Win a Sold Out Kit! Favorites from the Vault Giveaway #3

Janis Bigelow

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I’d known how much money this was gonna cost me!

Kristina Hamada-Wong

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I knew that it was OK to make a mistake! You just have turn the cardstock over and start again. I was always so stressed about making a mistake!

Cindy Majdecki

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I had known about stamping platforms sooner. I messed up so many projects…. But now I love stamping.

Charlene Stroberg

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I had known how much fun, joy and friendship paper crafting would bring. I would have started sooner in life!

Tammy Barnes

Oct 26, 2020

I love your kits. I love your products as they are always reasonable and good quality. Thanks for being there as it’s great to know I have a great resource for all my supplies.

Shannon Neparko

Oct 26, 2020

Poinsettias are among my favorites flowers of all time! I wish I’d known in the beginning is to invest in quality ink pads and cardstock and that perfection is a killjoy!

Patricia Olson

Oct 26, 2020

This is such a beautiful kit. My kits only go back to 2017, so I don’t ever remember seeing this one. Thank you for the chance to win these classic stamps and dies.

Tasha Poe

Oct 26, 2020

I didn’t know about YouTube videos and blogs to get ideas and thoughts on products. So I bought a lot of things initially that I probably should not have wasted money on.

Amy Gates

Oct 26, 2020

I always think of this kit as “the one that got away.” I wish I had known the importance of nice cardstock and inks when I was new to stamping. The products sold by specialty shops like Hero Arts make such a big difference.

Janine Gearhart

Oct 26, 2020

This classic kit is beautiful as well as versatile. Love the kits!

Jennifer Hay

Oct 26, 2020

Always stamp on a cushioned surface like a mousepad to get a crisp stamped image. How did we live without a MISTI back in the day?? 😃

Valerie Milburn

Oct 26, 2020

Thank you so much for doing this giveaway and the opportunity to participate! I wish I would have known that I could actually color on my stamps with a colored marker to stamp in different colors instead of always using black! This is such a great idea for beginners that are just starting out with very limited supplies. I have really enjoyed the My Monthly Hero kits that I have purchased and look forward to seeing what you have planned for the future!

Angela Richards

Oct 26, 2020

Collecting stamps is addicting. There are so many beautiful ones already out there and more that come out all the time. You might need a 2nd job but it’s worth it!!!

Jenna Lee Widick

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I knew about the double sided adhesive sheets. It would’ve made making cards so much easier and faster if I knew about those in the beginning.

S.W. Brown

Oct 26, 2020

Buy a pencil with the power option that rotates an eraser at the tip of pencil.
GREAT for erasing little errors and smudges.
You will never look back.

D.L. Wilson

Oct 26, 2020

I adore this poinsettia stamp kit! I’ve been looking for a better or equal poinsettia image since I missed out on this kit, and I have not found one that I liked even nearly as much! Wish me luck in winning the contest for a set – I would treat it with care and happiness!
The very best tip I have ever seen, beginner or not, is the dryer sheet trick with dies! Run the die and paper through your Big Shot or equivalent, then take 4 dryer sheets and fold in half to get a thickness of 8 sheets, take paper and die together and place the sandwich on top of the dryer sheets with paper side down (die facing up) and run entire sandwich through your Big Shot again. Remove the sandwich from machine, and gently peel paper away from die. The result is just wonderful!

Christine Burillo-Kirch

Oct 26, 2020

Thank you so much for the chance to win! What a beautiful kit that first kit was! I wish I had known about stamp conditioning (preparing the stamp prior to stamping it the first time).

Katina Mooneyham

Oct 26, 2020

I wish someone would have told me that stamping is addicting! Haha! But seriously, I think one tidbit of advice that I wish someone would have given me is to take my time with my craft. It takes time to get the stamping to look great.

Cathy Jordison

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I knew then what I didn’t know then was to not worry about being perfect! The great Jennifer Mcguire taught me that it’s handmade not Hallmark! Thank you for this awesome prize opportunity!

joan brenizer

Oct 26, 2020

I wish that I would have known to tap, tap your stamp on the ink pad instead of mashing it on there.

Amanda Wilcox

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I would have taken the time to learn about the different types of ink early on. I still struggle with what I can do with which ink and why because I didn’t take the time up front.

Amanda Pina

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I’d known there’s no right or wrong way to craft! Just have fun!

Julie Shetler

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I knew about the stamping tool when I first started stamping. Thank you for this opportunity.

Rebecca Straub

Oct 26, 2020

Such a beautiful kit. My stamping wisdom is enjoy it and don’t get too stressed about mistakes

Kimberly Onnen

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I would have made batches of cards when I started stamping! Now I typically make a batch of 30 cards or more.

mikaila allen

Oct 26, 2020

i wish i had known about using the eraser trick on stamps, would have saved me a lot of time lol.

Helen G Jones

Oct 26, 2020

Love the stamps and colors. It would be awesome to win this!

margaret kintigh

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I had started out organizing everything!

tina zapusek

Oct 26, 2020

wow, such beautiful kit. thank you so much for the chance to win.
I wish I’d known when I started stamping that good quality inks and papers make a big difference to crafting.

Melodie Marrow

Oct 26, 2020

What I wish I had known when I first started stamping about 40 years ago was to make two cards or take a picture of the card so that you can keep it for a sample when you are running out of ideas. Also making 2 or more identical cards the at same time is so much quicker since you have the idea and supplies out on the table.

