Happy Friday! What a week it’s been…and we’re not done yet!

First off, we want to say a great big thank you to the Hero Hostesses who have created and displayed such inspiring projects during this week of blog hopping. We’re honored to have our stamps in the hands of such talented artists and are so very appreciative that they share their creative gifts with all of us. Thank you, Hostesses! Simply said, you dazzle us. We appreciate all that you do!

We’d also like to extend special thanks to Deborah Nolan for once again lending a helping hand with the organization of this event. We couldn’t have done it without you, Deborah…thanks so much!

Next on the agenda — more stamping goodness! Sneak a peek of just a few of the fabulous projects you’ll be seeing today:

Delicious! We’ve heard rumors of a possible musical number thrown in today as well.

Ready? Let’s HOP to it! First click over to hop hostess extraordinare Deborah Nolan’s blog and then follow the links to each blog until you reach the end.

Remember to leave a little comment love for each blogger as you’re hopping around to increase your chance of winning our blog hop prizes! Two lucky winners will receive a prize pack that includes new wood, clear, and cling stamps from the 2011 Catalog! Tune in Monday to find out if it’s YOU.

Finally, for anyone who may be stopping by for the first time this week…hi there! Glad you’re here. Here’s a complete list of what we’ve been up to this week, including all 22 blog hop stops, ordered Monday through Friday. Enjoy taking in the eye candy as you have time and leave any comments by midnight PST Sunday (January 16th) to be entered to win prizes!

Cathy Andronicou • Kelly Booth • Lin Brandyberry • Lisa Carroll • Suzanne Czosek • Barb Engler • Jill Foster • Judy Jung • Nancy Krueger • Robin Kubasik • Tracey Kuzniak • Virginia Lu • Arlene McClung • Sue McRae • Linda Metteer • Donna Mikasa • Sarah Moerman • Kryssi Ng • Deborah Nolan • Vera Rhuhay • Jenny Suchin • Joy Taylor

Thanks so much for hopping along with us this week!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

Hello, stampers! It’s Thursday and that brings some happy news:

1.  We’re one day closer to the weekend!
2.  It’s time for another blog hop adventure with the Hero Hostesses!

What kinds of creations will the Hostesses WOW us with today? How about these, for starters…

WOW, indeed!

We can’t wait to see what other wonderful projects they have up their sleeves. (It’s a surprise for us until the day of the hop, too! So exciting!)

The first stop on today’s journey is the fabulous blog of Linda Metteer! Click here to visit Linda’s blog and then follow the links to each of the Hostesses participating today.

In between all the clicking and admiring, be sure to leave a comment at each of the blogs (as well as this post) and you’ll be eligible to win a great assortment of stamps from the 2011 Catalog! Winners will be announced on Monday, January 17th.

We also want to let you know that ALL new 2011 Catalog stamps showcased during the blog hop are now available in the Hero Arts Online Store. You’ll find them here in the “Shop by Catalog” section. Orders of $50 or more receive a free gift — just enter promo code HEROGIFT50 at checkout!

Thanks for hopping with us again today! Hope to see you tomorrow…same time and place.

P.S. - If you happen to come across a broken link, you can always come back to this post and find links to all of today’s (Thursday’s) participating bloggers: Linda Metteer • Donna Mikasa • Sarah Moerman • Kryssi Ng

This blog hop is in honor of our friend Mike, who is battling cancer. The world is simply brighter with Mike in it, and words can’t express our appreciation to Mike as a business partner and friend. The Hero Hostesses will be sending Mike and his family some of the cards shown during this week’s blog hop.

Thank you for leaving so many nice comments Monday and Tuesday! They make our day!

The fabulous Hero Hostesses have the third batch of 2011 Catalog inspiration ready and waiting to share with all of you today! Feast your eyes on some of the creative goodness that awaits…

And there’s a whole lot more where that came from!

Hop over to the blog of Tracey Kuzniak first and then click, click, click to all four of today’s blogs.

A few quick reminders…

• Commenting on each blog in the hop gives you a chance to win new 2011 stamps!
• Commenting on this starting post also gives you a chance.
• If you’ve missed any days so far, you can go back at ANY time this week to view and comment as your schedule allows.

Here’s to a hip hoppin’ happy and inspiration-filled day!

P.S. - If you happen to come across a broken link, you can always come back to this post and find links to all of today’s (Wednesday’s) participating bloggers: Tracey Kuzniak • Virginia Lu • Arlene McClung • Sue McRae

Welcome back to the blog hop! We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s journey and we’re happy you’ve joined us for day two!

Today we’ll be visiting the blogs of five more Hero Hostesses. Just wait until you see the beauties they’ve created for today! Here’s a little appetizer:

Yum!

Remember, every comment you leave along the hop gives you a chance to win new Hero Arts 2011 stamps. And if you didn’t have time to browse/comment yesterday…no worries! You have all week to take in the eye candy. We hope you enjoy this leisurely week-long format.

And now, let the FUN begin!! Start by hopping over to Barb Engler’s blog to get inspired and then follow the blog path until you reach the end.

