Hi there! It’s Lisa here with you today, and I have a Mother’s Day card to share with you plus a final sneak peek before our BIG reveal tomorrow! So let’s get right to it!

First up, the card! Did you happen to see the home page this month?

Well, I made the Mother’s Day card using the tea pot  in the background as my inspiration. I was thinking about my Grandma and how we always used to drink tea together in the evenings and talk about the day. Such a great way to relax and unwind. Now my husband Jason and I carry on the tradition. Do any of you do that?

Here’s a closeup so that you can see it better:

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

I wanted to keep the card clean and simple to focus on the Painted Flower, which just happens to be our Stamp of the Week, so I inked it with Distress Markers, adding black to the center. Then I misted it with water and stamped it. A few black pearls added to the flower center and two more on the card and I was done! Love this flower so much, it makes creating cards so easy.

Do you love the Painted Flower as much as I do? Well then, pick one up for 25% off right HERE in the Hero Arts Online Store!  Mother’s Day is just around the corner, do you have your cards done yet? If not then this stamp just might be your answer!

And now for our last big sneak peek before our big worldwide reveal tomorrow!

What could it be hidden in the peek? A new stamp or two, perhaps? Wink! I can hardly wait until you see the catalog tomorrow! Will be so great to be able to share what we’ve been working on for months now. See you then!

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Calling all gal pals… and I have a LOT of them! If you ever need a cute little card for a favorite BFF, here’s an idea for you! To create my custom message, I used my FAVORITE new alphabet set - Large Vintage Alphabet. Here’s a little hint when using alphabet stamps - start backwards, with the Y and L in this case. It can really help you with the spacing, to make sure it all fits! I freehanded a fun little dress shape out of paper - the polka dots were created with the little dot stamp in that same Large Vintage Alphabet set! You have to always keep your eyes open for unexpected ways to use your stamps, don’t you agree?! I love alphabet stamps because I can stamp any appropriate greeting, depending on if I need birthday, thank you, what’s up, etc. They are so versatile!

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

And guess what? Yup, you probably saw this coming - Large Vintage Alphabet is our Stamp of the Week!! This week only, get this super useful and super FUN set for 25% off, over in the Hero Arts Online Store!

Before I go, I have a photo to share with you! This past weekend our very own Shari taught a class at The Collins Group Spring 2013 Education & Trade Show in Framingham, Massachusetts. Shari’s class featured some of our brand new stamps from the upcoming Stamp Your Story catalog. These ladies were the very first to see and use these products - and they loved them! We can’t wait for you to fall in love with them too - the catalog will be released on May 1! Stay tuned!

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Heya! It’s Lisa here, and I am happy to share some good news: the BasicGrey Hipster and Mint Julep collections are HERE! To me, these two collections are kinda like walking into a thrift shop filled with all my favorite things: polaroid cameras, vintage prints, sweet deer, and even a bike. Oh yeah!

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

Here’s a tag card that I whipped up using the big tag stamp in in the Tag Collage set. This set is also our Stamp of the Week, so if you’re thinking about getting it, now’s your chance to snap it up for 25% off.

This tag really is BIG — it’s the same height as a regular notecard! It’s a little narrower though, but that’s a-okay.

I was on the same wavelength as Kandis, who also made a horizontal tag card with the same stamp yesterday! (Check it out HERE if you haven’t seen it yet! It’s quite a stunner.) We both stamped on kraft with white ink — too funny! I stamped mine twice tho, once with the new BasicGrey Tiny Flower Clusters background in white and again with the tag in navy. Love how it turned out.

And I gotta say, I love this polaroid camera, too! I couldn’t resist adding some glitter to the flash and a BasicGrey enamel dot to the lens. So fun. Here’s a closeup so you can see it better:

I finished the tag off with some of the yummy papers from the Mint Julep 6×6 pad (LOVE!) and white paint that just I happened to have on my desk from some other upcoming projects that you’ll see soon…if you’ve been following along with our Friday sneak peeks then you have a few clues as to what I’m talking about. Hint hint! (I know, I’m such a tease, right?!?)

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Today I’m sharing this Mother’s Day card for a very special person. She has been my (and my husband’s) Mom by friendship for over 40 years. To create her card, I used our current Stamp of the Week, Celebrate Everyday, along with the Etched Daisy stamp and the tag and leaves from Tag Collage. The leafy vine was stamped directly onto Foliage Designer Papers - I just love how a little stamping changes the whole look of printed paper!

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

I hope this inspired you to go out and make someone a Mother’s Day card… even if it’s not your Mom. And if you need this perfect greeting, as well as other messages you will use throughout the year, check out of Stamp of the Week! This week only, Celebrate Everyday is 25% off in the Hero Arts Online Store!

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Hello there! Today I have a quick little card to share that I made with our Stamp of the Week set, Thank You.

Find out how to create this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

It came together super fast, thanks to papers from the Studio Calico Sundrifter and Darling Dear 6×6 pads. The only tricky bit? I went around the edges with a Distress marker, then used a water brush to blend it. Here’s a closeup so you can see it better:

Now, want to get your hands on the Thank You set? Well, this week only it’s 25% off right HERE in the Hero Arts Online Store. Happy shopping!

