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Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the January My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, January 6 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let's join Caly for the first look at this beautiful kit! Hi, friends! Welcome to today's countdown to the next My Monthly...

The new Hero Arts 2020 Spring Catalog is being introduced later this month and we have some exciting news -- you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in stores now! Retailers who have opted to participate in our ShopBox program are displayed below alphabetically by state, with international locations rounding out the list. Be sure to ask for the brand...

Happy New Year from all of us at Hero Arts! Here's to a new year and a new decade filled with joy, possibility, and plenty of creativity. We look forward to sharing it with you!

Hello and welcome to the last day of 2019! I'm thrilled to be sharing a card with one of my most favorite wood block stamps ever from Hero Arts, Tin of Brushes! I broke out a little no line coloring with a rainbow of paintbrushes for today's design. To create my card, I stamped the Tin of Brushes on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel...

Good morning and Happy Monday! Jess here with a video sharing several ways to use the Gal Pal Brunch set to create cards for a variety of occasions! You can watch the video below or over at our YouTube channel! To start I stamped the gorgeous Pearl Strings Bold Prints stamp onto Hero Hues cardstock in Dove White, Paradise, and Pitch Black Cardstock with the...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a fun card using the Presents Background and the Peek-a-Boo Doors Fancy Die. Now that Christmas is over we may all have to send some thank you cards, also it can be used for birthdays, weddings, etc. Just change the colors of the presents and you can get different look. I went with more cheery and bright...

Hi there! I hope everybody had a very happy holiday with your loved ones. Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some non-holiday inspiration (I feel like I've been making holiday cards for forever haha)! I have a sweet little birthday card to share with you today using an older, but absolutely darling, stamp set: Mouse Tea Party. Let's get started with the details! I...

We wish you all the joys of the season! May your holidays be filled with love, good cheer, and all things merry and bright.

Hi, Friends! This is Caly! Happy Christmas Eve to all those who are celebrating the holidays! I've created a fun rainbow card using the Crafting Tools Bold Prints background stamp. I love the rainbow - I know some people don't care for it but it really does spark joy for me! Today, I've ink-blended the rainbow over my white-embossed background. After embossing the image with...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the beautiful new Earth Nature Fancy Die with Frame. This die can be used in lots of different ways but I thought it would be fun to create a sunset in the sky and sea at the bottom using ink blending. Here is the video showing how I...

Hi crafting friends, it’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero, and this month we’re inviting you to get sparkly! Sparkly can mean lots of things, so we’ll leave it up to your imagination as to how you’ll join in on this fun theme! I wanted to do a combination of neutral and simple, with full-on-sparkle. I took the Build a Tree stamp set, and created...

Looking for some last minute holiday card inspiration? Today I've created a fun interactive card featuring the Cabinet Door Fancy Die. The doors open to a sweet snowy scene that will be sure to make the recipient smile. You could use this same die and create a scene for any season throughout the year! Here is what the card looks like when closed... And then...

Hello friends! Today I am sharing a magical celebration card with the Celebrate Earth Bears wood block stamp add on from the December 2019 My Monthly Hero Release. A beautiful alcohol inked background is the perfect backdrop for the Celebrate Earth Bears image. Alcohol Lift Ink gives a magical feeling to the card design. The background was created by applying Pool, Stream, Denim, Amethyst, and...

The easiest way to make a pretty card is to use a beautiful stamp. The From the Vault Poinsettia wood stamp is the loveliest floral stamp in my collection this year so I couldn’t resist making a pair of seasonal thank you cards with this gorgeous flower design. To make these cards, I started by randomly stamping the From the Vault Poinsettia stamp with Intens-ified...

Hello there, Michelle here. Today I have a card to share with you using the beautiful Color Layering Monarch Butterfly set. You can purchase this set on its own, or as part of the Color Layering Butterfly Kit, which includes the stamp set, Frame Cuts and ink cubes. The kit also gives you a saving of 25%, as well as a free stencil! I started...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a fun card using the Using Stencils with Inks Kit. This fun and versatile kit consists of the Every Which Way stencil, Birthday Hugs and Kisses stamp set, and 3 ink pads: Orchid, Neon Purple and Neon Pink. When you purchase these products together as a bundle, you'll save about 25% of the regular price of the...