Rest. Repeat tomorrow.

Until then…

P.S. - If you happen to come across a broken link, you can always come back to this post and find links to all of today’s (Tuesday’s) participating bloggers: Barb Engler • Jill Foster • Judy Jung • Nancy Krueger • Robin Kubasik

Hello, happy Monday, and welcome to the Hero Hostess 2011 Catalog Blog Hop! Twenty-two of our wonderful Hero Hostesses will be here for the next five days to inspire you with projects using new stamps from the 2011 Catalog. They’ve donned their inky aprons, working hard to bring you a week filled with fun and eye candy galore…and we couldn’t be more excited!

Each day, Monday through Friday, the blog hop will begin right here on the Hero Club Blog. From here, we’ll travel to the blogs of 4-5 different Hostesses so that we can savor the inspiration bit by gorgeous bit!

To set the tone, here’s a peek at some of the loveliness you’ll be seeing today:

Before we send you hopping, let’s talk PRIZES…

• Will there be prizes? You bet!
• What are the prizes? Two fabulous assortments of wood, cling, and clear stamps from the 2011 Catalog!
• How can I win? Simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on ANY day, including each day’s starting post here on the Hero Club Blog. (This post is your first chance!) The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!
• How will the winners be picked? At random, using random.org.
• When and where will the winners be announced? Monday, January 17, right here on the blog.

And with that, I think we’re all set to hop! Are you ready?!

Today’s journey begins at the blog of the lovely and talented Cathy Andronicou. Click here to hop over to Cathy’s blog and then follow the links to the other blogs, being sure to leave lots of “love” for our Hostesses.

Enjoy, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow!

P.S. - If you happen to come across a broken link, you can always come back to this post and find links to all of today’s (Monday’s) participating bloggers: Cathy Andronicou • Kelly Booth • Lin Brandyberry • Lisa Carroll • Suzanne Czosek

Well, hello there! Fancy meeting you here!

Congratulations…you have reached the final destination of the 2011 Catalog Blog Hop! We hope you found lots of inspiration in the projects our artists and special guests created! And the stamps — how about those lovely new images?!

The hoppin’ may be stoppin’, but we’re not done with the fun! First, here’s a look at the 18 new featured stamps/sets you’ve seen highlighted throughout the hop today:

Do you have a favorite? (It’s okay, we won’t tell the other stamps!)

This is a small sampling of what you will find in the new 2011 Catalog! We’ll be sharing the stamps and accessories from the catalog in FULL on Monday, December 20th — the day the digital catalog is published on heroarts.com! In the meantime, you can find the catalog and featured stamps at participating Catalog Debut stores. Find a retailer near you here and contact them for Preview Party details! Parties begin tomorrow (Saturday, December 11th) and continue throughout the month.

On January 5th, all 2011 Catalog stamps will be available in the Hero Arts Online Store as well!

Now it’s time to unveil the catalog itself! We shared a few peeks in Wednesday’s video, but they were quick, so here it is up close! We’re proud to present the Hero Arts 2011 Catalog cover featuring a cheerful garden of stamped fabric flowers by Sally Traidman…

Before we go, how about another prize! We have a fabulous assortment of brand new stamps and a 2011 catalog to give away to to one lucky person who comments right here on THIS post!  We’d love to hear which stamps from the hop are at the top of your wish list and what you might create with them. Leave a comment and let us know what you think, or simply let us know if you enjoyed the hop!  We’ll pick one random winner for the giveaway, to be announced on Wednesday, December 15. This is in addition to the two big prizes that will be awarded for commenting on all of the participating blogs on the hop. So there will be THREE big prizes awarded! Good luck!!

Thanks so much for joining us for the festivities and sharing in our excitement! The fun is really just beginning! Many 2011 Catalog Preview Parties kick off tomorrow, and of course we’ll continue to share ideas featuring the new 2011 stamps here on the blog thoughout December!

Happy holidays,

Hello and welcome to the Hero Arts 2011 Catalog Blog Hop! We’re so happy you’re here!!

In anticipation and celebration of our 2011 Catalog, we’ve lined up 24 Hero Arts designers and friends to create projects with brand NEW 2011 stamps. It’s going to be an inspiring showcase of ideas and a glimpse of what awaits at Catalog Preview Parties worldwide! It’s also going to be a chance for you to WIN some of the new stamps…stay tuned for more on that in a bit!

First, our very own Sally Traidman and Nancy Taylor are here with some projects to get things hoppin’!

Sally says, “Holiday Greetings everyone! As you all know, I love flowers. Real, paper, silk…they are all good! I chose this fabulous new woodblock stamp, F5493 Hand Drawn Small Flower, to make a colorful bouquet of stamps that will live forever. Simply stamp it on any paper scrap three times and layer it by cutting it down. Stick foam tape in between, stick a fringed strip in the middle and pop a wire in the center. Tape or glue it to the wire and cover with floral tape. Add leaves. Have fun hopping around today. Hope you gather some really great ideas!”