Christine Kiehl

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I would have known to try all of the various the techniques prior to going shopping crazy! I bought a lot of items I didn’t use and had to pass onto others I knew who would! Thank you for the opportunity to win a sold out set!! yay

Priya Venkat

Oct 26, 2020

That quality matters!
A LOT!!!
Good quality inks and paper make a big difference to your final product…….definitely learned this the hard way.

Danielle Benich

Oct 26, 2020

There are no mistakes, just opportunities to be extra creative.

Kimberly McField

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I would’ve known about how much good cardstock affects your final product, especially for coloring with Copics. I also wish I’d known good storage ideas early on, as I’m overwhelmed by the number of stamps and dies now.

Cindy C.

Oct 26, 2020

Congrats to all the lucky winners!! Wow that first kit was beautiful, and it still is!! Would love it if I could get my hands on those precious stamps and dies!!

chris pochatek

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I had learned that the ink from my stamps would bleed on porous paper. I scrapped many cards and scrapbook pages because of this. If I would have just used a different type of ink I could have saved many.

Karen Foggett

Oct 26, 2020

Like many people on here, I would have been very happy to know that the Misti was on the far horizon! However, for me it was not so much a problem with stamping in the early days, the trickiest bit was learning how to use a die cutting machine – I was totally baffled by all those different sandwich systems for the different types of die and embossing folders! Only after many fails did the fog finally begin to lift, and I’m so glad I persevered. Luckily we now have many how-to videos and blogs to help us make sense of it all. Thank you for your kindness and generosity – it is very much appreciated!

Gail Scott

Oct 26, 2020

One fabulous poinsettia kit! Love love Christmas cards with a poinsettia – thanks for the chance to be in draw for the win – have a blessed week!

Gabriella Bell

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I had known about second generation stamping , that opened up a lot of possibilities for me

Kerryn Murnain

Oct 26, 2020

Love this kit. Wish I found Hero Arts and the MISTI sooner. Both are fantastic

Rosali Bartz

Oct 26, 2020

Such a beautiful Poinsettia set!!
I wish I would have known how much difference the right paper makes when it comes to ink blending! It took a while until I knew how to get beautiful blends! But now it’s one of my fave techniques. :)

Connie I Hoffman

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I would have known to organize and catalog my crafty items as I bought and received them! Can’t tell you how many times I’ve loved a stamp & die so much that I bought it twice! Lol Now I have a monumental task of cataloging ALOT of stuff including the new HA release! ;)

Anna Mahtani

Oct 26, 2020

I wish I knew how addicting this stamping hobby of mine would be! Thank you for the opportunity to win this kit 💕

Janet M Lebeau

Oct 26, 2020

My wisdom would be to get a real good stamp block and platform. Practice, practice and practice some more.

Mary Lou Grabowsky

Oct 26, 2020

What a throw back. Would love to own a set. Wish I had known at the start of stamping that I could have drawn the colours on instead of just stamping the whole stamp with one colour. Jeez it opened up a whole new world of stamping for me.

Yolanda Copeland

Oct 25, 2020

This stamp set is one of only 2 that I missed. I wish that I had known how to stamp right the first time. Thankful for stamping platforms because if I cant get it right the first time at least I can do it again.

Kathy S

Oct 25, 2020

To create my card front BEFORE I adhered to the card. It’s easier to correct mishaps that way rather than throw the whole card away

Christa McDowell

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I would have know about stamp positioners a little earlier and wishing I had learned about what inks to ise with which mediums a bit earlier.

Charlotte Schiff-Norton

Oct 25, 2020

Danielle Dietz

Oct 25, 2020

This is an easy answer. I wish I had known about the fabulous Jennifer McGuire long before I actually found her through her blog (which was years ago)! Her importance is right up there with Dr. Pepper in my book!

Lynn Gauthier

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I would have known the differences in inks. I actually used a basic black ink on a circle of wood and other media and it bled all over everything. I quit stamping; and then learned about StazOnInks and the differences between alcohol, water based and pigment inks. I always have to stumble before I perfect it which always caused me a lot of waste.
Thanks so much for being so generous. I LOVE your products!!!

Schmidenkiwi

Oct 25, 2020

I am still learning. I read some of the other comments and it is consoling to see other people made the same mistakes. I definitely would have liked to know better about paper, how much the quality matters – and what you want to use it for. And the differences of inks, what ink to use with what coloring. And simply just how to press and ink a stamp (There was a video with Tim Holtz joking “you don’t need to give a cpr” and I blushed watching it, guess why ;-) ). I had to improve my english (I am german) to get more out of you tube videos (without them I probably would have stopped anyway, they help so much, but most are english). And about cutting devices. I wasted so much money on these. What I still find difficult, is not to get overwhelmed by the mass of products that are in the market. Therefore I am glad I found a great company like yours, great quality and you answer questions to your products. I just got the poinsettia christmas tree so this old kit would fit percectly.

Jacqueline Bell

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I would known that the type of cardstock used for stamping matters.

Lora Bowman

Oct 25, 2020

1. I wish I would have known about Hero Arts. The quality of the products and design are very nice.
I’d spent thousands of dollars on items such as these, but not quite as much fun.

Sharilyn Decker

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known my Tonic Stamp Platform was available to do better stamping with because I have severe RA in my hands and always had a hard time gettinga good impression!

