products from the January release. The first card features the adorable Flower Girls stamp set. I stamped the sweet little girl holding a heart bouquet on watercolor paper and colored the image with Zig Clean Color...

Welcome to the very first Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero challenge! We are still in the process of choosing the 2022 design team, so for this challenge, we have some guest designers who will be providing us with some inspiration! And the theme is Anything Goes – any colours, any style, any theme, any shape, any project type – let your imagination run...

Hi, friends! One of my favorite things to do during the long winter days of January and February is to make birthday cards that I can keep on hand to use during the year. I also like to find ways to reuse my favorite supplies but still make each card unique. Today, I’m using the wonderful Birthday Message Cover Plate to create three inked birthday...

Hi friends! I'm here today with a SUPER fun way to use the Hero Hues Reactive ink cubes. Ink cubes are such an economical way to sample an ink line, BUT - just their shape and size alone can be used as a design element, and that's what I'll be showing you in today's video. The first card, which is the last project in the...

Good morning friends! Today we're sharing some crafty inspiration from our fantastic Global Team! First up we have two cards from our team members using the January My Monthly Hero Kit. Ilda paired the cover plate die from the kit and the gorgeous tree branch to create this layered beauty! Erica used the same My Monthly Hero Kit but went in a rainbow direction with...

Hey everybody it's Maria here today with an easy concept to help you put together some super fun mixed media cards. The concept is "layering!" Layer those colors, layer those textures and layer that paper! When I'm creating mixed media projects I love trying to create depth in my work and thinking of my project in layers really helps me to do that. To get...

Good morning! Jess here with a cheery card and a reminder that you CAN cut your stamps to customize a sentiment. I promise it won't hurt them! I started my card by blending Pale Tomato, Soft Apricot, and Butter Bar ink onto an A2 panel of Dove White cardstock with Blending Brushes. I concentrated my blending on the top half of my panel as I...

Hello crafty friends! It's Mindy with you today to share inspiration using the new Peonies Bunch stamp set. I decided I hadn't done much watercoloring lately and thought this beautiful floral image was the perfect time to dig out my Karin markers. You can do this same technique with any watercolor set you have. I started by stamping the peony image onto Fabriano Artistico Extra...