Hero Arts 45th Anniversary Blog Hop - Day 1
Hello and welcome! Today we are celebrating two wonderful things - the release of the 2019 Summer Catalog products in our shop, and the fact that Hero Arts has been sharing the love of stamping for 45 years! If you've been following along on this blog and our social media channels, you know we've been celebrating for the past month. We hope you've enjoyed all of the Flashback Fridays, and we've certainly enjoyed seeing your Show & Tell entries!
The 2019 Summer Catalog celebrates our 45 years in business. Take a trip back through the decades, with classic red rubber designs curated into beautiful new clear stamp sets. Also, best selling woodblock stamps from yesteryear have returned "from the vault" with special, limited edition labeling. We're excited to be introducing a fresh, new line of Reactive Inks in gorgeous, vibrant colors. We think you'll enjoy thumbing through the catalog to see how our company has evolved over the years!
It wouldn't be a celebration without party guests, now would it? We've gathered together some of our industry friends to help us get the party started. And for you, our most honored guests, we've pulled together amazing prizes - more than $1400 in prizes in all! Our celebration will extend for three days - be sure to visit every day through Friday for inspiration, stories and of course a chance to win prizes from these wonderful sponsors:
Here's a look at the prizes up for grabs. Winners will be selected from all comments left across the entire hop over the three days.
- Hero Arts: 3 $145 Gift Certificates, 3 $45 Gift Certificates
- Altenew: $50 Gift Certificate
- Art Impressions: $25 Gift Certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $50 Gift Certificate
- Gina K: $100 Gift Certificate
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: $100 Hero Arts Gift Certificate, 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags
- Laurie Willison: 2 Card Hanger Dies
- Lawn Fawn: $50 Gift Certificate
- My Sweet Petunia: 1 Prize Bundle (Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align, and a bar magnet)
- Online Card Classes: 5 spots in the Stamp Happy In Good Company: Hero Arts class
- Pink Fresh Studio: $45 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: 3 copies of Scrapbook & Cards Today Summer 2019 Issue
- Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
Before we begin the blog hop, let's start with some card inspiration from our artists. First up, Kelly Rasmussen, combining our new Reactive Inks with some adorable stamps "from the vault"!
Hi there! I'm thrilled to be here today to help showcase the awesome new Reactive Inks!
Before I started with my background, I stamped the adorable From the Vault Bear and Kitty image onto watercolor paper using Intense Black Ink. Then I stamped it again onto masking paper, trimmed it out and placed it over the image on the watercolor paper.
Next, I used Berry Smoothie, Blue Hawaii and Blue Raspberry Reactive Inks to create the background. I put some ink on a craft mat, spritzed it with water and then used a Water Flow Brush to paint the background. These inks blend together beautifully creating new colors as they overlap each other!
Once the panel was dry, I removed the mask and stamped my sentiment from the Stamped Just For You clear stamp set using Intense Black Ink. Then I mounted the panel to a top-folding card base made from Periwinkle Premium Cardstock.
Thanks Kelly for the adorable card! For more detailed information about the Reactive Inks, Jessica Frost-Ballas has put together a helpful video. Take a look!
(If you are having trouble viewing this video, please try watching it HERE on YouTube.)
And now it's time to hop! Here's today's list, including our wonderful Creative Team, past team members, and some great industry friends.
Hero Arts (you are here!)Caly Person
Debi Adams
Ellen Hutson LLC
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Julee Tilman
Kathy Racoosin
Libby Hickson
Mariana Grigsby
May Sukyong Park
Michelle Short
Yana Smakula
Commenting on all of the blogs within the hop will give you more chances to win! Comment by Sunday, June 2 at 11:59pm Pacific, and we will announce the winners on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
We hope you enjoyed all of this wonderful inspiration, and tune in again tomorrow for Day 2 of our anniversary celebration!
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100 Responses
Katherine oler
Fun dyes to work with I love the colors together!
Jenny
Happy 45th anniversary Hero Arts
Mary J
Happy Anniversary. Thanks for the chance to win.
LucieG Cards
Happy 45th Anniversary Hero Arts! Thank you for being an amazing leader in this industry! I love Keely’s card – can’t wait to try those inks!
Terry Perrell
Happy Anniversary! Hero Arts has always been and will continue to be a favorite of mine!
Dawn Jones
I love watercoloring. These new inks look so easy to use, I can’t wait to try them!
Hilde Larsen aka Tindaloo
Supercute card Kelly! Such a fun and creative inspirational blog hop ♥ Many congratulations on your 45th anniversary :)
Robin Buchholz
What a pretty card! I love the black and white stamp against the bright colored background. Thanks for sharing.
CJ
Happy Anniversary. Have a wonderful anniversary year.
So glad you’re kind of close, maybe I can make a store visit from Monterey County area to see ALL your goodies in person.