And now here’s Nancy! She says,“Welcome to our new Hero Arts Catalog blog hop! Hop along with us for some new and exciting samples of things to come. We have be waiting (not so patiently) to show all of you our beautiful new images, so take a deep breath and have fun. With so many new stamps to choose from this was a tough decision. However; I thought after everybody’s marathon stamping over the holidays we needed a simple, ‘Minute to Stamp It’ card for Thank You’s that can use up some of your holiday supplies. This Silhouette card featuring the new woodblock LP195 3 Silhouettes can be made with many different colors of paper scraps and accessories (think blue and silver and a snowflake gem or maybe a felt tree with red and green paper. Hippety-hop here we go!“

Thanks for the wonderful inspiration, Sally and Nancy!

Now, about those PRIZES we mentioned earlier…here’s the scoop!

• We’ll be randomly giving away two HUGE prize bundles (2011 stamps and catalogs!) to people who leave comments on the blogs along the hop, starting with this one! To enter, just leave a comment on any of the participating blogs linked below. You won’t want to miss a single project so be sure to visit all of them! The more comments you leave the more times you’ll be entered into the random draw. (Only one comment per blog post, please.) You have until midnight PST on Monday, December 13, to leave your comments, so you have plenty of time to work your way through the hop as time allows this weekend and on Monday.
• But that’s not all! We’ll have even more goodies to give away to someone who makes it to the hop’s final destination and leaves a comment there. Where oh where could that be?! Hop along and see!
• All winners will be announced on the blog on Wednesday, December 15.

And now…the journey begins! Are you ready? Click over to the blog of Nichol Magouirk to begin hopping!

Enjoy!

P.S. - Just in case you encounter any broken links along the way, here is a complete list of our participating bloggers. You can always return to this post and click on the next blog if needed! Nichol Magouirk • Lucy Abrams • Ali Edwards • Jennifer McGuire • Kelly Goree • Margie Romney-Aslett • Shari Carroll • Jen Gallacher • Kandis Smith • Tami Hartley • Kristina Werner • Teri Anderson • Lisa Spangler • Julie Ebersole • Dawn McVey • Kelly Purkey • Susan Weinroth • Kelly Rasmussen • Sheri Reguly • Tracy Kyle • Kelly Marie Alvarez • Libby Hickson

The new 2011 Hero Arts Catalog is here!  And we know you want one!  Good news - the catalogs are now available in the Hero Arts online store, paired with stamps!  You can choose either the Woodblock, Cling or Clear set pictured above.  A new catalog and some brand spankin’ new stamps - yay!

And we have more good news - some winners to announce! We’d like to extend a great big thanks to everyone who helped to spread the word about the new catalog by both forwarding newsletters to friends and telling stores about the preview parties.  And the winners are…

Invite-a-Friend
1. Maryann Tomlinson
2. Susan McRae

Tell-a-Store
1. Tara Liddicoat
2. Tifany D.
3. Kimberley Jackson-Brown

To claim your basket of EXCLUSIVE 2011 stamps not available anywhere, send an email to winner@heroarts.com and include your mailing address.  Congratulations!!

Hi there!  We added our 10th and final 2011 Hero Arts Catalog sneak peek to our Social Club post this morning, and now we’re back for the full reveal!  Are you sitting down for it??

Liz Sewald pulled up a cozy chair and stamped these samples for the catalog, where they are right at home among all the other new stamps.  Hee hee!  The set is called CL480 Wish You Were Here, and we’re hoping it will soon be sitting on your stamping desk!

So we’re down to only one day to go - tomorrow is the big day - our new catalog blog hop!  Oooh we just cannot wait to share everything with you!  Be sure to nestle into your own cozy chair and join us right back here on the blog at 10am EST tomorrow when we start hopping! There will be previews and prizes, you don’t want to miss it!

And you also don’t want to miss the preview party at your local stamp store - visit the sidebar link to find a party near you!

See you tomorrow!

Shaped cards are so unique and such fun - and not something you’ll find on the stand of any average card shop!  So we thought we’d take a look at some of the beautiful shaped cards that have recently caught our eye in the Hero Arts Flickr Pool.

Pia’s stunning vintage circle card really stands out.  We adore the combination of lace and twine, and the beautiful trees from our Get Merry set.  And best of all, she made this card to use up scraps!

Jenn’s super-sweet birthday card is irresistible.  We love the way she’s altered the Girl Holding Flowers stamp to make her hold that delicious looking glittery cupcake.  Genius.

And finally, Vicky’s fabulous window card, using stamps from our Wishes Come True set, makes a perfect holiday card for a guy.

Ladies, thank you for sharing your talents with us!  If you’d like a Social Club blinkie for your blog, send us an email at winner@heroarts.com and we’ll pass it along.

Have you entered our current contest yet?  Giving Thanks, Color Challenge and Adding Shine Technique projects are due by 11:59pm PST next Thursday, 16th December. Remember to add the tag December2010A.  We can’t wait to see what you’ve created.

And one final sneak peek before tomorrow’s blog hop before we go.  It’s a fun one!  We’ll be back this afternoon to reveal it…

Happy Stamping,