Shelly Robertson

Oct 25, 2020

Oh gosh there have been so many lessons for me lol. But if I had to choose one, the importance of choosing the correct cardstock! With zero knowledge and no one to help me, I set off on a quest. Literally hundreds of dollars and many “last” nerves tweaked lol I slowly but surely found my way. There are many good products and sadly many poor one. I have navigated my way right to my favorite place, I call my “home” of stamping. None other than our family company Hero Art! Thank u always! May I also add. For beginners watch out for the company’s that “steal” and sell junk. That will quickly turn u off of paper crafting!

Paula Haller

Oct 25, 2020

Love this! This is everything a kit should be…great coordinating pieces, beautiful colors, perfect stamp & dies.
In the beginning, I wish I would have known that just staring is the best thing you can do. Just start. You can’t find your way, your technique, your creativity, your preferences or improve on any of them if you don’t first start. I kept watching videos, and reading blogs, and waiting until I had some specific product…procrastinating when I could have been hands on learning.

Patricia Wilson

Oct 25, 2020

There have been so many wonderful kits. I started making cards five years ago but before that I had many Hero Arts wooden/red rubber stamps as did crafts. They are still going strong and love the products. I am on a fixed income so have to pick and choose so can’t always buy everything that I love. Thanks for being such a great company for so many years.

Julie B Finlayson

Oct 25, 2020

I have to second (or third or fourth) the invention of stamping tools like the MISTI. Game changer! So much less stressful!

Debi Walton

Oct 25, 2020

When I first started using “Color Layering” Stamp’s, I wish I would have known that it is easier to die cut the piece out first, then lay the piece back into the card stock you cut it from, then do the stamping. Much easier to line up.

Nicole Amant

Oct 25, 2020

When I started to cardkmaking, I wish I had more confidence in myself…I was so afraid of doing wrong.You can damage your material by using it the wrong way (heating stamps ;-) !), but what you create will never be “wrong” if you create it with your heat.
This kit is marvellous, so are the ink colors!

Michelle Hackett

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known the difference between dye inks and pigment inks. Now there are hybrid inks, shadow inks, distress inks and oxides. And I love using them all. And I love Hero Arts. Thank you for all the wonderful products you produce, all the inspiration you provide. ❤️

Nancy Deffner

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I knew to buy quality supplies and paper instead of being frustrated with cheaper versions. Thanks for the giveaway!

Penny Pynnonen

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I knew about the Misti as it is the only reason I can stamp decently now. I also wish I had known what a wonderful crafty community this was…I would have gotten involved earlier. Everyone is so positive. The sentiments out are either funny or encouraging. What a way to listen and hear this everyday!

Diana Ferralli

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I would have known how quickly the industry was changing at the time I got into stamping. It was only a year after I got started that photopolymer stamps started to appear on the market.

Sandra J

Oct 25, 2020

Oh my, what a fabulous kit. I love pointsetias. I could see these embossed or even flicked on a Christmas card.

Rachel Groner

Oct 25, 2020

Sounds silly now but I wish I had known how diecuts & stamps could work together to create fun things. Back then I thought stamps were only for invitations and such!

annie solomon

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I’d know about the MISTI—it’s been a lifesaver. And thank you, HA, for being so responsive and welcoming!

Jenna Batik

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I knew that the MISTI stamping tool was going to be invented and what a game changer it was going to be in mass producing cards.

Aimee

Oct 25, 2020

I love love the kits. Wish I had known more about heat embossing when I started and how addictive it is .

Rebecca McKeon

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I knew when I started stamping that one stamp and two would multiply like rabbits! And all the other fun things that have come along over the years! Oh my!!

Stephanie Allen

Oct 25, 2020

Thanks for a chance to win. I wish MISTI or other platform stamps were around then, to use good quality supplies. My stamping was horrible and I didn’t know how to fix it.

Nancy Valverde

Oct 25, 2020

When I started stamping I didn’t realize how much a stamping platform would help. It’s a game changer! Love it.

ELIZABETH KUNTZ

Oct 25, 2020

I’ve only been papercrafting since April of last year. In the beginning I was buying everything I thought I needed or everything I saw in videos. I spent lots of money. I’ve learned that I don’t have to own everything to make a lovely card.

Rose Johnson

Oct 25, 2020

I truly wished I knew more about the importance of paper. It is amazing the difference it makes for stamping with good ink and die cutting with the right weight paper!

Richard Breaks

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I knew to buy stamps and dies that had flexible uses, and that “full set syndrome” was an unnecessary addiction.

Carol Sharp

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had know that some stamps and adhesives were better quality than others. Thanks for opportunity to win the Poinsettia kit.

Anna-Kristin Köster

Oct 25, 2020

I didn‘nt know much about coloring. Copics changed the game!

Priscilla Yohann

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known about Hero Arts!!

Vivian Swain

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known that mistakes on card stamping can be fixed. The errors are embellishment opportunities and sometimes they make the best cards I ever made.

Rebecca Attwood

Oct 25, 2020

When I started stamping many, many years ago I wish I had realized what a difference good quality paper and card-stock makes to the result. Thanks for the chance to win these awesome stamps!

Jenny Kihlberg Wallström

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known how much of a difference the ink quality makes. I should have invested in better quality from the start instead of wasting my money on cheaper inks that doesn’t deliver.