Cheryl Gregory
Happy Anniversary!
Natalie Godfrey
Happy Anniversary! 45 years that is awesome.
Jan
Happy 45th Anniversary! OMG… I love your new Hero Hues inks. I want them all!
Vickie Hawkins
Adorable card!
Susan Tipton
Thanks for the chance to win awesome prizes .
Karen Hale
WOW, the new reactive inks are fabulous….thanks, Jessica for the demo. Love the smooshing technique!
Kimberly Brooks
Happy anniversary, Hero Arts! I can’t wait to see what you do for your 50th!
Mary
Bear and cat friends – too cute!
Arianna Barbara
Happy 45th Anniversary, Hero Arts.
What amazing celebration!!! Thanks for this chance to win amazing prizes!!!
Janet
Congrats on your 45th Anniversary!
Love how the black and white images pop off the bright background.
Flo
Congratulations for forty five years. Great staying power. Wishes for many more years to come.
Joann Markham
Cute card!! excited to use the new inks!!!
Jennifer Williams
I LOVE HOW VIBRANT THESE INKS ARE!! I CANNOT WAIT TO GE SOM TO TRY
deb flagg
45 years Congrats!!! Hero Arts you have been one of my favorites for years.. I can not wait to seethe stamps from the past!
Connie
Oh my goodness!!! 45 years! What an amazing milestone! CONGRATULATIONS!!! And what a fun look back through the years you’ve brought to us :) Can’t wait to see all these stamps from the vault!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank You!
Lucy E.
Such a sweet card!
Rene
Wow, 45 years! Congratulations!
I’ve been a fan for many years!
Thanks for the lovely inspiration and a fun blog hop!
Here’s to many more years!
Hugs
Rene
Aisha Roberts
45 years as an industry leader is amazing! Congrats!!
Marianne
Happy 45th anniversary, Hero Arts. That’s an amazing achievement, with lots of fabulous products and new development along the way. The new inks look amazing!
Marianne x
Mary
I’ve been a fan of yours for 30 years or more. Keep up your wonderful products and inspiration. Thank you
Shirley Wallen
I’m looking forward to playing with the new inks.
Marcy Calhoun
Sweet friends with pink and blue. The background brings out my vulnerability. Wonderful mix of design and color
Marcy Calhoun
Very happy card for Spring or young summer
Dawn Jones
Hero Arts has been one of my favorites for years. I am so glad you are bringing back some of our old favorites.
BeckyHL
Congrats HA! I have not been stamping for anything close to 45 years, but from my start HA has been my FAV! Thanks for being awesome!
Debbie Parke
Love the new Hero Hues inks, do you do re-inkers for them? I can’t wait to try them!
Ceann McNamara
WOW, Hero Arts does it again. Your new Reactive inks look FABULOUS. Sooo much can be done with them. Can’t wait to try them
Shirley Menard
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WISH I WAS STILL 45.
Denise Mlady
Congrats on 45 years, what a great accomplishment! These new inks look wonderful too.
Bobbie Bluegill
Lovely, both the techniques and the colors.
Susan Leinwohl
My very first stamps were Hero Arts wood and red rubber. So happy you continue to be in business. Here’s to another 45 … cheers!
Sandy M
Very cute card. I love the way the new inks blend. Lots of possibilities.
Carol Maynard
Beautiful background!! Love the way those colors blend together!!
es cards
Hero Arts you are always able to inspire me to create! Congrats on 45 years of positivity!
Marisela Delgado
Awesome! I love Hero Arts!
Joyce Casaldi
Wow! That is some gorgeous watercolor look. Happy 45! But honestly you don’t look a day over 25! ❤️
Kohout Barb
Love the look of these inks and how well they blend – great cards!
Jaclyn Watler
45 years is an impressive milestone! That stamp from the vault is adorable and I love the colors that were paired together for the background. Beautiful card!
Evelyn Larson
Wow, 45 years in business. Great job. I can’t imagine all the changes over the years. Keep up the great work, you are doing amazing things.
candyT
Happy Anniversary to a wonderful company!
Beverly Perdue
Happy 45th Anniversary! The first stamp that I bought was Hero Arts. I love how you created the background with the inks. That little bear and kitty are so sweet!
Noreen
Happy Anniversary! 45 years is a long time in the crafting business!
Roni
A huge congratulations is in order for this huge milestone for Hero Arts and the entire HA family. Wooooot woot 🙌🏼🙌🏼.
Beautiful new hybrid HA inks!
Phyllis Finger
Congratulations on your 45th Anniversary
Linnea Sundstrom
oh my! these sweet little friends!!!
Alma Dirpaul
What a great company!
Susan Kahn
Happy 45th Birthday!
Aimee Gill
Very excited to get back from vacation and see this. I love the reactive inks I have gotten in kits and can’t wait to get more.
