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Have you tried generation stamping? The results you can get from stamping an image two or three times before re-inking are amazing! Today I'm using the From the Vault Real Poppy stamp to show how this technique works. I really like the results you get using a red rubber stamp for this technique, but clear stamps work as well. I find that I can't get...

Hello friends! We have several giveaway winners to announce today. Drumroll... First up, the winners from our Oh What Fun Catalog sneak peek posts! Each of the randomly selected winners will receive a $20 gift card to the Hero Arts online shop. • Peek #1 – Heather Mills, who said "Oh, what fun!! (pun intended!) There would be so many things you could place behind...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today with some inspiration featuring treats that just scream summertime to me. It's been hotter than blazes in my neck of the woods; summer is in full swing. Not much says summer like walking around a carnival with cotton candy, licking up a snow-cone, or drooling over some cherry pie. I've used the You're Sweet As Pie stamp...

Good morning! Jess here with a video showing you how using just a single colored pencil for some simple stamp shading can really make a card pop! I'm also sharing another look at the newest Partners stamp set: Friendship Blooms with Gina K. Designs! You can watch the video below: If you are having trouble viewing the video, you can watch it here on YouTube....

Hero Arts is celebrating our 45th Anniversary this year, and we are honored and humbled that Gina K. Designs is joining in the celebration! A special "Partners" Hero Arts + Gina K. Designs 6x8 clear stamp set is available on our website starting today, and at a retailer near you beginning August 9th! The PR101 HA + Gina K. Friendship Blooms is a super-sized set...

Hi everyone! Ilina here. Today I am sharing a card using the From the Vault Etched Serene Sun stamp and the Smile Stamp & Cut set. To make the card I started with a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of Dove White cardstock and stamped the sun using Lemon Drop and Creamsicle Reactive Inks. I inked the stamp with the Lemon Drop ink, then using...

Today we are thrilled to unveil our 2019 Winter collection – and Oh What Fun it is! To see everything that’s new for Fall, Winter and holiday stamping, click here or on the cover image above. You can flip the pages of the digital catalog, or you can even download a PDF version. Would you like a paper copy? We've got them right here! Within...

Hello friends! It's time for the final sneak peek before tomorrow’s 2019 Oh What Fun Catalog reveal, and today we're turning to the Fancy Dies section of the catalog to show you this beauty from page 24... Card by Creative Team member Emily Midgett Say hello to the Merry Christmas Cover Plate (DI657)! This intricate die was designed to cover an entire A2 card front...

Hello and happy Monday, friends! Are you ready for another sneak peek from our upcoming 2019 Oh What Fun Catalog? Today we couldn't resist showing you one of four new Bold Prints background stamps from the Winter release... Card by Creative Team member Jessica Frost-Ballas This beautiful card by Jessica features the new Nordic Holiday Bold Prints (CG782) background stamp. She was able to achieve...

Hi there crafty peeps! It’s Linda from A Blog Named Hero, and I’m bringing you some Christmas In July goodness today!It’s never too early to start prepping your Christmas cards, so this month we’ll be inspiring you to get going! I thought it would be fun to turn the hot air balloons from Sky’s the Limit Balloons stamp set, into Christmas baubles. I coloured them...

Welcome to Christmas in July, Hero Arts style! We invite you to join us for three days of sneak peeks from our upcoming 2019 Winter catalog, leading up to the full reveal next Wednesday, July 24. We've titled this year's catalog "Oh What Fun." It is a celebration of crafting for the holidays and creating from the heart for the people you most love –...

Hi there, friends! Did you know that September is the busiest birth month in the United States? Specifically, September 9th is the most popular day for singing that very first Happy Birthday tune (Time). Worldwide the busiest month varies year to year, but it generally falls within July, August or September. Given that, I'm a thinkin' I best get crackin' on a few birthday cards!...

Hi, Friends! Hero Arts recently collaborated with Concord & 9th to create this special “Partners” Props Turnabout stamp set to celebrate Hero Art's 45th anniversary. It coordinates with the Rounded Rectangles Infinity Dies and creates such fun cards! We had a blog hop recently and you can see the post HERE. The Concord & 9th Turnabout Jig is also available at Hero Arts! Today, I've...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some inspiration using the From The Vault Flowers stamp set from our 45th Anniversary release! One of my favorite ways to challenge myself with these From The Vault images was creating a modern feel with images pulled from sets over the last 45 years. For today's post, I have three projects featuring a stark black and...

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card and video to share with you using the From The Vault Celestial set. This is a wonderful set, perfect for creating fun backgrounds. Today I thought I would create a night sky as a background for my focal image. Here is the video showing how I made the card: If you are having trouble viewing...

It's time for another Saturday with Sally! I love making journals so I know where we went during trips. Hero Arts has a great, small Handmade Accordion hardcover book for documenting your travels. By the time you read this I will already be writing in it while we are cooling off out east. I inked up the From the Vault Aged Shadow stamp in several...

Hi everyone! This is Ilina! Today I have a fun card for you using the new Lake Time Fun stamp set and dies, along with the Snowy Drifts Fancy Dies. To make the card, start by stamping the images from the set onto Dove White cardstock using Intense Black Ink, die cut and set a side. Cut off the trees from the Snowy Drifts Fancy...