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Hello, hello! It’s Julie here to share a sweet friendship card. I’ve always been intrigued by flourishes because they can be easily adapted, depending on the look you’re trying to achieve! As I was playing with the Flourish Fancy Dies, I decided to go for a whimsical look, but you could very easily create an elegant card with these beautiful dies!

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

I used the die to create a mask and then sponged color over the top, creating a soft, floaty effect. It makes me think of a warm spring breeze, unfurling across the sky…

To further enhance that wafty, airy feeling I loosely traced the flourish shape with a glue pen and sprinkled on some Prisma glitter!

The Flourish Fancy Dies set I used is the featured product this week, which means now through Sunday, you can get it for 25% off in the Hero Arts Online Store.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope this use of the die sparks some ideas for adding a fun flourish to your next project!

Hello, Tami here! One of this month’s challenge topics is hello cards so today I thought I’d challenge myself to create a hello card using our Stamp of the Week, Darling Sentiments. Along with the many fun messages in the set, what really grabbed my attention was the row of outline triangles. So many ways you can use them!

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

I started stamping varying rows of triangles with Orange Soda and Pale Tomato inks, then stamped a handful of extra triangles in a contrasting  color and placed them in random spots with foam squares (cut in half.) Tiny clear gems top them off. Here’s a closer look at the dimension…

As I mentioned, the Studio Calico Darling Sentiments set is our Stamp of the Week, so you can get it for 25% off this week only in the Hero Arts Online Store!

And one more thing before I go! It’s time to announce the lucky winner of Friday’s stamp + ink giveaway. Our randomly chosen winner is…

• #502 - Kathy Marie (March 16th, 2013 at 4:58 am)

Congratulations, Kathy Marie! Please contact us at the winner’s email address located in the sidebar to claim your prize. We hope you enjoy your new goodies!

Thanks for joining me today…hope you all have a great Tuesday!

Kandis is joining us today with a happy scrapbook page and a great way to get more from your stamps: just use parts of images! We love love LOVE how she used the top portion only of the This Is My Favorite stamp to hold the journaling about Coop — it’s just brilliant!

We love the rest of the page too, from the “January 2013″ created with the Studio Calico Snippets Months stamp set,  to her use of  the Butterfly Die, to the Snippets 6×6 patterned paper pack. We really do love it ALL!

Find out how to make this layout — click for complete supplies and instructions.

Want to try your hand at partially stamping This Is My Favorite like Kandis did here? Or try using the fabulous butterflies that are on it? Or *even* use the whole stamp at once to make a clean and simple card? Well then you’re in luck, because it’s our Stamp of the Week! Save 25% on it, right HERE!

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Hi! It’s Tami here today with a soft and Springy “hello” card featuring this month’s color challenge and a small stamp from our Stamp of the Week. I absolutely love what Kelly created with this same set yesterday, and thought it would be fun to show another take on it.

Instead of using the main stamps from the set, I picked one of the small images — the sweet little butterfly. It may not be the star of the set, but it can hold its own when paired with some grid stamping and pretty ink colors!

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

This grid stamping technique is one you can turn to again and again. Grab any small stamp, pick your ink colors, leave a little space for a message, and stamp away! For this card I used Soft Sky, Soft Green and Soft Purple Shadow Inks, but how about various shades of green paired with shamrocks? Pastels and snowflakes? Brights with tropical flowers? Lots of options!

Oh and I can’t resist mentioning the itty bitty and oh so cute “hello there” greeting. It comes from the Studio Calico Sundrifter Love This set. When you need a smaller sized message this set fits the bill! Love it.

I encourage you to give those small, often overlooked stamps a chance to shine. Take time to enjoy the little things and have a wonderful day!

Hi! Lisa here with today’s card, featuring our Stamp of the Week, the BasicGrey Heart Background. It’s part of the True Love collection. And for me, this collection really is true love. It’s just so sweet and pretty. But not too pretty. Know what I mean?

One of my very favorite things about these collections from BasicGrey and Hero Arts is using the stamps along with the coordinating 6×6 papers. Love. That. So. Much!

So, here’s a clean and simple card featuring the collection — can you spot how many stamps and matching papers I used?

Here’s a little closeup so you can see it better:

Find out how to make this card — click for complete supplies and instructions.

I started planning the card using Shari’s sketch for the monthly challenge – love the hexagon in her sketch, which I cut from paper that matches the Heart Background stamp. Doesn’t it look dreamy embossed  in white on Eggshell?

The next pair of matching paper + stamps is the aqua circle that I stamped with Tide Pool ink and the Wood Background to go along with the strip of woodgrain paper I used to stamp the “hello” on. Finally, the brown paper has those little polka dots that match the pearls. And the heart? It’s hard to tell from the photo, but I added some glossy accents to it so that it would go with the white embossed background.

If you like that Heart Background as much as I do, you can save 25% on it — this week only! — right HERE in the Hero Arts Online Store. Find the rest of the True Love collection HERE, including the yummy 6×6 paper pad.

Hope you liked the card, and thanks so much for joining me today!