Pauline Abeysekera

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known about anti-static powder long ago

Janet Wright

Oct 25, 2020

I still struggle with heat embossing. I wish I was patient enough to learn more about this earlier in my crafting journey.

Anang

Oct 25, 2020

Omg!! That’s so kind of you’ll! Thanks! I have thing for poinsettias so I’m really excited about this one 😁. I wish I knew about standard card sizes, the internet was hardly around at that time and I had to ask quite a few people about it 😊

Barb McCarthy

Oct 25, 2020

How cute is this poinsettia kit? I would love to have this in my stash!

Katy Jessup

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known what an amazing community that stamping and scrapbooking has. I have learned so many tips and tricks from different classes I have taken it makes my card and mini scrapbooks easier to make! It’s an amazing family! Thanks for searching your vault and finding this! Someone will be very lucky! 💜

Asiya saboor

Oct 25, 2020

Hi I am new to card making I have few hero stamps which I used to make cards for my family I really really want this kit so I can make more cards .

Zaira Crespo

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I knew that there was a creative and supportive stamping community before this pandemic. I never thought about making my own cards until now and I am learning so much from all the creators at Hero Arts. Thank you all!

Asiya saboor

Oct 25, 2020

I have lot of hero stamps but I didn’t have this kit because it’s few month ago I started making cards for my family I reall really want this kit so I can make more cards .

Ashwini Rao

Oct 25, 2020

Lucky us that you found these extras in your warehouse!! I wish I knew that its equally important to get a good quality cardstock to stamp with, even after getting good quality inks. That really made a difference – shockingly different results! But experience makes us better! :)

Sherri Little

Oct 25, 2020

My words of wisdom would be to learn about the different types of ink: dye vs pigment. Hybrid… Staz On… which one can be use for each medium. I’ve messed up many projects by choosing the wrong one.

Jennifer Sears

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known earlier to purchase quality ink in vibrant colors.

Julie Reschke

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known about high quality photopolymer stamps when I had started stamping. I wouldn’t have wasted my money on lesser quality stamps from the chain stores!

Tonia Sims

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I knew about dusting my paper with powder before using embossing powder. The other thing I wished I knew about is using masking paper.

Carla Hundley

Oct 25, 2020

You don’t have to buy all the
newest goodies, but try to get
the best you can afford in tools.
Carla from Utah

Sue D

Oct 25, 2020

I wish I had known more organizational ideas.

Anny Most

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known about masking when I first started stamping. I have learned so much over the years!

Suzanne Zierman

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known about the Misti, it makes lining up stamps so much easier!

Fe Mejia

Oct 24, 2020

I didnt know the differences in paper … Paper does matter.

Marisela Delgado

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known what self-control was. I purchased anything and everything related to stamping. Most of the things I purchased, I have yet to use or need. I wish I had taken it slower.

Cindy Aguirre

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known how to stamp with a wooden stamp better, especially realign a wooden stamp when it didn’t stamp right.

Rebecca Combs

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known about stamping platforms!

Geri S

Oct 24, 2020

Love to have this kit! I wish I’d know to look for a stamp company that had matching items, colors, cardstock, inks, markers, stamps and dies, etc.
instead of buying just individual items. And that I’d known to sign up for newsletters to learn about kit subscriptions like HA has so I could have started from the beginning.

Morgan McBroom

Oct 24, 2020

What a fun find! The stamping wisdom I like to pass on that I wish I’d know in the beginning is to invest in quality ink pads and cardstocks. I’ve never been sorry for having a better paper to create a card.

Robin Bernier

Oct 24, 2020

I sure wish I had known quality products are worth the investment. I wasted so much money on cheap ink pads, thin “cardstock” and cling stamps that didn’t last😭. Ugh…live and learn. Beautiful kit, BTW.

Joy Golinski

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known that it’s worth it to spend a little more to get quality card stock. Love the poinsettias! Thank you for the opportunity to win!

Nicole Redden

Oct 24, 2020

Straight down and straight up, don’t rock it, and don’t push down too hard.

Tina Anderson

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I knew more about the importance of the cardstock type and quality. I have a LOT of cardstock that I purchased when I was starting out that just don’t produce great results.

MaryG Zell

Oct 24, 2020

I would SO love to win this kit!
When I first started stamping, I wish I’d known that sometimes paying a little more for better quality supplies is worth it!!

Susan McRae

Oct 24, 2020

This is such a charming kit and I remember not being one of the lucky ones to get my hands on it! When I started stamping back in the 90’s I wish someone had told me that great ink and great cardstock really make a difference in the outcome of your stamping.

karenajo

Oct 24, 2020

Love this kit from the vault! I wish I had know more about different kinds of inks and papers when I first started stamping. It can make a world of difference on some projects!

Heather Sudduth

Oct 24, 2020

OMG, I loved this set and was so sad that I missed it. The one thing I wish I knew was that it’s helpful to prime stamps to get a good solid image.

Yvonne Loey

Oct 24, 2020

Wish I discovered stamping sooner. It has been a savior during sheltering in place. Love my Hero Arts kits.

Barbara-Jean Kubik

Oct 24, 2020

Don’t know if I’d call this wisdom, but I wish I new how addictive stamping is! Also I had no idea of the wonderful friends I’d make through stamping. And finally, I wish I had known more about creating backgrounds in my early stamping days!

