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Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the new Parasol Pattern Bold Prints, along with Kittens in Kimonos and Zen Messages. I had so much fun coloring all the parasols and the cute little kitten. To make the card start by stamping the kitten and parasol on Dove White cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink. Color and cut. Stamp Parasol Pattern...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today, and I've got a soft, feminine card for you using some of the new products released this week for March's My Monthly Hero release! We had a beautiful eastern theme for this month's release; cherry blossoms, parasols, koi fish, even dumplings! But for today's post, my project focuses on the new Dreams Will Blossom stamps and coordinating...

It's time for another Awesome Add-ons feature, friends! This month we've released 15 new products along with the March My Monthly Hero kit. From fun images with an Asian flair, to useful message sets, to gorgeous cling backgrounds and fabulous dies - you'll be able to use the March add-ons throughout the year for all sorts of occasions! Shop for the March MMH add-ons here...

Hello, friends! It’s Channin here with a video demonstrating how I created this shadow box card with the March My Monthly Hero Kit. The new stamp set included in this kit is so much fun to play with!! The second I got it I started building different scenes, playing with different colors and arrangements! Then I thought how fun it would be to create a...

We're celebrating the coming of spring with an explosion of blossoms and color! Japan is the inspiration for the HeroScape in this month's kit, which features a serene zen garden and flowering cherry tree, complete with pagodas. Included in the kit are the perfect inks for stamping your scene, as well as a selection of our Hero Hues Premium Cardstock. And how about a little...

It's almost time to launch the March 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 March My Monthly Hero kit and add-ons tomorrow, Monday March 2 at 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern! We hope you've enjoyed all of the peeks from our Creative Team this weekend. Just a reminder: For this month, we will start shipping our kits and add-ons on March 16 due some supplier delays. We know you are excited...

Hi everyone! We have a giveaway winner to announce today. Our randomly chosen Stamping Village Birthday Fest Blog Hop winner, selected from all comments on this video, is...Pat Radulich, who said: "Love the card, love the stamp set. Great cause to support. I admire your company, it’s so rare to see the collaboration you lead and inspire in an industry. Thank you for the positive...

Hello and welcome as we continue the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Emily for another look at this tree-mendous (sorry!) kit. Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some more inspiration using the March 2020 My Monthly Hero kit. This kit features some absolutely...

It's time for our fourth countdown peek! The March My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, March 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Ilina, who is sharing another look at this month's kit! Hi everyone! As soon as I saw the kit and the tree I wanted to stamp the tree in a bunch of different colors, so for my card...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, March 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Channin for another fabulous sneak peek! Hello friends! It's Channin here with a new card idea featuring the March 2020 My Monthly Hero Kit. I love designing cards with every one of the HeroScape sets!...

It's time for our next countdown peek! The March My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, March 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Caly, who is sharing some more gorgeous inspiration using this month's kit! Hi, Friends! It’s Caly with you today sharing a card made using the March My Monthly Hero Kit. This month’s kit takes on an Asian theme...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the March My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, March 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. In case you didn't see yesterday's message, this month we will start shipping our kits and add-ons on March 16 due some supplier...

My Monthly Hero March 2020 For this month, we will start shipping our kits and add-ons on March 16 due to some supplier delays. We know you are excited to get your kit and we will work to ship earlier if possible. Thank you for your wonderful patronage and patience. The March kit countdown will begin on Friday and the kit will be available for...

Along with the debut of the 2020 Spring Catalog, we released eight new jewel-toned pigment inks that are a great addition to our ink collection. The properties of pigment inks allow for different techniques than dye inks since the ink stays wet longer. They create crisp results for stamping and are great for heat embossing. I created a chart to show off the vibrant colors...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new Affirmation Messages set. The 'beautiful' in the hello beautiful message has a rounded edge so I thought it would perfectly inside a circle shape, so I decided to make a shaped card using the Flower Infinity Dies. I first took the sentiment from the Affirmation Messages set and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

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...

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...

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...