Happy Monday, everyone! We’re so happy you stopped by today! It’s going to be a fantastic week, as we blog hop with our Studio Calico friends and bring you sneak peeks of new Studio Calico + Hero Arts stamps!

As announced last month, we have partnered with Studio Calico to produce Studio Calico’s exclusive clear stamps for their popular monthly kit programs. And! We’re also co-developing a series of clear and cling stamps for both stampers and retailers, coming in August. These are the stamps you’ll get to see during this week’s hop. We’ve been having so much fun with them and can’t wait to show them off!!

So are you ready for some eye candy? Here we go!

First, Lisa’s project…Hero Arts + Studio Calico = a card full of happy!

She made this card to give to her hubby using one of her favorite little stamping tricks: using the reverse side of a clear stamp to make a perfect matching background stamp!

Here, check out that woodgrain stamp  to see it better — it’s from the Studio Calico + Hero Arts Home Sweet Home (ST513) clear set!

Card by Lisa Spangler. Click on over to find out more about how to make this card.

Lisa loves woodgrain — she even used another woodgrain stamp to create the center of the sun! Doesn’t it add a sorta masculine touch?

We are actually the second stop on today’s hop. To start from the beginning, just click over here to the Studio Calico blog and then follow the links. Here is the complete list of today’s designers, so if you encounter any broken links along the way, you can come back here to get back on track.

• Studio Calico Blog
• Hero Arts Blog <– YOU ARE HERE!
• Stephanie Howell
• Jennifer McGuire
• Davinie Fiero
• Shari Carroll
• April Foster

And what would a blog hop be without prizes? We’re giving away FIVE Studio Calico + Hero Arts clear stamp sets for EACH day of the hop (Monday through Wednesday!)

You could win Home Sweet Home (ST513) + My Happy (ST508) that Lisa used today, plus THREE more sets! Just leave a comment on each stop in the hop and we’ll pick a random winner from ALL of them! The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to WIN! Yay! Winners will be announced on Saturday, July 16.

Your next stop on the hop is Stephanie Howell!

Enjoy and be sure to come back tomorrow for day 2…we’ve got a lot more to share!

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