Marie Ensley

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known decades ago how addictive stamping is!!

Brian Koch

Oct 24, 2020

Use the supplies you have before you buy more! 🤣 if only I could follow that!

Miriam Lugo

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known the difference between clear and photopolymer stamps.

Christine Eck

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I’d known how to use the holographic embossing powder I bought when I started stamping – instead of figuring it out ten years later!

Sam Burnett

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I’d known this was such an addictive hobby…had I realized that, I’d have perhaps known to set up a system for tracking what I owned, AND bought GOOD quality products…some of my early purchases, esp. stamp sets, were cheap and I got poor results. So not the case with anything from Hero Arts..great quality and great customer service! This is a lovely set…here’s hoping I win!

Susan Babcock

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known to get a stamping platform, it really saves time and paper.

Lexi Diaz

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known good inks were worth the little extra cost!

Darlene Lambert

Oct 24, 2020

Looks like that was an awesome first kit. When I first started I always had a problem with wooden rubber stamps getting them placed correctly. Now having the Misty makes life so much easier. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win. You guys ROCK!!!

Shirley Galecki

Oct 24, 2020

Wish I would have known about stamping platforms. Had many throw aways do to the inking not being uniform or missing a spot.

Diana Johnson

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had a MISTI when I started!

Rosa Phung

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I knew about the HA kits!

Stacy Thoeny

Oct 24, 2020

What a fun giveaway! I wish someone had told me not to skimp on the cardstock, buy the good stuff, not whatever I can find cheap.

Flor

Oct 24, 2020

Poinsettias are magic, so this kit is the perfect compliment to make magic for Christmas

Patricia L Smith

Oct 24, 2020

Love this stamp set. My advice is not to heat emboss when you have a cold. I sneezed and blew black embossing powder all over my new carpeting!

Maresa Welke

Oct 24, 2020

I wished I knew then that people don’t care if your card is perfect in every way. People are just so touched that you invested time and energy into making them a paper hug. I wish I would have mailed out the imperfect cards too. Thank you for the chance to win this kit. I was so excited to buy it when it was released, but life happened. :)

Kelly Kennedy

Oct 24, 2020

Wish I had known that I need some padding under my paper before stamping. So many lousy, half-stamped images later, I’ve learned!

Bette Cuddahee

Oct 24, 2020

Happy 46th year…. it’s always fun to see the new product you come out with. Love the kits. Have purchased my faves in the past.

Annette Pagnusat

Oct 24, 2020

Thanks for the chance to win this beautiful kit. When I first started stamping, I would I would have realized that it was not necessary to have every single stamp being sold! lol

Kelly Ennis

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I realized that quality materials made a difference before trying lots of cheap materials and getting frustrated.

Joanie Ketcham

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had been more organized. Kept track of my stamp sets (cause I have a ton) in an excel spreadsheet or something. I have so many stamps sets that I have no idea who the manufacturer are. I have spent a ton of time researching them on Pinterest and other social media to find them. Now I keep track of every new set I buy!! Love Hero Arts and the chance to win!

Allie Fernandes

Oct 24, 2020

How very cool you found these bits & bobs! And thank you for sharing the story. One piece of stamping wisdom I wish I’d known: I wish I’d known how very expensive this hobby is. But glad I didn’t ((-;

sharon gullikson

Oct 24, 2020

Just gorgeous. I would love to use these for my Christmas cards and tags…

Judy Inukai

Oct 24, 2020

I love poinsettias and this kit would be so much fun to color. When I started stamping I wish I’d known that I didn’t have to buy every stamp and every gadget just because a designer that I admired recommended it. Oh wait – I still haven’t learned that.

Lisa Haff

Oct 24, 2020

This monthly kit is gorgeous, love the poinsettias-perfect for Christmas. When I began the wonderful world stamping back in the late 80’s I wish I knew more about the differences in inks. I also wish The Misty stamp positioner was around, that tool has helped my stamping look so much better. I also wish I had invested in a die cutting machine a lot earlier than I did.

Anang

Oct 24, 2020

Omg!! What a beautiful kit 😍😍. I do have a weak spot for poinsettias. One piece of wisdom I wish I had is that I knew about standard card sizes, the internet was hardly there when I started making cards and I had to ask people and figure it out.

Marge Peila

Oct 24, 2020

I would be so excited to win this, thanks for the opportunity. I love poinsettias!,!!

Neely Phelps

Oct 24, 2020

What a lovely kit and prize! When I first started the stamping wisdom I wish I knew was to use a static away pouch when using embossing powder. Especially when using a color powder…

B Bicker

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I knew when I started stamping years ago that I had taken pictures of my creations to document and have on hand the sketches needed to recreate and build upon.

Jackie Smith

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I’d known about the MISTI tool when I first started. Makes placing stamps so much easier.

Traci Poe

Oct 24, 2020

There are no mistakes only opportunities for more creative thinking.

Nan Brown

Oct 24, 2020

The magic of stamp positioning tools like the MISTI. I waited to get one and was so excited after I bought one to see how much easier layering is.

Nan Brown

Oct 24, 2020

The magic of stamp positioning tools like the MISTI. I waited to get one and was so excited after I bought one to see how much easier layering is.

Kimberly Curphey

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I’d known about the differences between black inks when I started out. Now I know which ones to use for watercoloring vs alcohol ink coloring!