Hello! Have you seen the newest additions to our Hero Hues Premium Cardstock line? This month we have added two new colors -- Meadow and Lapis. Below I have some comparisons to colors currently in our line so you can see where they fit in. Meadow is a great grassy green color that fits in between Kiwi and Pesto. And Lapis is a beautiful blue...

Hello friends! We're popping in this evening to announce our winner from the recent Concord & 9th Partnership Blog Hop. Thank you to all who joined the fun!! Our randomly chosen winner will receive a prize pack that includes the Props Turnabout™ stamp set, a Turnabout™ Jig, and a set of Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies. Congratulations to... • Dee Earnshaw (from Kathy Racoosin's blog): "Wow...

Good morning! Jess here with a fun way to use up your gorgeous Hero Hues cardstocks scraps and create vintage-inspired cards! So I've been binge-watching tv shows set in the 80s and 90s this summer and some of the fashion reminded me of shirts I used to buy when I was in middle school. I'm pretty sure they were actually considered vintage back then inspired...

Good day to you and welcome to the Hero Arts blog! Janette here, and I cannot get enough of summer (seems I've mentioned that a time or two!). The long hot days of California sunshine are good for so many things and camping is certainly one of them. We love to head to the mountains to catch a cool breeze and breathe in the scent...

Hello stampers! It's time to announce the winner from our July My Monthly Hero Release Day Blog Hop. Big thanks to everyone who participated, checked out the cards on the designers’ blogs, left lovely comments, and made this month's kit a success! Our randomly selected winner will receive a free July kit (or reimbursement if the kit was already purchased.) And the winner is... Lauryne...

Hello, Hero Arts fans! Welcome back for another episode of the Color Layering video series! In this video and episode, we are taking a closer look at the Color Layering Iris stamp set. Watch the video tutorial below to learn how I made the cards I'm sharing today. If you’re having a problem viewing this video, please try watching it HERE in HD on YouTube....

Hi, friends! It's Caly with you today and I'm sharing a fun card using the new Ice Cream Cling Background stamp that coordinates with the Peek-A-Boo Doors Fancy Die. The Peek-A-Boo Doors Fancy Die has been very popular since its debut during the holidays in 2018. I love that Hero Arts has since come out with a few cling background stamps to coordinate with it....

Hello there, Michelle here and today I have a card to share with you using the new S'mores Bonfire set that was released as an add-on to the July 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit. This is such a cute set and perfect for scene building. For my card I started off by creating the background. I took a panel of Hero Hues Dove White Cardstock...

The new 2019 Hero Arts Winter release, "Oh What Fun", is being introduced later this month and we have some exciting news – you can find a sampling of pre-release products from the new collection in select stores now (or arriving very soon!) Retailers who have opted to participate in our ShopBox program are displayed below alphabetically by US state, with international locations rounding out...

Hello friends! It’s time for this month’s Awesome Add-ons feature. Before we dive into the project inspiration, here’s a look at all of the new add-on products that we've released alongside the July My Monthly Hero kit. From s'mores and tents to fish and forests, you'll find many fun products that capture the great outdoors and take Summertime stamping in creative directions! Shop for the...

It's time for another fabulous My Monthly Hero release! This month we're combining one of our favorite techniques - Color Layering - with one of our happy places - the lake! July - the perfect time of year for summertime fun at the lake! This month's kit celebrates the great outdoors. From enjoying the fresh air, to fishing, to doing a cannonball from the end...

It's almost time to launch the July My Monthly Hero kit – release is coming up today at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific! We hope you’ve enjoyed all of the ideas our team has shared for using this kit. As promised, we have one kit to give away to a lucky blog reader, selected from comments left on the Countdown to Creativity posts. We’ve randomly selected a...

Hiya friends! We are continuing the countdown to the release of the July My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is tomorrow, Monday, July 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. This is the final countdown post before Monday's launch. Now let's join Ilina for another look at this lake day kit! Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed all the sneak peeks from the July kit so...

It's time for our next countdown peek! The July My Monthly Hero kit will be available on Monday, July 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. Now let’s join Emily, who is sharing another look at this wonderful kit! Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you for another sneak peek of this month's fantastic My Monthly Hero kit! This month's theme is all things outside... swimming, fishing,...

Hiya friends! We are continuing the countdown to the release of the July My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, July 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here for one more day sharing inspiration before Monday's launch. Now let's join Janette for another look at this lake day kit! We are well into summer here in Central California and our lakes...

Hello! It's time for another look at the July My Monthly Hero Kit before the kit releases on Monday, July 1 at 1pm Eastern/10am Pacific. We will be here for the rest of the weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Caly for another look at this fabulous kit. Hi, Friends! We're creating with a lake scene-building set this month - all about...

Hello! We are continuing the countdown to the release of the July My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, July 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. We will be here for the rest of the weekend, sharing inspiration before the launch. Now let's join Michelle for another look at this fabulous kit! Hello, Michelle here and I am delighted to be sharing the second...

Hello and welcome as we begin the countdown to the release of the July My Monthly Hero Kit! Release day is Monday, July 1 at 1pm Eastern/10 am Pacific. Our Creative Team will be here all weekend, sharing inspiration leading up to the launch. Now let's join Jess for the first look at this fabulous kit! Hello! Jess here and I am so excited about...

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing some cute jungle inspiration using a few of the newest add-on sets from June's My Monthly Hero release. Hero Arts has a fantastic line of cover plate dies, and it seems that we get at least one stunning new cover plate die add-on with each release. I wanted to do a little spotlight die cutting with...