Cindy Lamazza
Very exciting hop! Lots of great ideas!
Karen Walker
Happy 45th Anniversary! That’s quite the ride, and one I’ve enjoyed being on for over 25 years.
Janet
Happy 45 years! I am loving those water reactive inks. They are on my list when I place my order Thursday!
Shuly
thank you for the blog hop !
Anila Dikay
Oh wow… The ink colours are so pretty… lovely card
Monica Mowry
Happy 45 years! That’s AMAZING!
Love the background on this card!
MILDRED G PEPE
I absolutely love what I’ve seen regarding your new reactive inks. I can’t wait to try them for myself.
Andrea B.
Beautiful contrast of the gorgeous colors created with the new reactive inks and the black/white of the sweet kitty and teddy bear image, and will give this technique a try. Congratulations on 45 years!!
Kerry myers
Congratulations on 45 years!! Love the blog hop inspirations.
Kara Donato
So sweet and I love the colors!
PHYLLIS DUNN
I love how vibrant these colors are! Happy Anniversary on 45 years!!!
Ellen Fayard
Happy anniversary! Something to be so very proud of…45 years! Here’s to many many more. Thanks for all your great products.
Sue D
Congrats on this anniversary. Love the background for this cute bear and cat.
Karen K
Happy anniversary Hero Arts! Hero Arts has been one of my favorite products because of the quality and awesome designs. I have stamps that are 20 years old and I still use them. I am looking forward to trying Hero Hues.
Kim Eckert
Love the colors of those reactive inks!!!
Dana W
Happy anniversary!!! So exciting! And fab card to start the celebration!
Kim U.
Congratulations on 45 years! My first stamps, so many years ago, were Hero Arts. Such great designs-I still have them!
Dawn Skene
Congratulations on 45 years! What a beautiful card with the From the Vault stamp. Love the background.
Tonya
The colors of the Hero Hues…I love love love!
Nina
45 years in the biz! That’s so impressive! Congratulations and a big thank you for providing us with great products and inspiration all those years!
LC Lamothe
Thanks Hero Arts for letting us celebrate this exciting milestone with you! I love seeing all the ‘from the vault’ products. Wow, the sharp black stamped image really pops against Kelly’s beautiful background. Such a fabulous card to kick off an amazing celebration!
Mendy Crumpton
Love so many Hero Arts products and own alot. Always trust them!!
Maureen Wong
Cute card and that background is so pretty!
Aimee Phillips
Congratulations on 45th Anniversary. What an accomplishment. Look forward to see whats in store next!!.
Brooke Guadagno
I love the new Hues reactive color pads. Congratulations on 45 wonderful years.
Jean maxwell
Such beautiful colors. Can’t wait to try the inks myself
JL
Looking fwd to trying the new inks, I hope they’re not too expensive.
SHAWN
Sweet. Congrats Hero Arts!
Leanne S
Happy Anniversary Hero Arts! What a milestone to achieve in this industry. May the crafting community flourish forever.
Anna
Congrats, Hero Arts!
Here’s to the next 45!
AEYRAH SUITOS
I love kitty stamps!
Lisa Norstrom
Happy 45th Anniversary – thank you for your contribution to our crafty world!!! Love the look of these reactive inks – Kelly’s card is so sweet with that adorable stamp! What a great idea to re-release some of these “vintage” images from the vault!!
see mary stamp
Happy 45th Anniversary Hero Arts! What tremendous longevity. Thanks for all of the wonderful inspiration.
Patricia A Dunbar
What an Amazing anniversary to celebrate…I know I have had Hero Arts stamps in my stash for the last 15 years and will have them in my stash for the next 15 years since they are amazing company with creative and quality products.
Paula Gentry
I’ve been in love with your stamps for over 20 years! Congrats on 45 years of bringing joy to stampers!!!
Elizabeth Motyka
Congratulations! And happy birthday to hero arts I love some of the stamps from the vault What a great idea for the birthday celebration
Laurie
What fun inks!! And such wonderful colors. Can’t wait to get my hands on some!!
Irene
I’ve never worked with Hero Arts ink but they look amazing. Cute card. Happy 45th Anniversary Hero Arts
Sue D.
Congratulations on 45 years in the rubber stamp creativity business!! Like so many others, Hero Arts is where I got my start and you remain my go to place for a wide variety of products and creative inspiration. Thank You Hero Arts and best wishes for continued success!!
Susan Hatfield
Have to try these inks, look fantastic! Happy anniversary to all of you!
Marianna
Love the vivid colors of these new inks. The stamp is darling!
rachel duong
I am excited to try these reactive inks. Happy Anniversary. I love Hero Arts! I love that you are bringing back your stamps from the past. This is awesome.
Frances
I can’t wait to get these inks and try out different techniques with them. They are so vibrant and beautiful.
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