C. Hernandez

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had known about Misti and cling stamps. Luckily, I learned how to convert my old wood stamps to cling!

Nicole Robbins

Oct 24, 2020

I wish when I was first stamping and creating cards I wish I would have known that you could just use different stamp colors with clear embossing for color embossing. It would have saved me a little money. Its not the same but works when you dont want to buy every color.

Lisa Clark

Oct 24, 2020

The one piece of stamping wisdom that I wish I’d known when I started stamping was that clear stamps would come out and I would end up unmounting all of my wooden stamps to save space.

Tracey Landt

Oct 24, 2020

I wish the Anti Static Powder Bag was around when I started stamping with gold embossing powder!
Back then there was nothing like that around. How far we have come with the help of amazing companies
like Hero Arts. Thank you for being with us on the journey.
T x

Bonita Mayo

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I would have known how to mask stamps to create beautiful scenes!

Michele Slater

Oct 24, 2020

I love this kit! My piece of stamping wisdom I wish I had done when I first started stamping to to organize better. I wish I would have indexed everything. I have bought duplicate stamps because I either could not find a saying I thought I already owned or because I simply could not find it.

Jamie Moore

Oct 24, 2020

still learning everyday, but one of the most helpful things I’ve learned are how versatile stamps can be with so many different mediums and also how fabulous a stamping platform can be!! Awesome collection from the vault!! 😍

Laura Chiesa

Oct 24, 2020

When making a shaker card, place your shaker bits in the card BEFORE you peel off the tape release… tape covered in glitter does not make a good seal :/ lol

Jacinda Chen

Oct 24, 2020

Beautiful stamp set. I wish I had known about misti platform earlier! So much easier to stamp over the same image.

Marie Gravili

Oct 24, 2020

I thought it would be best to always stamp with stazon. I wish someone would have told me sooner…

Angela McArthur

Oct 24, 2020

My piece of “wisdom” – don’t cheap out on paper, it makes a big difference 😊

Mary Gilmer

Oct 24, 2020

I love these poinsettias. They are beautiful. But that is not surprising from Hero Arts. One of the first stamps that I bought when I first started getting into stamping, was a lovely poinsettia, on a wooden block (because the only way stamps were sold), that was from Hero Arts. I still use it every Christmas. What I wish I had known those decades ago was how to work with embossing powder so it doesn’t stick everywhere on the card or gift tag.

Henriëtte Mulder

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I would have known when I started stamping how to stamp a scene. I realy didn’t know how to stamp a image behind a image. I started stamping when I was a child and in these days whe didn’t have computers, so no You Tube video or blogpost that could help.
I love this awesome kit, beautiful poinsettas, great to see the first kit and get the oppertunity to win one.
Stay safe everybody and have a wonderful weekend.

Maureen Turner

Oct 24, 2020

What an awesome giveaway! Thank you for the opportunity to win. I wish I had known that the quality of paper makes all the difference!

Vanessa Chan

Oct 24, 2020

When I was new to card making crafting, there is no Misti stamping tool. I had hard time re- stamp the sentiment over and over again. Also, I had no idea the differences between cling stamps and wooden stamps…
After learning all the techniques and how to, they are very useful and take me to the next level of my stamping skill.

Michelle H

Oct 24, 2020

Oh my, thanks for the opportunity to win this wonderful kit! The one thing I wished I had learned sooner is to “practice stamp” on inexpensive copy paper. This would have saved me a lot of cardstock waste, given me an audition piece and prepared my stamps for the real deal!
Thank you! Michelle ;-)

Glenda Sultan

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had not been so fearful of using ink pad. I only used embossing powders so that my wooden stamps would stay pristine.

Marie Stuart

Oct 24, 2020

OMG! I simply love this kit and would love to use it in my card creations!

Margery C

Oct 24, 2020

I love the Poinsettia set. I wish I had started stamping sooner. Stamping Friends make the best friends where ever you go.

LC Lamothe

Oct 24, 2020

These poinsettias are timeless! What a gorgeous set! When I first started stamping, I wish I had better understood the various properties of the different kinds of ink.

Doris Murai

Oct 24, 2020

My tip – don’t heat emboss while sitting on your carpeted floor – the heat melts the carpet.

Dana M

Oct 24, 2020

Beautiful cards and fantastic card kit!

Melanie Parnell

Oct 24, 2020

I am in love with this kit. Poinsettias are my favorite. I wish I started off my stamping journey with stamping kits instead of trying to pull different stamping elements and inks on my own. I wasted so much time and money and often was unhappy with my outcome. The Hero Arts kits are a perfect way for stampers to create something beautiful quickly. Thank you for the chance to win.

Kim Taylor

Oct 24, 2020

This would be a wonderful add to my MMH collection. I’ve been a paper crafter for about 25 years and dabbling in cards for about a dozen years. But only since about 2018 have I really been a ‘card maker’. I wish I had known all those years ago that paper quality mattered and that stamp platforms like the Misti would change everything. And tho I’ve had HA wood stamps for years I wish I’d known the amazing resources that were available back then. But I like to think I’ve more than made up for lost time 🤷‍♀️
Thanks for all you do!

Dawn Thompson

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had a stamp positioner when I first started out stamping…I love stamping and for some reason my stuff is always crooked… and while it gives my project character I like having straight sentiments much more!! So excited about this kit – poinsettia’s are my favorite Christmas image

Margaret R

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I’d known to catalog my stamp images so they would be easy to find! It makes life so much easier. Of course, I didn’t know then how many I would have – lol!