Oh yes, another season is upon us loaded with those wonderful holiday-themed sweaters. Although now socks are giving them competition! I bought some that light up! I thought I would play with the Christmas Sweater die and show you the realms of possibilities! What a fun time I had experimenting with all the paper colors and printed papers in this world. Because this die is...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some inspiration using the new products from this month's release. I love the Mother Earth theme that has permeated throughout the products for this month's release. The Carry the World stamp set features some beautiful, super unique images and greetings, and I have paired the turtle image with the Earth Nature Fancy Die and some subtle...

Hi, Friends! This is Caly! I’m sharing a card with you today using the Nature’s Beauty stamp set. There are three images with majestic animals with natural elements framing them. If you love nature, you’ll love what this stamp set represents! To create my card, I first stamped the lion’s head on white cardstock using Inten-sified Black Ink. I then used a Nested Circle to...

It's time to tackle that pile of unwrapped presents in the corner of my bedroom, but first I like to make a few personalized tags to add to some special gifts. Not all gifts get the fancy ribbon and tags, but it's fun to dress up a few packages for those who I know will love the extra touch. I chose to use the Color...

Good morning! Jess here with a soft ink-blended card using the pretty new Staggering Branches set! To start I stamped the images and sentiment from Staggering Branches onto an A2 panel of Hero Hues Dove White Cardstock with Versafine and heat-embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. I colored the images with Copic markers, keeping the flowers and butterflies in light shades of peach and pink....

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our December 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...

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 Color Layering Nordic Tree stamp set. The Color Layering Nordic Tree stamp set features a solid tree shape that can be stamped in any color of ink and provide a base for your Christmas tree. You also...

Today we are thrilled to announce a new addition to our amazing Creative Team! Channin has wow'ed us the past couple months as she's joined our monthly release blog hops - check out her December post HERE! We're so excited to have her officially join our team! Let's get to know Channin: Hello! I’m Channin Pelletier and I live in sunny Arizona with my husband...

Hello there! One of my very favorite My Monthly Hero add-ons this month is the Beautiful World stamp set. This gorgeous image was just begging to be watercolored. For a simple, yet stunning watercolor effect I love to use Reactive Inks! These versatile inks are super easy to apply with a small paintbrush, water brush, etc. To create the one layer design, the Beautiful World...

Hello and welcome to this month’s edition of Awesome Add-ons! Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all of the new add-on products that we've released this month along with the December My Monthly Hero kit. Whether you use them with the kit or on their own, these stamps and dies will open up a wonderful world of creative possibilities! Shop...

Hi everyone! Ilina here! Today I am sharing a card using the new World Window Fancy Die from this month's add-ons release. To make the card start by die cutting the World Window Fancy die on piece of Dove White cardstock measuring 4" x 5 1/4". Once die cut, set a side. Create striped background using Kiwi, Pesto, Paradise, Adriatic, Nautical, Plum and Azalea cardstock...

It's the first Monday in December and you know what that means - it's launch day! We celebrate our world in all of its beauty and diversity with this month’s kit. The main 6"x8" stamp set features a beautiful Earth goddess, which can be stamped alone or embellished to have one of the smaller elements of the kit, such as the Earth, cradled in her...

It's almost time to launch the December 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 time for our final countdown peek before the release of the December My Monthly Hero kit! The kit will be available tomorrow, Monday, December 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Michelle for another look at this fabulous kit! There are so many wonderful images in the kit stamp set that it was difficult to choose what I wanted to use. I love...

Hello and welcome back to the countdown to the release of the December My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, December 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let's join Jess for another beautiful peek! Good morning! Jess here with a cheery card using the new kit! I love that big intricate image and decided it would be perfect for a little colored pencil work!...

It's time for our fourth countdown peek! The December My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, December 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Emily, who is sharing another look at this beautifully detailed kit celebrating our Earth! Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today for another sneak peek of the December My Monthly Hero kit. This month's kit features an...

Hello! We are continuing the countdown to the release of the December My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, December 2 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here throughout the weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Caly for another look at this fabulous kit! Hi, Friends! Welcome to another countdown to the next My Monthly Hero release!...

Welcome back to the countdown to the release of the December My Monthly Hero kit! Release day is Monday, December 2, at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let's join Ilina for a look at this beautifully detailed kit celebrating our Earth! Hi everyone! Ilina here for today's sneak peek of the December...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the December My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, December 2 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here all weekend long, sharing inspiration before the launch on Monday. Now let's join Nichol for the first look at the kit! Hello friends! Nichol here with a card share featuring no line coloring...

We at Hero Arts wish you and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for all of YOU and your continued support. May your Thanksgiving be warm with joy and filled with blessings!