Jean Heming

Oct 24, 2020

when I first atarted stamping over 30 years ago ,it was all wooden stamps, I now have hundreds and no space,wish I had know they were coming out with the clear, it takes so much less space!!! Knowing how much I paid ,I havent the heart to get rid of them….

BECCA YAHRLING

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I would’ve bought a stamping platform years ago! lol

Sheri Kempke

Oct 24, 2020

What a terrific poinsettia! As a newbie, I wish I knew that you have to imagine what you want to create and then choose the medium you want to use, then the best paper for that medium and the correct ink that works with the medium and paper. It would have saved me tons of frustration!
It’s not the ink or paper’s fault, it’s the maker’s lack of knowledge!

Lauryne Cunningham

Oct 24, 2020

Congrats to the winners! When I first started stamping, I wish I would have known to invest in the Misti right off the bat instead of buying other stamp platform brands to save money. I recently purchased the black Hero Arts Regular and Memory Mistis and absolutely love them!

Terrie Durgin

Oct 24, 2020

These layered poinsettias are so beautiful! Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful kit! I wish I had learned not to press so hard with small/thin sentiment dies when I started stamping. It would have saved me from getting blurry and hard to read text. :)

Kailash

Oct 24, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to win. Such a lovely set! If there is one piece of stamping wisdom I wish I knew is that stamping on good quality paper is key to getting a good impression. It makes all the difference!

Susan Jacobs

Oct 24, 2020

Oh My Goodness. I do remember when this sold out. This is wonderful! I would love to have this kit. I keep a special shelf and in my heart for MHH kits.

Cynthia Link

Oct 24, 2020

Congratulations to all who won this wonderful set! When I started, I wish I only invested in premium stamps – it’s not worth the money to buy something more inexpensive. I also have improved my stamping by investing in a stamp platform. Makes it so easy to line up images that are multi-layered, or to double-stamp an image.

Sue Brunton

Oct 24, 2020

One piece of stamping wisdom that I wish I’d known when I started stamping is that quality is better than quantity.

Cyndi Morris

Oct 24, 2020

What a timely vault find! You MAY actually have saved the best for last. I love those beautiful poinsettias.

Michelle Sambajon

Oct 24, 2020

The first Hero Arts kit was the one I’ve been wanting, but have never been able to find. It would be amazing to win this set. Thanks for the opportunity. The one piece of wisdom I wish I knew when I first started stamping is start keeping inventory of the products I have. It’s help prevent buying duplicates.

Joann N Barros

Oct 24, 2020

So pretty. Poinsettias are the classic flowers of the season.

Greta Hess

Oct 24, 2020

Oh my goodness—why didn’t I buy that kit?! Absolutely love the stamps & dies! Thank you so much for a chance to win! One thing I wish I’d known when I started: Buy what you really love, not what is cheaper. Worth saving up & buying fewer things.

Noreen Grover

Oct 24, 2020

Love this kit. Wish I had a stamping platform when I first starting stamping…a real game changer!

Jan Famestad

Oct 24, 2020

Beautiful kit! It took me a while to remember to use the right ink for a particular technique.

Nancy Wilcox

Oct 24, 2020

This set is a treasure!

Donna Conrad

Oct 24, 2020

I’ve learned to not use ‘bargain’ inks for stamping.

Debbie Selby

Oct 24, 2020

When I first started stamping, I wish I had known how important the right cardstock and the right glue were in creating professional looking cards. Too many of my early cards were rippled from too much glue combined with too lightweight of a cardstock.

Emily Henry

Oct 24, 2020

Invest in quality products from the very beginning. You cannot expect to reproduce a beautiful card that you see without quality paper, ink, adhesive and stamps. They all seemed so expensive when I first began and I still have a few of my first cards in my stash. They do not compare with the cards I make now. I do not have any of the old paper, ink adhesives and only very few stamps from my original purchases. I thought I was stamp challenged until I took a class and saw what a difference quality makes!

Linda Crowley

Oct 24, 2020

I love this kit because poinsettias are my birth flower and also one of my favorite flowers.

Sharon Brand

Oct 24, 2020

This is a lovely set!
Stamping is not my strong point!
I wish I knew that practice makes
perfect!

Laurie Brown

Oct 24, 2020

Knowing the different properties of inks and how that makes them perform. Would’ve waited for due inks to dry instead of thinking my inking technique was wrong!!!!

Gail Scott

Oct 24, 2020

Happy Dance to all winners! Yeah

Cyndee Scholet

Oct 24, 2020

When I first started stamping, there was no Pinterest, no Instagram, no blogs, no cell phones, no email…heck there wasn’t even an internet..at least not one that people widely used. Yep, call me old school! What piece of stamping wisdom do I wish I knew then? Hmmm…. I guess that you don’t have to strive for perfection. Just dive in there, make a mess, get creative, there are no mistakes (they are just learning opportunities)and above all….HAVE FUN!!! It’s amazing how much this applies to today’s generation of stampers as well.

Juanita Carter

Oct 24, 2020

Something I have learned along the way, been nice to have known beforehand, when first using stamps that if you use an embossing/clear ink before a colored ink- not only will it stamp nicer/fuller; but also will come clean easier (not as much staining)
Best of luck stampers!

Mary Holshouser

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I’d know I was going to need a lot more
space for all the stamps, dies, inks……..
Have one room and it’s spilling over into
another – but it’s worth it. I have so much
fun making cards and other crafts – especially
during this pandemic. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

Meghan Kennihan

Oct 24, 2020

This kit is AWESOME! I love the poinsettias! JUST LOVELY! Thank you so much for the chance and bringing it back from the vault!

Lagene Sands

Oct 24, 2020

Awesome stamps, I am impressed that your digging found these from 2015! I wish I knew about stamp positioning in the beginning of my cardmaking. It would have prevented some crooked sentiments. And so glad the Misti has come into my life!

Kelly Wentling

Oct 24, 2020

Wow, such a beautiful kit! I didn’t know about these 5 years ago but I sure do enjoy them now! Advice from me would be to invest in the kits because you get so much product and value for your money. You can create all kinds of things with the monthly kits!

Susan Lang

Oct 24, 2020

The Misti is the obvious answer! But I got one of those early on. But my wisdom comes from lining up the stamp and trying once on a plastic grid sheet to see if it is straight. I also use those grid sheets when using layering dies. You can then wiggle the cardstock to perfectly line up with the next layer. I loved this kit, looks like I have one more chance to get it!

Jo Dryden

Oct 24, 2020

Beautiful!
When I started stamping there wasn’t any 2 and 3 step stamping so I would have to say that.

Felicia Chillak

Oct 24, 2020

I never could have imagined how much calming yet invigorating stamping could be! It has changed my life! Thank you Hero Arts for all the inspiration! You most certainly are number one in my book.

Avra Williams

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I had a Misti when I started stamping! I would have wasted much less paper, ink, and time!

Nina Stull

Oct 24, 2020

When I first started stamping, I only used black ink. It was several years before I saw how wonderful using colored inks could be. I wish I had thought to use more colors way back when.

Rachel Handforth

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I’d known to use different inks for different coloring mediums – would have saved a lot of smudgy images!!! Thank you for the fab products and inspiration Hero Arts

barbara wozniak

Oct 24, 2020

This is such a nice kit! Thank you for the opportunity to win! I learned very quickly that not all stamps and inks are created equal. The quality of inks, stamps and paper make a huge difference.

Toni L

Oct 24, 2020

Wish I would have used a stamping tool —for the boo-boos and crooked stamping!

Betty Keefe

Oct 24, 2020

When I started stamping in the mid-90’s there were no dies or die cutting machines, a MISTI, clear stamps, a wide variety of inks and on and on – I only had Hero Arts stamps on wood blocks and I became very frustrated with stamps because I am rather a perfectionist and had a hard time stamping. Then later on came Jennifer McGuire and Shari Carroll and I fell in love with stamping again and as the years went by I have never looked back. So new stampers – enjoy all the wonderful variety of stamps today, the tools, the many stampers who share their talents with you, the challenges that spark your creativity and all the other fantastic things this hobby can bring to your life. One last bit – designing cards every day has been my savior during this 2020 covid-t9 time.

Elizabeth Dean

Oct 24, 2020

I love all things traditional Christmas! I don’t have this kit but would love it. Layering stamps are so realistic!

Georgeanna Couldry

Oct 24, 2020

This is such a great set. I would love to win one. Heck, I’d buy one.

Elaine Lozano

Oct 24, 2020

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes stamping, die cutting, or gluing..what you at first thought is a disaster turns into a design you never imagined!

Mateja Močnik

Oct 24, 2020

My favourites kit 😎 I wish someone told me to go slow buying supplies. You want all that comes out and you don’t have time to play with everything. ☹️

Beth Lyons

Oct 24, 2020

I would love to win that kit! I wish I had known to stick with quality stamps like Hero Arts and not bought so many of the cheap ones from JoAnns and Michaels.

Sanya Hardigree

Oct 24, 2020

I wished I had know you could mask and use portions of your stamps to get more creativity.

Jeanne Beam

Oct 24, 2020

Such an awesome kit… absolutely love Christmas.
Thanks so much for a chance to win.

Amy McCue

Oct 24, 2020

The MistI stamping tool did not exist when I first started stamping. It is a must for layering stamps like this one!

Rae Hunter

Oct 24, 2020

I wished I’d known to only purchase from reputable companies instead of some off brand items purchased from large online company. I didn’t realize these might be fake replicas that hurt companies in the industry. Fortunately I didn’t buy a ton of that stuff. Most was a waste of money because it’s substandard. Learned my lesson quickly!

Becky Moore

Oct 24, 2020

I don’t remember this kit but it is beautiful!! I think Hero Arts kits are the best subscription around! Thanks for always thinking of your customers with these great giveaways.

Charlotte Wold

Oct 24, 2020

I wish I knew the importance of using right inks for the right projects! Black office ink are not for crafting 😂🙈

chiara valerio

Oct 24, 2020

The quality of the paper really male a the difference

Sandy Dayhoff

Oct 24, 2020

Wow! I don’t even remember this one, but I’d love to win it! Thanks for the chance!

Ashley Cortez

Oct 24, 2020

Wow what a beautiful kit I have lots of ideas for this kit alreay, one piece of stamping wisdom that I wish I would have known when you started stamping is I could have had a lot more craft supplies and also saved a lot of money if I would of bought nothing but kits and I can make my own pattern paper